"I can no other answer make but thanks, And thanks, and ever thanks..." --Sebastian, Twelfth Night, Act 3, scene 3 Shakespea...

Many of my blog friends know the depth of love and esteem I have for the fuzzy members of our family.   No , not Handsome Husband on his da...

More Chairs! Yay! Fifteen dollars each. That's why! + Schumacher /Waverly La Belle Campagne toile in Wedgewoo...

 Here are the chairs, listed in chronological order, that have spent time in my Dining Room in the last week. This may look fam...

Gracie and I are leaving to go to try to help the victims in nearby cities, Coal City and Diamond, Illinois.  Please keep them in...

I'm talking to myself. It isn't pretty. Here's why... Five feet tall, over 300 pounds. There is also this.....

It all began with the secretary.  I think so, anyway.   I was supposed to be finishing up. I painted it again.  This time Annie Sloan...

No.  The secretary is not finished.   At this point, it may be more pragmatic to build a time machine, go back to February 2013 and dis...

I don't normally blog two days in a row but when I do it's because I have a 30 pound cat on my lap who is reluctant to move. I ...

A four foot tall, three piece, hand carved eagle? Found on Craigslist for $40! Or a pair of gilded angel's wings? ...