what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Month: November 2016

  • Shutters Party // Love
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    Shutters Party // Love

    Oh shutters! Be still my beating heart. There are many things that I love about my old house – but the shutters are my jam. The current shutters are a majestic and deep shade of green. To add a little more charm, the shutters have little pine trees on them. I think I looked past…

  • a new perfect trail

    a new perfect trail

    I believe we are firmly into the Fall season right now. I know this because all I can see is beautiful brightly colored leaves. I honestly thought last weekend would have been the peak but now I’m convinced it is… right now. So go outside immediately.  I also know it’s Fall because all I want…

  • pumpkin scones with cinnamon butter
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    pumpkin scones with cinnamon butter

    For some reason, I’ve always shied away from the pumpkin craze. I might have had a pumpkin latte once. The idea of pumpkin cheesecake isn’t appealing to me. Muffins, cookies, etc. Just not my jam. Tomato jam is however actually my jam. Same for bacon jam. But I saw this Bon Appetit recipe on either Twitter…

  • More Bathtubs // The Decision
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    More Bathtubs // The Decision

    Recently I completed one of the homework assignments that my designer Heidi gave me: trying on bathtubs. When we were talking about design elements and what I liked and didn’t like, bathtubs came up. It went something like this: H: What about bathtubs? Free-standing or built-in? Me: I think free-standing? <lacking confidence, sounding very questioning> H:…