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    Back from Wisconsin

    I'm back from Wisconsin! (I kind of wish I wasn't! I have a whole lot of tiling and repair work…
    June 27, 2018
  • Vintage "ESCAPE" Bag

    And We’re Back

    This week flew by! We were in Wisconsin for a while and got back a few days ago. We had…
    August 6, 2015
  • Vintage Yardsticks as Wainscoting

    The Lake House Bathroom, After

    (With DIY Vintage Yardstick Wainscoting) The vintage yardstick transformation into DIY wainscoting is complete! The family lake house bathroom is…
    August 21, 2013
  • Lake House Bathroom

    The Lake House Bathroom, Before

    Last night, I started a fun DIY project at the lake house. If you have a very good memory and…
    August 15, 2013
  • Perennial Antiques

    Perennial Antiques, in Wisconsin’s North Woods

    We went to Perennial Antiques last Saturday, per this suggestion. (Thank you, Tina!) It's an antique shop about halfway between…
    August 14, 2013
  • North Woods Fishermen

    Up in the North Woods

    As we are temporarily without a home, we will be spending the next few weeks up in northern Wisconsin. One…
    August 5, 2013
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  • The Balch Family!

    Back from Wisconsin

    I’m back from Wisconsin! (I kind of wish I wasn’t! I have a whole lot of tiling and repair work ahead of me, and it…

    June 27, 20183 commentsMy Life, Parenting, Pets
  • Vintage "ESCAPE" Bag

    And We’re Back

    This week flew by! We were in Wisconsin for a while and got back a few days ago. We had fun! The kids swam in…

    August 6, 201512 commentsAugust's Room, Kitchen, My Life
  • Vintage Yardsticks as Wainscoting

    The Lake House Bathroom, After

    (With DIY Vintage Yardstick Wainscoting) The vintage yardstick transformation into DIY wainscoting is complete! The family lake house bathroom is looking pretty dang fantastic. There…

    August 21, 201367 commentsElsewhere
  • Lake House Bathroom

    The Lake House Bathroom, Before

    Last night, I started a fun DIY project at the lake house. If you have a very good memory and have been reading here since…

    August 15, 201335 commentsElsewhere
  • Perennial Antiques

    Perennial Antiques, in Wisconsin’s North Woods

    We went to Perennial Antiques last Saturday, per this suggestion. (Thank you, Tina!) It’s an antique shop about halfway between Rhinelander and Minocqua, in Northern…

    August 14, 201330 commentsDecorating, Elsewhere
  • North Woods Fishermen

    Up in the North Woods

    As we are temporarily without a home, we will be spending the next few weeks up in northern Wisconsin. One of Brandon’s sisters promised a…

    August 5, 201318 commentsMy Life
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