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Henry Shaming
I caught Henry eating a dead bird today. It. was. foul. I was making such a racket when I found him that my neighbor came out to see what the problem was. I was just standing there holding him as...
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Quote of the Week
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful” -William Morris (Font: Ostrich Sans by The League of Moveable Type) Filed under: Home & Design Tagged:...
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Soapstone
I don’t know about you, but I am tired of granite in kitchens. I think 20-30 years from now people are going to walk into not-updated kitchens that have granite and go “ugh granite, that’ll have to...
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Parent’s Wedding Menu
This is the wedding menu from my parent’s wedding in 1980. I have it hanging framed in my house- my parent’s met in France while my mom was living there as a missionary, hence the French menu. Full...
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Quote of the Week
“Find something that you are passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” -Julia Child (Font: Sail by Font Squirrel) Filed under: Life & Shenanigans Tagged: Quotes
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Rejuvenate
Fan of Restoration Hardware? Me too. Rejuvenation is kinda sorta but not really similar and maybe you haven’t heard of them. If I had gobs of extra money and was restoring my house or building new...
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I’m Going to Make Everything Around Me Beautiful
“I’m going to make everything around me beautiful- that will be my life.” -Elsie de Wolfe (Font alert: CAC Champagne via Font Squirrel) Filed under: Home & Design Tagged: Quotes, Typography
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Fascinators
If people remotely listened to what I said or followed my fashion advice, I would make my best effort to bring headwear into the main stream and everyday in America. Well, I’m just going to say it...
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Paris is Always a Good Idea
Source “Paris is always a good idea.” -Audrey Hepburn (Font: Lobster Two by Font Squirrel) Filed under: Home & Design Tagged: Quotes, Typography
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Piano Lessons
Photo Source Throughout middle and high school, my sisters and I took piano lessons. Mr. W would come to our house and we would each have an hour long piano lesson in the basement. Mr. W was a...
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Monogram
Because it’s Christmas break, and I’m not working till Thursday, and classes don’t start till mid-January, and I now don’t know what to do with myself, I now have found time to do things like make my...
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What To Do In DC
Image Source [I'm going to try and write this post not sounding like a total Debbie Downer]. I’ve never been shy about the fact that DC is not my favorite place. I’ve just never felt at home here,...
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year(‘s Eve) from my family to yours. Any by my family, I mean me and my two dogs. Font alert: Contribute from DaFont.com Filed under: Life & Shenanigans
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2013
Image Source Goals for 2013 Every penny counts….. look at my bank account every day. Cut out lattes on a daily basis. Quit my day job. Finish the rough of my book. Eat when I’m hungry. Be happy....
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Crack Broccoli
Seriously people, this is the best broccoli ever. If I didn’t have a sliver of self-control I could eat 5 heads of broccoli, which would be no fun for anyone. It is so super simple to make: Broccoli,...
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Les Mis
Image Source My only complaint about Les Miserables is that is wasn’t a sing-a-long. Do you know how hard it was for me to keep my mouth shut during “I Dreamed a Dream”? If there hadn’t been a...
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Come With Me
“Come with me where chains will never bind you. All your grief at last, at last behind you.” -Fantine, Les Misérables Such a beautiful quote from a beautiful song. Font alert: Contribute from...
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Lucille Ball
Image Source I love Lucille Ball. One of my favorite memories of my grandma is lying in her bed at night when I would visit her and we would watch I Love Lucy. For some reason I associate this memory...
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To Be A Virginian
To be a Virginian either by birth, marriage, adoption, or even on one’s mother’s side, is an introduction to any state in the Union, a passport to any foreign country, and a benediction from Above....
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Pour Yourself A Drink
“Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together.” -Elizabeth Taylor I’ve had a rough week, so this made me smile. Hope this day/ month/ year is treating you all better than...
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