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On the whole I prefer very little artwork hanging on the walls in dining rooms, bedrooms and kitchens. I find that it takes away from a sense of calm. So, it leaves a fair amount of accumulated pieces that need a place to hang. I […]
On the whole I prefer very little artwork hanging on the walls in dining rooms, bedrooms and kitchens. I find that it takes away from a sense of calm. So, it leaves a fair amount of accumulated pieces that need a place to hang. I […]
In updating a 1960’s kitchen I found a void in the wall where the kitchen hearth backs up to the living room fireplace. I knocked out a hole in the wall and designed a built in Shaker style cupboard with 18″ deep upper tableware storage […]
While walking late Sunday night in Boston and thinking that it was time the Christmas lights were put away now that it is early February I glanced up at the trees and felt as if I were in the VanGogh painting with Don McLean singing […]
As Valentine’s Day approaches, don’t forget the flowers-not just for your Valentine, but for your friends who wrestled with life’s biggest challenges this year. It’s not just about the lovebirds. xo
In a spell of reuse thinking, I found a new life for this vest as a hat. Yup, that’s right. This was a vest in its last iteration. Somehow I managed to put the vest that I knit last year in the washer with the […]
Every year I pull out my Nana’s Christmas cookie cookbook, aptly named The Christmas Cookie Book. Written by Virginia Pasley and originally published in 1949, it is simple, straightforward cookbook with a lovely collage of frosted cookies inside the front and back covers. I have […]
Over the past few days I have started to pullout some of my favorite holiday decorations. Subtle bits of winter interest. Simple stick wreath-I considered adding ribbon, but really enjoy the unadorned circles. Makes me want to make a cork wreath from the zillions of […]
With some leftover bits of yarn but no pattern I gathered up my confidence and knit up this hat by just following the gauge guide on the yarn wrapper after measuring my head and a few other hats that fit well. I am shocked that […]
On a recent trip the local garden center I was overwhelmed with the poinsettias. Although I tend to like all things white as my first color choice, I was so taken with the rush of color that I had to snap the sea of red […]