Hello, hello! This is the last Happy List of July. Can you believe how fast summer is flying by? It was Stairway to Heaven the Carriage House week on the blog. The blog is a snapshot in time of our lives, and this week we have been consumed with the building of stairs. You can catch up on Part 1 and Part 2 if you missed it. I’m crossing my fingers I will have the reveal ready for you on Monday! I’m so glad you are here. I hope the Happy List is a bright spot if your day and leaves you feeling inspired and encouraged! I absolutely enjoy connecting…

Hi! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. I am so glad you are here. This week on the blog I shared the reveal of our Carriage House gym. Someone commented that they admired our tenacity in tackling this project. I love that word – tenacity. What a fantastic compliment. Speaking of persistence, we also celebrated our six year house anniversary! Six years of loving and working on this old house of ours! Time has flown by. I hope this Happy List leaves you feeling inspired and encouraged! In addition, I absolutely welcome the opportunity to connect with you and hear what you are doing and how you’re feeling. That’s a…

Hello! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. I am so glad you are here. This week I shared an update on the ceiling of the Carriage House. I might have a reveal post for you soon! Then I shared pictures of how I’m using the vintage bottles we dug out of our backyard this spring. I had so much fun enjoying my house and delighting in these simple pleasures. I hope this Happy List leaves you feeling inspired and encouraged! In addition, I absolutely welcome the opportunity to connect with you and hear what you are doing and how you’re feeling. That’s a little bit selfish of me as I…

Hello! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. It feels so good to have you here! This week on the ol’ blog I discussed our favorite new meal – savory s’mores. You must try this at least once this summer or fall. It’s one of those simple pleasures you can delight in. I also shared that we installed another time capsule on our property. This one is in the Carriage House. I have SO MUCH FUN with this sort of thing. I’d also like to remind those of you that live in new houses that your house will be old someday. That’s how time works. So, feel free to leave notes…

Hello! Happy Friday and welcome to this week’s Happy List. It’s makes me feel so good to have you here. This week on the blog I shared the American flag I made for the 4th of July. This was another one of my upcycled craft projects and they bring me so much fulfillment. I also wrote about the floor situation in the Carriage House. We’re glad that part of the project is finished, but it did cut into our restoration budget. These things happen, so we’ll probably end up pushing off some “nice to have” improvements until later. I hope this Happy List leaves you feeling inspired, encouraged, and maybe…

Hello! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. It’s Friday the 13th and I’m delighted to have you here. This week on the blog I shared how we are taking down a stone wall in our Carriage House. It’s the first time we’ve done this type of demo. Hopefully, it’s the last too! I also shared the quick makeover I gave to a thrift store table to make it fit with everything else on our front porch. It’s so nice to have another spot to set a drink or a phone when we hang out on the front porch. I hope this Happy List leaves you feeling inspired, encouraged, and maybe…

Hello, hello! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. It is so fun to have you here. This week on the blog I shared the progression of how we installed a window in a stone building. It’s not something you would give much thought to until you have to install one and don’t know how to attach the window to stone. I also shared pictures of our rhododendrons and irises in bloom. The important part of that story was how my neighbor made me feel with his compliment. It was an important reminder of the good in the world. I hope this Happy List leaves you feeling inspired, encouraged, and maybe…

Hello! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. I am delighted to see you here. This week on the blog I shared the changes we recently made to our front porch. That space has slowly evolved in the last six years and I could not be more happy about it. I just need the weather to start cooperating. I’m wearing a sweater and it’s the end of May! I also shared how we ruined a section of our lime mortar. It was accidental and we were trying to avoid a broken hip, but it cost us! Most everything is fixable though. I hope this Happy List leaves you feeling inspired, encouraged,…

Hi! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. It is so good to have you here. Grab a cup of coffee and get ready to relax and be inspired! This week on the blog, I shared how I repurposed a half of a mortar and pestle set to make a planter. I love how unique it looks! I also published another update on the Carriage House and discussed all the challenges the pipes in this building have created during the restoration. If this is your first time here or your 390th time here, I hope the next few minutes leave you feeling inspired, encouraged, and maybe you will even learn a…

Hi! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. I am over-the-moon to see you here. Happy early Mother’s Day to those of you celebrating this weekend. I am immensely grateful for the women in my life who have, in ways big and small, positively impacted my life. The photo at the top of the blog post is of me and my mom. This week on the blog I shared the fairy light mason jars I made for our deck. While I made mine just for fun, I realized they would make a fun, unique gift for someone in your life…a mother figure, perhaps. I also shared the next installment in the…