A house, no matter how large or majestic, is really just a shell. It is what you put into it that makes a home. And it is what you take out of it that makes it hard to ever see it again as just a house. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. said, "Where we love is [...]
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If You Build a Girl a Bookcase
There is a popular children's book titled, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, that I am sure most parents and grandparents are familiar with. The premise of the book that the cookie is only the beginning of a seemingly endless request list. The original book by Laura Numeroff has spawned a whole series of similar [...]
Pass the Miracle Grow.
It is interesting the things you grow attached to - things that aren't even yours. This is on my mind presently because my daughter Sarah and her longtime partner Dusty sold their adorable little house this past week. In May they will move on to another home and a new chapter of their lives. The [...]
Six little stairs in either direction…
On of the things I actively considered when I purchased my home in West Fargo was the number of stairs I had to climb. I thought that the odds of me being able to stay in my home for years to come increased if I didn't have a lot of stairs to navigate. As such, [...]
The urge to purge…
I have been feeling the urge to purge lately. I think it may have something to do with watching too much HGTV. Almost all the homes on those shows look clean, organized, and above all else - minimalistic. Living and cleaning seems easy in those homes. Folks have a few choice things they love around and [...]
The Black Hole…
The Free Dictionary defines black hole as follows: a great void; an abyss. Well my friends, I have been to the abyss and I have emerged alive (barely). The abyss, formerly known as the garage, has been a compounding problem for the entirety of our time in West Fargo. On occasion, the space has actually been [...]
Do you know the Joneses?
I do not know the Joneses so how can I be expected to keep up with them? I must confess I really do not want to meet them either. If they are the folks that are creating the pressure for everyone else to keep up with them then thanks very much, but no thanks…give me [...]
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