Preserving a heritage

Home-grown food has always been part of my life. My maternal grandparents were farmers, and my Pappaw Chandler also grew tobacco.  My brother and I would pile into Mammaw’s little Vega with my cousins and…

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Cozy winter decor

After Christmas, I really do love to get the house all straightened up and let it breathe for winter, and usually that means I bring in more white. This year, though, I really wanted to…

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Cozy vintage winter bedroom

The cold nights of winter definitely call for a warm, cozy bedroom. Down comforters, quilts, thick wool rugs and warm colors are always my go-to elements for a snug and comfy room. For winter, well…

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White Christmas in the mountains

Hello friends! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas😊 We got the sweet gift of snow on Christmas Eve, and despite how quickly the rain turned to snow and started to lay, everyone got home…

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Flow Blue for Christmas

I have never really been a tablecloth kind of person, but I wanted to set a Christmas table with a white lace tablecloth, so my mother let me borrow one, and I got to work…

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Christmas music room

 Hello friends! The season I love so much is getting away from me, but I’m trying to savor every moment while it’s here. It’s never been about gifts for us but the hope of Christ…

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Christmas Past Home Tour

“Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and…

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Vintage Victorian Christmas

Well hello friends! When Stephanie asked me to join the My Home Style Blog Hop Christmas Tree Edition, I was seriously humbled because there are amazing bloggers on this tour😊  I always love the opportunity…

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