home sweet home

moving day has come and gone and we are now

getting settled in to quinby cottage.

i don't think i have ever felt so immediately

"at home" anywhere we have lived.

the kids love it, too.

bikes, skateboards, and scooters

have already been out.

we have been greeted warmly by neighbors even though

our boys' have raised the noise level

in this quiet cul-de-sac immensely.

spinner, after meeting a little boy named frank,

started calling him franc (as in the french pronunciation)

and telling silly stories from wimpy kid without

coming up for air. frank's mom

still gave us brownies and welcomed us to the

neighborhood.

how cute is this workshop?

it's mine!

it's a darling little shop that has electricity, a/c,

and cable hook up!

it is going to serve as my green seed workshop.

i'll show you more once i get it all set up.

love, love the doors and ornamental tee hinges!

monday we will be knocking down a wall and changing the opening to another room.

the room on the left is the dining room, on the right is the family room. these rooms share a

wall and it's coming down! it's a support wall so it is a big job but will be totally worth

it when this space is opened up. because it is a support

wall we will have a post in the far corner, which is close to the

center of the house. the column is a salvaged

piece from an old tobacco mill from a small sc

town. i'm psyched about having it.

the rest of the room will take shape around that column. fresh paint, horizontal planking,

updated fireplace.

each room will be getting a makover and it may very

well take a full year.

hopefully when it's all done we will have an

easy, breezy, light and airy, cottage farmhouse feel.

i'll be sure to document it all so check back in.