On the other side of the old stone wall that surrounds my yard stands a 13th century church with massive arched windows and a clock tower that chimes every hour. While I wash dishes in the sink, my gaze falls on eight hundred year old stone walls and wooden doors reminiscent of Harry Potter or […]
We’ve been in our house for a week now, although we still don’t have furniture (it comes tomorrow! YAY!). The Old Vicarage, as it’s named, is a 200+-year old brick and stucco house with, happily, majorly updated bathrooms and a lovely modern kitchen. And as I stand at my sink, looking out the window, this […]
Normally by this time of the summer, I am fighting a losing battle to keep my plants alive. Normally by this time of the summer, the grass is brown and burnt out in the patches where there’s no shade. Normally by this time of the summer, my water bill is astronomical because we’re running the […]
We used to have a play house in the back corner of our yard. But sadly the kids outgrew it, and we gave it to our neighbors and it’s currently the world’s cutest chicken coop. The platform the playhouse stood on was still in the corner of the yard though, occupying pretty much the only […]
