Allow me a wee rant. I know I don't deserve such self indulgence because really, when was the last time I published a post? A month a...

With two dogs and four cats it's a constant battle here to keep the animal fur at lower than ankle level. But occasionally, after the su...

For a little while now, well more than a little while - more like weeks in fact, I've noticed this weird smell when I've come into t...

Tips on keeping the house clean in an eco-friendly manner. I used to have to go to Target especially to buy Method cleaning supplies but I c...

Do you see what that is? No, not the cute dog with the dopey expression on his face. Up a bit. In the glass? That bright circle in the middl...

This is the only thing that didn't get vacuumed, dusted or polished today... that's because it's totally perfect as is.

The newspaper phoned this afternoon to ask if they can send a someone to photograph our house for the article on Andrew Geller's work t...

Power-washing Originally uploaded by modernemama He's been at it all day poor baby, 1000+ sq' of Bluestone that was black ...

White Rhododendron Originally uploaded by modernemama We now have a moss-free brick path and patio at the rear of the house.The ma...

and this is a good thing. For the last month or so, it's been blowing more stuff out of its bottom than it's been sucking up. The o...

Spring 2007 pool opening Originally uploaded by modernemama . We tried to get as many chores done as possible on Saturday. These in...

working. Of course. It is if it happens to be the only free day of the summer when you're at home, it isn't too hot to move, it isn...