You know how you can plan out your week, but those plans don’t exactly work out? Well, this week is turning out to be one of those weeks.  My plan for a super-productive, get in a good rhythm on a few things (like exercise, organizing, etc.), knock a bunch of things off to-do list, etc. was derailed when Calvin came down with a tummy bug last night.  And, since he has type 1 diabetes, that turned into an all-night ER visit to get dehydration and ketones under control.  We finally got to sleep about 4:30 in the morning and, while I’ve gotten some work done, we spent most of the day resting and recovering. And just when we thought things might get back to normal, Marshall tosses his cookies this evening.  So, that’s just how things go sometimes. One bright spot is I learned you can hose off a braided jute rug,

Last fall, Marshall got a new mattress for his bed, so we had an extra twin mattress.  I’ve been hanging onto it in the hopes that I could find a great twin bed frame to match, so I can set up a comfy, fluffy bed at Lucketts.  I had one last year and it was such a nice touch of softness in the booth and a great place to display linens and pillows.  (And it was a pretty nice place to crash at the end of the first day!) I’ve been looking for a few months and I finally hit the craigslist jackpot with this beautiful, antique cottage-style bed… I mean, it’s pretty great, right?! Of course, I’m going to paint it a different color.  This one isn’t terrible in the pictures, but it looks a little “fleshy” in person. When I saw the listing, it only mentioned the headboard and

I am often asked how I find such great pieces.  Well, I find a lot of them myself, just by cruising Craigslist, going to antique stores, and hitting some other favorite shopping spots.  But, I also have some great “pickers” who know me well and either sell pieces to me directly or tip me off to finds they think would interest me. One of my pickers, Traer, found this amazing, antique display piece for me last week… I had a similar one at Lucketts last year and it was one of my favorite pieces. At first, I assumed it was a cheese case, but I found lettering on the inside of the bottom and it is, indeed, a bread case… This is the back of it, but I sort of love the little door and latch. It’s in pretty amazing condition with all of the glass intact and a sturdy