lately, our biggest project has been settling into our little cabin, which means doing lots of small projects: hanging a pendant over the dining table (thanks for letting me raid your piles of cool stuff, papa mcd), creating some black and white art to break up our wood walls, making candle holders, and hanging … Continue reading
A month or two before Christmas, I got a text message from my mother-in-law asking if I wanted a treadle sewing machine. She didn’t give me a lot of details, but I had been eyeballing them in antique stores for a long time, so I quickly responded. I wasn’t planning on pursuing a treadle machine for years, … Continue reading
Hello there! I’ve decided to run a mini-series on the blog, where I’ll be sharing our real house space on the internet house. Nope, I’m not doing it so you can be a super-creeper. I’m hoping it’ll bless our family members that have never been here… {Surely I am not the only person with family … Continue reading
Happy Monday, Homeslices! As promised, today I have pictures of the bed Jared built us! Prior to this bed, our box spring and mattress had been hanging right on the floor. When we bought the box spring and mattress, they came with the world’s cheapest bed frame which promptly broke. We rolled with it on … Continue reading
I’ve tried writing this blogpost so many times. I was literally just venting to Jared about how I want to share on this topic, but I don’t want to come across as superficial nor as too philosophical or religious or pushy or obnoxious. So, I’m scratching my draft that I thought was almost done. Here’s the scoop … Continue reading
I am in my 21st straight week of school. I have mere days to go. In my weariness in the last several weeks, I have seen the true colors of my heart seeping out. Unjust anger. Bitterness. Complaining. Gossip. Complaining. Whining. Complaining (theme, anyone?). It’s gross. I find myself breathing very consistent prayers asking for … Continue reading
I have to confess, I’ve totally been holding out on you in the project department. Okay, really I’ve just been holding out on you in general, but the semester is almost over (which strikes some chords of terror in my heart) and then I’ll be back to blabbing more than you could ever want to … Continue reading
the rugged range 