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last week i got a little stir crazy around the house and took a hammer and nails to a bunch of the rooms in my house and finally hung some artwork. why is it that i am so scared to put a hole in the wall? it’s not hard to replace or fix? my friend […]

After a long time away from home there is nothing I crave more than being home and cooking in my own kitchen. Joe and I love to cook together as part of our weekly ritual. We have wanted to get together with friends for a while so we decided to have a Cinco de Mayo […]

it’s flea market season in michigan! the allegan flea market had it’s season opener this weekend despite the random snow (two inches) that came down saturday night. however it was melted and gone by sunday afternoon and i was out and about on the hunt for treasure for both personal and shop. i found a […]

i read this article a few years ago written by a local farmer in the michigan area that i frequently bump in to at farmers markets. it literally broke my heart. the article is called “the end of the road” and is about the big box retailers selling milk for $1.50 a gallon with a […]

the last time that anthropologie had an extra 50% off weekend sale i’m pretty sure that it was six years ago on black friday. is it bad that i remember what i bought at that sale? a pink coat with white lines and a pendleton wool coat among other things. today while i was sitting […]

I am busy planning out the structure of my garden because I can’t plant yet. This year I’m working on maximizing the space I have in my garden by growing vertical. Last year my garden club pals built these obelisks but the winter really did mine in so I took them apart and used the […]