Hi! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. It is SO fun to have you here. I hope you enjoy exploring the items on this list that inspired me. Before we jump into that, a quick reminder of this week’s blog posts. On Monday I wrote about the new handles we made for our very old fridge. On Wednesday I shared the not-so-obvious reasons why we are clearing brush on our property. Of course, we want it to look better around here, but there are longer-term goals in place too. As always, thank you for being here. One of the perks of blogging is being able to connect with you. I’ve…

Hi! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. It is SO good to have you here. If you missed any blog posts from this week, let me catch you up real quick. On Monday I reminisced about an old tradition of May Day baskets. I know some of you give flowers on May Day. Did anyone receive any flowers? Wednesday’s blog post was all about my favorite human, Handy Husband, who had a birthday this week. Let me tell you, he did milk that birthday week concept for all it was worth. Ha! As always, thank you for being here. It’s so rewarding to connect with each and every one of…

Hello, hello! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. I’m so glad you are here. This week on the blog I shared some tips, six to be exact, on how to install a split ceiling medallion. It’s pretty niche advice for a project most people will skip over and install a regular ceiling medallion instead. Niche advice is my forte. Ha! I also wrote about the six things (an inadvertent number theme) we found inside the stone walls of our basement. I’d like to think we’re done finding things in the walls. As long as we don’t open up anymore walls, that will be a true statement. As always, thank you…

Hi! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. It’s so fun to have you here. This week on the blog I shared the few regrets we have about our laundry room makeover. It’s a bit of a “wish we would have done this” list. I also wrote about 10 items we received as wedding gifts that we still use 25 years later. I’ve since thought of more things to add to that list. Don’t tell anyone that a few of those items I can’t remember who gifted them to us! As always, thank you for being here. It’s so rewarding to connect with each and every one of you. I’ve made…

Hello! Welcome to the Happy List. I’m glad you’re here. This week on the blog I shared the colorful outdoor umbrellas that had me dreaming about summer and dining outside. I also discussed wood bowls and shared the one thing I don’t use them for. I’m trying to get over that. If you haven’t already weighed in on the wood bowl discussion, let me know your thoughts. As always, thank you for being here. It’s so rewarding to connect with each and every one of you. I’ve made the best online friends through this website. If you want to connect with us, and I hope you do, you can always…

Hello! Happy Good Friday and early Easter to those of you celebrating. I’m so glad you’re sharing part of your day with me. This week on the blog I shared all the ways I have decorated wood Easter eggs. I love those little orbs so much! I also shared how my porch plants have fared after spending the winter vacationing on my sunporch. The sunporch is a favorite spot around here in the dead of winter for plants and humans because it becomes toasty warm on sunny days. As always, thank you for being here. Truly. It means the world to us and helps keep the lights on. If you…

Why, hello there! Welcome to this week’s Happy List! This week on the blog I shared how the gaps in our wood floors are doing after I filled them with oakum two and a half years ago. Long story short, the experiment continues. And in other old house news, I also wrote about the stone steps leading into our basement. We’re not sure when those steps were added but we love that they aren’t made of wood. As always, thank you for being here. Truly. It means the world to us and helps keep the lights on. If you want to connect with us, and I hope you do, you…

Welcome to the Happy List. Top o’ the morning to you! I’m glad you’re here. This week on the blog I shared how our living room has evolved in the last five years and how many throw pillows I have accumulated in that time. At this rate, we’ll be overrun with throw pillows in short order. I also shared on the blog the one thing we did not anticipate, or maybe buried in the back of our brains when it comes to repointing the stone walls in our basement. Now we are living with our choices. Ha! As always, thank you for being here. If you want to connect with…

Hello and welcome to this week’s Happy List! I’m delighted you are here! I hope the first week of March treated you well. On the blog this week I shared an Easter craft. Easter will be here before we know it. I used gold leaf to decorate wood eggs and I think they look very sophisticated. Let me know if you try this technique. I also shared the St. Patrick’s Day floral arrangement I made with a more subtle nod to Ireland’s favorite holiday. Multiple holiday ideas in one week. Phew! Maybe I should take next week off. Ha! As always, thank you for being here. If you want to…

Hello, Hello! Happy first day of March! January felt like it lasted forever but February flew by. This week on the blog I shared the origin story of why we are currently doing work on our basement. We keep telling ourselves it will be worth it when we are done. I also shared the LED rechargeable lamp that has brought me so much joy at dinner time. As always, thank you for being here. Don’t be a stranger. We like talking to you! If you want to connect with us or ask a question, you can always comment on this blog post or send an email here. You can also…