We ran away. Just for the weekend, but still we ran away, and we just returned home. We packed up the good ol’ truck and trekked the 6.5 hrs from our neck of the woods in Maine to Button Bay on Lake Champlain for the annual Lake Champlain International fishing derby. Colby’s family has participated in the derby since it’s inception, 31 years ago. It’s a family tradition that he’s [...]
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As I mentioned yesterday in the Ski Map Art post, hurricane Irene made its way to Maine this past weekend and she is one angry chick! Even though we’re about 45 minutes to an hour from the coast, we still experienced some ridiculous rain and even more ridiculous wind. We were lucky and only lost a couple of trees. Those are only two medium sized trees and they fell between [...]
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A few weeks ago, Goose had his first swimming experience in a small stream in Vermont and he hasn’t been back in the water since. Goose and water do not go well together! Here’s the scoop. We started wading across the stream leaving Goose on the shore by himself, his second most least favorite thing (the being left alone part). Thus, in jumps Goose and he swam all the way [...]
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Welcome to Angie's Roost (and Colby's Hen House) where you'll find daily posts about our misadventures in DIY home improvement. We bought a 100+ year old home that desperately needed some love and blogged about our entire adventure.
Perfect space for summer dining! Add a pergola for structure, shade and personality!
Window boxes
Seersucker Napkins
