Our summer has been beautiful and we've had lots of great picnic weather. I'm teaming up with Mary Ann and Cindy and two other bloggers, The View from Great Island and Pine Cones & Acorns to all share our favorite summer salads for our latest Project Design. Sometimes design means salad...at least in our worlds! Dijon balsamic olive oil with shallots, garlic & fresh ...
5 Summer Salads You’ll Want to Make Right Now
Amazon Prime Day + Deals on simple art supplies for summer projects
DIY art supplies for card making & other projects When my kids were little, we used to set aside one morning in the summer to make birthday cards for everyone in the coming year. Back then I actually had a birthday book. We would go through the book month-by-month and make cards for every person. We would put them in a folder with addresses and about a week before the birthday, we would ...
What we found at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale
Madeline and I have had a tradition of shopping the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale since even before she was born. I remember shopping with my sister at the South Coast Plaza Nordstrom the July before Madeline was born in October. They had a shelf full of Madeline dolls (at anniversary sale price) and it was right then that I fell in love with the name Madeline. So 23 years later and we still go ...
It’s amazing what a new shower curtain can do for a bathroom
Adding a new pretty shower curtain in a bathroom is like making the bed. What looks like a mess can be turned around with a made bed or a pretty new shower curtain from Rejuvenation. This hall bath was once a a very awkward looking bathroom with a vanity that was too large for the space. The first thing we did was remove it and replace with a pedestal sink. I know I know...no storage, but the ...
The Hoxton and Buvette in Paris
When we decided to spend our last night in Paris I had two things I knew I wanted to do for sure: Stay at The Hoxton and have breakfast at Buvette. The last time we were in Paris, Madeline and I remembered the pain perdu that was beyond delicious. Buvette on a Sunday Morning in Paris A window seat at Buvette Simple details Croissants on a tarnished silver compote We also ...
Three Historic Home Tours
She Holds Dearly Most Lovely Things My Soulful Home I'm teaming up with two of my favorite bloggers to share a bit of history behind each of our old homes. Sarah of She Holds Dearly is restoring an old farm house built in 1906 on four acres near Seattle, Washington. Kelly of My Soulful Home lives in a home built in 1886 in Pasadena, California, and is the author of My Soulful Home: A Year in ...