Author: Paula
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Christmas Table and Placesetting Decoration Ideas
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Last weekend I was in Missouri and had the pleasure of doing some window shopping. What with our new house, we’re a little tapped for funds at the moment, but there were so many pretty ideas, that I’m sure I can DIY my way into a unique Christmas table this…
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Gluten Free Recipe: Amercianized Vietnamese Turkey Pho Soup
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Recently I decided to try my hand at making some Vietnamese Pho, which is a popular soup. The noodles in the soup are made from rice, so this is a great gluten free option! We had left overs we’d frozen from Thanksgiving, and so this was a great way to…
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Five Minute Friday: A Matter of “Bravery” or a Love of Driving?
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This week I’ve been out on business in Missouri. I like Missouri. My parents live here, although I never have. They moved after I was out of grad school. I’m traveling with three coworkers. Instead of heading home with them today, I got a flight “home” on Sunday so I…
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Kitchen Curtains and Desk Revealed
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Last week you guys saw the new wall color in the kitchen and repainted hutch. Now lets take a look to the right of the hutch! Probably you are wondering why I went to so much trouble to redo my kitchen, when I could have simply hired a Montreal kitchen…
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DIY Thanksgiving Turkey Hats
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This year I decided to make some turkey hats for my family to wear at Thanksgiving. They were easy to make and everyone had fun wearing them 🙂 I bought 8 pre-made party hats at Target, along with some construction paper and glue sticks. I also used scissors and tape…
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A Burst Water Pipe and a Reason to be Thankful
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If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen my photos of a rusty old pipe last week. Ugh. On Tuesday night, we were sitting in the living room and heard a loud gush of water, and then a commotion outside. No, really, a commotion! I ran out the…
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Kitchen Wall Colors & Blog Hop #16
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Yesterday I posted about how I repainted the hutch in our kitchen. You may have also noticed that the wall behind the hutch has been painted, too! We went from a very brown space to an updated gray, which was done in a couple of phases. Just for the refresher,…
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Repainting a Hutch for the Kitchen
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I’ve had a wooden Ikea hutch for the past twelve years. It was a gift from my parents, and it’s functional, stores a ton of stuff, but it was outdated. The pine color felt very “Holly Hobby” to me, and seemed a bit more “country” than my current decorating style.…
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We Have A New Roof!!
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There were a few “big things” that our little casita needed when we bought it (as is) back in June. The biggest? The one that gave me the most indigestion? One of the things you don’t want to see when the inspector hands you his/her report? That you need a…