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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 – […]

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 […]

Strawberries and now blueberries … I need to go check my tomatoes . Who knew I could have this much fun growing stuff?! Yesterday a kind […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

It's official… we are home. ❤️

Absolutely nothing brings me more joy than seeing my girls happy. And today – watching this one splash around having the best time and knowing that […]

Things are still rocking along here at Pauline Manor. After what has felt like a solid month of moving boxes and furniture in the rain (read: […]

There is no turning back now! We officially started moving our things into Pauline Manor – starting with my office. This amazing desk weighs about a […]

We have officially made it to the baseboards We’ve almost completed the downstairs and I could not be more thrilled. We have chosen to put off […]

The day we have been waiting for finally arrived. Today we got to take Leia to Pauline Manor fir the first time. She absolutely loved it. […]

Today we found this antique chandelier in the workshed. The paint on the bottom matches a fixture in the hallway on the second floor. There is […]

I put this montage together of our last 24 hours. Looking at this explains why every muscle in my body hurts and why I’m in bed […]