Just over a month ago I moved house… and let me tell you that process produces a tremendous amount of trash in the form of packing materials Although most of […]
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Beautiful Pennsylvania
So the beginning of my year has not exactly been uneventful. Remember that post back in November “Great House for Sale“, well the lovely Chicago house has been sold…to the […]
Colors of the Season
We are a few weeks away from full riotous Fall colors but I think there is something really lovely about the richness and tones of color at every turn at […]
A Fall Craft- Sharpies and Conkers
The horse chestnut tree in my garden has been dropping it’s gorgeous shiny conkers all week and as beautiful as they are “au naturel “, …I thought it would be […]
A Trip to Little Compton Rhode Island
There is nothing better than escaping work for a week and having a little holiday by the sea. Last week we rented a beach cottage in a sleepy area of […]
Driftwood Pot Tutorial
While having a Spring clean of my garage last week I came across a bag of driftwood scraps from projects like my driftwood seahorse and pair of driftwood fish. There […]
Wild Abstract Sea
There is nothing like slapping paint on a canvas! This is the first in a series of abstracts I am working on ..sort of inspired by a wild sea. The […]
Easy Pistachio Shell Art
Tasty and nutritious, what’s not to love about pistachio nuts. If you needed an extra incentive to munch down on their loveliness you can now re-cycle those shells into a […]
Finger Art?
Dear Chicago House, A black pen can be a dangerous thing and I got a little carried away with one over the weekend. There is quite possible something seriously wrong […]
Decorated Leaves
Dear Chicago House, We have had such a beautiful September, warm sunny days and cool nights. Our roadside leaf pick up kicks off in a little over two weeks but […]
