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new windows!

Posted on October 5th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

We have NEW WINDOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And our house feels incredible. I’m actually not frozen and my lips are not tinted blue! YAY! Well, I guess that’s what happens when you go from 4% efficiency to 95%! Besides that, the new window casings are NOT filled with layers and layers of cracked, chipped paint, dirt, bugs, cobwebs, […]



perfectly beautiful

Posted on October 3rd, 2009 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Zia enjoying her new living room.   She was mostly outside with her dadda while I painted, but every once in while she’d come in, survey the walls, and state reassuringly: “Looks beaufect, Mamma”.     I really appreciated that. Heaven knows I needed it. And I know she’s always honest with me. If anything is a […]



we’re golden!

Posted on September 30th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

Do you love it as much as I do? Because I love love love it! It feels warm, happy, bright, clean, intimate, and inspiring. It’s just what I wanted. You thought it was going to be BLUE, you say? Well, so did I. But I think I’ll save blue for another room, another day. There’s nothing […]



egg salad, anybody?

Posted on September 29th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on egg salad, anybody?

  Enter the red living room. First of all, I want to say these are terrible pictures, but I didn’t have the patience to tinker with the exposure. At least you get the idea…sort of. Please don’t let my photography teacher from college be looking at these…sorry, Mr. I. They’re horrible, I know.   Wow, what chaos! I […]

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new paint for the living room

Posted on September 27th, 2009 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

       I am terrified!  2 gallons of lemony tinted primer. 3 gallons of Pollen Grains interior satin latex. Taking the plunge…