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House on Hubbard: February 2011
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Monday, February 28, 2011. March is a mere few hours away, which means St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner. Or.17 days and a few hours around the corner. While this isn't a food blog, these cookies are pretty darn crafty. Piping the cookies with intensity. Note: cookie in left hand "on deck". Filling in the flooding with a toothpick and frosted fingers. Chocolate sugar cookie recipe, royal icing tutorial, and other deliciousness found here: Annie's Eats. Monday, February 21, 2011. 1) The drivewa...
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House on Hubbard: About
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We're Jen and Louis, and we love our house on Hubbard (hoHub! I'm Jen, the blog-owner, but Louis is a regular photo and project contributor. I grew up in Iowa, staying in my homestate all through college. I moved "up north" to participate in a year-long volunteer program, and the splendor of Minnesota, combined with a childhood fondness for summer trips here took hold. I love both Iowa and Minnesota and could never stray from the Midwest. And have many long-term visions for our life together here. Newly ...
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House on Hubbard: Things are starting to get nautical.
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Monday, July 25, 2011. Things are starting to get nautical. My husband and colleagues know I'm trending towards the nautical look these days- you know, reds and blues, rope belts, anchors, answering the phone with an ahoy. Just kidding on that last one. While my trend has been more on the fashion front, my ideas for this look really stemmed from basement inspiration. What now? More on this striped goodness in a bit. And the nautical scheming took off. Besides already having these curtains, I've delayed m...
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House on Hubbard: Making the Mudroom, Part Two
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Sunday, September 4, 2011. Making the Mudroom, Part Two. When I last left off, the new mini mudroom was getting the Tart Margarita wall treatment. I found myself very challenged and stressed by the multitude of options, yet none that seemed to work for us. Plus I didn't want to spend a fortune on a tiny section of flooring. So I settled on some wood pieces (after a lot of difficult math and planning in the store). I came home and cut them down to size with my baby hacksaw. Original board back on top.
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House on Hubbard: 400 cookies
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Sunday, September 25, 2011. The house project scene has been quiet around HoHub. The minute I set down the last tool for the mini mudroom, I turned my attention to a different sort of project: baking- baking 400 wedding cookies, to be specific. Way back in March, when I brought some St. Patrick's Day cookies in to the office, my colleague Peggy asked if I would make cookies for her wedding. I obliged. Okay, it was more like, "OMG. Really? Yes I would love to! 8 batches of cookies. 40 cups of flour. Yep, ...
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House on Hubbard: November 2010
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Monday, November 29, 2010. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Well, I think I'm done decorating. I could probably keep going, but I'd have to buy more decorations and knick-knacks, especially seasonal ones, are so not my thing. Plus I married someone who shows about as much excitement for Christmas as does one going to the dentist. But lo and behold, Christmas meets House on Hubbard! The full shot of the dining room. Antique-looking gift box filled with the mini ornaments from our tree last year.
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House on Hubbard: June 2011
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Monday, June 20, 2011. How our garden grows. In fits and starts, the backyard garden is finally complete! I've developed some serious yard envy walking around our neighborhood. So, nearly a month after buying most of my plants, I finally got them in the ground. Spring beginnings. Rhubarb starts to shoot up. April 12, 2011. Clearing out the dead brush. Rhubarb takeover begins! May 7, 2011. Tilling and weeding and tilling and weeding. June 8, 2011. Andfinally some serious progress! Path in to the garden.
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House on Hubbard: September 2010
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010. Another confession: I love bunting (not baseball, not baby), but bunting banners. To me, they are eye candy. And for no reason at all, other than the shear pleasure of getting to look at one every day, my bunting project was born. Before this bunting, though, there was wedding bunting. When Louis and I got married this summer, our lovely colleagues (shoutout to DMV, Elana, and Mattie! And a quick iron of the 36 new triangles. From there, I had purchased a 1-inch wide sheer ...
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House on Hubbard: March 2011
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Thursday, March 31, 2011. The results are in. The radon results, that is. Remember when I posted about my concerns. For the odorless, tasteless gas known to cause lung cancer? I was particularly concerned the more effort we put into making our basement cozy that I wouldn't want to know the results. I didn't want to know anything bad, nor did I want to give up the basement. And yesterday, no more than 8 days after mailing it in, my results arrived in my inbox. Ah, the wonders of technology. So even though...
