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Reserve downtown grand rapids girls night in sequins

Outfit: Sequin Joggers, Anthro (SALE) , Sweater, Jcrew, Brooch, Chanel  There are a lot of firsts happening this month and it seems weird to plan girls nights and activities based on case counts courtesy of the pandemic but, we finally were able to get together for a girls night. Joe and I (as well as […]

Sequin Joggers for Girls Night

Style & Fashion

Otto and I finally got back to Meijer Gardens for the first time since March. I think one of the things that amazes me most about this pandemic is how quickly we forget and/or adapt to the situation. I don’t think that is a good thing? Maybe parts of it are. I know we shouldn’t […]

A visit to the fall exhibit at Meijer Gardens

Lifestyle

Mum and Pumpkin display at FMG

Can I be honest with you why this post is a little late? It’s because the third anniversary of Otto’s open heart surgery slipped our minds until the day before. We realized it the night of the 3rd that the coming day would make three years since Otto had his open heart surgery. The fact […]

Three Year Heart Surgery Anniversary

Lifestyle

Toddler hugging his farm kitty

Every Wednesday Otto and I visit the farmers market before taking him to school and we load up on pumpkins for the front porch. I finally had a chance to arrange them a few days ago on the porch and Otto was very adamant that the porch needs to be spooky. It’s so fun having […]

Spooky Fall Front Porch

House & Home

Farmhouse Fall Front Porch

My mom and grandma make the best bread pudding and one of them usually makes it every Thanksgiving and Christmas and while some would call it a dessert….we Hoppens call it a side dish. Saturday was a cool crisp fall morning and the first one of the season and we had every intention of venturing […]

White Chocolate Bread Pudding

Food & Beverage

Simple Sweet Brunch Recipe

Allow me a moment to share the saga of this ketchup. I had this post and recipe all typed up and ready to go last week and when I hit “publish” it was gone. Disappeared and nowhere to be found. I needed to take a step back from my rage and disbelief and now here […]

Homemade Tomato Ketchup Recipe

Food & Beverage

Homemade Ketchup from the Ball Canning Book

Otto is obsessed with the “little house” in Pentwater and begs to go back every time I pick him up from daycare. When Joe and I bought this place back in 2012 it was nothing to brag about. It had been a home to mice and who knows what else, electrical cords taped together and […]

Q & A Pentwater Cottage The Little House

House & Home

Pentwater Tiny Cottage Pentwater Michigan

There were no church pews crowded with people in pastels and big easter hats. No scents of fresh spring hyacinths, daffodils, tulips and lilies filling the sanctuary. There was no vibration of voices shaking the walls with hymns of Christ’s resurrection. Just like the grinch who stole Christmas, it felt like for a moment that […]

Easter with Otto at Home

Lifestyle

Toddler Jellypop Easter BUnny Plush toy

If you follow me on instagam, last week I talked a bit about being in a rut both creatively and mentally. After about three solid weeks of slothing around I finally decided to implement some simple changes to help get me out of it and keep moving forward. I’m usually pretty good about staying positive […]

In a creative rut? Change it up!

Lifestyle

Christmas Tree Farm Sequin Sweater

I  remember the first time I found Half Baked Harvests blog. I was brand new to cooking and I was going to have some friends over for dinner and The Holland Farmers Market posted one of her recipes for a peach and polenta stacks. This was probably 8 or so years ago and I didn’t […]

Slow Cooked Short Ribs with Buttery Mushroom Sauce

Food & Beverage

Slow cooker ribs

If a party has appetizers you know I’m there. It’s my favorite section of the menu and it’s my favorite thing to make a meal of. For dinner on Christmas we have all appetizers at my in-laws after the gifts are opened and while I’m normally a hot dish kind of gal I thought I […]

Sweet Jalapeno Cheese Ball Appetizer

Food & Beverage

With Just a Few Ingredients and a couple minutes time whip up this sweet Jalapeno Cheese Ball

Last weekend it was unseasonably warm so we decided to take a drive up to the Pentwater cottage and check on it. We left a bunch of stuff there not knowing if the last time we were there would be it for summer or not so I took home all of the linens and sheets […]

Pentwater Cottage Check

House & Home

Pentwater Cottage Pentwater Michigan

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I'm abigail albers

Wife and mother, antique shopper, entrepreneur, gardener, sheep lady, sequin enthusiast and your Midwest Martha Stewart Wannabe. 

I am collector of collections and hobbies and I’m so excited to share them all with you here on my little slice of the internet. 

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