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12/16/2021

This popped up in my memories on my page and I realized that I never even shared it here. The farmhouse was featured on the cover of magazine last December.

What an honor to have the house that came completely out of my head, featured in not only one, but two magazines in one year. Dream big. You never know when they will come true.

**On a side note…If anyone happens to have a copy, I would love to see it. I never got to see anything except this photo.

11/28/2021

Happy Sunday!

I’m sorry I haven’t posted here in awhile, but I just wasn’t feeling it. I needed to step away for a bit. BUT, there are lots of new things happening in my life and I’ve had lots of requests to start posting again. So, here I am.
I probably won’t post all the time, but I promise to get on here occasionally.

Since y’all know it’s my all time favorite time of year, I thought I’d share one of this year’s Christmas themes. Let’s just say, I’m slightly obsessed with Hunter Green this season.
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What’s your theme this year? I would love to know. Plus, I missed y’all. I would love to hear from you again. 🥰

12/08/2020

This Christmas season is hard. Don’t let anyone glaze it over or try to tell you otherwise. It’s the final chapter in a horrible year. I would love to say “bring on 2021”, but in my heart of hearts, I don’t think it’s going to be much better. At least not the beginning of it. So, there is a dark cloud that’s hanging over this Christmas season. And I hate that because this Christmas is going to be an exciting one for us.
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We will have 4 of our kids home, with their other halves, our two youngest grandsons, plus our newest edition to the family. Our daughter and son in law are fostering (to adopt) a 15 year old boy and this will be his first time meeting the whole family as well as his first Christmas with us. I want it to be perfect. But the cloud hangs low. I have decorated my office, the living room, the front porch (ish), the kitchen and the banister. Which might sound like a lot, but it’s minuscule compared to what I normally do. I still need to finish shopping, bake, wrap presents and get all of the bedrooms guest ready. My to-do list is a mile long, both at home and for the store. Most of it will get done, but some might not. I’m working on being okay with that. But what I do accomplish, I want to shine. So I’ll concentrate on the details that I love. Because what matters the most this Christmas is that I’ll get to spend it with the ones I love most.
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So, if you’re struggling this holiday season, that’s okay. We’re all tired. Focus on the things that matter. Focus on the things that will bring you the most joy. And hug your people a little closer. If this year has taught us anything, it’s that happiness is priceless and the time that we spend with family, blood or not, is precious.

12/03/2020

It’s a little too cold outside right now to curl up on my porch swing bed, but it’s just so tempting when it’s all dressed up for Christmas.

11/21/2020

Of all the trees that I put up each year, this one is my absolute favorite. The theme hasn’t changed in the 15 years that I have been decorating it. It has seen 4 different homes in 3 different states and is finally in the place that I have always dreamt for it. This tree is the one that is closest to my heart because of how romantic and feminine it is. Blush cabbage roses and pale pink peonies, mixed with the organza and lace ribbon give it the perfect vintage victorian feel. A lot of the ornaments were hand made by me through the years, with a few pearl and rose ball ornaments as fillers.

Before we built the farmhouse, this tree was set up in a dining room each year. Now, it’s home is in my cozy office. Next to a faux mantle decorated with candles and flocked greens, along with my great grandparents’ wedding certificate that hangs above it. The perfect romantic Christmas vignette. I could sit and stare at it for hours.

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Btw, you can also see this room featured on page 40 of Entertain and Celebrate magazine’s 2020 Holiday Edition.

11/14/2020

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.”

One of my favorite vignettes in the store right now.

11/01/2020

Do you have a dream that has come true? Not just any dream... but the “holy grail of all dreams” that you really never thought was possible but it actually did happen?

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Since I was 21, when I bought my first home, I bought every magazine there was on decorating. Since this was before Pinterest, I would pour over every page, earmarking the ones that I loved. I still have boxes full of them. I would do my best to recreate what I saw on the pages, with what little money I had. But I’m obviously creative, so that was a huge bonus. I remember thinking about how amazing it must feel to have your home captured in beautiful photos and laid out on the pages of a magazine for everyone to see. Through the years, that dream remained, but it was just that. A dream. Until now. 🥰

My farmhouse, in all of it’s Christmas decorated glory, is among the beautiful homes that are featured in the 2020 Holiday edition of Entertain & Celebrate Magazine. The morning of September 15th, when it hit the stands, I was at Barnes and Noble as the doors were unlocked. When I opened the magazine and found the photos of my farmhouse, I sat down exactly where I was, in the middle of the store and cried. Right there, on pages 37-45, was my dream come true.

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If you’re friends with me on FB you already know this, but I wanted to wait until it was officially the holiday season before I announced it here. So, Happy November 1st. Welcome to the 2020 Holiday Season! Just FYI, the Holiday edition of will be on newsstands until December 15th, so you still have time to buy one if you would like. We also have a copy at if you would like to see it.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to add a “featured in” section to my bio. 😉😬🥰

10/04/2020

Sundays are for family dinners.
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We used to have Sunday dinner every week. But then children grow up, seasons change and schedules get full. While I would love to be able to do it every Sunday again, it’s just not feasible at this very moment. Although now that it’s Fall, it will become easier. Just one of the many reasons I love this time of year.
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Today for dinner, I’m making Fried Chicken. It’s my youngest son’s absolute favorite meal, but I only make it a couple of times a year because it’s no small process. Since he’s been gone for the last two months for work, sleeping in semi trailers, working 16 hour days and eating sandwiches from a food tent, today is Fried Chicken Day.
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While the chicken soaks in buttermilk, I’ll cut up potatoes and snap some beans with Sunday Brunch radio playing in the background. And my cup will be full. Because I will have most of my people around the table today.
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Do you do Sunday Dinners? What are your favorite dishes?

09/30/2020

I’ve started, and deleted, this post no less than 10 times. First let me apologize for being completely absent on this account. This year has taken a toll on me, as I’m sure it has on a lot of you as well.

As you well know, I am a creative. Making something beautiful is my love language. I almost get a high from redoing or decorating a space, painting a piece of furniture or room, handcrafting something or even cooking a meal for a crowd. But somewhere in this year of absolute nonsense, that has been lost. All of the usual things that give me joy, seem more like a chore. When we flipped the store over to Fall, it helped. But I’m not going to lie. It was mentally exhausting this time. And that’s never happened before.

Hence my absence from this account. This is my safe haven. This is where I come to share more personal things along with my home. But since I’m in a funk, I stayed away from here because I didn’t want it spilling over into my haven.

There is really no excuse for my state of mind right now. I’m in the home of my dreams, exciting things have happened that I haven’t even shared with you, the store is doing well, everyone is healthy, and it’s my most favorite time of the year. I should be ecstatic. I should be decorating every corner of the house to prepare for all of the guests coming to stay over the next few weeks and the event I’m hosting at the end of October. But I’m not. I’m trying to find my mojo. And failing miserably. I haven’t even bought a mum or a pumpkin yet this year. And now, I’ve let some of that negativity into my safe haven. But I felt compelled to share what I’m feeling because I thought it might resonate with someone. Because I think we’re all a little off right now. And I also think that’s okay. We’re all a little battered and bruised from the past few months. So I think taking a “pause”, even if it’s from something that usually speaks to your soul, is okay.

I’m sharing this picture from last year because everything was “normal” when this was taken. I’m hoping it will spark something in me. I promise to try to be better. And I will try to be more present on here.

Have a blessed day, friends. Go do something you love.

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