Holiday Home Tour Sneak Peek
I recently mentioned that 300 people will be touring my home as part of a local historic home tour. In preparation, I have been consumed by holiday decorating. It is…
Read moreThere are more bare branches than ones covered with blazing red and yellow leaves. There are more sweaters than sundresses hanging in my closet. I turned the heat on. These…
Read moreIn the words of the legendary 80s music group Bananarama, it’s been a cruel, cruel summer in terms of heat and drought. Since we no longer have Lake Michigan in…
Read moreHere’s a recap of our Easter: egg hunt, CANDY!!!, ham, potatoes, family, CANDY!!! The end. The photo recap is below. Hope you had a great weekend! Why hello there. I…
Read moreEvery year, I make a really big deal out of picking out our Christmas tree (examples here, here and here). I grew up freezing my butt off as my family wandered the…
Read moreAbout ten years ago, my parents moved from the ‘burbs to a 140-year-old farm in the country. It’s been an endless source of joy for our entire family, but also…
Read moreLike me, you may have thought that kitchen colanders were just for draining pasta and rinsing produce and that a stock pot’s sole purpose was, well, making stock or cooking…
Read moreOne trip to New Orleans leaves you with a deeper appreciation for food, the South, good times and great architecture. My parents recently returned home from a trip to NOLA,…
Read moreJoey, Adeline and I moved into my parents house for 5 days while our floors were being refinished and they were in New Orleans. My parents live on an amazing…
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