antique travel dip pens & pencils
I have loved writing supplies for as long as I can remember. Shopping for school supplies was almost better than Christmas. Almost. (I even still do back-to-school supplies for mom.) I loved picking out just the right pens and pencils and zipper pouches to put them in. One year, we did some of our back-to-school […]
January 2022 Favorites
Even though I wasn’t posting regularly through January, I still kept a list of some of my favorites when I would notice them. I’ve learned that if I don’t write them down, I’ll forget all about them! Sharing my favorites each month has encouraged me to pay attention to things I enjoy – what I […]
ensuite bathroom makeover
Do you remember back in the summer of 2020 when we were working on our ensuite bathroom? Well, I shared the plan and some of the process (you can see the process post HERE), but I wanted to share the final reveal in my book, . It was important to me that some spaces and […]
a collection of the best art books (over 300!)
If it isn’t completely obvious to you already, I’ll just lay it out there plainly… I’m a collector. I don’t know if it’s genetics or upbringing or just a personality trait, but I have that drive to hunt, find, collect, and curate things of interest. It doesn’t matter if I’m taking a walk on the […]
chocolate chip walnut oatmeal cookies
I have felt like baking lately. Anyone else? I’ve always enjoyed baking, but I tend to shy away from it because…well, I like eating things I bake, too. I have discipline in a lot of areas, but not so much when it comes to eating baked treats. But, while I was on my winter break, […]
oil paintings & studies from my break
During my winter break, I really wanted to get back into the habit of oil painting most days if not every day. In the late summer, early fall, I didn’t have very much time to paint and I found it difficult to make it a priority. Even when I had the time, I would sit […]
books, antiques, and yarn | stillwater outing
I was hoping to take a few day trips during my break to check out some new antique shops, used book stores, and local craft boutiques, but I just didn’t have the kid-free days to do it. Jeff could tell that a day out would really be good for me, so he took on school/kid […]
embroidery workbook
While getting lost down an internet rabbit hole a few months ago, I found some lovely examples of . For a time, every school girl had an embroidery workbook to learn basic necessary sewing and mending skills. In a time when people just had 2-3 outfits and most items were handmade, these were as essential […]