Can you believe that summer is winding down? Say it isn’t so! I’m back at school and even though it is still summer, I feel like it is over now that I’m back at work. August can be a decor challenge since it’s too early for fall but many are tired of summer. Over the…
Welcome to Best of the Weekend. It’s back-to-school time here in Virginia and I was a busy bee all week getting ready for a new school year. I met my students last night and look forward to spending the year with them. Before the craziness officially starts, I’m going to relish every second of this…
In the summer we love to grill, especially when we are at the lake. A pasta salad is a frequent accompaniment to whatever we happen to be grilling. For a recent lake weekend, I tried BLT Salad from Melissa’s Southern Cookbook but changed the recipe by substituting shredded baby spinach for lettuce. BLT Salad with…
I’m back with another Vintage Monday, this time sharing my newly acquired Ahalt whiskey bottle. My maiden name is Ahalt, not so common in Virginia, but quite common in Maryland. My paternal grandfather, Paul Edwin Ahalt, left the family farm in Middletown, MD, to attend Roanoke College and stayed in Virginia. My father, Paul…
It’s Friday! Normally I am happy when Friday rolls around but this time I’m a bit sad because it’s the last weekend of summer vacation for me. Teachers in my county go back to work on Monday and the kids start the following Monday. I’m going to be non-stop busy and I’m going to miss…
I love killing two birds with one stone and a favorite thing to do on Saturday mornings is to combine a run with shopping at yard sales. I don’t run with money, if I see something I want, I ask the homeowner if they will save the item or items for me and I’ve never…
It’s Stitch Fix time! It seems like I was just sharing my July 2016 Fix with you and now it’s August and I’m sharing another fix, this time #38! I did something new for this fix and shared an unboxing video, so if you caught that, you know what I received. Now it’s time…
Hello and Happy Friday! Welcome to Best of the Weekend! Can you believe that this is the last Friday in July? It’s been a great week for me as I’ve entertained out of town guests this week at the lake. In fact, I just got home after being at the lake for a week, my…
I truly can’t believe that July is almost over. Sob! My Stitch Fix box came at the end of last week and I thought I’d try something new, sharing the items I received with a Stitch Fix sneak peek video. I used to share exercise videos on my blog (click here to find them…
Two weeks ago I shared what I received from Courtney at All Things New Again for a Thrift Store Throwdown Challenge. 15 bloggers were assigned the task of shopping for another blogger at a local thrift shop for items that could be repurposed. Today we are sharing the results. When I pulled this purse…
Welcome to Best of the Weekend! The weeks are flying by all too quickly this summer and I’m enjoying each and every day of my summer break. I’m not going to depress myself by thinking about how few weeks are left. It’s been such a good summer and I’ve been able to catch up on…
My mom’s friend picked up a sewing cabinet from the curb knowing that I would enjoy making it over. This sewing cabinet is no longer a sewing cabinet, it’s now an outdoor bar. Sewing Cabinet to Outdoor Bar Sewing cabinets are easy to find in thrift shops or even for free. People aren’t sewing much…