What is summer without a peach pie? This year our tree didn’t produce enough peaches. My husband bought these beauties at Costco. Unfortunately, they weren’t ripe and too hard. I needed to make the pie the next day so I threw them into a paper bag, added a banana, and viola! In just one overnight,…
Every year we host our neighborhood board for a holiday celebration. We have the most wonderful group of neighbors who spend countless volunteer hours maintaining the integrity and character of our North Central neighborhood. I always feel so lucky to welcome them into our home to celebrate them and the holidays. Typically, I would love…
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…