little bits from ponder & purchase
The Kitchin Sketchbooks I bought from Julia of have proven to be just the beginning. Since the two of us first started talking about the sketchbooks, a friendship has been formed over our appreciation of history and a mutual love of antiques. When Julia shipped out the box of sketchbooks to me, she said she […]
my favorite period drama miniseries | part 2
I wrote a blog post about my favorite period dramas miniseries a few years ago and it was such a popular post that it was worth adding to the list. Period drama miniseries are my absolute favorites, especially the ones based on Jane Austen and Charles Dickens novels. I will give any of them a […]
collections | civil war era flatware
When I was asking for blog post/theme suggestions back in March, one of my readers suggested sharing some of my collections. I have done that in the past, posting about ironstone and other things that catch my eye, but it’s been a while since I wrote a post specifically sharing about one of my collections […]
getting out of a creative slump
If you drew out the first five years of my business on a graph, it would show a pretty consistent line that started at the bottom lefthand corner of the page and disappeared off the top right corner. There was so much new, so much growth, and there really was nowhere to go but up. […]
family room makeover | plans & inspiration
Well, it’s time! This summer is the summer I’m going to start working on the basement family room. Well, we’re going to do some work on all the basement, including the playroom and the bathroom. I’m also going to get the storage areas truly purged and organized. I’ve organized them and tidied up, but I […]
creative play | sketches with Calvin
Calvin has expressed an interest in art off and on for the past few years. He’ll ask to paint with me or request that I buy him some art supplies or a sketchbook, but he hasn’t stayed motivated in that arena. But, anytime he asks, I say yes. I can see he has a natural […]
April 2021 Favorites
April just flew by for me, but it was a good month full of favorites. It was my birthday month to boot, so I got lots of fun goodies. Jeff and I are at that stage in life when we enjoy just getting some extra spending money so we can buy what we want. I […]
creating a book cover | feels like home
If you missed it, I have a that is all about customizing your house (or apartment, condo, townhouse) so that it feels like home. I would definitely consider writing a book a labor of love, but this book wasn’t a slog or a tiring push to the finish line. It wasn’t, as they say, like […]