Shortly after my niece Mikall got engaged she asked if I would make the dessert for her wedding. She’s a cupcake lover and had fallen in love with a vanilla bean cupcake that I had made for her sister’s bridal shower.How could I say no? Right?Of course I said yes, I was honored!We were going…
With the attic reno on hold because of Steve’s shoulder I was looking for another project we (or mostly me) could do. I decided to paint the garage! The garage construction was actually completed in late February and because the Hardi Board & Batten Siding was primed, it bought us some time before we had…
Steve developed right shoulder pain a couple of months ago while insulating the attic. In the sloped areas, he had to lay on his back and work over his head to place the attic insulation (my very own Michelangelo!) and after weeks of doing that, his shoulder was really sore. I was pretty certain it…
I am so incredibly happy to tell you we’re officially beginning work on the first floor! Shock and awe, right? It’s Phase 1: The Addition (and the covered porch!) Every so often I like to look back at a picture of the house, as we saw it, that morning in June of 2015 when we…
While I was back in Wisconsin making cupcakes, cake pops and cookies for my niece’s wedding, Steve decided to trim out the windows! Yikes! Trim decisions impact the design or style of the house and those are things he admittedly has no interest in. That’s my department. We did have a brief discussion, shortly after…