Victoria Elizabeth Barnes

Our solution to a window in the shower.

Victoria Elizabeth Barnes — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:53:56 +0000

Every month, I get a few emails asking how we handled the window in our shower… I’d like to reply—oh, la la la… that’s so boring… Wouldn’t you rather ask me what I’m planning to be for Halloween? Why is no one curious about that? But instead of grilling them about their failure to ask(...)

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LUCK on your side… a gift for my best friend.

Victoria Elizabeth Barnes — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:04:55 +0000

A few weeks ago, my best friend Lara, had the pleasure of walking me through one of those experiences that initially appear to be soul-crushing and life-destroying… Although, later are revealed to be less than significant… and possibly blown out of proportion… and maybe even a figment of your imagination that would have published you(...)

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How to grow cuttings: pinching and rooting.

Victoria Elizabeth Barnes — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:16:40 +0000

Okay! Are you excited to learn how to grow cuttings you take? Are you excited to learn all about pinching your plants? Are you excited to find out you can propagate new plants just by rooting the cut plant in soil? Are you excited for a refresher in basic botany and step-by-step instructions to getting(...)

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My favorite flowers for a cutting garden.

Victoria Elizabeth Barnes — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:38:13 +0000

Since I did my favorite shade plants in last week’s post… I’ll continue the garden theme, and do my favorite sun-loving flowers for cutting. My requirements are: low maintenance, long vase life, an extended bloom period… And? Repeat after me: BIG. Big, bold, colorful, and easy… (my one exception to that would be Lisianthus.) I’m so over anything that needs(...)

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My favorite shade plants: flowering, easy-care perennials.

Victoria Elizabeth Barnes — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:16:01 +0000

Before I had a blog, I had a garden. I used to do things like go to Master Gardener lectures. About plant pathology. And conifer identification. And intro to entomology. For fun!! But also because I paid absolutely no attention in eighth-grade science. As a gardener, I would have been excited to tell you about my favorite shade-garden perennials.(...)

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Philadelphia Elvis Fest… confronting the existential question of why my best friend lives so far away.

Victoria Elizabeth Barnes — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:59:57 +0000

Good day, regular people. Let us recap what you know about me: I have an old house. I like fancy stuff. Let me introduce you to something you don’t know: I love Elvis Presley. A lot. A LOT, a lot. On Thursday afternoon last week, Paul called me… He said—hey. Do you want to go(...)

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My paramour. My inamorata. My one true love: Craigslist.

Victoria Elizabeth Barnes — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:04:56 +0000

People say Craigslist is full of crap. And? It is. It’s totally full of junk and overpriced oak hutches from 1980. However? Craigslist is also the source of all awesomeness. The hutches are just there to scare off the non-believers… To test your faith and weed out the heretics. Craigslist is like an estate sale,(...)

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I shall be both dog and pony. — Roger Sterling

Victoria Elizabeth Barnes — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:14:25 +0000

Sometimes I struggle to explain to people: JUST how awesome my blog is. I think this about sums it up. Don and I are taking a little trip up the coast… we’ll be back Tuesday, to show you my FAVORITE find!! Are you coming? IMPORTANT NOTICE: This blog is now a Mad Men FREE zone.(...)

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Who is this woman Pilar Guzman? How did she steal my DREAM KITCHEN?

Victoria Elizabeth Barnes — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:20:26 +0000

Let’s get back to planning our kitchen remodel… as a reminder, here is what we are starting with... our previous owner’s DIY masterpiece. Paul and I have been in this house for three and a half years… By now, I’d expected the kitchen layout to have defined itself. You know? How if you live with(...)

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I cannot WAIT to show you my BEST find ever.

Victoria Elizabeth Barnes — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:16:22 +0000

PEOPLE! My People! It is I! Your feckless leader! I am so excited, I cannot contain myself. You. Have. No. Idea. I got something. When you see it, you will be so incredibly jealous. It is the BEST something EVER. It took Paul six hours, from start to finish, to bring it home. The most triumphant(...)

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