Jersey Girl

I just get downright giddy whenever I think about one of my pillows propped on a chair in Europe.  Tracey won my pillow giveaway a while back and sent pictures of their new-to-them cottage in Jersey.  And no, it’s not that Jersey.  This Jersey is one of six small British islands off the coast of France.  Tracey traveled to Jersey with her family when she was young and now is back to live for good.  Their sweet cottage is over 100 years old and according to Tracey, “very quirky”.  To me, it just looks...

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A Sea Shell Tablescape

A Bowl Full of Shells  Today I want to show you my summer tablescape with a lot of sea shells!  I am a little behind on this but it is still summer, right? I made this tablescape with things that I already had around the house. I started with some of my favorite Pottery Barn glass candle holders and added a candle and some lovely sea shells. Then I added sliver chargers, plates, bowls, wine glasses and napkins with rings.  I just wanted to keep it simple!   For extra pizzazz, I added a little starfish...

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1:00-3:00

A frequently asked question is… where do I find the time? For blogging. For sewing. For organizing. For designing. For sleeping…sometimes. It’s called “Rest Time”.  It occurs from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in our house, Monday through Friday.  While the littlest naps, the big kids take on some school reading.  It’s amazing all that can be accomplished in a two hour period once you set your mind to it.  It’s really as simple as that! ...

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Simple Truth

Beautiful words. Wonderful words. No adornment necessary. Simple truth, simply put.  In the shop. ...

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A little bit of woodworking a little bit of home repair and One heck of a view

This past weekend I had the opportunity to do some work for a friend.  This friend has a house on a lake that needed some repair work done to a couple of exterior doors.  After many years of weather some of the wood finally started rotting.  First of all this was my view at 7:30am Saturday morning……           I have to tell you it doesn’t get much better than this.  I have always been a lake guy even though I have never spent a ton of time on them and I love boats, so this view pretty much made my...

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