The Phillips Family

Not a very important blog today… but while I’ve been thinking of my favorite things… and of style… I realized that all of my favorite books match all of my favorite shoes. If only books and shoes could make an outfit, I’d be set…

I have long enjoyed the crafty side of life, though it’s a brand of craftiness more akin to Odysseus than Martha Stewart. But for now I have hung up my prankster hat. I am now trying to make a new hat… out of a recycled wool sweater. (At this point it doesn’t merit any pics [...]

Yesterday it was about 80 degrees… this morning we woke up to the season’s first snow. We probably got an inch or two, and it will probably be gone by the end of the day. Exciting nonetheless. Here are a few photos. These two photos are taken at Cheeseman Park, 2 blocks from the house.

Part of the inspiration for our home came from a website Thomas and Rachel showed us which featured a small and cleverly decorated apartment. The apartment owner was careful to choose objects for her home that were cute and colorful but also functional. We’re fond of our “cozy” garden-level apartment. However, it doesn’t have much [...]

Well, maybe not. But that’s what this year’s pumpkin turned out to be. After researching the “pro” pumpkin carvers out there, I decided to try my hand at a more complex design. Basically what this involves is not only carving out voids in the pumpkin, but also scraping down portions of the pumpkin to create [...]

With the leaves changing and the weather turning cooler, I thought I’d post a few photos of our yard and street. Today was unseasonably warm and windy, but by tomorrow morning we might see some snow falling here in the city. And as Michael Jackson says in the “Thriller” video, “now it’s official.” I finally [...]

About a month ago, I was feeling a mite homesick, and my niece started walking and talking right after we moved; so I went to the big city for a week to visit. It was good to be back at the homestead. Highlights: birthday dinner for Kara, Amy coming home from college for the event, [...]

I have enjoyed setting up our little home in the mountains and paid more attention to all the corners and the colors of it the second time around (the first time being when we set up shop in Houston). I have taken more time partly because now I have the luxury of time. I have [...]