Do you love getting Happy Mail? What do you think of when you think of happy mail? Maybe You've Got Mail, the charming 1998 movie with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan? I'm back with my friends Mary Ann and Cindy with Sunday Favorites and this week I had the chance to talk with Lori Christensen about her beautiful envelopes and her art. I've been following Lori for almost 10 years! She has an online ...
Do You Love Getting Happy Mail?
How to make the most of a studio apartment
In June, Madeline moved into a studio apartment in a beautiful part of Brooklyn with gracious brownstones and tree-lined streets. She settled in very quickly and then this weekend we painted one wall in an alcove dressing area and now it feels like it's hers. It's amazing how paint in a rental space can make it feel so personal. The apartment building was built in 1900. It is basically one ...
whipped lemony-thyme ricotta toasts you need to make soon!
whipped lemony-thyme ricotta toasts you need to make soon! For some reason, whipped ricotta is one of those things I make and then forget about it. Why is that? It's so good and so easy. I tend to think about it when I have half of a container of ricotta in the refrigerator that I don't want to waste. And this time I also had two or three slices of prosciutto that needed to be used up. Whipped ...
How to make all-natural moth repellent sachets
How to make all-natural moth repellent sachets that will save your favorite sweaters! This post was inspired by my friend Cindy Hattersley who asked me if I knew what to use to keep moths away that was all-natural. Cindy and her husband recently moved and as she was transitioning her closets to fall, she discovered that many of her sweaters and scarves have been eaten by moths. So upsetting, but ...
A simple delicious harvest cake to make this weekend
A simple delicious harvest cake to make this weekend! I wish I could share it with Mary Ann and Cindy while we discuss our favorites of the week! This is definitely one of my favorites this week! Last weekend we stayed home due to the tropical storm that never really materialized in our area, thank goodness since we are just a few houses from the water, but it gave us a day to cook together ...
7 things your patio needs right now!
Over the last couple of weeks, I met and had the opportunity of updating a patio with a new friend I met through essential oils! She happens to live in an adjacent town and when I dropped off a few things we started talking and before I knew it, we had a budget to work with and a deadline! Her son's third birthday party! Her space was big and opened to their large yard opening to woods beyond. ...
