I don’t know if it is because I was raised in New England, but this time of year is one of my favorites. November is my “pause” month. A time to slow down and synch my rhythms to the earth. The days are shorter and the angle of the sun is soft and golden. We…
Our master bathroom is my sanctuary. It is hard to even remember the original layout. Bathrooms have come a long way since the early 1900s. The original master bath looked like this~~love the dizzying wallpaper. The unique cast iron tub from the early 1900s was salvaged and moved to our daughter’s bathroom. We completely refigured…
My husband and I spent the weekend in the mountains of Arizona. It was SO peaceful and quiet. Since my life is rather frenetic and busy, there is not much down time. It wasn’t until I was the midst of serenity and stillness that I realized how much I miss the absence of noise. For…
When we first remodeled Bella Terra, the original intention of this room was to be a computer/TV/hang out room for our then 2 children. But God works in strange ways and I became pregnant with our 3rd child in the middle of our 3 year renovation. Of course the doctor had told me that it…
August is like the Sunday of Summer…..unknown I am finally back in town. As much as I love to travel, transitioning back home is a bit of work. Luggage to unpack, bills to pay, dead plants to discard, laundry to do~~in addition to the mental shift of getting back into the swing of things. My…