A few weeks ago I fell in love. To be clear, I fell in love with an oven. It had french doors and I couldn’t imagine my life without it ever again. All of a sudden it was like everything that was ever “wrong” about my experiences with ovens was resolved by simply cutting the…
I really treasure fresh air. When it rains during lunch, I have to stay inside and I don’t get to just simply get outside. Outside = better than inside. It is just that simple. Today I was on a lunchtime walk for some beloved fresh air… and then it started to rain. While I wasn’t…
I’m a huge lover of front doors. I love to look at them, decorate around them, and walk through them. That last part? Yeah, I think that’s where I’m perhaps a little different than most people. I find it so fascinating that people have these “objects” in their house that they don’t use. This can…
Feel free to file this gem under “heavily delayed”. I have started to complete this post two times. Once after my staycation in July … and then originally back in the Spring. But I was reminded yesterday and it felt like I needed to wrap this up. My old childhood church is closed for good. There is…
Long weekends are seriously beautiful things. There is something so heavenly and magical about that bonus day when you can do anything you want. And perhaps because you already had two weekend days to do “life chores”, you can do the things that you really want to do – whatever that might be. And this…
I think in a very large part the gardening season is over. It’s unfortunately the month of October. While there are many upsides, I am really going to miss gardening season. I’m also not quite sure what I will talk about in any of my conversations. For the past 6 months, I started and ended…
Photo by Jill Howard Design Studio – Discover beach style kitchen design ideas If I was to keep a food diary (which I’ll never do), people would probably be confused. I really love cooking but also really love having toast for dinner. I consider Kraft Mac & Cheese a delicacy. My go-to snacks are pretzels and goldfish.…
Things are happening. I met with my architect Heidi on Friday for drinks (and eating of course). She told me she will probably have plans in two weeks. TWO MOTHER FLIPPING WEEKS. I am going back and forth between being excited and terrified all at once. But in the meantime, Heidi gave me a few…
I’m wearing wool socks. That pretty much guarantees summer is gone right? I’ve also begun to look at my closet each morning and realize the light summer dresses are getting pushed further and further out of reach. Such a bummer. But I’m a little bit okay with all of this because Summer was pretty great. …
In general, I like to be really prepared for things. For example when I travel, I maintain printed and digital copies of any and all documentation that might even be required. Do you need to see that confirmation for the hotel in Bergen, Norway? Got it. Do you need to know how to potentially cross navigate an…
