SuzeH's Profile

After my husband and I married, we bought my in-laws house-a small, old home on the edge of A2. We added on to it by purchasing the adjacent lot when it came up for sale. Our house is still small (1300 sq ft) but we have lots of space to garden, run around and host our pets with benefits (urban chickens).

This year we bought cherry trees and grapes to expand our gardening adventures. I would rather have land around me than a big house ANY day. I agree with everything that has been said above about the benefits. We probably will just pay off the house within 10-13 years, help our kids get started in their lives and travel after retirement. Life is good.

I make spruce tip tea and spruce tip jelly in the spring which are delicious! I also make a non-alcoholic beer with fresh juniper berries. I'll have to try the spruce tips in the spring...

Hi, Jarret,
Great redo. I'd like to see where else you see the coffee table, just for fun.

Also, is there a link to the new coffee table that goes up/down so we can see? Very clever.

I got the Bali/Island influence! Woo hoo go me! A lovely transport from in NYC!. ;-)

Anyone else reminded of the Bewitched living room from the 60's? Ooo, that pea green! ;-)

Saturday:Greens with smoked turkey, Mac & Cheese from scratch & corn bread (actually done now)
Sunday: French toast & bacon for Sunday breakfast! Dinner is Tamales-red and green with all the fixings (rice, beans, salsa, etc)
And I'm going to freeze the ratatouille I made yesterday for the winter. And make/can corn relish tomorrow. Can't wait!

I cook with farro but have never tried the risotto method. I have always substituted the wine for water or broth & never had a problem.

How inspiring! I am going to make these!

So much of this is similar to my friend's tutorial. She used different spices and no tomatoes. I imagine because of her regional differences (she is from Azerbijan--or maybe she 'American-zed' them?). She did not use fresh grape leaves, but bought jars of canned grape leaves from our local middle eastern store. I used to pick fresh grape leaves for my mother when I was a kid & they were always tougher than canned. Makes me wonder if we prepared them properly or picked the wrong size/wrong time of year, etc.

Fascia boards scraped & some replaced. Then painting the house. I have been putting this off for years! I've even scrubbed the house in preparation of painting and then *something* more importantly distracting came up!

Any suggestions on the height of the celiling for ceiling fans?

lovely fabric on the windows! Anyone have a source? Even something similar.