My son is a collector. When he was younger, we would find piles – and I mean piles – of acorns stashed under his bed, in his dresser drawers and his pockets. Those eventually led to piles of mulch, then teeny tiny pebbles. In time, we explained to him that hey, some things just belong […]
June Thrift Store Finds
I’m ridiculously late sharing my thrift store finds from last month. Can we just blame it on joy filled days like this? Mostly every time I enter a thrift store, I head straight towards the book section. Sometimes I don’t even bother looking at anything else. I only have eyes for books. My son has […]
This Spring’s Garden
I never thought I would find such joy in gardening. Our tomato hedges came and went and shortly after I tilled the soil for our new fruits and vegetables; watermelon, cucumber, mustard and collard greens (good for mac and cheese!), okra, green beans, tomatoes, onions and plenty more. Each morning the children and I would […]
DIY Jump Rope
In grade school, jump rope was my life. That and dodgeball, but since I was much better at jumping than running, I tended to cower in the back, using my classmates as human shields. When a ball would find its way to me, I’d snatch it up and sheepishly attempt to throw it to the […]
Life, Lately.
Life has been fast lately; the days are full and my mind is even more so. I’ve resolved to spend less time on the computer during the day and at night I have a hard time choosing between blogging and making cookies, so I normally choose the latter. There is a lot to share here […]
Color Crush: Pink
Pink. Pretty pretty pink. I never thought I’d actually want to have pink in my home but here I am, having the sudden urge to paint our chairs pink. I’m great at changing my mind, so I doubt that will actually happen. I also share the house with someone who may not completely agree with […]
Yet Another Chair
Remember that whole no-more-chairs rule I came up with? Yeah, I think it is safe to say it is officially nullified. It was going great, until I drove passed this chair outside of a furniture store. I kept on driving and even made it all the way home. Then a few days went by and […]
Willow Tree Nursery
Our favorite place to go when we start to feel the gardening itch is a local nursery. We purchase our flowers, vegetables, herbs, fruit trees, and indoor plants from Willow Tree Nursery. Are you familiar with the gardening itch? Since we’ve lived in this house, it’s happened to me pretty consistently with the onset of […]
May Thrift Store Finds
Unlike last month, when I didn’t bring much home from the thrift store department, there was a lot I found this month. Some things were more unnecessary than others – I’m looking at you, records with no player – but some things I have had my eye out for for a while. For instance, this globe. Although […]
One Rug, Two Rooms
This is a sponsored campaign with Mums the Word Network and Kalaty Rug. All opinions are my own. About one month ago I shared with you one of Kalaty’s area rugs and an imaginary modern library. I was, and still am, pretty enamored with the Persian-style rug I shared. So when Kalaty asked me to […]