Yesterday after running a few errands and visiting a few box stores we found ourselves back at our new favorite antiques store (since our last favorite one shut down on us unexpectedly). This place is outside of town on highway 26, which takes us up through Swan valley and then to Jackson. It's always fun …
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We did a bit of antiquing yesterday while we were in town. I wanted to find a few more oil lamps to go with my growing collection and I'm happy to report I wasn't disappointed! The big antique store we like to visit had quite a few, so we had a wide variety to choose …
Continue reading Adventures in Antiquing: Dating My Newest Old Oil Lamps
On my to-do list for spring is to do some serious plant dividing this year. As much as I love buying up everything in sight at our local nursery, my yard is filled with perennials that can definitely use some dividing and conquering, like the day lily out front. When we moved here it was …
Well, it looks like the snow is here to stay, at least up on the mountains. The local ski lodges are all up and running from the looks of things. The new parlor stove was a huge hit with everyone at Thanksgiving and while it will be a while before we can have it properly …
Our little hawk was back this morning, scaring the sparrows and also the chickens who were the first to let me know he was perched up over their pens. They hid safely inside their coop while the little birds huddled in the depths of the viburnum and wouldn't come out again until he was gone. …
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