Being on the receiving end of a visually gorgeous gift is exciting. I have always appreciated someone taking the extra time to make the outside of the gift as thoughtful as the inside. When we were restoring Bella Terra, I designed a gift wrapping space in our mud room ~~a place to hold all the…
It is so rare for many of us to experience solitude. Even when I am not on the go, my brain seems to be racing . With all the hats we wear, having calm and quiet time is a luxury. I went on a long walk this morning as I am by myself at our…
Who doesn’t love chicken soup? I always like to keep some on hand, especially when the weather changes and sniffles start appearing. My daughter who is a junior in college wasn’t feeling well and I whipped up a batch for her. I don’t really have a strict recipe, but it’s hard to ruin this soup,…
I love the longevity of fall decorating~~you can start in September, adjust it a bit for Halloween and keep it until Thanksgiving. With a few small touches, the house feels like autumn. It helps that we’ve been enjoying such gorgeous cool mornings and evenings. Don’t you just love the light lately? The yard looks so…
As you know, I have been on a cleaning, sorting and organizing whirlwind. Starting at one end of the house, my goal is to go through every drawer, closet, dresser and attack it with the mindset as if I am moving in 2 weeks. Expired makeup, business suits with shoulder pads, miscellaneous paperwork – GONE!…