If you've been hanging around these parts for a while, you will know I have been longing to refresh our bedroom decor for a looooong time now. We've made minor changes, usually by updating the bed linen (not as easy as it sounds as we prefer a comforter to a quilt or … [Read more...] about A Decorating Dilemma or Two
House & Home
Confessions of a Couch Potato
Confession Number One: I'm not really a couch potato. There are so many things to do, even if we are mostly staying at home thanks to COVID-19. Work takes up a fair slab of my time. As does sleep. What's left over tends to be split between cooking meals and keeping the … [Read more...] about Confessions of a Couch Potato
43 Things in A Year
It's been a year since we officially become the owners of our new house (though only about 10 months since we moved). While the house was only about a dozen years old, it was pretty run down and neglected after being a rental all its life. So we bought it knowing it needed … [Read more...] about 43 Things in A Year
Upstairs, Downstairs: Adjusting to Double Storey Living
Double storey living is a whole new story (couldn't resist LOL) for this middle aged mama. Over the past five decades I have lived in a highset house (my childhood home), a worker's cottage, a drafty and rundown old Queenslander, a couple of grotty flats, in a caravan for … [Read more...] about Upstairs, Downstairs: Adjusting to Double Storey Living
What Next for Our New House?
With the sale of our old place finally settled, it's time to shift our attention to what's next for our new house. I think I've mentioned before, that it's a former rental that wasn't very well maintained (and the price we paid reflected that), so it needs a whole lot of … [Read more...] about What Next for Our New House?