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My Weekend Finds- Saving the Best for Last
We have been busy at Star Hill lately. All this activity means that the hoard was getting pretty thin. Also, we have used up a lot of our left over supplies. We are even almost out of furniture to repurpse. Because I know I have a problem with buying more than we can do, I limit myself […]
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Turning a Dresser into a Mudroom Entrance Part 1
It was late at night after visiting a friend that I noticed a dresser on the side of the road by the trash. I begged and pleaded until Hubby pulled over and backed up then reluctantly got out to examine the dresser. It was solid wood with dovetailed drawers but the back was broken out, along with […]
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Junk Furniture Needed
Friends, Recently my mom was admitted to a hospital in the medical center. I thank God that she is doing well and back home full of spit and vinegar once again but her visit reminded our family that parking at the Houston medical center is exepensive. There is one orgainzation that has really been on my heart […]
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Last Long Weekend of the Summer 2012
I am so sad that this weekend is the last for me to have a four day week at work. Next week my hours changes back to five days a week. Don’t get me wrong,I love my job. I have the most rewarding job that anyone could imagine working with a group of amazingly ambitious students who […]
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The Purple Frames
On a blog I posted July 10 I told you about a solution for Sweet Amanda’s kitchen, and a fix for her purple addiction. Sometimes Hoarding Pays Off- Empty Frame Art The Country Wedding took up my free time for a while so I put this project on hold. When Sweet Amanda told me that she had […]
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Making Room for a Dining Area at Star Hill
I LOVE this table and the benches! When we bought Star Hill the one area we did not think about was a place to eat. There was a small, narrow space at the end of the kitchen area in front of a set of patio doors and we thought it would work. We were wrong. The space was WAY […]
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Making Jelly
Over the years at Star Hill we have added plants that produce fruit, nuts or berries. This year we have added thornless blackberries to our crops and we have muscadine grapes that produce tart grapes. Three weeks ago we planted a peach tree which was another gift. Baby boy gave me two grapevines about three years […]
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A Busy Weekend at Star Hill
This weekend we were going to take it a little easy. The plan was to get the frames for Sweet Amanda’s wall painted and sort out some of the stuff we ended up with that is not ours from the wedding. We also hoped we could get out on the water and enjoy the lake. We know that other […]
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Resale Shopping
I LOVE going to resale shops and garage sales. I mean they really are like a box of chocolates… you never know what you will find until you go inside. Here are a few of my tips for navigating resale/garage shopping. I will never claim to be an expert shopper but I think I can […]
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The Weekend Country Wedding
Well the big day has come and gone for Baby Boy and Sweet Amanda. I now officially have a daughter-in-law and I couldn’t be prouder. My daughter the southern bell and her fiancee were also able to be at Star Hill for the weekend. The wedding was beautiful. Sweet Amanda was stunning in her gown. […]
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