A White Cottage

Oh how I love a white cottage! Be still my beating heart. I've shared several white cottages on this blog, including this lovely and this white farmhouse beauty. Oh, how I adore a wrap around porch ... DREAMY! Can you imagine sitting out … ** Read more **

Drive By: Inspired by Two of My Favorites

I drove down to Portland for a couple of days and was able to lean out my window and snap a couple of photos of two of my favorite houses as I drove by! I loved being in my old stomping grounds in Lake Oswego. I sure miss it there! Both of these … ** Read more **

Spring is here! Create a welcoming front porch!

Now that spring is here, it is time for us to poke our heads out the front door and begin to look at the outside of our house again. It is the perfect time to start thinking about first impressions and how we would spiff up our front door and the … ** Read more **

A LOVELY Drive By in Orlando!

tara-lowry

No, I didn't go to Orlando to do a drive by. But one of my blog readers happens to live there. And ... she just started a new blog! Woot! Love hearing about new bloggers. When I went over to visit her at the new blog, I was tickled pink to find her … ** Read more **

Fall Nesting Tips: #3

red front door

Give yourself a happy & welcoming homecoming! So many of us enter our homes through a dull, dingy and dreary garage door. How sad for us! Be boring no more! A red door makes everything cheerier. The stenciled steps, striped rug and funky chair … ** Read more **

Beach Cottage Drive Bys

Since we are in the last couple of days of summer at our house (school starts next week), my kids and I are heading off on an outdoor adventure! I'm unplugging, digging my feet in the sand and maybe even picking berries. Awhile back I took these … ** Read more **