We were lured out of our hermit house recently with the promise of a real life monster truck. BIG FAT FIB. No such truck was on the premises. Sure there were firetrucks and ambulances and army trucks and big rigs and just about any other truck that would impress a 4 year old and a […]
Author Archives: Beth
Inheriting new plants
We recently inherited a few plants from our tenant in the Beaufort house – an aloe plant, two dracaena marginata looking plants and this one pictured here with my purple toes. I forget the name so if you recognize it feel free to shout it out. And then after you feel silly for talking to […]
Is it the weekend?
Because it sure doesn’t feel like it. I’m buried in work up to my eyeballs: a print piece and two site designs due tonight and a lesson to prepare for church tomorrow. Plus, I’m trying to squeeze in a little photo editing of my sister Christina and her boyfriend David so I can get them done in […]
the guest house that never was
We have a decently spacious lot and at one point considered putting a small modern guest house on the property. Isn’t it cute? But alas, it wasn’t meant to be. The idea was to build the guest house quickly and then live in it while the main house was built (at a slower pace). Since […]
Sponsor the Modern Home
We’ve received lots of inquiries over the past couple of years about advertising on the blog and each time I’ve either given a flat out no or some ambiguous date on the horizon like “Next spring!” or “In the fall!” I’m a commitaphobe. That’s all there is to it. But lately I’ve been doing some […]