Fall 2013 hues

Fall. It's my most favorite time of the year... even though following the splash of autumnal hues.. "white" follows. But lately I've been craving white. When we gutted and rebuilt our home years ago I painted every single room floral white. Then came the taupe stage. Now almost every single room is taupe. But not for long. ...

crazy about curb appeal

It's been the longest winter ever in Minnesota... ever. Now that the last of the snow piles have melted... a few "uglies" have appeared in our yard.. courtesy of Mr Pocket Gopher. Not the type of aeration that any lawn needs! Our driveway needs sweeping, the lawn a good rake, and the house could use a bath. While my perennials wake up from their long winter's nap... 

christmas welcome!

I've been thinking about how I'm going to decorate outside for Christmas this year- kind of late I know! I'm not much into big light displays or cute figurines. Probably because growing up on the east coast the windows of our home were always illuminated by candles- pretty simple. I never thought about why we did this or why this is still so prevalent on the east coast so I did a little investigating....