** I originally wrote this post about how to make my homemade chicken soup four years ago when I had just started to blog. I thought it would be timely to repost it now - despite the bad photos. I have my own pot of soup simmering on the stove today. It's not only a comforting … [Read more...] about Rainy Days and Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
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Hope Deferred – In Search of a Dream Home
Well, I really wish I could name this post, "A Longing Fulfilled", but I need to be honest here, what I've been hoping for just hasn't happened yet. I've been glancing through the online realtor sites in our area for over a year now. Occasionally something will peak my interest and I'll be … [Read more...] about Hope Deferred – In Search of a Dream Home
Before and After: Painted Furniture – Demilune Sideboard
Everyone loves a good before and after, so today I want to share my latest furniture flip with you. Sometimes you just stumble upon that perfect furniture piece, you brake out in a grin, the adrenaline surges and then you flip over the price tag. I know you know what I'm talking about - sticker … [Read more...] about Before and After: Painted Furniture – Demilune Sideboard
A New Arrangement – Mini Home Tour
After last month's sale at Sweet Clover I brought some things home with me that hadn't sold. Rather than store them in the garage I moved them into the house and well, they may just stay here for a while because I really like the new arrangement. Sometimes all you need is a new … [Read more...] about A New Arrangement – Mini Home Tour
Finding Vintage Treasures in Unlikely Places
If anyone had told me a couple of years ago that I would be making regular trips here, there, and everywhere to curate a collection of vintage home goods that I would sell online and in a shop in a barn, I really wouldn't have believed it. I was thinking today about how much fun I am … [Read more...] about Finding Vintage Treasures in Unlikely Places
Papered Wall Project and Other Small Pleasures
I have been having a pretty productive week. On Monday the kids had off from school for the Memorial Day Holiday so I hired two high schoolers to tag along with me to the barn and get some projects done. My cousin's son and my husband moved the big pieces that didn't sell out of the cottage … [Read more...] about Papered Wall Project and Other Small Pleasures
