I’ve thought about resharing this post for years, and today feels like the right day. With local high school graduations taking place this weekend, I’ve found myself feeling especially nostalgic. What follows is the commencement speech our daughter, Cara, delivered at her public high school graduation in 2004. It’s hard for me to comprehend that … Read More
How I Organize My Inspiration
Gathering Inspiration: From Magazine Pages to Inspiration Binders Before I share about where my inspiration lives, there’s something you should know about me—I’m an analog girl at heart. My calendar is paper, my book list is handwritten, and my daily plans, grocery lists, and to-dos all live on the page. There is just something about … Read More
FOUR THINGS | 04
Hopefully by starting out the first month of the new year with a Four Things post will propel me to do a Four Things post each month in 2026. Here are my Four Things for January: Theo of Golden, Redesign in the great room, Indiana Football, and favorite comfort food for cold winter days. What … Read More
Baby Shower Inspiration: Flowers to Food
This past weekend we gathered to celebrate my niece and her sweet little boy on the way. It was such a fun day filled with flowers, food, family and friends. I loved putting together some of the details, and today I’m sharing all the pretty touches and inspiration from the shower! I wanted the baby … Read More
Thrifting Treasures: The Joy of the Hunt
There’s something satisfying about the thrill of the thrift. The hunt, the surprise finds, the stories behind each item—it’s a little bit of magic wrapped in a good bargain, a vintage find and a favorite cookbook. Last week, Nate and I carved out a morning to hit up a few of our favorite local thrift … Read More
Old Florida Decor | Jacksonville Airbnb
This hip and modern guesthouse has the best design and attention to detail we have ever experienced.
Shell Searching on Sanibel
Returning to Sanibel Island Last week, we returned to Sanibel Island, Florida, after almost 44 years. We honeymooned there in 1981. We chose to return to the same resort, but chose a different unit. It would have been fun to revisit our honeymoon suite, but it was unavailable. We expected some changes to the grounds, … Read More
four things | 02
It’s cold here in SE Minnesota! This morning, the temperature was -9 with a wind chill of -21; tomorrow, the low will be -17 with a wind chill of -24. These are good days to get some projects done inside – and thankfully, there isn’t a lack of projects around the cottage! what I’m loving … Read More
Four Things | 01
I’m sharing four things I’ve been up to lately – Come take a peek into what’s been keeping me busy! #LifeUpdates #BehindTheScenes #WhatIveBeenUpTo #NewAdventures #PersonalJourney”