Author Archives: Victoria

The Friday Casita Project

We finally started our next project here in New Mexico. Our new old house does need some work but most of it involves things like ...

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Another New Start

Like most folks around the world we found our lives turned upside down from the pandemic. We had almost finished our house renovation ...

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Exploring Schoolhouse Antiques

It's always fun to find a new group antique shop in a nicely restored old building. We used to visit this place when it was a thrift ...

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Exploring American Daydream Antiques

We finally had a chance to stop in and explore American Daydream Antiques & Miscellanea located at 3790 E Market St, York, ...

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Book Review – Making Terrariums

As mentioned in my last post  I started having fun creating terrariums to help bring some  green into the house. I ...

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small budda statue is a focal point inside a glass terrarium

Making Terrariums with Thrift Store Finds

Lately it seems terrariums are making a comeback. Terrariums are portable little gardens, small natural worlds, perfect for ...

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Progress Update: Guest Bedroom Renovation

During the last 4.5 years there were times when I wasn't sure we would ever get to this point in our renovations. The stay at home ...

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Progress Update: Adding a Bathroom & Laundry

I've fallen behind on posting our progress updates...way behind! But, now that we have a little extra time at home I thought I'd ...

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Quirky Collections: Vintage & Antique Rulers

Lufkin and Stanley folding rulers I'm terrible at math and I always joke that I went to art school to avoid working with numbers. ...

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