Have you ever had bunt cake problems? Well I did a few nights ago. Stephen and I hosted a little movie night and the night before I decided to make a snickerdoodle cake for our friends. I was certain...
Hello everyone! Things have been busy around here and I wanted to pop in to say I’ll start blogging again first thing next week. I’ve been working around the house and doing fun things wi...
Hello, sorry it’s been so quiet around here! This spring has been filled with sewing dresses and embroidering skirts, I can’t wait to share them with you! Here are a few photos from these...
You can watch the pie cutting ceremony here! I’ve been wanting to make a pie for some time now and jumped at the opportunity during Easter. I loved making it! It was a long process, but so much...
There’s only one way to eat a hotdog and that’s at a baseball game. I love baseball games! I have no idea what’s going on, but I like the atmosphere and I enjoy supporting our minor...
If you’ve been reading this little blog for awhile, you know I love to go on walks! After we ate dinner on Easter, I suggested a walk! The Moravian church in Old Salem places flowers on every g...
If you’re viewing this from your email, I don’t think the video will play! Sorry about that! Here’s a little video I took yesterday! It was a beautiful day to be outside! Cheers,
Mmm, now I’m hungry. Cheers,
I’ll be the first to admit I’m not the best in the meat department. Perhaps it’s because I’m not a huge fan of eating meat. Not that I think it’s bad, I just don’t...
happiness comes in many forms, cherry cream pie may be one of them. cheers,
surprises are the best. a few days ago my sweet mother called me and asked if she could come by and give me a box full of embroidery floss. i thought “a box full” meant ten to twenty diff...
lately stephen and i have been visiting local coffee shops and sitting outside. i wish summer was as nice as spring! it’s nice to sit outside comfortably; not too hot, not too cold -just perfec...
i finally got around to hanging my book chandelier! I took it down during Christmas so we could fit our huge tree in our living room. here’s the tutorial on how i made it. i can’t believe...
i had a lot of fun making this bread, it was my first time making basic white sandwich bread. i’ve been meaning to make it for awhile now and the other day i was beginning to make stephen a pea...
my dream of having a cloffice has come true! a few weeks ago i did a little tour of our home, in case you missed it here’s the living room , bedroom and kitchen. I didn’t get the chance t...
(image source) when i was in high school, i discovered The Lord of the Rings. i finished the book in two days; locked up in my bedroom, drinking cups of tea while lost in Middle Earth. then i discove...
a few photo’s from last week my mom surprised me with new coins. there was so much, but here are a few! five 100% silver half dollars from 1964 and a 1853 dime. i’m pretty excited about m...
hello and happy spring! im excited to be guest blogging today at muffin top vintage! See you there! cheers,
i love the smell of fresh fabric. ten hours later… just kidding, it wasn’t ten hours… but it felt like it! mostly because i spent the previous night in a little french bakery calle...
a month ago a sweet reader emailed me and asked if she could mail me some vintage clothes. i was so excited and honored that she would be so kind and think of me! i mean, seriously, how sweet!? throu...
i’ve found a new snack recently. i love these chewy granola bars from Make and Takes! oh my are they ever yummy. it was hard to allow the bars the time to set completely, so i suggest eating so...
“you can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -c.s. lewis here are a few facts about tea: 1. oolong & green tea help speed calorie burning 2. black &...
i began a new project this week! i’ve been meaning to make a new blanket from some of my scrap fabric (i have a lot!). it will look something like the above picture! one of my favorite things t...
i like to paint. i haven’t in a long time. when we were moving into our new place, i realized it’s been a year since i last held a blank canvas. that’s too long, i really need to st...
“The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody’s guess.” -James Thurber our little town has a antique mall and stephen re...
i believe spring has arrived here in north carolina. this week has been nothing but beautiful, sunshine filled days! i’m happy to take more walks and i think it’s almost time to dust off ...
i love fudge stripe cookies. Annie’s Eats blogged about how to make them …so i had to try them out! they were delicious. a quick word about the cookie part, the recipe says to let them ba...
(photos by rachel) these are a few photos from last weekend. we met up with rachel, tim and crystal at krankies then out for appetizers at mellow mushroom …then back to the loft for tea and gre...
pesto. i love pesto. you can make it yourself, or buy it in a magical jar. i made this pizza for my sister in law, rachel and her boyfriend tim. they came over for dinner. i was *super* excited. i lo...
tea should be taken in solitude c.s. lewis the living room is where i spend most of my time. mostly enjoying a cup of tea and doing some sort of craft like crocheting or hand embroidery i like things...
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