A little Italian countryside road trip? Why not? We played it by ear this trip and would decide just where we were going to land each day after staying at the villa in Umbria. We re doing a bit of dreaming and planning for a European trip and so taking a look back at this beautiful road trip through READ MORE

This past week has been a bit of a busy blur. And one of the things I do to ground and reconnect with ‘me’ is to pick up my camera and wander on out to the garden. I clip a few flowers. Bring out a favorite old patina covered chair. Find a magic filled spot on the path and wait for that beautiful READ MORE

I had a wild hair idea recently and my husband helped me run with it. I wanted to create a long simple country style fence where the line of cedar trees once stood- and I wanted to use the branches from the trees to build it. So today is all about this diy log fence and how easy it was to build. READ MORE

When it comes to beautiful unique candle holders- you have so many options to choose from. From little butter pat dishes with tea lights to decanters with a taper candle and more. I love something that is unique and interesting and unexpected on the table. Because, something different is a READ MORE

Wandering and soaking up all the beauty and magic in the garden is one of my favorite things to do at this time of the year.  The potting shed garden blooms are plentiful with some of the later blooming peonies mingling with garden roses, foxgloves and Larkspur and more. I bring my READ MORE