A couple of weeks ago, on the high of shopping at the Lucketts Spring Market and finding some great pieces for our kitchen, I spotted a charming pair of chairs on Facebook Marketplace. Right away,...
Lucketts Spring Market 2023 recap
On Thursday afternoon, my mom and I set off for Northern Virginia to visit old friends and spend a day at the Lucketts Spring Market. Throughout the weekend I thought, this is why we moved back... ...
Lucketts Spring Market 2023
I feel like I'm going home in a way! The Lucketts Spring Market was a big event in my business for almost a decade and it's so fun to be back. I'm just going as a shopper on VIP day, which is a...
favorite things | concrete garden accessories
Most of the things I love as an adult can be traced somewhere back to my childhood. Such is the case with concrete garden accessories. My Oma and Opa had concrete planters, a bird bath, and a...
my 45th year
I have been sharing here on this blog since I was 31 years old and today I turn 45. If you've followed me since the early days of blogging, you might remember my boys streaking across photos in...
the white art supply cabinet
As we were preparing to move from our house in Minnesota, I decided to sell the green art supply cabinet I was using. Selling my art supply cabinets seems to be a tradition when I move. I also...
ironstone cake stands | the holy grail of antique ironstone
Jeff and I were planning to work on the hall trim on his day off a couple of weeks ago, but the weather was rainy and cold and it was not the best day to set up a miter saw on the driveway. On top...
ironstone pitchers | which way should the handles face
This post has been sitting in the drafts for a while and I opened it up, looked at the pictures, and it made me smile. So, let's dust it off. This post draft came from a few comments I've received...
my favorite source for antique European antlers
I was at an antique store years ago with my mom and I spotted a pair of antique German stag antlers. I immediately felt drawn to them. I couldn't express why at that particular moment, but I kept...
$40 dining room table & chairs
Since we moved into our house in September, I have been hunting for a dining table and chairs. The dining room has been a bit of a storage room, so it hasn't felt like too much of a priority. I...