Bedroom Facelift
I’ve started a little trend lately here of taking you on a tour of our house, a year after move-in.
Living Room Facelift
The mid-century home we bought a year ago had solid bones, but fabulously outdated interior spaces. Every room came with it’s own unique
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design, home, kids
Crushed Rock Pathways
Hardscape pathways in the garden can turn an otherwise messy space into a cleanly organized area. It’s one of those
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design, garden, pathways, projects
How to Freeze Blueberries
When I was growing up, we always had a whole shelf in our freezer devoted to frozen blueberries. Around early
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food preservation, freezing, harvest, u-pick
U-Pick Blueberries
Spending early July u-picking blueberries is a family tradition that goes back as far as I can remember. Growing up,
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harvest, u-pick
Backyard Update
When we bought our house a year ago, the backyard was a blank slate save a rotting shed and a
June Garden Update
June is bringing lots of dry, hot weather to Portland and the garden is responding! I am now watering everyday,
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garden, green living, kids
Front Yard Update
It has been a year since we bought our new homestead and about six months since the front garden was
Egg Recipe: German Pancakes
“So many eggs!” I hear that from first-time chicken keepers often at this time of year. All of that waiting
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cooking, egg recipes, harvest
Rustic Modern Bathroom Remodel
We bought our small house a year ago – a cosmetic fixer-upper in the Sellwood neighborhood of SE Portland. It’s
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