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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Secret Project
Tuesday night I got word that Wednesday was going to be a snow day. That’s one of the things I love about my job; we get snow days. And this adult LOVES herself some snow days. With a random mid-week … Continue reading
Posted in general
Tagged home depot, newark, nj, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, snow day
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Quicky Closet Make-Over + Free Download
For living in such an old house, we’re lucky to have decent sized closets in all the bedrooms. They’re not “big” (by any stretch of the imagination) but they are bigger than most found in older homes. As luck would … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd floor, bedrooms
Tagged closet, free, newark, nj, organization, organizer, organizing, paint, painting, recycle, recyling bins, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, the container store, white
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The Crutch Painting
Yesterday, Cazzy asked what the significance of this painting was. Since it’s been in a lot of posts recently, I thought I’d elaborate. It was painted in 2005 by my good friend Melissa painted this for an art show. While … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd floor, bedrooms
Tagged art, crutch, newark, nj, painting, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
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How To: Float a Painting
While things with the headboard aren’t going exactly as planned, we were able to check off a few little projects around the house this weekend. Easy projects make you feel SO accomplished. First up, getting the painting hung. It’s been … Continue reading
I ripped it all out.
This weekend we expected to be snow bound; warm, cozy, tucked. Instead, we got what could only be exaggerated as a “dusting”. It was a bit of a let down. Determined to make productive use of the weekend, I took … Continue reading
Posted in 3rd floor, bedrooms
Tagged button tufting, deep button tufting, diamond tufting, headboard, newark, nj, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome, upholstered, upholstery
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Nana-penos: Our Secret Weapon
Nana-penos are our little invention. They evolved from a joke; a slice of banana, topped with a slice of jalapeno, & a dusting of cinnamon sugar. They honestly weren’t very good but some people actually seemed to enjoy the combination. … Continue reading
Posted in Non-house
Tagged banana, chili, chili cook-off, cornbread, jalapenos, Mt. Holly Chili Champ, Mt. Holly Chili cook off, nana-penos, nanapenos
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Cooking Three Pork Moon Chili
This past Saturday, we competed in a chili cook-off. The tradition originated when we were in high school but was only rekindled a few years ago. It’s a fun thing we do with some of our best friends & family. … Continue reading
Posted in general, Non-house
Tagged chili, chili cook-off, mt. Holly, Mt. Holly Chili Champ, Mt. Holly Chili cook off, Mt. Holly Fire & Ice, newark, nj, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome
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Hi, New Friends!!
On a whim I was scrolling through ye-ole-blog-stats {who am I kidding?! I check those suckers daily} and it would seem we made some new friends in the first month of this new decade. WELCOME!! I love new friends! HI!!!! … Continue reading
Hibernating
I’m craving Costco French bread. If that’s not one of the most random things, I’m sure the fact that I’ve had this picture on my phone since March 2009 {taken 3/15/09} is. Or maybe it’s kinda crazy. Or fat. Either … Continue reading
Posted in Non-house
Tagged bread, costco, newark, nj, renovation, row home, row house, rowhome
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Three Pork Moon Chili
I need a weekend to recoup from my weekend and maintain that a weekend that required an alarm to be set BOTH days doesn’t count as a weekend. That said, it was a really good weekend. The chili cook-off was … Continue reading
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