Dear Chicago House, This past weekend was the Lincolnshire Art Fest, I really enjoyed my visit last year and it even inspired a new bit of artwork which I have […]
A New House and Behr Aqua Breeze
Dear Chicago House, So lets just say I have been a bit busy. The St Louis “sibling” town house was sold in May and we bought another townhouse in Pennsylvania […]
A Secret Garden Shed in Wales
Dear Chicago House, Who knew that jet lag would have me out working in the garden at 7.30 am. By 9.30 this morning I had completed an entire dead head, […]
In My Chicago Garden
Dear Chicago House, This week in the garden I have some beautiful Tiger Lilies putting on a show They are too big for the rabbits to eat thank goodness. They […]
How to make a Driftwood Seahorse
Dear Chicago House, Mr. Chicago house and I had a little wander down to our favorite secret beach last week and collected a lovely bundle of drift wood. With a […]
A Magical Mystery Tour and Vintage Glass
Dear Chicago House, Last week Chicago teen and I went on “a magical mystery tour” and ended up in an antique barn in Volo.The barn is a bit creepy but […]
Arty Farty Friday #38 : Blue and Green Problem
Dear Chicago House, There is something about the combination of blue and green… do you know what I mean? I am constantly drawn to it when I paint. It’s not […]
Arty Farty Friday # 37: White Crayon Watercolor Resist
Dear Chicago House, This five minute watercolor was inspired by my last arty farty friday post where I created prettiness with blossom. I wanted to have a go using […]
A Year of Teenage Art
Dear Chicago House, Chicago teen recently brought home the results of the art classes she has taken over the last year. She has had great instruction, lapping it all up, […]
Contemporary Circle Fabric Collection
Dear Chicago House, Buying and selling houses is such hard work. Just four weeks after the sale of the sibling house and after many, many hours trawling through realtor.com, I […]
