Late spring/early summer is such a great time of year, simply because it is time for the GARDEN! I absolutely love looking at our dinner table and seeing a colorful spread. The greens, yellows and reds from the garden make me so happy! It is worth the work of picking, digging, raking, etc. And when…
A Nursery for ME!
When we found out I was pregnant with our first child, we decided immediately that we didn’t want to find out the gender. Who cares!? We were so happy to finally be parents that it could have come out looking like an alien and we would have been perfectly happy! So we kept things neutral…
It’s 2020! Our Year in Review
It is really hard to believe that we are now officially in the year 2020. Looking at all the memes, postings, etc. there are a few things that have really blown my mind. 20 years ago was Y2K…what the heck? That wasn’t yesterday?!? I can remember it so vividly…that New Years Eve night when we…
Our Tin House is Growing
Something very small, but very BIG, has been going on at Our Tin House… On September 2nd we welcomed another baby boy into our family! We found out we were expecting in January of this year, and were scheduled for a c-section on September 13th (which happened to be Friday the 13th). Funny thing…it never…
Part 2 of 2: 13 days in England/Scotland
Like I mentioned in a previous post (PART 1 of 2: Packing for a 13-day UK trip in a carry-on), my husband and I were so fortunate to take a trip to England and Scotland this past summer, 2018. We had a wedding to attend in Bath, England and decided to go ahead and make…
Container Garden Makeover
Spring has sprung here in Texas (and then winter came back for a second, but now spring is back…pretty typical…), and that means we are getting our spring garden going! This year we decided to change things up and try some raised/container beds because we just felt they would be easiest to maintain. Last year,…
PART 1 of 2: Packing for a 13-day UK trip in a carry-on
This summer, my husband and I took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to England and Scotland. A very good friend of ours was getting married to a girl from Bath, England, and we decided to go and make a trip of it. Because we would be traveling on so many different trains, planes and automobiles, we decided…
“From Scratch” Tin Wood Shed
I know, I know…it doesn’t get much more exciting than a wood shed! But since there is always SOME sort of project going on around here (and usually 3,4 or 5 projects at one time) I figured I would show off the latest and greatest of my husband’s shenanigans. Since we moved into our…
Recipe: Chicken Taco Soup
I love my Crock-Pot*…seriously, it is my FAVORITE kitchen tool above all other things (coming in close is my Keurig because, well…coffee). And this time of year, even in Texas, the weather is just right for some amazing Crock-Pot soups! The best thing about the Crock-Pot (in my humble opinion) is that you can set…
When You Need Your Village
Well, let me just say this…2019 has hit me hard with a big ol’ slap in the face. My first post, which I put out on New Years Day, was so hopeful and I was really looking forward to the new year and all the possibilities that it could bring and all the things I…
Our Tin House 