Currently, I have a collection of frames hanging on the biggest wall in my house. I would size my gallery wall a medium but once I finish painting would like to rearrange it and add more frames that are collecting dust in my closet. With more frames, though, comes more things to put in frames. […]
Lavender Vanilla Ice Cream
Do you relate eating lavender to eating a bar of soap? Well don’t, it can be delicious! I had my first taste of lavender in a tiny restaurant in Coos Bay, Oregon. It was a lavender creme brulee and I still dream of it to this day. Since my skills in making creme brulee are […]
Medicine Cabinet Makeover
I have to admit, I feel a bit strange talking about my bathroom, or as Philip dubbed it, the urination station, to the world wide web. But for the sake of organizing I will not only talk about my bathroom, but show you pictures of it too. There you go, now it can be awkward […]
My Very Own Karlstad
Did you know Karlstad is a city in Sweden? I didn’t. So no, I didn’t get my very own city, but it sure does feel like it! In all seriousness, God is so good! For about two weeks now I have been scouring craigslist for an Ikea Karlstad Couch. We had received some money as […]
Baby’s Breath in the Cold
It’s cold here in Florida and by cold I mean 58 degrees F. My native Florida bones even needed a scarf to stay warm. Okay, I still wore flip flops outside but give me a break, I live in Florida. So keeping up with the weekly routine of buying flowers, I braved the cold outdoors […]
Raspberry and Bittersweet Chocolate Banana Bread
We, well… Eliana eats a lot of banana’s. She just loves them. I mean it, she is all banana’s about bananas! Okay, you know I had to say that. Anyway… when I saw three almost too ripened banana’s in the cabinet, I got all giddy about baking them. Come on, people! This doesn’t happen often […]
Playing In The Dirt
At least that is what Eliana calls it. It being grass, or sand or surprisingly, actual dirt. Philip took Elijah and Eliana to the park the other day when he noticed I was needing a bit of quiet time. God picked me a good husband. I was surprised when they returned home so quickly, I […]
Cloth Diapering a Toddler…
Cloth diapering a toddler is terrifying… to me. And I am having a hard time believing I am the only one who thinks so. (A little warning: when talking about diapers comes talking about what happens in diapers… please stop reading if you do not wish to hear about my daughters bathroom habits.) I started […]
Easy DIY Magnetic Knife Strip
As you may have seen here, I put together an easy DIY magnetic knife strip. I have always liked the idea of a knife strip like this one, but never wanted one out in the open in my cluttered kitchen. Then, it dawned on me to put it inside of my cabinet door. Unfortunately, the […]
A Messy Kitchen No More!
Last week I shared with you pictures of a messy cabinets and pantry. This past weekend I hunkered down and got them straightened up. What do you think? The pantry didn’t change much but I am itching to install floor to ceiling shelves to make it more efficient. I sure am happy with the results […]