We’ve been so pleasantly surprised by how much we’ve used the lake place during the fall and winter. Maybe it’s just the pandemic, but the change of scenery has been nice, even when the weather is cold. We spent last weekend there and I pulled together some things in our bedroom and I thought you…
House & Home
Favorite Estate Sale Finds
Last Saturday Tom and I went to an estate sale which turned out to be a great one. I shared pictures of what I bought in my Instagram stories (I saved them in a highlight called Estate Finds) but here are my favorites. Twelve brand new, block print, cloth napkins. Here are the backs. So…
A HomeGoods Shopping Trip
We’ve reached the point in the pandemic where a trip to HomeGoods seems like a big deal. Yesterday, I was coming home from an appointment and decided that masking up and seeing what HomeGoods had to offer was the most exciting idea in the world. It’s amazing what passes for a thrill these days. The…
A Christmas Table Setting by the Numbers
I’m using a new combination of dishes and linens for Christmas this year. I knew I wanted to use some blue so I played around with things until I settled on this. Here are the details. Note: This post contains Amazon affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and make a purchase,…
So We Bought a Lake Place
You’ve probably noticed more references to the lake lately, both in the blog and on Instagram. Some of you have messaged me to ask if we bought a lake place and yes, back in September, we bought a condo at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, which is about 2 1/2 hours from where we…
Pre-Pinterest Style
While cleaning out the cabinet in my office this weekend, I came across a file folder with magazine clippings that I had saved from pre-Pinterest days. The dates on the pages ranged from 2007-2009 and I was surprised at how un-dated they felt, all things considering. I snapped pics of my favorites to share with…
Around the House(s)
As it turns out, love in the time of Corona is complicated. My daughter and her fiancee have had their wedding plans completely disrupted. First, a big shower had to be postponed and the bachelor and bachelorette trips quickly followed. Finally, they made the difficult decision to reschedule the June 6 wedding for later in…
James Farmer
Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is going well. Things have been a bit rough here this week. Just life stuff…a friend I’m worried about, a nagging health issue (nothing serious), etc. I tell you that only because things can seem so perfect in blog and Instagram land that I wanted you to know that…
More Soulful Spaces
Architectural Digest A gallery wall of framed artwork in the bathroom. Enough said. Here’s another shot from the same space. (Kansas City friends, the above two pics are of a condo in a building near the Nelson-Atkins. It was owned and designed by David Jimenez.) For the Love of a House Joan’s house in New…
Our Paint Colors
Occasionally I get questions (both online and in person) about the paint colors in our home, so I thought I would document them here so I have a place to point people. As you know, colors read differently on different computer screens. Even in person, the same color reads differently in different rooms or in…
