A blackboard in the kitchen I know, I m the last person on earth to do this. Turns out it isn t just stylish, it s practical, too.  And I love the scribbles that evolve here throughout the day.  It s non-stagnant art or vocabulary, spelling words, memory verses, and Spanish verb conjugations.  Once school starts around here next month, we ll be working the blackboard artistically, however.

Chris made a frame that coordinates with our kitchen cabinetry, and the finished blackboard balances this end of the kitchen now.  I love it!  (Oh, and on another kitchen update, I ended up selling the adorable desk that I considered using as an island.  Turns out that it was all up in my kool-aid in that space.  It was there everywhere I turned.  Good thing I lived with it for a while.)

What was I saying?  Blackboards?  Heaven?  Angels

I have three.  (I think I have my Christmas card done )

Many thanks to Chris for all his hard work here at TPH!  And, really, he has done so much more here that I haven t shown like hanging drywall in the basement, painting stairs, and ripping up hardwood floors and replacing floor joists (wasn t that a blast, Chris?).  You ll see more, too he s finishing up a picnic table for us since I sent my other one to live at the cottage as a dining table and I m on his schedule to do some reconfiguring in the study/homeschool room.

Okay, whew, I m so tired.  It has been a busy, busy week here at TPH but so productive.  I m sorry that I am behind on emails but, as always, thank you, thank you for your comments and inquiries.  Happy weekend, dearies!