National Shortbread Day? Who knew that was a thing? I only know because I saw it on World Market's Social Media this morning. We were hoping for a snow day or at least a delay, but no luck. Not enough snow. Shortbread cookies are the easiest thing to make with just a few ingredients. Butter (obviously), sugar, flour, vanilla and a tiny bit of salt. I call these Lorna's Shortbread ...
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Serena & Lily Giveaway
If you've come over from our Serena & Lily Giveaway on Instagram--welcome! Here's how I use my new South Seas Side Cart and keep reading to see how Brooke and Cait use theirs! Around the holidays I love to have people stop by--day or evening I can easily prepare a coffee or drink station with my new bar cart from Serena & Lily. Having a designated piece of furniture that can be moved ...
Holiday Photo Cards + Tinyprints
I worked with Tinyprints again this year for our Christmas card. They have the most beautiful holiday and Christmas photo cards. Tinyprints makes it so easy to upload your photo to see how it would look with the cards you like. I'm always pleased with the options they have.  The last few years we used Letterpress. This year I went to the site completely open minded. I used a photo from Summer ...
Chocolate Crackle Cookies
Chocolate Crackle Cookies--I'm pretty sure we called them Chocolate Crinkle Cookies, but whatever you call them they are an old time favorite. I love to give a small plate of cookies to neighbors and these seem perfect this year. You know what makes them even more special? Giving them on a festive plate from Anthropologie. This recipe from Martha Stewart is so good. Just don't over bake! You ...
Black Garage + Barn Light Electric
When we bought our current home we knew it was a bit of a project.  We began with the detached garage and yard. It desperately needed attention. The entire yard was overgrown. The existing garage was an eye sore that took up a big chunk of the backyard. The first thing we did was remove the overgrown shrubs and trees. Our goal was create a real yard with enough room to play. The next thing we ...
Connecticut Christmas Cottage
I'm linking up to Jennifer Rizzo's Holiday House Walk. Pop over for a visit! I'm sharing our Connecticut Christmas Cottage-- I think you'll recognize my little square--it's our front porch! Decorating for Christmas brings back so many memories. I'll always mix in a few new things, but mostly I use decorations that we've had for years. I buy fresh greenery and wreaths and snip a few branches ...