How does one begin a blog?  I have decided, like most of you experienced bloggers probably did, that I should just follow the directions and do what the Blogger website tells you to do.  I've done that.  Now what?

I decided to start a blog to see if it would give me something to do that I was good at.  I have been retired for about two months, and already I have already tried every artsy craftsy remodelly idea on every blog I can find.  Sooooo, now I'm going to try to do a blog for myself.  I figure it will be a great way to motivate me to take care of the things around my house that I've always needed to do, always wanted to do, or just plain copy from someone else!

So where do I begin?  I suppose since this blog will be about me and my house, I'd better begin with the house.

Here is the water feature in our back yard where I usually sit and "watch the grass grow".  After retiring from being a teacher and a principal, I really need a year to do nothing more than reflect and regroup.  This place really helps me do that.

Here is the outside.  I live Bastrop, Texas, where last year's wildfire consumed about 3,000 homes.  Ours was close, but thank goodness, we were lucky.  We stayed packed and ready to leave at a moment's notice for about a week.  Other friends and family were not so lucky.

Here's the backyard.  We just added the rock patio and the rock wall.  The deck makes it really nice to sit outside and watch the deer feeding in the greenbelt behind the house.

Our cozy den...

This is the kitchen.

Here's the formal living room.  Most people don't like having formal living rooms anymore, but I've got way too much furniture to give up that second living area.   You can see that everything is nice and matchy-matchy.  I've got a strong urge to change everything and mix things all up.  My husband is watching for signs of insanity, and I think when I tell him I'm starting a decorating blog, he'll commit me!  More tomorrow when I figure out how to add more pictures!