when i tell friends that is is very gray in our neck of the woods (NE ohio), i am often treated to stories about the grayness in places where THEY’ve lived. then they come here in november or december and suddenly, they get it—they know gray in a whole new way. above is a photo taken from my […]
how we missed our neighbor bret’s house of haunting last year, right? but he wants everyone to know—he’s BACK. there’s nothing quite like bret’s yard in october. (except of course for december) let’s take a little walk, shall we? and don’t hog the middle of the path, there . . . you have to take […]
i never noticed this in christmases past, but bret’s little penguin is actually knitted (in my defense, there is just SO much else to look at over there, it completely passed me by). but yes—when you look close, it’s constructed of a garter-stitch net, knit from what appears to be some kind of plastic bouclé, […]
the weather turning colder and the the daylight hours growing shorter each day can only mean one thing—it’s about to be halloween. and as most of you know, this day of all days is very special on our street! each year our friend bret across the way puts on a spectacular halloween display, which he spends […]