In my teen years, if we were friends, you probably received a mixtape from me. I probably spent hours pouring over cassette after cassette trying to find the most perfect song that I thought you might just love. More often than not, it was indie music. Something obscure you'd never heard before, and my hopes were that you'd love a certai[...]
I think I need to start off here with yes, these are just awful photos, but bear with me here. It gets much prettier to look at =) Instagram has been on my mind as of late. I joined WAAAAAY back in March 2011 and had a shtick. If you scroll all the way to the bottom of my feed, you can see it for yourself. Quiet embarra[...]
I've always loved the idea of a dreamcatcher, but the style itself doesn't exactly fit my decor. It's a bit too hippie boho for me. My house is more mid-century modern (trapped inside a cookie-cutter house in the land of suburbia...but that is another story). I knew I needed to create my own DIY modern dreamcatcher, but I wanted it to be[...]
For the last couple of years, the back patio has been our labor of love (and hate). We've had some frustrating times and tears might have been shed, decks and stairs built, ripped out, and rebuilt again. It was a wild ride, but I'm happy to report, IT'S COMPLETE, and I'm happy as a clam. Well, minus furniture it's complete, but I had to[...]
A few weeks ago, while glamping at Camp Wandawega, we dined at The Duck Inn, a good old Wisconsin supper club, so of course, I ordered a Brandy Old-Fashioned Sweet cocktail. Unless you live in Wisconsin, finding a bartender who can mix a good one is hard. In fact, a bartender in Florida looked at me like I was from Mars when I[...]
So a long, long, LONG time ago, I photographed my front room and posted it to the blog. This is when I had about 5 visitors a day and you guys probably hadn't any idea of its existence. So this past weekend, I decided to rephotograph it (since it has changed a bit...does that surprise anyone? Nope. Not one bit.) and repost. Y'all know my[...]
This past weekend for me was really weird. The boy goes on a duck hunting adventure in Wisconsin every year. Normally that means he drives the kiddos up a day early, drops them at grandpa and grandma's house, and I follow Friday night after work. Well, this year was different. He kept saying to me, "Wow momma! You get 4 days off to yours[...]
It must be that time of year again because my parents keep showing up on my doorstep bearing zucchini by the armload. The neighbor lady brings it to their back door when she harvests extra. We like to make this casserole called Zucchini Italiano which really has no Italian ingredients in it except for tomatoes and possibly some oregano.[...]
Do you guys remember how I make Emily Henderson cry? Remember my sad-looking bedroom? Well, the makeover has started. I've had some backorder issues and a lot of wait time, but everything is starting to arrive and I've been dying to give you a tiny sneak peek. While I'm at it, I figured I'd give you a few tips on how we are hanging curta[...]