For fifteen years, our family lived (quite happily) in 400 sq. feet of space.  I became quite adept at eking out storage space from the smallest crevices and corners. Now that I live in 2200 sq. feet of space, I  am still a space-saving aficionado.  One of the things I love to do is make use of the walls in our house for storage. A…

As most of you have probably noticed by now, I have a contract with an ad network called BlogHer whose ads appear in the right column.   I get a little income each month from running the ads and then every week or two, one of my posts is featured on some of the other blogs in the network which provides a little extra blogging…

 Last night I heroically braved the Manteo Mosquitos to go out and take a few pictures.   I slathered myself in bug spray and put on long sleeves and long pants and by the time I got done, I was one slathery, sweaty (but non-mosquito bitten) mess. What we photographers won’t go through for a few pictures.…

One of the great things about living in Manteo is that we are near the water.  Lots and lots of water, as in the whole Atlantic Ocean kind of water!  And water—when it’s in the ocean—is a good thing. However, water is not so good in other settings.…