JOURNAL

With warmer weather approaching, the thought of spring cleaning can not be far from our minds. This is not just an opportunity to refresh our living spaces, but also a time to review what is still relevant to the way we use our rooms in the day to day routine of our lives. “to open…

One year ago today I posted my first entry. Even though this past year was not what I expected it to be, years rarely are; I am so looking forward to this next year, sharing what I love and continuing on the path of intentional simplicity…please keep me company along the way. dawn xo

creation .. “Creation is a better means of self-expression than possession; it is through creating, not possessing, that life is revealed.” Vida Dutton Scudder “Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “Music is the harmonious voice of creation, an echo of the invisible world.” Giuseppe Mazzini “A creation…

Happy Monday and welcome to the start of a new week. I thought today I would share two special blogs that mix imagery and poetry. What a gift both of these ladies have. With my own love of words and the impact just a few well chosen ones can make, I love wondering off into…

“Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.” John Updike

My Story .. My story begins in the north woods of Minnesota, on 80 acres in the mid 60’s. My parents were very self-sufficient, hard-working and frugal. When I was young my mother would read aloud the Laura Ingalls Wilder books each winter to my sister and me. Our life was somewhat similar to these…

simplicity .. “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci “A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life.” Winston Churchill “Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art.” Frank Lloyd Wright “Beauty of style and harmony of grace and good rhythm depend…

Happy Monday to you all. This is week three of my series introducing you to blogs I enjoy visiting and keeping up with. With my tag line ‘intentional simplicity’ it is perhaps a given that I would be interested in those writing on similar topics to myself. With that, I would like to introduce two…

Yesterday our local design center, International Market Square, hosted a MinneMarket on the heels of the design industries market at Highpoint in North Carolina. Forty showrooms displayed their various lines in the light-filled atrium where eight showrooms also gave presentations of their latest fabric lines. The day began with an engaging seminar given by Annette…