Let New Year's Eve 2015 mark the first time I took down Christmas before the new year dawned... please hold your applause...! Behold a Christmas Tree deconstructed... Also I made a smoothie for lunch that day. A healthy fruit filled drink... no Fritos in sight... And I rang in the New Year in high style...Sound asleep… Continue reading Five Steps for a Redesigned Life
Christmas finally showed up to our house this past Saturday in terms of decorations. In terms of holiday-like weather for Virginia, spring seems to be making a repeat performance. Seriously, the windows were open wide and I was 'glistening' as southern ladies do while I hung stockings, trimmed the tree and quoted all the lines to… Continue reading The Simple Way to Decorate for Christmas
I am a lover of light. In my list of things a house must possess, light is at the top. Natural light is best, but at the very least I want each room to have a fixture in the ceiling. So it's probably a little shocking to hear....that I'm still looking at capped off wires hanging… Continue reading How to Find the Light
I fully expected to return from our Nashville vacation rested and brimming with answers to situations that had been plaguing me... I thought we'd bring back scads of pictures and treasures from the flea market....I imagined my return would be ripe with ideas for blog posts and new family adventures. I just knew direction and… Continue reading How to Travel Well: Notes From Nashville
Two weekends ago, my mom and I spent all day Saturday an antique mall. Because apparently that's what one does when she should be home sewing for an upcoming show... In my defense a) it was my birthday, b) I did accomplish some research for how I want to furnish and set up my booth in… Continue reading Showtime: Ingredients of a Great Craft Booth
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