The weekend before Joe went hunting we bundled up and went Christmas tree hunting our neighbors tree farm. It sounds a bit like a hallmark movie scenario doesn’t it? living next to a tree farm? Except I didn’t leave a big bustling career in NYC to return to rural Allegan to fall in love with…
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Pink Poinsettias For Christmas in the Farmhouse Bedroom
It started with hauling out a faux Christmas tree back in November that was way too big for this room. Otto was begging to put up a Christmas tree but it was too early to get the real one that we put in our living room. We went to the pole barn and I tossed…
Gift Ideas for Grandparents
My final gift guide of the holiday season is gift ideas for grandparents. I keep a notepad in my car so I can jot down ideas (not while actively driving) when I hear of an idea on the radio/podcast or something comes into my head. Many of these gift ideas come from a place of…
Gruyere and Onion Dutch Baby
Nobody puts baby in a corner. Especially if she’s dutch. I whipped up this gruyere and onion dutch baby last week Sunday for our stay at home brunch (again). It was an act of desperation I guess one could say. It was the end of the week and I hadn’t bought groceries yet so it…
Christmas in the Cocktail Lounge
We are slowly making our way through the virtual holiday tour of my home this year. I’ve had so much fun getting out all of my collections with Otto this year. So far we’ve had only two ornament casualties and one was because he bolted into the living room and cuffed the aluminum tree with…
Gift Guide: For the hard to shop for guy
Second only to my father, the most difficult person to buy for is Joe. He makes the most ridiculous Christmas lists every year. I shouldn’t be shocked because this man of mine is practical in almost everything he does.Which, thank God. Every year he puts things on his list like; socks, sheep fence and window…
Otto’s Zonderkidz Library Holiday Book Guide
Thank you to Zonderkidz for sponsoring this post. All thoughts, opinions and reviews are my own. When Otto was a sweet little baby in the hospital we felt helpless as new parents. We didn’t know medical terms, we couldn’t hold him a lot and we were still learning about his heart condition and what the…
Deck the Dining Room with Vintage Christmas
This year in lieu of parties and guests and gatherings I thought I would focus on getting out all of my vintage Christmas collections. They needed a good cleaning, organizing and inventory as year after year I hurriedly tossed them in bins after the holidays. This year I got everything out and grouped my collections…
Gift Guide: Gifts for the Gardener
Creating this guide, gifts for the gardener makes my heart ache a little. I miss the morning walks through the garden. Now they’re just covered in snow. I think though that this gift guide is the one I’m most passionate about because if you are buying for someone in your life who loves to garden…
Ottos Gift Guide: Plastic Crap He Begs For
When I was pregnant I would scroll for hours looking at all of the beautiful handcrafted heirloom wooden toys on etsy. I dreamed of a mess free playroom stacked perfectly with well made stunning toys that would spark my babies imagination and turn him into a tiny little Einstein genius. I wouldn’t even get mad…
Mint Tulle Anthro Skirt
“Forget it”. I said I as clicked “ORDER” on this mint tulle skirt. I’m not going really anywhere right now but in my head I have future dinners with friends, trips to take and shows to see and I’m going to need a skirt to do it in. Sure sure they are going to be…
Small Business Report: Stems Market
It’s time for another Small Business Report! This week I am featuring Stems Market located in Grandville, Michigan and lucky enough for me, they are located just a few miles up from my office halfway to The Found Cottage. I stopped in last week to pick up some bundles of greenery and was amazed at…