This peony has demonstrated great endurance by surviving transplantation followed by overshadowing from neighboring plants followed by a dry summer and cold winter. Now it is making some buds again. I hope it will thrive in its new home alongside our family.

Not exactly fish, but the closest I’ve come this week.

When the light hits it right, this old window shade appears to have stripes. I am amazed that it mostly survived the remodeling process in this room.

Today’s cloudy weather might be turning fair.

In our attempt to select a water filter for the kitchen, we have written out several criteria for evaluation.

This bathroom is scheduled for demolition as soon as we have another one functional again.

We created small mountains of spray foam to insulate part of the basement today.

This tiny critter was a challenge to keep in focus as it ambled along the intricate folds of my denim jeans.

We plan to stick with plain white walls in this room so as not to detract from the natural wood grain.

The accent tile we chose for our kitchen has a design reminiscent of textile artwork.