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• Photos for Thought

  

  In honor of our upcoming trip to India, I want to share a few photos the endlessly talented Ranjana took of her beautiful homeland. I can’t wait to take hundred... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• Happy Labor Day!

  

  I do love Labor Day—a ”just because” vacation from the workweek. Heath and I have thoroughly enjoyed our Monday holiday. We started our day early(ish) with Heat... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• $1 Art

  

  It’s no secret that:1) I love original art,2) I can’t afford to buy it, and3) I am not talented enough to make it myself.I am, however, moderately skilled at... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Let’s See What Our Pals in the Front Yard Have Been up to

  

  I love reading fellow Austin-based blogs like Digging and The Grackle, and comparing their landscaping blooms to ours. It’s nice to see that other gardeners... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2012 GARDENING, HOME

• Skeletons No More

  

  Admittedly, blog posts about closets aren’t the most exciting thing on the menu, but it’s what’s been on our minds lately. Since we’ve been sharing our abode... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• In a Bad Brood

  

  Poor Blondie has been brooding lately. I don’t like it.Brooding is apparently cyclical behavior, and not really all that uncommon in chickens, but I’m still... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 HOME

• Vignettes

  

  Instagram is great for many reasons, but perhaps my favorite use of the smart phone App is capturing vignettes of the house when I’m bored and uninspired. Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Getting to Know You.

  

  We’ve been living together for 10 months now, this mid-century house and me. And I think we’re really starting to get to know one another on an intimate level. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• If It Ever Rains Again, We’ll Be in Good Shape.

  

  Once upon a time, it rained in Texas. And when it did, our yard turned into a swamp.Swamp city is not a great situation for anyone. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• It’s an Illusion, Michael.

  

  I was first introduced to floating bookshelves a few weeks ago during our trip to Mexico, and I fell in love almost immediately. A way to store books without... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• The Office

  

  While I love and clearly obsessive over making every square inch of mi casa a friendly, fun, and fantastic space, I have not typically shared the same enthusias... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Peek-a-boo

  

  Finally! We can join our elite neighbors with membership in the exclusive Houses-With-Bright-Doors-And-Funny-Shaped-Windows club. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Mexico City: 5 Reasons Why

  

  Tell someone you’re planning to vacation in Venice, Italy, and they “ooh” and “awe” and get all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed over it. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Consider That Dog, Sat.

  

  I love dogs. Not just my dogs, all dogs. And I love them an abnormal amount. I let them sleep in bed with me, and, much to Heath’s chagrin, am constantly... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• It’s Too Damn Hot

  

  Brenda died yesterday from heat stroke. What kind of planet is this where animals, animals who have lived millions of years outdoors, suddenly die in the heat?... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• They Know Me Well at the Painter’s Counter

  

  I’ve made three visits to the paint section of Home Depot over the last week, and I can’t imagine how the clerks there must picture my house, what with me... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Harvest

  

  I’m sure watching your child take their first steps or walk across the stage at college graduation is an exhilarating and gratifying experience, but so too is... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• Heath Visits The Big Apple

  

  Heath turned another year older this month, and to commemorate the epic day that was his birth, he packed his bags and headed to NYC to visit his bff Eric. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN

• The Doors

  

  We have a front door. I think it’s been used 3 times. Not because we don’t have any friends or family and no one ever comes over, but because it’s perhaps the... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2012 HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN