A few years back I found this set of vintage baby crib springs at a local junk shop. It was chipped and rusty and moldy on one corner, but I loved the harlequin shape of the springs. At the same time I also saw an old weathered mantelpiece that called my name in a major way. I had NO idea how I would use…
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There is something about a Fourth of July table that just makes me happy down to my bones. Maybe it is the red, white, and blue. Maybe it is the excuse to pull out the good dishes. Maybe it is the fact that summer is in full swing and the whole country is in a cookout mood. Whatever the reason,…
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In an effort to get this here blog chugging along again, I have decided to post more updates of the behind-the-scenes parts of our lives like I did in the olden days of blogging. I’m ignoring the rules and going back to my roots. Unskinny Boppy will turn twelve years old this year. TWELVE. That means I have been sharing our lives…
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Tomorrow is the first day of summer! I’m so excited summertime is here again so we can get outside and soak up some Vitamin D the all-natural way. We have been taking full advantage of the outdoors this year before it gets too hot to move. How ’bout you? My backyard raised garden beds turned one year old this month and…
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We have a small second bedroom on the main level of our house that started out as Garrett’s bedroom when we first moved in. I was pregnant with Caroline at the time and Garrett was a 7 year old little dude who still needed some “nighttime support” to get to sleep in his own bed (especially in a new, unfamiliar house)…
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