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Paper Wreath {DIY}

Lately I have had wreaths on the brain.  But I always think the ones I see at stores are a little bit unattractive.  I still super love the boxwood wreath that I bought at Target at Christmastime.  The sad news about a real boxwood wreath is that you have to keep it inside because if

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Vanilla Painted Kitchen

Okay, it is technically just white but I like to call it vanilla cause it seems more interesting that way.  And reminds me of ice cream.  Or cake.  Mmmm…cake.  Anyways, I painted my kitchen this weekend.  I think I was getting jealous of Colleen getting to paint all her walls.  There is nothing that makes

For the Love of Friday

For the Love of Friday- Trigger

I have this relatively large tree in the middle of my smallish backyard.  Each year at this time, the buds that formed in early March start to open up and become little white flowers.  I know that this year, like every year, the delicate white flowers will promptly turn a blush pink and then they

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Outfits for Paris

Jut in case you guys had any ill-conceived notions that I am one of those glamorous bloggers, but let me be the first to tell you that I am not.  I pretty much look like a ragamuffin for 95% of the time, and the condition has become even worse since I’ve started a pilot study

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Mary Mary Quite Contrary

It never fails that every year at this time, I start to form fancy ideas in my head about having an herb garden.  It just seems like a fantastic thing to have access to and in my mind I would have a lovely little garden growing beside my barn/kitchen like Ina Garten.  In reality, I

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Living Room Updates

Funnily enough, the room that we have closest to being finished is one that we really don’t spend that much time in.  Despite it not getting as much use as the family room, living room is my favorite room in the house because of the spectacular light that it gets pretty much all day long.