Madame of the Manor
Saturday, February 27, 2010

Bridge Down!

›
Well, all this rain and snow has caused a little havoc on our stream. It swelled so much that it picked up an old bridge somewhere up stream...
3 comments:
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Rant: What's with Pro-Stupidity?

›
I was reading through the March issue of Lucky magazine last week and came upon an ad that just pissed me off: Aside from the fact that the ...
1 comment:
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Easy, Elegant Mantle Decor

›
The simplest mantle display I know is also a no-fail go-to. Most people already have either a large mirror or piece of art over their mantle...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Eulogy for Skittles

›
Dear Skittles, So Curious So Communicative So Sweet And So Tolerant Who will follow me when I'm doing nutty things in the backyard? Or h...
Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Shattered Nails No More!

›
A couple of winters ago my nails started performing this new and obnoxious trick where almost the moment they grew beyond the quick, they sp...
1 comment:
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Living Room Paint Options

›
As a result of our new couches, which are a lovely cream and taupe jacquard, the pink walls in my living room had to go. I wanted to go for ...
2 comments:
Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Reading Gave me Tendinitis

›
It's true! Sad... but still true. So here's the story: Back in April of 2009 I woke up one Friday morning with a shooting pain in my...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Craiglist Couches!

›
I found these cute little couches on Craigslist last week. Hubby went to check them out and give a yea or nay. They certainly looked nice in...
1 comment:
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Tulips

›
3 square inches of spring. here in my living room. can you tell that I am waiting? eagerly? for it to spread... outside those ...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Stairway Gallery

›
I've seen so many images of really nicely done up stairway galleries in magazines and blogs (Maryam over at My Marrakesh has a great ec...
Monday, January 4, 2010

A New Year, A New Carpet, And a Great Big DUH!

›
Happy New Year everyone!! So sort of for Christmas (I'm pretending it is a present to me, but really it was just coincidental timing), I...
1 comment:
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Madame Meg
Having left a retail management job near Boston to become a woman of leisure in my first house in the suburbs, I find myself with time to pursue a variety of interests. Here I chronicle my efforts at turning our house into a home, hand-me-down furniture into something beautiful, and keeping my husband and myself entertained and fashionable out here in the semi-wilderness.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.