Category Archives: design thoughts
in hand
Where have I been? Most days are filled with a general scrambling-like feeling. Besides managing the details of our project, I’m managing details on two other intense construction projects (both nearing completion, which is when it begins to feel like … Continue reading
markings
One particularly pleasant afternoon recently (this is Texas, after all), our daughter spent some time out in the addition, and she happened upon one of the framer’s rectangular pencils sharpened with a knife. What I found later were her cryptic … Continue reading
found objects
While I was out in the garage this afternoon trying to make sense of the “space”, which is nothing more than a few wall studs, I noticed a small stash of found bottles. Since there was a lot of digging … Continue reading
valued experience
When our oldest son was born in 2000, we were living in one room that we’d cleaned by coating every surface with fresh paint. We slowly worked on every other space in the house as well as adding some square … Continue reading
janusz
I like to think that I am a thoughtful person, in the sense that I think before I act, or talk, or make decisions (my husband, Joe, finds this trait annoying at brunch because sometimes the decision can take forever). … Continue reading
beginnings
There are many reasons why people begin blogs. One of them seems to be “finding your own voice”. I have to admit that after 12 years of baby-raising, and 9 years of firm-running I haven’t maybe spent as much time … Continue reading