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. […]
Indian Cave State Park: An Anniversary to Remember October 29, 2023 | No Comments | Travel Last Friday was our 50th. No there was no big party to celebrate, no fantastic trip to destinations unknown. Just […]
A Cabin in the Woods Gatlinburg TN July 13, 2023 | No Comments | Life, Travel As we made the turn to start up the mountain, we had no idea what was in store for us. […]
Walk with me thru Cheekwood Gardens June 27, 2023 | No Comments | Antiques, Garden, Inheritance, Life, Travel Cheekwood Gardens is located in Nashville TN. I first learned about this garden while watching episodes of Antiques Roadshow on […]
Antiquing in Franklin Tennessee June 20, 2023 | No Comments | Antiques, Life, Travel As we negotiated the horrible traffic in Nashville I was surprised. I don’t know why, and I realize now that […]
Ste Genevieve MO June 14, 2023 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Life, Travel The first leg of our journey was a days drive from Omaha. Ste Genevieve is the oldest European Settlement west […]
Tennessee or Bust May 29, 2023 | No Comments | Life, Travel Finally after months of planning we will be leaving for our vacation in the Smokey Mountains! Our daughters put their […]
And Just Like That: Spring April 12, 2023 | No Comments | Garden, Life, Restore, Salvage, Travel I guess I’ve never experienced that moment where winter gives way to spring. Of course I’m sure I have many […]
A Trip up to DeSoto Bend! October 20, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Travel Today is our anniversary. The husband always says “Well we haven’t made it to”______ fill in the year. Well we […]
A Quick Escape August 5, 2022 | No Comments | Life, Travel We just got back from a few days in Fairmont MN. Cooler temperatures and lower gas prices made it the […]
JUST BREATHE – Beyond Van Gogh June 26, 2022 | No Comments | Life, Travel My daughter and I, plus the grand boys, set out Friday morning for the long journey over to Iowa. A […]
A Walk Through Middleton Place, South Carolina June 10, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Garden, Life, Travel As I look back on our trip we took last fall, I realize it was a sprint across the south. […]
TOP 10 Vintage and Antique Finds of 2021 January 8, 2022 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Garden, Polish, Salvage, Travel I have spent the last couple of days in our bedroom eating dust! I am working on a small renovation […]
Enter Christmas December 10, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, DIY, Entertaining, Inheritance, Life, Polish, Salvage, Tablescapes, Tableware, Travel There once was a boy who loved to build. Using his hands was always the thing that kept him going. […]
A Day in Natchez, Mississippi November 17, 2021 | No Comments | Dishes, Travel Ok well let’s just skip over the Fall home tour. There isn’t one! Let’s skip over the Thanksgiving decorating because […]
Strange Things You Acquire After 2 1/2 Weeks on the Road October 31, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Collecting, Decorating, Garden, Life, Salvage, Travel, Vignettes First let’s talk about best intentions! I promised Part ll on How to Style a China Cabinet and I will […]
Feels Like Home!!! October 13, 2021 | No Comments | DIY, Life, Travel, Trends On my doorstep yesterday was “the Book” the one I have been waiting for, for weeks. Marian Parsons latest book […]
28 Hours in Okoboji September 7, 2021 | No Comments | Travel What could go wrong? The Husband and I spent 50 minutes sitting in the front seat of my car, in […]
Grand Boys, Sunflowers and a Clear Blue Sky August 19, 2021 | No Comments | Garden, Life, Travel My daughter suggested that we take the grand boys to the Nelson Sunflower Festival. I had never heard of this, […]
In Search of Antiques March 21, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Travel Today I had some time between appointments so I decided to take a quick run to Plattsmouth, NE. Just 20 […]
Missouri Botanical Gardens February 21, 2021 | No Comments | Garden, Travel Have you been to the Missouri Botanical Gardens. My daughter and I took a road trip to St Louis for […]
