Countertop making and the ongoing sink saga…

We got a great start preparing the wormy chestnut boards for my countertops today, despite the threat of rain. You can see part one, pulling off the boards, HERE. Luis got everything set up, and…

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Countertop progress…

Even though the weather looked like rain, we were able to take all the wormy chestnut boards we needed for the counters today before the sky opened up. It’s amazing how something that seems so…

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Country flowers

I have certainly had lots of beautiful flowers to bring in the house all summer here in the mountains.  My friend Bonnie brought these from her garden when she came for lunch a few weeks…

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One thing leads to another

Look what UPS delivered to my doorstep! This beautiful Pfister “Cadenza” faucet…and so appropriately named for us since Luis and I are both musicians:-) Isn’t it gorgeous?? Well, that’s not my sink for sure.  This…

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A Bride’s table…

My mother recently styled a bride’s table for 12 at a wedding in Tennessee. She did such a fabulous job, I wanted to share! She pooled things from both of our collections and chose the…

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Making a unique burlap runner…

I am always trying different things…my dad and husband say I stay awake at night thinking of new projects. And they are right. I really do.  I wanted to make a burlap runner different from…

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Sunday Dinner

We always have Sunday “dinner” either with my parents or at our house. I admit– it takes effort because as a worship leader, Sunday is also a work day and mornings can get really hectic…especially…

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Homemade chicken tenders

I have a 7-year-old boy who is a *very* picky eater. VERY picky.  He loves chicken tenders, nuggets, strips. I know. I finally just made my own at home thinking I would put them in…

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