I come from a long line of obituary readers. The kind of women who sip black coffee while reading each and every life story, all the while shaking their heads and saying things like Lordy, Lordy. And sometimes, if it was someone who died in an especially tragic way, they’d
I wrote this essay about my sweet and sassy grandmother a year ago this week. We lost her last January, a few days after Christmas. She was one-of-a-kind; a hairbrush-singing, camel-whispering (seriously, she made friends with a real camel) sweet-tooth with a Tennessee-temper. I hope you enjoy this memory of
I’ve curated some of my favorite finds just for you! This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase—at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This time last year, I was sitting on
It’s been two years since I chalk painted our kitchen cabinets. Here’s the top 10 questions I get about my chalk painted kitchen cabinets: 1. What did you use? Originally, I used Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White on the uppers and Duck Egg Blue on the lower cabinets.
All of the poor, brassy light fixtures left in piles at the thrift stores make me sad. I’m always checking them out at our local Restore, wondering what I can do to retell their stories. I picked one up for $5 the other day, thinking I’d use the “guts” of
This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase something through one of these links, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. I am always flirting with the idea of taking our ceiling fans down and replacing them with pretty light fixtures. Light fixtures are