Tag Archives: Home and Garden

Snap Decisions

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Coming East

I am not good at making decisions. One reason is because I want to make everybody happy. If someone asks me where I’d like to go to dinner, I usually say, “Oh, anything’s fine with me. You pick.” Same thing … Continue reading →

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Removing the Glue from the Wallpaper of Life

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Coming East

I’m exhausted and sore all over.  Yesterday my husband and I spent more than seven straight hours removing wallpaper from the dining room.  It was the original wallpaper when the house was built, so I would have thought that after … Continue reading →

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The Snowball Effect

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Coming East

Remember this old proverb? For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message was lost. … Continue reading →

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It’s For Your Own Good

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Coming East

My husband has been lusting after a pair of pewter oil lamps he saw awhile ago at the Shirley Pewter Shop in Williamsburg, Virginia. We make the hour drive to Williamsburg about every other month, just to get out of … Continue reading →

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