I’ve packed up the flags and fish and flower door hangers that were remnants of summer and pulled out the school things! We were gone so much in July that our house needs some tending to. You can see here that a wind storm blew a vacant bird nest off its perch (upper right). The… Read More
Just in the nick of time I’m wrapping up our mini patriotic home tour with our porch! I’ve decorate this space ever since we moved in 12 years ago. Our neighborhood does a huge fireworks display for the Fourth so we often host friends and family for a pre-show party. I pared down the porch… Read More
We enjoyed a one of my favorite summer suppers the other night – Daddy-O’s burgers on the Big Green Egg. You can find the details here. Now, just because the menu was casual doesn’t mean we can’t have a pretty table! It was a gorgeous, breezy summer night and I set up in the courtyard!… Read More
Well, our pool construction came and went, I shared holiday decor and now I’m all the way to the Fourth of July and I STILL haven’t given you a proper before and after “reveal”. I promise it will happen. I was originally waiting for the plants to green up. And by the time that happened… Read More
If this isn’t a perfect depiction of the dog days of summer, I don’t know what is. I put out my summer anchor throw pillows on the sofa and in the chairs. They are from Everyday Occasions. I pulled out all of my blue and white containers for flowers. I reuse the flags every year.… Read More
I absolutely love patriotic decor! I think there’s nothing better than a house flying the stars and stripes. We had all of ours up in time for flag day last week and will enjoy them through July. I have used the same buntings and smaller flags for quite a few years. I store all of this… Read More
I have new addition to my office – it’s colorful, coastal and very special to me as it was painted by my very own mother! I swap out the art in this frame often, but this one may be here to stay! She painted a mini canvas for both Sister and I for part of… Read More