Monthly Archives: January 2014

Tips from the Houseproud homestead: next installment

Here’s another installment of tips from the Houseproud homestead, chock-a-block with helpful hints, as well as numerous asides and digressions.  But before we get started with practical matters, let’s take a look at this corner of the Houseproud homestead’s living room, shall we?

Extra credit if you can spot the good-luck chimney sweep!

The cozy-covered tv in a corner of the Houseproud homestead’s living room has new decorations up.  Extra credit if you can spot the good-luck chimney sweep!

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Projects: past and future

Houseproud project - bread bagsHello, my pets!  I’m relieved to report that the Houseproud homestead’s Christmas decorations are down and packed away (even the gloriously huge wreath that hung in the living room, which I miss already).  Our apartment feels spare and empty after the happy clutter of decorations have come down, and I LOVE that change.  It speaks to the time of year:   the time to clear out clutter, examine old habits, make new patterns.  Anyway and anyhow, have you settled into the new year yet?  We have here at the Houseproud homestead, and I, for one, am ready to start on new projects.  But before I go into my latest mad plans, here are pictures of presents that I made this Christmas (check out last week’s post to see pictures of things I made to decorate the homestead).  Continue reading