When it comes to flowers- you might have noticed that I am a tad obsessed with those fresh blooms. In the garden, in the house, in spring, summer, fall and winter... basically, I am all about ALL the flowers ALL year long. In winter though... it is not as easy to have buckets of fresh READ MORE

With that day full of hearts, chocolates and all things romantic just a few days away- love is in the air this week. And this year, those romantic celebrations are looking more like a romantic dinner for two in the backyard rather than a fancy restaurant. Truth be told- I am not a huge READ MORE

Happy first Sunday in February. This week- the weekend view is all about gardening, renovations and ideas for Valentine's Day date night at home. Garden Ideas We had crazy amounts of rain and storms last week- and this weekend we are warming up. Sunshine and 60's is making me itch to READ MORE

We have been working on all kinds of updates out in the cottage the past few months. From painting the built-in bookcases to changing some of the lighting. We are currently working in the kitchen and bathroom - so this view? Looking a bit more like a construction zone at the moment. We aren't READ MORE

Did you know what kind of lighting our kitchen started with? It wasn't fancy. It wasn't elegant. Matter of fact, it had a beer bottle pull dangling from it to turn it on. A designer vision right? haha. But you know what? We lived with that classic 1970's style ceiling fan for about 6 months after READ MORE