Posts Tagged with "home"

Nesting – beyond housewares and diapers

Sunday, July 31, 2011

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“Nesting” brings to mind a period of preparation before a time of need or expectancy. Envision a typical nester. A newlywed filling a new wedding-gift vase with flowers from her first garden. A pregnant lady folding and refolding tiny, freshly washed baby tee-shirts and stacks of cloth diapers. A business woman saving her precious funds [...]

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A Glimpse of Home

Friday, March 12, 2010

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Home is where I host tea parties are for little hands and teddy bears. Home is where I use our “good” linens and dishes just for play. Home is where I serve chocolate spread and crackers for lunch. Love, Jess Join Emily, at Chatting at the Sky, for her photo link party about Glimpses of [...]

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Hooked On “Building A Soft Place To Land”

Friday, February 6, 2009

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Pretty Houses Need a Foundation Too photo credit When life gets stressful, some people eat too much, spend too much or sleep too much. (or all three) Me? I scan the MLS too much. Not because I am sad or malcontent, just because it is fun! I could pour over house tours online with glee [...]

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Home: Where I Can Do Something

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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I am so blessed to have a warm place to call home during these cold winter months. I am safe, sound, and generally welcomed in my home (Lord help us! Mama is throwing frying Pans Made with Steel again!). But, what happens when home doesn’t feel warm? What if home feels like the fangs of  [...]

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Make Room for the Play Room

Friday, January 23, 2009

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How to Make an Old Closet into a Play Room in 9 steps Note: I’ll spare you the real before photo of our pre-attic closet disaster,  and go straight for the cute photos of how to make room for the play room. I know, it hurts my before-and-after loving gene, not to have documentation of [...]

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