by Marian Parsons | Apr 18, 2024 | a slice of life, Balance
I was checking out the Instagram Stories of some of my favorite accounts to follow and I had to take a screenshot of this question-and-answer post by @themisfithouse. It caught my eye because this is a question I have received regularly over the past 15 years of...
by Marian Parsons | Apr 17, 2024 | All Things Home, Gardening, spring
So, last year I shared a post about lovely surprises I was finding in our yard as bulbs peeked up in the Spring, perennials woke up, and bushes leafed out and bloomed. I learned the dogwood trees in our front yard had white blooms, which was exactly what I was...
by Marian Parsons | Apr 16, 2024 | a slice of life, All Things Home, Gardening
I’ve been working in the yard and garden beds most days over the past two or three weeks. It’s that time of year when the longer days and not-too-hot spring weather draws me outside and I get excited about cleaning things up, weeding, and working on more...
by Marian Parsons | Apr 15, 2024 | 1970 home renovation, All Things Home, Kitchen, My House
One of my most frequently asked questions over the past year is, “What color are your kitchen cabinets?” Since I paint everything, I think people assume I selected the color and painted the cabinets myself. This is actually the first time I didn’t...
by Marian Parsons | Apr 11, 2024 | 1970 home renovation, All Things Home, Bathrooms, My House
Warning, this is not a pretty post, but this is the reality of buying a 50+-year-old home that was mostly in original condition. While none of the rooms in this house were ugly (I think the previous owners had wonderful taste), there comes a time when the fads of...
by Marian Parsons | Apr 10, 2024 | Art, Artistic Endeavors, Oil Painting
I can’t believe the last time I had an original art sale was last August! The months just fly by and the collection of recent works has just been hanging out in my studio. I kept thinking I would wait to have a sale until I completed more paintings to add, but...
by Marian Parsons | Apr 9, 2024 | a slice of life, encouragement
I just turned 46 years old last week and, on Sunday afternoon, I mowed a lawn for the first time in my life. I come from a long line of lawn-mowing women. Well, I suppose two women isn’t exactly a long line, but there is a family history. Whenever my mom would...
by Marian Parsons | Apr 8, 2024 | All Things Home, Antiques, Cleaning & care, Favorite Finds, Favorite Things, Ironstone
I have loved antique transferware plates for years, decades even. I think they were one of my earliest yard sale purchases as a newlywed. I remember reading a magazine article that showcased stacks of mismatched antique transferware plates that had been collected...