• What Makes My Heart Skip a Beat…

    Quite simply…anything beautiful…meaningful…or full of passion… And…the recent news that I won this amazing giveaway from Mira of Belle Blanc… I was so thrilled about this…I cannot even begin to tell you… Then I decided I couldn’t even wait to get these beautiful things here to photograph for myself and asked Mira if I could share some of her lovely world here with you. For those of you who have yet to happen upon the beauty at Belle Blanc……well…you are surely missing out! Mira generously allowed me the opportunity to share some photos from here blog here, and I am doing so to entice you even further to head her way and…

  • Summer Favorites…

    When summer comes, there are so many things that I look forward to. First and foremost…the beautiful weather that we don’t get for too long around here. I try to soak up every minute… And right up with that…shopping! Flea markets, garage sales, and anything of the like keep me very busy during the summer months. Josh and I have been rising early on Saturdays to get to the Public Market for fresh fruits and vegetables, and this past Saturday, we wandered down to a local flea market. It was a big warehouse filled with clutter and mostly junk…but I do enjoy the hunt… When I spotted this beauty hanging…

  • A Love Affair with White

    My love affair with white began many years ago…with a little gold frame that one day, I decided to paint white. I found some sand paper, and when I began rubbing away some of the finish…I fell in love. I have been in love ever since. This little frame sparked the beginning of a journey for me…a journey for simplicity, romance, and day’s gone by. I began collecting anything along the spectrum of white…ivories, creams, pale grays, sepias, and everything in between. These collections have grown over the years… Clear glass…in the right light…appears white… White buttons…I can spend hours enjoying the infinite beauty of these tiny adornments… White furniture can…