Guess what arrived late last week? Our tickets to Antiques Roadshow in Richmond! We’re so excited. And since the date is now just a little less than three weeks away, it’s probably time to decide what we’re bringing with us to have appraised by their experts. Wanna help? I’ll show you what I’m considering andRead more
Last Friday, Doug had the day off so we hopped in the car and drove into downtown Washington, DC to have lunch and stop in at an art gallery. After wandering up and down 8th Street, we settled on Ted’s Bulletin as a likely-looking place, primarily for the all day breakfast and homemade pop tartsRead more
On Saturday, Doug and I and a couple of friends made the drive out to beautiful, historic Middleburg to the Middleburg Summer Antiques Fair at the Hill School. Not only was it a beautiful setting, the dealers at the show were beyond sweet to us. We arrived early and a few of the dealers wereRead more
Audrey over at Putting Me Together is hosting a link-up next week. She’s calling it One Piece Many Ways. Audrey challenged her readers to take one piece of clothing from their closets and style it in at least two ways. Since I love repurposing things, I figured I’d give it a shot. It’s not likeRead more
It’s been a while since we did a Field Trip Thursday so this week I decided to head out to Prince William County, Virginia to take in their thrifting scene. I wasn’t sure what to expect and honestly, I was pleasantly surprised. I found one real gem and two other really solid stores. A warning:Read more
On Monday night, Doug and I went to a feast held at our local Turkish mosque to break the evening fast since it’s Ramadan. We’re Christian, but our pastor has befriended the local imam in the spirit of interfaith dialogue and so we were invited to observe evening prayers and enjoy a meal with them.Read more
I thought I’d try something new today. Usually I blog about the vintage stuff that I keep. Today I’m going to show you some of the things that I have up in my Etsy store. All of these were added yesterday so it’s kind of like y’all are getting a sneak peek. I find myRead more
When we last left our heroes, they were slathered with wood filler and drying in the office. And by “our heroes” I mean the kitchen cabinet doors, of course. I got a lot done last week, despite baking and cooking up a storm for various social events. The most important task was getting the cabinetRead more
We finished the office makeover about a month ago and still love it. It’s hard to pick a favorite part actually. The blue walls? The orange geometric curtains? The trimmed-out ceiling shade? It’s like trying to pick a favorite book. That said, it was still looking a bit unfinished due to a lack of accessoriesRead more
Late last August, I was musing about what we might do to our kitchen eventually. I painted one of the walls, got the right paint for the kitchen cabinets and started painting them. However, it still looks exactly like the picture below since the only work I did was on the other side. Guess we needRead more