In celebration of the winter solstice, I wanted to take a sec and share how I decorate for the season with my winter window boxes. I love that our house has window boxes and I love changing them to celebrate the changing of the seasons. You don't need a window box to apply these simple principles though, and I hope I'm not too late to inspire a few of you to do the same... READ MORE
In celebration of the winter solstice, I wanted to take a sec and share how I decorate for the season with my winter window boxes. I love that our house has window boxes and I love changing them to celebrate the changing of the seasons. You don't need a window box to apply these simple principles though, and I hope I'm not too late to inspire a few of you to do the same... READ MORE in DIY
Leaves Raked, Check!
I know it's not super exciting, but this weekend we got the leaves raked and all the gardens cleaned up and ready for winter. Obviously we had to make leaf piles to jump in along the way. Here's the proof. This serious face is too cute to handle. P.S. Have ...
Canning Stash
Yayer! Excited to finally show off my canning stash. I'm out of jars so I'm throwing in the towel and calling this season done. This was my first time ever canning, and I really enjoyed it. It didn't hurt that we were pulling veggies out of the garden and had ...
Winter Window Boxes
/ / / When it comes to my window boxes I tend to get competitive. There are some homeowners out there who are so damn good at arranging beautiful window boxes no matter what the season. I want to be one of them and am envious of their arranging skills ...
Fern Got a New Look
Hello out there! MAN, I've been sick again, this is twice in one month and this time I was miserable and the kids were miserable too. I'm finally starting to feel better today. Being sick has really had an effect on my October to-do list. Holy moly. Nothing is getting ...
Spending the day with Grandpa
After intending to meet with Grandpa for lunch since the spring we finally had a day to make it happen. Elsa was off visiting her Grandma and Grandpa this week so the boys and I were free to head downtown and go to the top floor of Grandpa's office building ...
Fall To-Do
I'm getting caught up in the fall, sort of. There is so much to do to get the house and yard ready for cold weather, it's overwhelming and honestly I'm like a deer in the headlights when it comes to getting things done. There is just so much to do ...
I have a serious chair problem
I thought someone was supposed to be stopping me from buying more chairs? Come on guys. I need you. This purchase actually makes sense. Lemme 'splain something to you. We found our dining room table on craigslist back in 2009. The table is a a Drexel Projection table dated 1959 ...
Wrapping Paper in a Pinch
Not having wrapping paper in the house happens to me more than I like to admit. So often, when there is wrapping paper it's for the wrong occasion or there's not enough left on a roll to cover half a present. We're celebrating Jeff's birthday tonight and I realized, once ...
