The Great American Eclipse happened yesterday. It was awesome. At first I was skeptical. When my dad asked if we wanted to go see the eclipse in totality, I didn’t really understand what that meant. All the eclipse maps put Birmingham at about 98% totality. Wouldn’t 98% be just as good as 100%? I mean, it is THE SUN, so…
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Our sweet Caroline is turning TWO this week. Can you even believe it?? It’s amazing to think that it’s been two whole years since she came along and took our lives on a sharp right-hand turn out of nowhere. In the blink of an eye she went from this perfect little china doll look-alike… … to this beautiful girl dancing…
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How to Paint a Basement Ceiling: The Low-Ceiling Makeover That Changed Everything (Remodel Finished in 2016; Updated 2026) Our unfinished basement was so ugly. Exposed joists, eight red metal support poles, ductwork running every direction, and a ceiling height so low in some places my 6’2″ husband barely fit under the air ducts. A drop ceiling was not possible with…
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This past weekend I had the pleasure of attending a workshop here in Birmingham that taught us all about prop styling for food photography. Jessica from Spiffy Eats hosted it along with two ladies who work as food stylists for Time, Inc. All day long Rishon Hanners and Audrey Davis style food photos for magazines like Southern Living and Cooking…
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Hi there. I’m ashamed to admit that in over a decade of blogging I have never done a formal poll of my blog readers to get your opinions on what you like and what you don’t like. After talking to other bloggers at the Haven Conference last week, apparently I’m supposed to be doing this on the regular. (Whoops.) So,…
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