The Modern Shaker

Hi Friend, It's been a good week up here on the hill. The form of the house is taking its final shape as the rafter trusses are built and...

Dear Friend, This past week, everyone worked on the 2nd floor 2x6 tongue-and-groove spruce decking, which is both the 1st floor ceiling...

In the last several years, I have come to appreciate the craft of needlepoint. Originally known as "canvas work" in the 17th century,...

When it was time to replace the high, narrow Craftsman-style window in our kitchen that was not in keeping with our Greek Revival...

It took me a while to figure out that my very favorite paintings are oil portraits of people with serious to semi-serious expressions on...

I did not have any dogs growing up, but I knew that once I got one, he would have to be as handsome as he was useful. I was attracted to...

I had no idea I could enjoy a book so much with "plastic" in the title. Of course, the positive way to describe the book is living with...

I am in love with wool. I wear wool socks all winter, along with "woolies," a thin, wool base layer, usually Merino. It's an amazing...

This book makes me want to clean my house and to take better care of the things that I have. Not only are the photos full of...