Remodeling a Vintage Farmhouse in the Middle of the Country
I think 2013 is the year of the egg.
Seriously.
Remember when you used to scramble them or fry them or boil them or serve them over easy?
Not anymore.
Have you looked on Pinterest lately?
Someone is always painting or stamping or wrapping or stickering….an egg.Continue reading
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What do you write when you can’t think of anything to say about Easter table decorating?
Does this ever happen to anyone else?
Or just me?
You know all about tables and decorating and Easter and daffodils and moss.
*sigh*
You just don’t have the words.Continue reading
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Yesterday it felt like spring.
Truly.
I heard birds chirping and the sun was shining and a gentle breeze was blowing and I could almost hear the collective sigh of joy from the front lawn.
I think the blades of grass were hosting an open house with a limbo contest.
I know it won’t last.
I know that snow is in the forecast for Wednesday and cold temperatures are predicted for the rest of the week…..with a 90% chance of gloomy and dreary.
But for one brief shining moment…..for one sunny, breezy afternoon….I could almost smell spring.
So yesterday….I did what self-respecting person would do on an almost spring day…..
…..I took the Christmas trees down from the back porch.Continue reading
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Here it is in action.
My un-decorating…..and re-decorating.
All because I wanted a little lightness and freshness and birds and nests and branches…..
…..and joy.Continue reading
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Sometimes I am so lame.
As in L. A. M. E.
And this one took the cake (and the fork and the spoon and maybe a plate or two).
Remember the party we are having at the end of the month where every project is going to be a cinch? Well, as part of introducing the party, we were supposed to post an “It’s a Cinch” project each week.
On Monday.
I guess this past Monday I was a little too all about myself and where I blog and if I light candles and when I put lipstick on and where I got my kitchen table.
And I forgot.Continue reading
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