Oh summer, why do you have to end. I have really been enjoying these laid back days. I’ve been trying to take a long walk with the dog every morning and a swim with the kids in the evening followed by a dip in our hot tub before dinner. We’ve been able to finish up […]
I start daydreaming about a summer vacation sometime around the first week of January, when the Maryland air is bitter cold and the sky grey and dreary. Longings for the beach and the warm playful days of summer call to me, but then the reality of everyone’s schedule and opinion crowds out those pleasant thoughts […]
July was such a fun filled month in our household. I’ll have to do a whole separate post to share some of the personal highlights, but right now I thought I’d share what the shop at Sweet Clover Barn looked like for the July sale and what’s still available. This month’s shop was all about […]
A few weeks ago, after we painted, I started to think about choosing an area rug for the family room. I had a natural jute rug in the room a few years back. It wasn’t an expensive purchase. I think I found it at “Tuesday Morning” for about $100. I liked that look a lot, […]
I opened the front door and in flew an unexpected guest. It was late Friday evening, I was tired and ready to crawl into bed, but the dog needed to go out, so I put on his leash and headed toward the front door. It was dark outside and as I pulled the door open […]
At my wedding, 24 years ago, I asked my older sister, Jennifer, to be my matron-of-honor. Jenny has a great sense of humor and delivered a very funny speech at the reception. At the time I was pretty clueless as to what she was talking about, but I soon came to realize that she spoke […]
June was a busy month. Our daughter graduated from high school, we threw a grad party, school let out and summer swim team started up and for some reason I thought it would be a good time to do a family room makeover. Silly me! The salmon color paint that was on the walls since […]
Thank you to everyone who made it out to the barn this weekend! Over the past several months Sweet Clover Barn, where our Antica Market shop is located, has been offering “by appointment only” shopping for the week following a sale. For those of you unfamiliar with Sweet Clover Barn, it is located in Frederick MD […]
What a difference a few days can make in the weather around here. Just as we were breaking out our lighter jackets and capri pants, the winter snow finally decided to show up! Our kids got their first snow day of the school year and I was scrambling to make sure everything was ready for […]
I can’t believe that it’s March already. I spent a week decompressing after a whirlwind of activity getting ready for the February sale at Sweet Clover Barn. I had to fill the cottage last month as well as my usual barn space. I went with an English Country feel. I was so busy planning and […]
