Home Is Where The Smart Is Smart home technology started in the 1980’s, and it’s used to increase the comfort, security, and energy efficiency of a home. Things have evolved over the years, and I’m often asked by clients what makes a smart house a smart house. Adding a Ring doorbell or a learning thermostat…
Savin’ Some Simoleons I have mixed emotions about January this year. Normally it feels like a big period at the end of the sentence of the last chapter of Holidays Gone Haywire, a novel you pick up in November and can’t put it down until the day after New Years. When it’s over you can’t…
ADU? IDK I’ve always had a thing for outbuildings. My love for them began when I was a little kid wandering the neighborhood (unaccompanied wandering and Allosaurus liver pate used to be a thing), and I discovered a mini-house some skilled craftsman had made for their children. Three rooms, including a mini-kitchen, contained in a…
Festivities of the Fall’n October is always a good month for festivals and day trips. If you are in the mood to get out and enjoy the early Fall weather, here are a few suggestions… The Richmond Folk Festival will celebrate it’s 17th anniversary downtown on the water from 2nd to 7th Streets. This is…
The Tables Have Turned If my house had a popularity contest, I’m afraid my dining room would be buzzed out of the competition as soon as it started. It’s not that she isn’t pretty, or accommodating, or fun for that matter, it’s just that she’s always there. Waiting. Biding her time, patiently standing by for…
Bugging Out RVA It’s great that things are starting to pick back up, here are a few things to put on your June calendar: The Reynolds Gallery has it’s opening reception for Fleeting Light, an exhibition of Alex Nyerges’ photographs on June 10th from 5-7. 401 Libbie Avenue Courthouse Creek Cider is now offering food,…
Throwing Shade When it comes to gardening, I’m not sure if I’m a slow learner, or simply a garden optimist. I have a yard with lots of shade and I tended to ignore that pesky detail when I picked my plants for the season. The happy, bright flowers at the nursery turned into sad pouting…
The Cast Iron Stomach I tend to avoid controversy, I do, but I think it’s time to have a civil discussion on a contentious topic. Many strong arguments have been made on both sides, but can we just talk about cast iron cookware? To some it’s a kitchen workhorse that gets passed down from generation…
