For our personalized and recovered vintage books giveaway.....Drumroll, please............................Congratulations to...Jeannine @ daze of grace!!!!!!!!Email me today to go over color choices and overall feel you want the books to have!  I'm SO...

Yesterday, Lauren and I were able to go pick up my craigslist table and some other goodies for our attic and for fun....wanted you to see what all we (I) got. :)Had to run in Anthropologie to check out some hardware for our cabinetry--I was only going to get...

Morning Everyone!  Got a post coming to you later about my finds yesterday, but until then...Wanted to clear up something for the giveaway...the drawing will be tomorrow!  You have until 10 am to get entries, then the giveaway will close.  (I had...

That I am so thankful for the kind of supportive comments I've gotten from all of you the last few days!!!  I want to welcome all of our new followers....thank you for letting me share pieces of my life with you!  There is nothing more encouraging than your...

Ok, I'm doing it.I can't believe I'm saying this, but I am SO JOYFUL to be able to tell you that I am now offering services to refurbish/restore YOUR treasures, old and new, big and small! I've been pondering the idea for a while now, and it seems everything is...

**FOR DETAILS ON GIVEAWAY, GO HERE**I thought it was time for you to see what all my fuss is about.  I've been posting "for the writing room" and "this will be for the playroom" and you've not even known what I'm talking about!  Forgive my rudeness!Here we...

Poor Kids.They're still sick.  This is a little different post than I've been writing lately, so I hope that's okay with you guys.  This blog is about all of me, though, and right now i need to get all this out.I was supposed to teach our nursery class at...

Alright, I know it's been awhile since I've given you an update on the doors.The doors turning into a daybed.  It's because I've been avoiding them.Because the first time I tested out one section it was a hot mess.Even after a layer of primer, a coat of light...

I don't spend time in places I don't like....places that don't relax me.Would it be fair to say that most of us are like that?  (I sure hope so or I might sound a little rude right now)I love spending time outside--when it's picturesque.  We have a...

Happy Friday!  Are you as excited as I am??I just need a weekend.  Little Ava did in fact have an ear infection--a very bad one, actually.  The doc said it her eardrum looked as if it were going to burst.  So, LOTS of antibiotics and re-checks to...

Remember these?  I wanted to let my sweet followers know that I'M DOING A GIVEAWAY FOR A SET OF BOOKS STYLED TO YOUR LIKING!!  I posted the details on the original post, and didn't want you to miss out!  Go HERE to leave your comments to earn...

**GIVEAWAY.....SEE BOTTOM OF POST FOR DETAILS!!! SO EXCITED!**My affair with books began long ago, as a child growing up in the deep South.  Summers were spent curled under a shade tree or sitting outdoors on a bench with a good book in tow.  Even now, my...

That's what we've been up to this week.It's been a rough week, to say the least.  Our attic reno started a week ago and while they are moving along quite well (and I'm SO excited), it's not been the best noise situation for naptime around here.  Ava is...

You know my productive trip the other day?That's not all we found.....I saw these spindles and knew I could come up with something great to do with them....they were only .99!  I got twelve in all.  This may be a disappointing post, because they're still a...

**FOR VINTAGE BOOKS GIVEAWAY, GO HERE** Because this beauty now belongs to me.....She will move upstairs with me to my writing room--that's what I've decided to call it for now because "office" seems so stuffy--this will be the space I write, create,...

Over the last year and a half my shopping tastes have changed drastically.  My eye for detail is different.  As excited as I get over walking into Loft, I get just as excited over walking into a flea market.  My eye sees differently....pays attention to...

These pictures we had taken on Tuesday.I've mentioned Lauren in my other blog, and she has done it again......We got together for Ava's six month pictures.These are just some of my favorites....I'll probably post more on West Side Stories.  I love the simplicity...

I'm participating in the diy showoff today--go check it out for some great ideas!!:)

Ahhh....love that spring is in the air.The thing is, it's still pretty chilly around these parts, but I'm not minding.  I'm moving ahead with spring whether it's ready or not.  You know how I'm pretty much purging and rearranging everything??  Well,...

I'm sitting here on the couch in my living room that I've fallen in love with again, staring into the sweet eyes of my little girl.  My mind is preoccupied....with what, I'm not sure.  Do you ever get that feeling?  Weighed down...just kind of...