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Me Maw’s Garden Shed
My friend, The Social Planner, Tanis also has another name. Me Maw. She has three precious grand babies who call her that. One of the things that Tanis has wanted to get started at the Rockin F...
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Star Hill Images
It seems that I spend all my time in the Garagemahal when we are at Star Hill. Not true! Here are some shots I have taken recently but haven’t shared. I love how beautiful and green everything is now...
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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year in Coldspring
I love, love, love November and December in Coldspring, Texas. Chilly weather, fire pit, s’mores, falling leaves and the little town of Coldspring does Christmas for weeks! First, there will be the...
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Open House at the Rockin’ F Ranchito
My buddy, The Social Planner, went all out for Christmas. She has an amazingly talented niece who made all the decorations. Follow along as I take you on a tour of her beautiful home. This past...
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San Jacinto County Christmas Open House
For the fifth year my buddy, the social planner, and I got to go on our annual snoop visit of beautiful homes located in San Jacinto county. The home tour is a scholarship fundraiser for students in...
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10 of My Favorite Posts and a Big Thank You!
If things go as they have been for the last week, by the time I wake up tomorrow I will have had 50,000 page views on my little teeny tiny minnow of a blog. I will also be celebrating two years of...
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If You Can’t Commit Don’t Get A Pet
I got the following message from my lake house neighbor Thursday night: “ FYI, you and Hubby have a new dog. A white spotted one that has been living on your porch since at least Mon. He has a routine...
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Weekend Finds and the Plans I Have for Them
This past weekend I visited my favorite faith-based resale shop up near our lake house. It had been a few weeks since my last visit and stuff had been dropped off. I love this little place. It is...
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Superwoman Is Not My Name
At least once a week a comment is made to me about my hobby of restoring, re-purposing, and repainting furniture that makes me think people have a few misconceptions about me. People have asked me how...
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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Thursday night I had the opportunity to visit SJ River Ranch just outside Coldspring. I will tell you all that when I say I am a weekend country girl, that is a stretch. I am really a “weekend go to...
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San Jacinto County Home Tour Part 1
I love our adopted county. It is tiny. Teeny tiny. In fact, it is the smallest county in the second largest state in the United States. I love the little town square. Next weekend is the Christmas...
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The Aggie House; San Jacinto County Christmas Home Tour Part 2
The road that runs adjacent to our neighborhood main road is Harrell Cemetery Road. Guess what is at the end of Harrell Cemetery Road? If you guessed the Harrell Plantation Cemetery you are correct....
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San Jacinto County Christmas Home Tour Part 3
I will bet a few of you are ready for the home tour to be done. I’m known as a bit of an over-sharer so, my apologies. I just love our little Weekend country community and I am always amazed at the...
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A Weekend Country Christmas
The weather was beautiful up in the country this weekend. Temperatures in the 60’s and 70’s with some sun. The great weather meant everyone, and I mean everyone, showed up for Christmas on the Square...
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Wishing, Hoping, Praying and Dreaming
This year I become eligible for retirement. Wow! How in the world did that happen? Time has flown by. I will not be retiring this year, but the realization that I could retire is causing my husband and...
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Adding a Corrugated Tin Wall
We got a good start on the want to finish projects before putting our beloved Star Hill on the market over the holiday break. This is what the wall in our main room has looked like since we moved in....
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Mini Master Bedroom Makeover
Rain, rain, more rain, and cold meant no outside work, no Garagemahal furniture work during our week at Star Hill. Being stuck inside our 950 square foot house with husband, bored dog, and a restless...
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Corner Shelves that Hide Wiring
Do you hate to see electric cords, cables, and other assorted wiring as much as I do? When we reorganized our tiny family room at the lake we moved the television, cable box, dvd, and karaoke...
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How to Furnish a Second Home on the Cheap
As we are getting ready to sell our sweet little near the lake house, I think I am getting sentimental. I dug out our scrap book from the first few years of our journey and was pleasantly surprised at...
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Selling Star Hill
Well, we are taking the plunge. Star Hill, our near the lake cabin in Coldspring, Texas is going on the market. We planned to meet with a Realtor Sunday to discuss selling our near the lake house,...
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