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  • Coloring, woohoo! IDGAF Garden Style

    Color it! IDGAF Garden Style

    I'm spending entire days in the garden lately and I look ridiculous out there. I'm not all that worried about…
    August 2, 2016
  • 8 Round Metal, Stone, & Concrete Outdoor Dining Tables | Making it Lovely

    8 Round Metal, Stone, & Concrete Outdoor Dining Tables

    Our rectangular dining table is a tight squeeze on our patio. A round table would be a much better fit,…
    July 28, 2016
  • Sandbox, awaiting placement

    Progress on the Kids’ Sandbox

    The sandbox and its cover/fort took about a day to build. The instructions only called for a screwdriver and a…
    July 25, 2016
  • Lady Elaine Fairchilde

    Honor Roll

    The sandbox that I ordered arrived, and I spent yesterday assembling it. I also took the kids to a stone…
    July 22, 2016
  • Cute Cross Body Bag, Dress, Sandals

    A Cute Cross Body Bag with Tassels

    "Say cheese!" "Now?" "Yeah, now. No wait. OK, that's good!" That'll do! I'm almost smiling there. Point is, I wanted…
    July 20, 2016
  • Choosing a Sandbox

    So… the kids have been really into digging in the dirt. Between them and the dog, a lot of plants…
    July 18, 2016
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  • Coloring, woohoo! IDGAF Garden Style

    Color it! IDGAF Garden Style

    I’m spending entire days in the garden lately and I look ridiculous out there. I’m not all that worried about it, but I’m filthy by…

    August 2, 201611 commentsArtsy
  • 8 Round Metal, Stone, & Concrete Outdoor Dining Tables | Making it Lovely

    8 Round Metal, Stone, & Concrete Outdoor Dining Tables

    Our rectangular dining table is a tight squeeze on our patio. A round table would be a much better fit, size and shape-wise, so I’m…

    July 28, 201612 commentsExterior & Garden, The Victorian House
  • Sandbox, awaiting placement

    Progress on the Kids’ Sandbox

    The sandbox and its cover/fort took about a day to build. The instructions only called for a screwdriver and a wrench, but a T-square and…

    July 25, 201611 commentsExterior & Garden, The Victorian House
  • Lady Elaine Fairchilde

    Honor Roll

    The sandbox that I ordered arrived, and I spent yesterday assembling it. I also took the kids to a stone yard to pick out our…

    July 22, 20167 commentsHonor Roll
  • Cute Cross Body Bag, Dress, Sandals

    A Cute Cross Body Bag with Tassels

    “Say cheese!” “Now?” “Yeah, now. No wait. OK, that’s good!” That’ll do! I’m almost smiling there. Point is, I wanted to tell you about that…

    July 20, 20165 commentsStyle
  • Choosing a Sandbox

    So… the kids have been really into digging in the dirt. Between them and the dog, a lot of plants have been destroyed, and we’ve…

    July 18, 201635 commentsExterior & Garden, The Victorian House
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