Ive read that chickens are social creatures, and I believe that to be 100% true. Bring one little chick out of the coop for some free ranging and shes going the cheep loudly as if shes...
At what lengths would you go to show your family that you love them?The other day I received a call from my cousin who was spending her last few hours in New York City before flying home. Mandy, she ...
We have been enjoying a most splendid spring with lots of rain and cool weather, and I couldnt help but share a few artistic graphic designs that Ive created that draw upon nature for inspi...
There are many titles I could have given this blog post: Decorating with Color, Cheerfully Charming, or Artists Loft. For many years, Ive been working toward creating a look that I call Artists ...
I dont know about you, but I am constantly trying to revitalize my wardrobe. At times, I get tired of the of the clothes I see hanging in my closet, but then Ill have an "ah-ha!" m...
This morning I took a little trip to the local feedstore to pick up the newest members of our family~~four baby chicks.For a little over a year weve been talking about getting hens so that we can hav...
Todays letter of lalphabet français is inspired by Amelias favorite outdoor intrigue-les escargots {snails.} While playing in le potager, Amelia cherche toujours les escargots. {Amelia always looks f...
Easter is always a special day in our family since we celebrate not only the love Jesus displayed on the cross for all of humanity, but also His resurrection. It gives us such a peace in our hearts t...
So Ive had a few surreal moments over the last few months participating in a few things that I would have never imagined possible. Picture a stay at home mom heading out to do a photoshoot for the co...
Just thought Id share an idea on how to add a little panache to your potager.Add umbrellas! I added these umbrellas to my garden to provide a little bit of shelter for my transplated seedlings (the o...
Upon the beginning of every new season, I spend a little bit of time switching the closet around-moving out-of-season clothing to the back (or to another closet) and bringing the current season to th...
Alors, le printemps est officiellement arrivé {So, spring has officially arrived} and we have been busy working on spring projects- le potager {kitchen garden} and a new venture-(Hopefully, I can sha...
I just needed something beautiful to look at, so I sifted through some older photographs and found this image that I took several months back of an upcycled alarm clock turned picture frame. Its funn...
I was wondering where all of these people were coming from on my stat counter today...Now I know thanks to a nice woman who just emailed me and informed me.Some person out there with a blog called Pe...
For a couple of years, Ive been wanting to design artistic, French educational "cards" or images to share with my blog followers.And as all creative projects go with me, its taken two years f...
I have the winner of Romantique giveaway, but first I want to do something a little different.I am offering you another chance to win! (Its always disappointing to find out that you didnt win a givea...
Its time for another romantic give away, and I drew inspiration from my fête à la Ladurée as I selected the goodies that one lucky winner will win! For almost two years now, I have been selling some ...
Before I share my handmade Valentines gift with you, I want to thank you all for stopping by and taking the time to congratulate me on my Romantic Homes feature. When friends rejoice along side me, i...
Bonnes nouvelles {Good news} for me to share: My Ladurée-inspired party that I shared with you in October is featured Romantic Homes magazine!!! For over ten years, I have been a faithful reader/subs...
Although I spend hours a week teaching our daughter {counting, the beginning phases of reading, simple Bible verses, French, nocturnal animals, Arctic animals, etc.}, there are moments when our roles...
Spring, my favorite month, holds many soft color possibilities.From sea mist green to tender peach to aquamarine, these dreamy colors make me ready for lighter fabrics-chiffons, laces, and silks.Elie...
When buying things for your home, wardrobe, or for a celebration, how many of you pride yourselves in getting a good deal? For me, I get a thrill out of finding something really beautiful or very pra...
For those of you who have chosen to follow along during my corner-to-corner decorating journey, here are the other romantique corners of our salle de bain. Click here to see the previous post of ma s...
Well, Im finally back to blogging now that everything has finally settled down around here!I dont know about you, but when the new year starts, I always have so many new ideas and plans swirling in m...
It is always exciting to embark on a new year; there are so many possibilities: new endeavors, new friendships, and new accomplishments. And I am so excited for my dear blog friend, Angela Read, aka ...
My Christmas giftwrapping theme this year was not planned; it just happened.In a rush to wrap up a Chinese Christmas gift using recycled magazine pages, I stumbled upon my Restoration Hardware catalo...
I just wanted to share with you a little bit of romantic winter fashion inspiration that I just created. While procrastinating on my Christmas "to do" list, I joined Polyvore and created this...
I just wanted to share with you a fun little photo I took of my pistachio lemon butter macarons that I made a week ago for our ladies church Christmas party. I couldnt help but add the new French mac...
As many of you have read, my hideous white Christmas tree and I have been at odds with each other over the past couple of years. My store-bought Christmas tree has not taken care of herself-always mi...
Classic black and white houndstooth always makes me think of Paris and Chanel, and for that reason, I am always drawn to it and cant help but love it. The other day, while picking up a handful of thi...
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