I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. My holiday was completely lovely. Insanely good food to be found at every turn and great times with family. Perhaps the nicest Christmas I can remember in recent history. Unfortunately work calls, and has been calling in a big way this week. Deadlines never wait, you know. But […]
I’ve had all kinds of Christmas trees over the year. In 2004 I had a giant 14-foot tall thing that fell over within 10 minutes of finishing decorating (all future trees have been tied on top since then). The year we went to the British Virgin Islands right before Christmas we just had a small […]
Sofas are sort of funny, aren’t they? I mean, it’s just a piece of furniture but they are a big deal. People agonize over sofa decisions, but rarely do they feel that same kind of angst when it comes to choosing a chair or side table. I suppose that’s because usually they are the most […]
Every once in a while I run across a great blog that I just want to tell the whole world about. Unfortunately it often turns out that the whole world already knows about them and I’m last to the party. I have two I want to just quickly mention today, one that you’ve probably heard […]
Holiday-type things are a-happening at The Impatient Gardener cottage. Last Friday we got a tree (a feat that is deserving of its own post), which is up in the house and there are lights on it. The decorating will come, I’m not worried. I know a lot of people who decorate their tree on Christmas […]
I love wrapping gifts. I wish I had unlimited time and money to lavishly wrap every gift I give, but that’s just not the case. In the past, I’ve done wrapping themes but now I’ve amassed such a collection of papers and ribbon that I mix it up quite a bit. Paper Source, which is […]
As I’ve mentioned, a lot of stuff was left behind by the previous owner when we bought our house. One item was the Calder-esque mobile that hangs in the living room. Even though it’s in a bit of a weird spot, I’ve always liked it there and we never moved it. I’d like to know […]
