Rediscovering Home
For twenty years, this house has been ours. Not just a place to live, but a backdrop for all the messy, beautiful chapters... birthday candles, slammed doors, spaghetti nights, and...
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The Simple Joys of Watercolor
For years, I painted with a brush in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other, tucked into my little studio while the rest of the house buzzed...
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Finding Peace on My Front Porch
I live at the top of a hill, on a cul-de-sac that sounds fancier than it is. It’s quiet up here, which is perfect, because I’ve reached the point in...
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The Art Studio
My studio isn’t what you’d expect. It’s not one of those towering lofts with exposed brick and mood lighting. I It’s just a little room upstairs, once a home office,...
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Dreams For my Neglected Garden
The garden used to be one of my favorite places... full of flowers, herbs, little kitty footprints, and big summer plans. These days, it’s mostly weeds and good intentions. But...
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Decluttering and Scaling Down
After twenty years in our house, the stuff has started to outgrow the space, and maybe, so have I. Every drawer holds a memory. Every shelf, a season of life....
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Vegetable Farms and Orchards in Suburbia
Living at the edge of suburbia has its perks... Target is 20 minutes away, but so is a roadside stand selling just-picked corn. This is the time of year when...
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