JOURNAL

they live in houses all across the land .. wanting a slower pace of life .. a connection to those around them .. wanting the best for their children or those children of those they love and children of generations to come .. wanting tranquility and peace .. wanting to make simple memories .. share…

We are having some mighty cold weather at the moment … but the sun is shining brightly and I wanted to do a little photo shoot today to lift my spirits … February always is a bit hard for me, having been cooped up for so much of the winter, but playing with my camera…

Three little words … words that we need to hear often … no matter who we are … I found this sweet little figurine at a thrift store on my way back from dropping my girl off at college after Christmas break. I was thinking a lot about her as I was looking around the…

Last week, on the tenth, I thought of ten ways I had embraced Intentional Simplicity for ten years … I had to think about it a bit, because when you do something for quite some time you may not realize it is actually intentional any more. However, this life is often enticing us – presenting…

A new year is upon us once again … new, fresh, open to possibility … new year, new you; they say … not sure who ‘they’ is, but the new year does seem to present a quantifiable ‘start over’ point. So I am curious, what plans do you have for the new year … not…

Wishing you a peace-full Christmas…

Christmas is nearly here and I thought I would share a few photos I took last year at the beautiful home of one of my dear clients. She loves the welcoming  and unpretentious Scandinavian style and has beautiful pieces she has collected over time. I have worked with her on and off over the years,…

So it has been hazy, foggy and grey for days and today the sun has peeked out so I took some photos. Lots going on … picked up my girl on Monday, yesterday we found a little tree … well not so little, but not a lot left to choose from around town so we…

So many things to give thanks for … having my daughter home and her lighting up the room with her wit and love of life … being able to host the meal yesterday with turkey, stuffing and all the traditional extras, gathering around the table sharing laughter and tears … being blessed with a warm…

It is chilly again today. Blustery and snowing. I am tucked up warm looking forward to the coming days. This last week was full. We gave our sofa (that was gifted to us two years ago) to somewhere that needed it more then we did. So i have been doing a bit of rearranging in…