Ralph Lauren Beyond the Plaid! December 6, 2025 | No Comments | Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Fabric & Upholstery, Interior Design, Living Room, Uncategorized Are you all into the Ralph Lauren Christmas craze sweeping the internet this season? I have to say Ralph Lauren […]
Thanksgiving/Or Not!!! December 1, 2025 | 1 Comment | Uncategorized Well the halls are officially decked. Thanksgiving turned into the Thanksgiving that wasn’t. Before you feel too sorry for me, […]
Holiday Push November 19, 2025 | 1 Comment | Uncategorized Well the Holiday insanity has begun here in Omaha. I started early this year for a couple of reasons. One […]
Souvenirs, Fall, and What’s Next November 7, 2025 | No Comments | Uncategorized I’ll confess the only outdoor decorations this year for fall are 4 pots with dead flowers in them. I’m so […]
“It Happened in Nebraska”/Questers State Days October 29, 2025 | 2 Comments | Uncategorized Well it’s done. I have been working on this for 2 months, and it has been rolling around in my […]
Step by Step Guide to Creating the Perfect Vignette October 8, 2025 | 1 Comment | Uncategorized Ok well this started out as a very different post. I set out yesterday morning to clean up the kitchen […]
Welsh Cupboard Dressed for Fall September 17, 2025 | 1 Comment | Uncategorized Well let me tell you this was a challenge. I didn’t want a complete overhaul because, I knew I would […]
James J Hill House/St Paul MN September 6, 2025 | 3 Comments | Uncategorized When I first started looking for a house to tour while in Minneapolis, I knew I wanted to check out […]
Antiquing Minneapolis August 24, 2025 | 2 Comments | Uncategorized After our weekend at Gull Lake we said our goodbye’s to Henry (the golden doodle) and our beautiful hostess M. […]
Antiquing in Brainerd MN August 14, 2025 | 2 Comments | Uncategorized When I was in Minnesota a couple of weeks ago, you know the one thing I wanted to do! Of […]
Reflections of Summers Past August 8, 2025 | 3 Comments | Uncategorized When my sister called and suggested that we visit her friend who lives on Gull Lake in MN, I was […]
Let’s Talk Drapery Panels July 23, 2025 | 2 Comments | Uncategorized Let’s face it, window covering trends are like everything else, here today and gone tomorrow. There are so many options […]
Owls, Bats and Fireworks/Oh My July 10, 2025 | No Comments | Uncategorized I came home the other day from where ever I was, and the husband approached my car. Hmm somethings up. […]
Landlocked Coastal July 5, 2025 | 4 Comments | Uncategorized Are you a lover of all things coastal. So am I. The Nancy Meyers esthetic of soft beach colors, scrubbed […]
Summer Sleeping June 24, 2025 | No Comments | Uncategorized The husband has flown the coup for the weekend. Fishing in Minnesota is his game. The music is turned up […]
Tax Stamps or Bottle Seals/You be the Judge June 15, 2025 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Vignettes I have a small collection of bottles with seals on them. All are reproduction but, I have enjoyed using them […]
How to Host a Large Gathering in a Small Home June 7, 2025 | 4 Comments | Uncategorized As I sit here drinking my coffee on the lovely morning I am watching a darling baby bunny skittering through […]
Still Planting May 21, 2025 | No Comments | Uncategorized Well there hasn’t been much design going on around here. No estate sales, or antique hunting either. I’m still planting. […]
Garden Week/A Very Interesting Estate Sale May 11, 2025 | No Comments | Uncategorized Well it’s been a busy week in the garden. The lovely cool garden working weather, has given way to temperatures […]
When Disaster Happens April 27, 2025 | 1 Comment | Architectural Salvage, Bathroom, Bedroom, Kitchen, Life, Living Room, Paint, Restore, Salvage, Travel, Weather It was an incredibly busy week. A full day at the ALO thrift shop on Monday, a trip up to […]
Why You Should Collect Pitchers April 17, 2025 | 6 Comments | Collecting I wouldn’t say that I am a collector of pitchers, I wasn’t looking to start one. I came upon my […]
New Treasures and Estate Sale Finds April 8, 2025 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Restore, Vignettes Since January, I’ve been doing a bit of scavenging trying to find some Estate Sale Finds. I am on the […]
From Blizzards to Copper – A Week in Review March 22, 2025 | 4 Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Kitchen, Questers, Tablescapes, Tableware, Weather I was going to say it was an uneventful week but, when I look back, I actually did get some […]
Lower Level: The Details March 11, 2025 | 4 Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Fabric & Upholstery, Interior Design, Restore, Salvage, Transferware, Vignettes Sharing one more post on the Lower Level Details, if you can stand it! A close up look at what […]
The Second Chance Rug March 2, 2025 | 5 Comments | Bathroom, Decorating, Interior Design, Kitchen, Living Room For me life is a tapestry. Small little snippets of time that create a story. In The Tale of The […]
Cabinet of Curiosities February 19, 2025 | 4 Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Collecting, Decorating, Inheritance, Interior Design, Salvage, Transferware, Vignettes Have you ever heard the term? By definition, it has its origins in the Renaissance. A Cabinet of Curiosities was a […]
A Boho Chic Sunroom February 9, 2025 | No Comments | Decorating, Fabric & Upholstery, Interior Design, Life, Paint, Restore, Salvage Last winter, I did a series of blog posts on a home renovation that I had been working on. We […]
Winter Refresh January 28, 2025 | 2 Comments | Antiques, Decorating, Dishes, Interior Design Ok, last week was frigid; this week much warmer. Today, it is supposed to get up to 59 degrees! Not […]
A Venison Recipe to Ease into Winter January 18, 2025 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating, Entertaining, Interior Design, Life We had our last holiday meal on the 5th of January! I made a delicious venison roast recipe with potatoes […]
A Few Last Bits of Christmas December 31, 2024 | 1 Comment | Christmas, Decorating, Entertaining, Interior Design, Life, Tablescapes, Vignettes As the fireworks explode and the “Happy New Year” wishes are called out, I wanted to share a few last […]
Ah, the Christmas Tree December 24, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating, Interior Design I remember years ago my mom saying to me “I’m not going to put up a Christmas tree anymore”. She […]
Christmas: Lower Level Family Room December 23, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating, Entertaining, Interior Design, Life, Vignettes The first thing that always gets done while decorating the family room for Christmas is the trunk. There is a […]
Christmas: The Bedroom December 17, 2024 | No Comments | Bedroom, Christmas, Decorating, Interior Design A couple of days ago, I woke up to sheer ice on the streets outside my door. The sky was […]
Holiday Decorating for a Tiny Entry December 8, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Transferware No it’s not a foyer! It is just a pad big enough to open the door. In fact it is […]
Bows, Bows and More Bows December 4, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Fabric & Upholstery Ok it’s the holiday season, time to deck the halls, dig down deep for the creative juices. The husband commented […]
Decorations, Tables and Mayhem Galore November 29, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Decorating, Tablescapes, Tableware, Thanksgiving As I’ve been terrorizing the husband with mayhem everywhere in our home, I am slowly completing tasks. The grand boy’s […]
The Silly Season has Begun November 17, 2024 | No Comments | Christmas, Garden, Interior Design, Life, Thanksgiving, Vignettes Dubbed by the husband years ago, “The Silly Season” refers to that time before Christmas where the house is an […]
Ghost of Thanksgiving Last November 10, 2024 | No Comments | Thanksgiving Well this week didn’t go as planned. It turned into a week of cancellations, emergency rooms and hospital stays. Happy […]
A Walk Around Charleston October 31, 2024 | No Comments | Collecting, Travel As I write this, the door bell is ringing and the husband is doing due diligence on the front door. […]
Bits and Bobs October 25, 2024 | No Comments | Transferware An antique show and estate sale were on the agenda for today. Checking out my stamina, I decided to take […]
