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Happy Friday! I had a fun time at Kohl’s for this week’s Let’s Go! segment, so thought I’d post it here in case you missed it on Instagram. My friend Erin, who authors a super fun blog called Cotton Stem, joined me (from Oklahoma) on her Instagram stories and also shared 5 fun decorating tips/ideas […]
“After all, it’s the librarian’s sworn purpose to bring books together with their one true reader.” -Kate Morton Or nowadays, at least in my world, it’s Amazon’s sworn purpose. 😉 I’m reading The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton right now. It’s a novel about “an unforgettable journey through generations and across continents as two women […]
Hello! Each Wednesday I share some of the photos that stopped me in my scroll while I was perusing Instagram the previous week. Here are this week’s picks! 1. DreamyWhitesLifestyle: She snapped that pic at a shop called Bloom in Sag Harbor. Search the hashtag #BloomSagHarbor for more pretty pics of the place! 2. @OnceUponA1912– I’m […]
Have you ever had banana pudding from made from scratch? That’s how Kevin’s mom makes it and it is deeeelish! It’s a super easy, Southern favorite and if you haven’t tried it you absolutely must give it a whirl. Here’s the easy peasy recipe: PrintBanana Pudding Ingredients1/2 cup sugar 2 tbsp. flour 1/4 tsp. […]
“In life, a person will come and go from many homes. We may leave a house, a town, a room, but that does not mean those places leave us.” -Ari Berk My mom kept several gardens on our 7-acre hobby farm when I was a kid. Our acreage was shaped like a triangle and my […]
One of my favorite books is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. It’s set in 1946 and is composed of letters written from one character to another. The letters begin when single, 30-something author Juliet Ashton writes to her publisher to say she is tired of covering the sunny side of war and […]
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. […]
Hello! Each Wednesday I share some of the photos that stopped me in my scroll while I was perusing Instagram the previous week. Here are this week’s picks! 1. BryartonFarm: Smitten with every little detail in that pic! Here’s a link to their blog: BryartonFarm.com 2. @WhitetailFarmhouse– I gasp every time Jamie posts a photo of her […]
My mother-in-law, Katie, hails from Barbour County, Alabama. Her family’s home was situated on a plot of land out in the country, somewhere near Blue Springs. A census in 2010 said the population was 96, but it looks like that number is down to 80-something today. I’d like to get down there and take Steevenson […]
Happy Friday, friend! I thought I’d share another Let’s Go excursion video here today in case you missed it on Instagram the first time around. A handful of folks have had trouble viewing these here, but after doing some troubleshooting, it always has to do with what internet browser they’re trying to view it with. […]
“Every time you think you are broken, know this: you are never really breaking. No one can break an ocean.” -Nikita Gill Here’s to the ocean that is you! XO Layla
Hello! Each Wednesday I share some of the photos that stopped me in my scroll while I was perusing Instagram the previous week. Here are this week’s picks! 1. HouseAndSanctuary: I love the collection of mirrors & trays and the contrast between the black wainscotting & white walls! Here’s a link to the site: HouseAndSanctuary.com 2. @Finding__Lovely– […]
I am first and foremost me, but right after that, I am a mother. The best thing that I can ever be, is me. But the best gift that I will ever have, is being a mother.” -C. JoyBell C. I would add “wife” to the best gift that I will ever have too. 😉 […]
Hey gang! We’re off to visit my mom in Florida this afternoon, but I wanted to share some updated pics of our “workshop” (that’s what Steevenson calls it) before we head down the highway. You may remember, this is how the room looked a few weeks ago: Well, the new Swiftlock, Antique Hickory-colored laminate flooring […]
“Deep and simple is far more essential than shallow and complex.” -Fred McFeely Rogers Hello and happy Thursday! The flooring we’re installing this week is looking GREAT and I’m looking forward to sharing some photos of it in tomorrow’s blog post. Isn’t it fun to have new floors? Even Steevenson is excited. 🙂 In the […]
