Blue and yellow summer kitchen

Oh how I love summer here in the North Carolina mountains. It’s so beautiful here and we enjoy lots of late morning family breakfasts of homemade whole wheat pancakes with my mother’s homemade strawberry jam. I…

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Super Moon capture…

Luis captured this beautiful photo last night on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Waynesville, N.C., using a Canon Rebel T3 with a Canon 75-300 mm lens.  “…When I consider your heavens,     the work…

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My Favorite Room…

I am so excited to be featured over at Savvy Southern Style today in Kim’s “My Favorite Room” series!! Head on over and see which room I chose and the reason why:-) Savvy Southern Style:…

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Capturing fireworks successfully…

I have never shot fireworks successfully, so when I headed out last night to shoot, Luis had already done some research for me so I had an idea what to try. I set the camera,…

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Independence…

This is a day so many think about parties, cookouts, family, and other fun activities we have available here in America.  I can’t help but think about the price that was paid for the freedoms…

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Random summer sneak peeks and a life lesson…

There is something about summer that really puts me in a vintage and retro kind of 1950s mood. Well, I’m always in that kind of mood:-) I have been working on a summer home tour…

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Greeting each morning…

 One of my favorite spots in the early morning is the porch on the side of our house because it faces our creek. It is such a lovely place for that first cup of coffee.…

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Vintage bath reveal

I have worked on this hall bathroom forever it seems. It’s dark and small. Did I mention it’s dark?  First, I’ll show you some *before* photos. And I really mean before. This is a look…

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