While I love the muted blues and whites we keep on the porch eleven month of the year, bringing out the bold reds, blues, stars and stripes really makes me happy each July! I purchased the large Pottery Barn wooden flag eons ago and we swap it out for the fish painting each July. Honey simply… Read More
Around mid-June I usually go ahead and festoon the exterior with stars and stripes. As usual, Elsa had to wiggle her way into the photo shoot. I don’t mind, of course. She’s really the best accessory. Nothing screams “all American family” more than an abode with a pup proudly perched out front. I’m using my… Read More
I shared a fun little patriotic anchor DIY yesterday and am popping in today with another favorite. I made this Sweet Land of Liberty canvas four years ago for about $40 and it’s still going strong! You can download the image here: Sweet Land of Liberty by Dixie Delights And you can find the step-by-step… Read More
I’ll be putting out all of my patriotic touches over the next couple of days and thought I should revisit a couple of my fave red, white and blue DIYs. I painted this darling monogrammed anchor a couple of summer’s ago and tends to move between my front and side doors. I started with this… Read More
Gosh, it was a gorgeous weekend in Atlanta to kick off summer and, more importantly, remember ALL that have served our country. We went into the weekend with NO plans, which was lovely. We did lots of slip ‘n sliding… Spent a day at our friend’s pool… they were our next door neighbors for a… Read More
We wrapped up the last day of school with our annual Walk of Fame and a sweet summertime snack on the porch. I went with a watermelon theme and made the cutest little watermelon inspired fruit pizza tart to go along with it. I mean, it’s hardly a celebrating without something slightly naughty to go… Read More
As a young adult that stood by in horror in a work conference room, crowded yet alone, as the unfathomable events of 9/11/01 unfolded, I find it hard to believe that fourteen years have passed. Fourteen years. It seems like yesterday and a lifetime ago. It was one of the darkest hours I have ever known.… Read More