small business spotlight | meanwhile back on the farm
Disclosure: Meanwhile Back on the Farm sent me a few of their products to share on social media, but I really love their brand and story and wanted to write a blog post featuring their family-owned small business. Both my mom and I have shopped from them as customers as well. There’s a coupon code […]
the story of the sailboat pillow
If you’re in a hurry, here is the short version of the story. I met Wendy when she became a Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint line retailer in her shop in Canada. She became our Canadian trainer and my friend and we traveled all around Europe together. She sold her shop and I sold the […]
classy rain gauge
Well, it happened and, perhaps, was inevitable. I bought a rain gauge. I was already gardening, birdwatching, seeing a cardiologist, and telling stories of the good old days, so I might as well surrender to middle age and start measuring the rainfall on my own to confirm the weather app on my iPhone is correct. […]
a personal project, hungryroot review & discount code
Disclosure: I have partnered with Hungryroot to review their products on my Instagram grid and Stories. This post is not a part of that partnership, but I wanted to share it with my blog audience as well. Use code MISSMUSTARDSEED40 to get 40% off your first Hungryroot order, which is the biggest discount currently available! […]
hiding termite bait stations in your yard
We’ve now owned two homes older than 50 years and two homes younger than 20 years. Older homes are much more my style. They are typically built with higher-quality materials and they offer story, character, and charm. You also tend to get a lot more for your money simply because the house is old and […]
when plans change
As you might conclude from over 4,000 blog posts, in addition to books and articles, I don’t usually struggle with writer’s block. But, every once in a while, I sit down to write a blog post, and, even though I have drafts ready, a healthy list of potential blog post ideas, and photos waiting to […]
antique French drawing box & other goodies
If you can believe it, I added a few antique art supplies to my collection earlier this year (timely happy-birthday-to-me purchases) and I haven’t shared them here on the blog! I’ve been so busy with other things that I haven’t written about them even though I took pictures a while ago. Anyway, today is the […]
cooking with propane
It’s been just over a year since our kitchen renovation, so I thought it was a good time to share a few updates. To fully bring my vision for this kitchen to life, we either had to have the gas company run a line to the house or add a propane tank. I received a […]