“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

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  • Winter Crafts and Unique Finds in Our Antique Booth

    It’s another snow day here. Schools are closed, and the streets are blanketed in a thick layer of shimmering white. We definitely are living in a winter wonderland. If only we could give some of it to California; the devastation… Continue reading

    Winter Crafts and Unique Finds in Our Antique Booth
  • Embrace Snow Days: Enjoying Time at Home

    Good morning. It’s another snow day here with school canceled. The fear of over-freezing causing black ice shut down the schools one more day. I’m not sad about it because it doesn’t affect our schedule at the end of the… Continue reading

    Embrace Snow Days: Enjoying Time at Home
  • Golden Silence: Embracing Winter’s Beauty

    Do you hear that? Me neither. Silence, and it is golden. Here in central Missouri, we have had a snowstorm. Lots of ice with snow. I don’t mind the snow, but the ice brings on problems. Our eldest went to… Continue reading

    Golden Silence: Embracing Winter’s Beauty
  • Personalized Gallery Walls: Stories Behind Each Picture

    Let’s talk about a gallery wall. Are you a one-picture person or a bunch-of-pictures person? I love lots of pictures, so it is gallery walls all the time for me. I don’t follow the trends; I prefer to curate my… Continue reading

    Personalized Gallery Walls: Stories Behind Each Picture
  • Navigating Holiday Chaos: A Christmas Story

    Hello and happy Monday. I think it is Monday, but honestly, with the holiday chaos, it’s hard to keep track of the days sometimes. Do you get confused after Christmas about what day it is or what date it is?… Continue reading

    Navigating Holiday Chaos: A Christmas Story
  • Embracing Christmas: Recipes, Movies, and Creative Projects

    Two days before Christmas. Are you ready? Today I have a few last-minute things to do, but I am pretty much ready. This time of year, my mind dreams of what I can do better with my business: the watercolor… Continue reading

    Embracing Christmas: Recipes, Movies, and Creative Projects
  • Embracing Creativity Amidst Holiday Chaos

    This week, while volunteering at MomCo, I listened to a speaker reminding us all to rest in the chaos that often accompanies the holiday season. December is notoriously busy, filled with endless to-do lists and commitments, so yesterday I decided… Continue reading

    Embracing Creativity Amidst Holiday Chaos
  • Paper and art

    Inspired by Lucas.lopes.art, I decided to make my own “doll” for a birthday card. I have always loved whimsical art hence the art in my secretary. The first piece is Lark Spur Lane, made out of paper and baubles; it… Continue reading

    Paper and art
  • Three things and a wedding

    Hello and happy Monday! I hope you had a swell weekend. December is busy with lots to do. On Saturday, my husband and I attended the sweetest wedding of a young lady whom I used to take home from school.… Continue reading

    Three things and a wedding
  • Wrapping/ chore or not

    How’s it going? Are you done shopping, or is that still on your to-do list? December is flying by, and it’s hard to keep track of everything during this busy time of year. I can’t believe Christmas is almost here,… Continue reading

    Wrapping/ chore or not