Our Home, Part 1
W E L C O M E 2 0 1 5 ~ A happy and healthy new year to all. I made just one resolution: to wake up early! For the record, I've already broken it :( Ohhhhhh, well! After the bustle of the holidays, this is the time to [...]
Brown and White Transferware for Thanksgiving
Hello~ Are you ready for Thanksgiving? Tom and I will be celebrating with my family in Virginia, and there will be quite the spread of food - from the traditional turkey dinner to authentic Chinese dim sum. Have you ever had turkey over sticky rice? Yum :) During this time [...]
Our Basement Renovation
Basement...just that word itself is depressing! For many of us having basements, they are often times treated as low priorities on the decorating list. It ends up being relegated as a someday project. Well, that someday came for Tom and me. Since moving into our 1918 house back in 2007, [...]
Silver Accents + HomeGoods
Hello - Happy November! I hope you are well! Tom and I have been busy transitioning into this month of "gathering." To get the house ready for company, we're tidying up inside and out, washing the china, and polishing the silver pieces. You should see our mini production line for [...]
Catching Up
"Fairest of the months! Ripe summer's queen The hey-day of the year With robes that gleam with sunny sheen Sweet August doth appear." ~ R. Combe Miller Well, hello! It's been a while. How did we get to mid August so quickly? Tom and I have been dividing our summer [...]
Our Garden in Southern Living
Hello ~ We made it: spring at last! After a long, cold winter, this gardener is elated to see signs of spring - from the return of the songbirds to the earliest daffodils blooming cheerfully. I welcome the warmth of the sunshine melting the last patches of snow. Winter be [...]
Small Spaces in Our Home
When it comes to small spaces, I choose to celebrate them! You see, I am quite fond of old houses and, because many of them come with little rooms, I consider these modest spaces an important part of the overall character. A home comprised entirely of tiny rooms might be [...]
A Tour Inside Our Home – Welcome!
My goodness, it sure is frigid!! I hate to start a post by complaining about the weather, but when is this deep freeze going to end? Let's all pray for an early spring. Instead of a home in Maine, perhaps Tom and I should have gotten a beach condo in [...]
My Myrtle Topiaries in Southern Living
As the new year approaches, I have exciting news to share! Thank you to Southern Living for featuring my myrtle topiaries in their January 2014 issue. YAY!!! What a special way to welcome 2014. I am especially grateful to Editor Rebecca Bull Reed for her guidance and tireless work styling [...]
Christmas Greetings
Many, many thanks for your kind words about our new home in the previous post! Tom and I read your comments together, and we're very appreciative of them. Thank you for taking the time to wish us well. A tour of the interiors as well as an update very soon [...]