A number of years ago, I painted my living room with Benjamin Moore's Palladian Blue. It was instant love. It looked particularly beautiful in that room, which had an east-facing window and a south-facing window (shaded by a porch during midday) plus light coming in from the north and west through adjoining rooms. This was the first time i realized how i could shape my winters. Previously, I had the room painted a creamy white with a Martha ... Read the Post...
Winter blues, hygge, and a new pretty things challenge
Christmas Holiday Winter Bucket List
I have been working on making a Christmas bucket list and have been writing just any idea that I see or think of, so I decided to share it here for those who are creating their own. I would LOVE to hear anything that you might add, so please leave a comment with things you've added to yours! I have an editable Christmas Bucket List template for Canva in my Etsy shop that includes some of these, but since it's editable, you can customize it ... Read the Post...
Delightful books for the beginning of the school year
Late August into October makes me want to read books that take place in schools. Even though my own school days are years in the past, that whole freshly-sharpened pencil feeling still gets to me. Some of my favorite school days books are as follows. I think they are all middle grade/young adult. The Betsy-Tacy series. The ones that really feel school day-ish are the high school ones, which are based heavily on the real life experiences of ... Read the Post...
Those late summer days
I find that most years when summer begins to wind down and the days are growing noticeably shorter, that I tend to cling tighter. There are a few years where I'm ready to embrace fall in August, but most of the time it's the actual first day of fall in late September when I grudgingly let go. I do love fall, but I adore summer. I've always had that feeling of "but I meant to do..." in late summer. The advent of the "bucket list" both ... Read the Post...