A Quiet Corner of a Busy World
I still live in the town where I was born and grew up. Lynchburg is a college town. All through high school, different friends would talk about how they could hardly wait to move out and go away to college because there was “nothing to do” in our town. I, however, felt a bond to [...]
When I bought the carriage house three and a half years ago, I quickly made a very long to-do list, ranging from replacing lightbulbs for security lights to installing a half bath. I'm currently doing the last thing on my list! I am reglazing and painting the windows. I know I'm not done with working [...]
It's been two years since I was introduced to the Rabbit Room, but I placed an order for the first time a few weeks ago. I started to get excited when I received texts of "diligent minions" and "items of great and terrible import" being "dispatched from a clandestine lair." I was so drawn in [...]
Though I don’t own a “tiny house” (which is usually described as under 500 square feet), at 1,300 square feet, my house is only about half the size of the average single-family house. I have found there are many benefits to owning a small house. Soundtrack for this post here. =) Coziness- With a small [...]
On the day before I had to report back to school this year, I accomplished a goal I set about five years ago. I was starting my first year teaching 1st grade and I was impressed that the history curriculum included memorizing the names of all the presidents (in a song). Of course, the [...]
All right folks, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. You’ve patiently skimmed through all my posts about books, musings about culture, poems, etc. waiting for this post. I finally finished the last room in my house and I love it! The kitchen needed the most work and the process was the most gradual. [...]
The open concept floor plan is the current dominating design and remodel trend and it looks like it will be around for a while. There are certainly many advantages to open concept. The home feels larger, it allows for more time together while family members can be doing different activities in the same large space, [...]
One of the things I enjoy about historic homes is that they were usually custom built and the craftsman paid close attention to quality and detail. My house is relatively simple inside as far as historic homes go. Because it was a carriage house, it was designed to be functional. The people who lived here [...]
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