Three Things I Love About My House.

You know how it feels when you’re falling in love?  At first, it’s all hot and heavy and you can hardly think of anything but being with the other person.  You live them, breathe them, you almost want to EAT them!  But things eventually steady.  The boil, though still burning, simmers down and you start to see stuff you hadn’t seen before.  And often […]

Meet My House.

Nearly 2 months since closing & I’m still awestruck each time I come home. Welcome to my “new” house.  Better known as the Francis Waldo-Daniel Dole House of Stroudwater Village, Portland.  Yes, that is a mouthful. Above is a street view taken a century ago.  Here’s what it looks like today. This is the view […]

I hate yew.

Ever feel like a hamster on a wheel?  Me too.  Especially this past weekend.  My husband and I have a real knack for making more work for ourselves when there’s already plenty to be had.  We spent Saturday out working in the yard.  We planted, and laid drip hoses.  We put down sod.  Round about […]