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 … [Read more...] about Our Family Vacation to Rocky Mountain National Park – Part 1
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Antica Market at Sweet Clover Barn – July 2017
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 the … [Read more...] about Antica Market at Sweet Clover Barn – July 2017
Choosing An Area Rug For The Family Room
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, and still do, but it … [Read more...] about Choosing An Area Rug For The Family Room
Sunday Reflections: An Unexpected Guest-Anxiety Relief
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 I heard and felt something rush … [Read more...] about Sunday Reflections: An Unexpected Guest-Anxiety Relief
Hanging A Gallery Wall
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 the … [Read more...] about Hanging A Gallery Wall
Family Room Makeover
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 we moved in 16 … [Read more...] about Family Room Makeover
