Love of beauty is taste-The creation of beauty is art. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Recycling comes in many different forms, here is the story about one man who took a massive pile of lemons and turned them into lemonade! (Source, $49.95) David Bird of Maine, a commercial rope-maker, had quite a shakeup when in 2008 a National Marine Fisheries Service regulation was passed which recalled a specific rope used […]
Read MoreDo you love the holidays? I am a big fan, and I treasure pulling out the things that I have inherited from family, as well as new things that M and I have acquired together. Above is a beautiful bird from Caspari, which M gave me as an early gift this year – the tag […]
Read MoreWhere do you go to get your party ideas? When you are entertaining, what is your go-to resource?No… not the Communist Party (this t-shirt design is from Threadless. Hilarious) For many (particularly WASPs, but not exclusively) it is Martha Stewart, or one of her several publications:For others it is the generic quick dash to Party […]
Read MoreSo I was perusing around on YouTube today and came across these winners. I love me some QE2 news clips and these did not leave me disappointed! It is so nice to see her looking less stiff, no? (NO MUMMY!!!) Lastly, Queen Elizabeth II, reflecting on her life: I have no big plans for the […]
Read MoreI really love Anne Taintor’s humorous vintage products. She cracks me up to no end. And while I am a Yale fan, she IS a Harvard grad. Props to her! Here are some of my most recent finds on Google Image: “I dreamed my whole house was clean…” “Why do dishes when you can do […]
Read MoreI am not sure if all of my readers like Martha Stewart, but I really enjoy her as a teacher of food, crafts, and homekeeping. She has taught me a lot over the years, and I really appreciate what she is doing in the world of more eco-friendly home products. Her Homekeeping Handbook has been […]
Read MoreMy blogging colleague, Hopsy @ Kappa Prep, and a new friend, Wears With Heels saw me post my dinner on Twitter and wanted the recipe, so here is my information on it! Tonight, M and I each got to have our own 12-ish” pizzas, based off of recipes for dough and sauce, from Cook’s Country […]
Read MoreInspiration: The Greenbrier, my Grandmama, myself, and this great page. I do not know about y’all, but my Grandmama is a big fan of Wallpaper. She isn’t a huge damask person, so much as some chintz here and there as well as birds and florals. She has immaculate taste, so I look up to her […]
Read MoreSo, where have I been for the past few months? Well, to put it simply, I haven’t had ANY internet at my house. We had HughesNet which was the devil, and over priced, and just all-around bad. So, we recently realized with school starting back up again I would NEED some kind of internet. We […]
Read MoreOur house closing is in less than 12 hours!! OMG!! SO EXCITING~! Happy happy happy!
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