It’s hard to believe, but we made the decision to put our “home on the bay” on the market, so I thought I’d take you on a nostalgic tour. These photos were taken by Anne Gridley and Gary Graves of Gridley and Graves several years ago. I had so much fun decorating and doing DIY projects around this home. These… Read More
Hello 2018
Life can be so ironic and it certainly seemed to be that way for me in 2017. It was the year I did the least amount of decorating, but it was the year both of our homes were featured in some form. Our Maine house was featured in the Spring/Summer issue of Vintage Style magazine, and our Cleveland home was… Read More
A little Update
You know how they say no news is good news? Well … The last time I was here was a year ago. My last post was an Easter table setting. It seems like forever, but it also seems like yesterday. I had mentioned in my Hello 2016 post that I just wasn’t “feeling” up to blogging much. I had lost interest… Read More
Hello 2016
Hello 2016, It’s Me Wow, I am really late to this party! I’ve had this post written in my mind and on paper for weeks, but didn’t press publish. I am great at writing a tutorial, but not so good at sharing my feelings, and this post is more about how I’m feeling about the state of the blog, so… Read More
The Fall Home Tour That Almost Wasn’t
The Fall Home Tour That Almost Wasn’t I most definitely was not in the best fall home decorating spirit. In fact, I kind of went kicking and screaming into fall. I wasn’t ready to give up summer. Summer was fun. I traveled a lot. I spent a month in Maine, two weeks in Massachusetts and went to a wine tasting on… Read More
A Bird’s Eye View
It happened, and we were in awe. An eagle landed in the tree across the street. Perched on a branch, he was hunting for dinner. The black water is actually a school of fish that the eagle was keeping an eagle eye on. The eagle made a call … and then there were two. Every once and a while one… Read More