(twenty) January 2005. Twelve years ago we were on a quest to find a miniature kitchen for E, but at the time there weren’t very many cute options beyond the plastic ones. This was way before the days of a million micro-kitchen makeovers on the internet, but M could clearly picture a tiny little set of…

(nineteen) July 2016. I see this view at the top of the stairs and it never fails to make me smile. This was the best project of the year – its completion brings me joy every day. Functionally, it makes the mornings easier and it also simplifies and organizes travel packing. Those pegs do a lot…

(eighteen) December 2016. Ice and snow and frigid temperatures have arrived, and various cancellations mean that we have a quiet day ahead of us. I took this photo this morning, sun streaming through the ice covered windows. There’s nothing like a good, heavy cold snap to remind you that you live in an old house, despite all…