My daughter has manufactured a terrarium out of a plastic Tupperware container. She’s lined the bottom with fish tank stones, found a couple bigger rocks from outside, and then used construction paper to cut out, not just a lily pad,…
Recently, my eight-year-old daughter decided she wanted to dig a hole in our backyard. Believe it or not, this actually seemed reasonable to me and quite in her character. We’ve raised her to be close to the dirt, to not…
A few weeks ago, my wife said to me, “I think I’d like some sunlight in my office.” I’ve been married long enough to know that this simple proclamation signaled a major space and design change in our basement, and…
We’re having a little landscaping done in our backyard. Not on purpose, mind you. Nor are there any plans. Also, no one has been hired to do this. This landscaping all appears to simply happen organically. Each time we look…
Here’s a quick interior design quiz: When a seven-year-old lives in your home, what decorating feature dominates each and every room? Think about that while I tell you a story. A few weeks ago, I received an email from a…
We are sauntering through the back side of Stratham Hill, a small park in Portsmouth, with an observation tower and plenty of rocks. We are, in fact, looking for one rock in particular, the oddly named Kitty Rock—so named because…
