Someone once described their home decor as "early My Mother." That would be the look of our house, too. Which only intensified after we hung two sets of her homemade curtains, one in the front room where we have been without a blind or appropriate dressing for, oh, two years easy. Why are some of us (me) seemingly helpless as kittens when confronted with even the most basic household demands while others can reupholster their own sofas? I'm thinking here of Michael Paul Samson, of the Newfoundland wilderness homestead project, whom I interviewed last Friday and you can read all about him in the upcoming NQ. This guy can build bridges, dream of beekeeping, protect his property from bears.

(Image: canada-photos.com.)