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The mid-century home we bought a year ago had solid bones, but fabulously outdated interior spaces.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
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
My Favorite Tomato Varieties
What is it about our love and obsession with tomato varieties? Seed catalogs respond by offering dozens and dozens of
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garden, plants, tomatoes, vegetables
Planting Tomatoes Outside
Everyone seems to have a different rule of thumb on when it’s time to plant their tomatoes outside. Some wait
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garden, plants, tomatoes, vegetables
Cat-Proof Raised Beds
Vegetable seeds have been getting gently tucked into the garden beds for several weeks now, but neighborhood cats have been a
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frugal, garden, raised beds, row covers
Bean Play Teepee
Long before I had a kid, I always had bean teepees in our garden. I didn’t have a lot of