Rewind to October. It was a hot day on South Beach. 10.10.10 to be exact. I remember, as we sat right across the street from the giant concrete calendar where people kept posing for photos in their cliché “I-was-in-Miami-sometimes-with-other-choice-words-underneath-that-made-me-laugh-even-though-I’m-not-supposed-to”…tees. Jamin and I were enjoying our last day in Miami, soaking it up sans kids. And…
DIY pirate boat + pirate costumes :: ARGH!
SO, I know Halloween was last night. But I decided to take some pics of a boat building process in case any of you are ever interested. I will store these away on my external hard drive, and forget, I am sure. But this time next year when someone says, “you know that pirate ship…
argh, mateys!
We’ve been known to take halloween pretty seriously around here. Even when we only had one child. Us with Aiden (wow this photo makes me feel old) Circa 2006 When I took these photos, I look back and laugh. I was preggers with Malone and had NO clue. It’s hard to believe that Peter Pan…
a salvaged fall tablescape
With thanksgiving coming up, I’ve been kind of enthralled by all the possibilities of a fabulous tablescape. Not necessarily for Thanksgiving, as we always opt to spend that holiday with family somewhere else…but I love the idea of using unexpected materials, and combinations of textures and color…and I’m particularly lured by the prints and fabrics…
simple spruce-ups in the suburbs :: make you bed, suckas!!!
This one will be quick. But I just have to throw it out there: It’s a mantra I live my life by. I was raised this way: the first thing I do, every morning…when I roll out of bed? Make it. My grandmother taught me that if I make my bed when I first…
a whirlwind trip to the nashville flea market
This weekend was the largest flea market weekend they have in Nashville. As many of you may know, my brother and sister in law reside there, so we were really looking forward to taking a quick trip, to see my adorable niece, as well. We’ve had a lot of luck with some fun local stores…
the great pumpkin…patch.
I hauled my three kids with some friends of mine to the pumpkin patch this last Sunday. Jamin was out of town, and they totally talked me into it. I’m so glad they did because the kids had a blast. This is what I get for asking my five year old to smile into the…
record players, sewing machines + paper dolls…galore.
Here’s a smidgeon of my projects in photos lately: and a little bit of what I’ve been working on… Is it just me, or are these shots priceless? We have a generous friend, who’s into real estate, and closed on a house still full of the late tenant’s belongings, that no one seemed to…
a smidgeon of fall decor
Us southerners residing deep in the tropics, tend to be a bit slower breaking out the fall pumpkin extravaganza. It’s hard to be pumped about the cooler weather, paired with hot cider, hay rides, halloween, falling leaves, mums and, well, pumpkins, when it’s a miserable 105 outside. But this week, it actually cooled a bit,…