This Dusty House

Three Things for Thursday: Edmonton, Bedrooms, and All Things Tufted

Authors: Jeanette deBoer

One: Edmonton

Our tickets are booked! 

You might remember that just over 6 weeks ago, my adorable nephew, Daniel, came into this world.


His little face makes my heart melt. 

Because they live in Edmonton and we live in Ontario, the Husband and I have yet to meet our little nephew. And, I'll admit it. It sucks. I...

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Writer's Block

Authors: Jeanette deBoer

I have a case of writer's block this week.


Or maybe it's photographer's block. Or, possibly, DIY-er's block.

Or, perhaps it's just that I'm too content with our home right now and my mind is taking a brief rest rather than coming up with ideas and words to express those ideas. Do you remember that big chunk of time that...

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Putting the Dishes Away: Bookshelves are for Books

Authors: Nette @ This Dusty House

Change is refreshing.

Take this weekend, for example. It was a weekend of the unusual, no sitting around and drinking coffee and waiting for the week to start again. There was Shakespeare, girl talk, gelato and beer. Then, there was camping, family, a simple wedding, plenty of sun, a few pages of a book I'm finding...

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Photo Friday: Books and a Goal

Authors: Nette @ This Dusty House

I think I might be crazy.

I think it's a good crazy, but a crazy none-the-less.

See, yesterday at around 3 in the afternoon, I popped onto twitter and saw this tweet:
@RandomHouseCALooking to tackle your reading pile? Join our #OlympicReadathon http://ow.ly/cvYqp 
Well, no. I don't really have a...

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Three Things for Thursday: Sock buns, Yellow, and a Lament for Fabric

Authors: Nette @ This Dusty House

One: Sock Buns


Since the weather has been so hot and humid, I have been desperate to get my hair up and off my neck as often as possible. Recently, a coworker mentioned she had discovered sock buns and, while I knew about them and love how they look, I realized I had never actually attempted to figure out how it...

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The Story of a Log Cabin Quilt

Authors: Nette @ This Dusty House

When I was 12 or so, my sister, five years older than me, was getting ready to move off the farm and into a dorm room. Part of her growing up process involved creating her own full twin-sized quilt. This wasn't so unusual. Our mother was crafty, a nature she willingly passed on to her children. (Even my brother...

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Open Shelving, Dishes, and A Request for Advice

Authors: ThisDustyHouse


We had a remarkably disappointing thunderstorm last night, a thunderstorm that dropped maybe 10 minutes of large, fat, but gentle rain drops. I don't even want to talk about the state of my garden.

I do, however, want to talk about my kitchen.


When we first moved our heavy bookcase onto our main floor, I had it placed in...

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The Most Prettiest Folding Step Stool in Existence at This Moment

Authors: Nette @ This Dusty House

Happy Monday! I worked from home Thursday and Friday last week so, even though most of the time I work harder and better from the comfort of my dining room table, I feel like I've had an extra extra long weekend. Which made coming in today all the more difficult.

But! I have something kind of delightful...

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Photo Friday: The Cat

Authors: Nette @ This Dusty House

Today is the last day to enter my Blurb giveaway! The giveaway will close at 7 pm tonight, so don't forget to sneak your entry in last minute!

On Sunday, when it started to rain so hard I was getting splashed by the droplets in my seat on the front porch where I was curled up with a book, I came inside and...

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Three Things For Thursday: Heatwaves, Bathrooms, and Portraits

Authors: Nette @ This Dusty House

One


I am ridiculously grateful that this heatwave has finally broken. The temperature of our house hit 90* at the highest this past week. This morning, it was a relief to read a mere 77* on the thermostat.


Two


We have two bathrooms in the Project Lift-The-Roof plan. That means two more chances to pick out tile,...

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