Ever since we’ve moved to our new house last May, I have found myself pretty content with the furniture we have in our main living area. Of course, it is always subject to change should a more perfect and reasonably priced piece present itself. However, I feel the overall flow works in style, color, and family …
Some renovations are saved for, planned and researched for months or years ahead of time, and then some take place because you have a spontaneous husband, which is the case with the new lights in the kitchen. My husband and an electrician friend installed the updated recessed lights and some lantern pendants in the kitchen two days after …
I had just five minutes, but I wanted to take a turn about one of my frequented thrift stores, just to see if there was any new hidden treasure waiting to be rescued and restored. After all, it had been a week since I’d last been there. A lot of things can float in and …
Happy New Year everyone! Can you believe it’s 2017?! I’m dragging my feet a little as I do with every new year. It’s change after all, I’m not overly fond of change. And it’s January, which equates to total and complete utter darkness in our home by the mountains in Alaska (okay, so we get …
I wasn’t planning on this post, so it’s a mini, bonus-post if you will. Those of you who follow me on Instagram saw a sneak peak of today’s post last week. I was playing around, experimenting thinking about how I wanted the table to look Christmas morning. So then I thought, while I’m at it, …
Oh how I love Christmas décor. I knew this year would be different, having an infant changes the schedules of everyday life. I actually started decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving this year, which was a first for me. But I knew it would take time, in short increments here and there. I also took a …
Several of Christmases ago, my husband and I were hosting a Christmas party for his work. We always love to really bless the staff at Set Free Alaska who pour our their lives in helping people overcome addiction. They are an incredible team of people. So I of course had fun making the house beautiful. I …
It’s that time of year! A little more sparkle and magic entices us, sugar tries to persuade us, and in Alaska, the darkness overtakes us. I have always loved decorating for Christmas, to a fault, actually. But this year, with children ages 10 to 3 1/2 months, seeing the excitement for not just the day, …
Welcome November. It’s so crazy to witness the impulsive passing of seasons. It seems the older we get, the faster time whirs the earth around its orbit, and the more we try to grasp for the precious moments that become sweet memories. I’m pretty sure the joy-filled memories of snow as a child evoke pleasanter feelings that …
The inevitable happened again this October. I turned another year older. And on that day that my age ticks up, I tend to celebrate with a lot of pumpkin. I wanted to start my day off right and had a sweet little breakfast with my sister so I made us Pumpkin Scones with Berry Butter. …