I try to eat a fairly healthy diet but every now and then a girl needs a sweet treat. A treat is especially good if it contains chocolate. I love trying recipes and when I recently saw one for Chocolate Chip Toffee Potato Chip Cookies, I couldn’t resist trying it. The combination of the sweet…
Happy Friday and welcome to the weekend! I’m glad that you are here and that you are starting your weekend with our Best of the Weekend party. Amy, Ginnie, Jenna, Cindy,and I enjoy hosting the Best of the Weekend Party each Friday night at 8pm. If you don’t already follow us in some way, we’d…
For this month’s Power Tool Challenge, I made a DIY Footstool. Actually, I made two and they are so useful! When we are at the lake, we love to relax on the deck in rocking chairs or on the dock in Adirondack chairs. My preferred way to relax is with my feet up, so these…
It’s time for another thrift store makeover! For this month’s Thrift Store Decor Upcycle Challenge, I made over a wooden pedestal bowl that I found at Goodwill. Pedestal Bowl Makeover After showing this piece to some friends at school, we all agree that it is from the 1970s and its two most common uses were…
My farmhouse friends and I are back with another round of farmhouse inspired projects. Farmhouse style can be interpreted many ways and I loved the projects shared last month. If you missed last month, I shared how I used a vintage window from Black Dog Salvage to frame Popular Science and Popular Mechanics magazine covers…
Back in April I started a new series, Vintage Monday, where I share vintage things that I’ve inherited, purchased, or like especially. The last Vintage Monday I shared a vintage egg crate used for shipping eggs from the farm to family in Washington, DC. Today I am sharing some of my grandmother’s 1938 wedding shower…
Happy Friday and cheers to the weekend! I’m glad that you are here and that you are starting your weekend with our Best of the Weekend party. Amy, Ginnie, Jenna, Cindy,and I enjoy hosting the Best of the Weekend Party each Friday night at 8pm. If you don’t already follow us in some way, we’d…
It’s been a long while since I gave you a Sherman update. If you are new here, Sherman is our 3 year old dog that we adopted from the Humane Society as a puppy. As you can see, Sherman is quite content living with us. I did not like dogs until Sherman came into…
Can you hear me cheering? I’m finished with school for the summer and am a free woman. (Well, other than attending a workshop on Monday.) I’m glad that you are here and that you are starting your weekend with our Best of the Weekend party. Amy, Ginnie, Jenna, Cindy,and I enjoy hosting the Best of…
My favorite package each month is my Stitch Fix delivery. My latest box came on my 47th birthday and it was a winner! I loved the five items that I received and kept them all. My June 2016 Stitch Fix Review is a special one because not only did I keep all five items, but…
Happy Memorial Day! I hope you have had a great weekend celebrating and that you enjoy Memorial Day Monday. While we enjoy the company of friends and family today, let’s all remember the true reason that we celebrate, to remember those who have died in service of the United States of America. My Old Glory…
Happy Friday! Here’s to the unofficial start to summer and to a three day weekend. I’m glad that you are here and that you are starting your weekend with our Best of the Weekend party. Amy, Ginnie, Jenna, Cindy,and I enjoy hosting the Best of the Weekend Party each Friday night at 8pm. If…