Pets Archives

I spent a good portion of yesterday researching chickens. I’m fascinated by the idea of keeping chickens in the backyard for eggs! I don’t know if it’s right for us, but I had a lot of fun looking at chicken coops and imagining having one out back. Chicken Crib Eglu Cube Modern Chicken Coop The [...]

It took us three years and the impetus of having a baby, but we’ve finally installed a pet door. The kitchen door leads to the basement, which we’ve always left ajar for the cats. We had thought about cutting a hole when we initially moved in, but we were hesitant because we didn’t want to mar a 100 year old door. Recently though, I’ve become less afraid of ‘ruining’ our house in the pursuit of making it work for our family. Paint the woodwork? Yes, please. Cut a hole in the door? Don’t mind if I do. […]

This is a very rarely photographed occurrence! The last time I was able to get a photo of all three together was over three years ago. Violet was still a kitten, and we were still living in our apartment. Every so often, all of us are in a room at the same time. Me, Brandon, Eleanor, our dog Murray, and our cats, Violet, Mabel, and Kili. I get pretty excited whenever it happens and I announce it. “We’re all in the same room! We’re all in the same room!”

Remember this? Our dining room FLOR is finally down (Feelin Groovy in Pewter). I think it looks a little too blue. We’re keeping it because I haven’t found anything better*, it was cheap, and we need a rug in the space. I like the bare wood floor, but our dog Murray would disagree. He has [...]

This is why stopping at garage sales can be dangerous. I’ve been looking for a ceramic garden stool to go next to my egg chair as a little side table, but I haven’t had much luck finding a good inexpensive one. Now I have a bizarre little elephant to set my drinks on instead. Murray’s [...]