My apologies for missing yesterday’s post! We had a busy weekend followed by an even crazier Monday with projects and finds I’m so excited about that I get butterflies in the pit of my stomach. I had something else in mind to post about today but we’ve been making some progress at home and in the garden and because some of you have asked to see more of our garden plans, I thought you’d enjoy a peek.
Late last June was one of the happiest moments in our life together as a family. We had just bought a little Cape Cod cottage in town and had all these dreams of slowly fixing it up and making it ours. We moved in with boxes of stuff (mostly toys and books) and just a handful of furniture pieces we’d bought locally through antiques shops and Craigslist, art and a couple of vintage tables and chairs. We decided to be patient and carefully consider all options and aspects before committing to any permanent changes in the new house. We didn’t want this to be a quick fixer-upper, and although the budget was carefully considered, we decided we can wait and save for the good things. We’re still not finished, not even close, but I thought I’d share with a little progress update.
If you’ve been following us on Instagram @cafedesignhome, our account dedicated entirely to the renovation of our little New England Cape, you might have noticed that we recently completed some construction work at our house. Big changes have happened that I’m very excited about and thought I’d share them with you. Over the last couple of months my husband and I have been working at warp-speed, in between Zoom meetings and home-schooling efforts with our second-grader, tackling little projects here and there and checking things off of our humongous, ever-expanding to-dos list. Keeping our minds and hands busy has been the only way to retain sanity and a sense of normalcy during these difficult times…
It’s been a while since I let you in on what we’ve been up to at home. In part because things have been progressing rather slowly, in part because we’ve been making a few boo-boos here and there that I wasn’t too proud to share. But our latest mishap is too major not to, if only as a warning: The more you want something to happen, the harder it’s going to be! Just kidding. Sort of.
In the midst of so much uncertainty and so much pain and loss for so many it is difficult to keep one’s mind clear and one’s heart hopeful. Like everyone else, I’ve busied myself indoors for the last five days, catching up on reading and forgotten chores, contacting friends and family, making sure they are all OK. We’re doing our best to stay calm and positive, and structured in our days, while sending prayers to everyone that’s been affected by the recent events worldwide. As we’re all trying to make sense of this new reality, there are ways to help and make a difference. Many of us are so incredibly blessed. We have good health, a warm home and a well-stocked pantry but the sad reality is that many more families in communities across the country live below the poverty line and many kids rely on school meals. And no school means no food for these kids and it is heartbreaking. Donation centers have been set up in most school districts and this is one way we can do good, by taking care of each other.
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