Tom and I are just back from a few days in Nashville – our first time there – so I thought I would share some pics and give you a little trip report. We flew from KC to Nashville on Friday morning, checked into our downtown hotel, and then walked the few blocks to Broadway, […]
And He’s Off to New York
June 19, 2018 Filed Under: Entertaining, Food & Celebrations, Life Stuff, New York, Travel & KC
Last month our youngest, Grant, graduated from Saint Louis University and started a new job in … New York City! You guys, I’m not gonna lie, this development has been tough on this mom, but he is absolutely living his dream, so it’s all good. It’s great, actually. He is living in Brooklyn for the […]
Chicago Trip Report
November 17, 2017 Filed Under: Chicago, Travel & KC
I know we’re all knee deep in Thanksgiving planning but Tom and I are just back from a trip to Chicago, so can you handle a trip report? We’ve been to Chicago many times, but this was one of our favorite trips so I want to document some of the things that made it special. […]
Thanksgiving Tables
October 25, 2017 Filed Under: Entertaining, Food & Celebrations, Holidays, Seasons and Holidays, Tablesettings
Are you thinking about Thanksgiving yet? Since the leaves around here have started changing, and the fall temps seem to have arrived to stay, I’ve got Thanksgiving on my mind. Thanksgiving tables to be exact. For our table this year, I know a couple of things for sure. One, that I’ll be using my vintage […]
Mix and Match Bedding
October 17, 2017 Filed Under: Details, House & Home
Can we talk bedding for a minute? I’ve always struggled with it. I think it’s because I tended toward bedding “sets” which ended up seeming too matchy – matchy for me. Recently, however, we found ourselves in need of a new bed and that purchase inspired me to revisit our bedding. I knew I wanted a […]
A Place to Call Home (x 2)
October 13, 2017 Filed Under: Books & Reading
Coffee table books about houses and homes have become one of my favorite things to collect. I look for them at estate sales, ask for them as gifts, and occasionally treat myself to a new one. Two new favorites were released in the last couple of months and – coincidentally – they have the same […]
Blue Willow
August 29, 2017 Filed Under: Entertaining, Food & Celebrations, Tablesettings
I have such a thing for dishes. They may be one of my love languages. I’ve written before about brown transferware and white dishes. I also have some green Bordallo Pinheiro plates that I love. Recently I saw some blue and white dishes paired with red and white linens on Pinterest, and the combination was […]
Around the House
August 10, 2017 Filed Under: Around the House, House & Home
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know that I love a good secondhand find. I’ve done my fair share of shopping at estate sales and on Craigslist, but recently I tried shopping an online auction and came away with this little chest for my living room. It was a local […]
Summer Book Report
June 10, 2017 Filed Under: Books & Reading
Last week was our public library’s big annual used book sale, which they conveniently hold in the gym of the community college near my house. My mother-in-law and I spent an hour or so browsing through the books, and I came home with the stack pictured above. A couple of notes about my picks: Two […]
A Few Estate Sale Finds
June 6, 2017 Filed Under: Books & Reading, House & Home, Savannah, Secondhand Finds
I did almost no estate sale shopping over the winter. I saw nothing in the ad photos that motivated me to leave my house in the early AM, which is when you have to get there to get the good stuff. But just when I began to wonder if I had completely lost my estate […]
