December 28, 2023
Man, what a year. Here are 148 photos from our first year at Pauline Manor. We may have transformed this house … but Pauline Manor has […]
November 28, 2023
I will never not be in awe of this amazing home. So honored to be spending her 115th Christmas together. In just two weeks we will […]
November 13, 2023
It is officially Christmas at Pauline Manor. Despite a rough weekend we spent a couple of hours tonight putting up our very first Christmas tree in […]
October 10, 2023
Today was a big day around Pauline Manor – the second story is finally getting properly “dressed.” As much as I would have loved to find […]
September 29, 2023
Today I harvested my first two watermelons from the garden. One is 17 pounds and the other is 11 pounds. I’m spending this afternoon cleaning out […]
September 24, 2023
It’s officially finished. After yesterday Mike and I were SO SORE… but SO CLOSE to being finished. My fellow Type3 bestie knew how much it meant […]
September 21, 2023
When we started talking about buying Pauline Manor I knew I wanted a vegetable garden… but I had no idea how much I was going to […]
September 2, 2023
Just spent the last hour on my hands and knees with warm water washing paint and sheetrock dust off of the front staircase at Pauline Manor. […]
September 2, 2023
In 2010 I accepted a job in Fort Worth Texas helping a new direct sales jewelry company get launched. I met some of the most amazing […]
June 23, 2023
Eight days after the storm – and things are getting back to normal Mike and I started very early this morning putting in the runners (intentionally stacking them […]
June 22, 2023
The urge to keep this little guy was strong With all of the crazy weather we got a bit behind on cutting the grass in a […]
June 21, 2023
Our TWO AC units are trying as hard as they can but… 115 year old houses aren’t exactly “energy efficient” We’ve been working on getting nice […]
May 29, 2023
If you know me, you know I tend to go overboard on most things. Moderation is not my strong suit Putting in a garden at Pauline […]
May 21, 2023
Finally hung this display in the foyer of Pauline Manor. The top piece was made by my father in law with 100+ year old wood – […]
May 13, 2023
I am grateful for friends who help support my hair-brained ideas I saw this piece on an estate auction and just had to have it. Did […]
May 5, 2023
Strawberries and now blueberries … I need to go check my tomatoes . Who knew I could have this much fun growing stuff?! Yesterday a kind […]
April 29, 2023
Yesterday the residents of Pauline Manor grew by four paws. Please welcome Chewie to the family. He hasn’t found his bark yet, but he’s getting along […]
April 22, 2023
It’s my first official strawberry Things have been moving along here at Pauline Manor. Even though the urge to lay by the pool and forget the […]
April 6, 2023
There is some exciting stuff happening inside… but how can anyone be inside on a day like this? When I had my little beloved inflatable pool […]
March 14, 2023
It’s a big week here at Pauline Manor… she is getting a much-needed new roof! We knew going into this that it was needed, but originally […]
March 5, 2023
This weekend the focus shifted outside for a little while The weather was beyond perfect and allowed us to get so much done! We planted a […]