I prefer an umbrella in my drink. I'm not sure if I'm stuck in a Milli Vanilli video or a Ray Bradbury short story. Each glimpse of sunshine makes me feel the anticipation Margot must have felt in the haunting tale All Summer in a Day. Sometimes I have to go outside to ensure … [Read more...] about Blame It On the Rain – 5:00 Fridays
Dirt and Noise
A Door is a Window to Your Home – Home Renovation Surprise #1
There are always surprises in home renovations. Some are serendipitous, like the time in our last historic renovation when contractors uncovered a quaint, intact set of beadboard shelving that had been plastered over for years. We reused them in the boys’ bathroom to give the … [Read more...] about A Door is a Window to Your Home – Home Renovation Surprise #1
Moral Monday in NC – Wordless Wednesday
Road Trippin’
When I was little I pined for a simulated wood paneled station wagon, the kind with the rear facing seat in the very back. I was certain that dream mobile would have made our hellish family road trips more bearable. I looked enviously at all the wood paneled station wagons that … [Read more...] about Road Trippin’
My Favorite Holiday – Wordless Wednesday
Trophy Brewing – 5:00 Fridays TM
So we bought a house. To say it's a fixer-upper would be a severe understatement. It's a storied house, having been a fraternity and most recently, home to a bunch of Dominican friars. I also met a neighborhood gent who told me about some hubba-hubba moments he had in the … [Read more...] about Trophy Brewing – 5:00 Fridays TM
