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  • Spring blooms

    Spring blooms

    22 May, 2025

    I am not kidding when I say our yard is essentially a sandpit with a few weeds scattered about, but I have plans! It has taken me a while (years) to come up with a realistic but broad idea of what I want to do and how we’ll do it, and I’ve only recently begun…

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  • Quilting: a new (old) hobby

    Quilting: a new (old) hobby

    16 May, 2025

    Years ago I picked up a little how-to-quilt book at Walmart and made my first quilt. After that full-sized one, I made one baby quilt. And then I guess I got busy and didn’t make time for it and the next thing I knew, it was nearly thirty years later and I decided I’d like…

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  • French Country china hutch makeover

    French Country china hutch makeover

    14 May, 2025

    This is one of my favorite furniture DIYs ever. Not only was it a dramatic makeover but had the happy result of coming out even better than I’d hoped. Bonus: it was all very budget-friendly! I feel like I have to get to know a home before I can decorate it how it ought to…

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inspiration

“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” ~Mary Oliver

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small town coastal North Carolina

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