We escaped for a few days to the lake. Well, the OTHER lake, considering we live just a few blocks from Lake Erie. We’re in Traverse City, Michigan, celebrating the beginning of summer in the place that means quintessential summer to me. There’s no more perfect place...
We’ve been talking a lot about the downstairs lately so I wanted to change gears a little and bring you up to date on the upstairs bath. Our contractors are expecting to demo it as early as maybe even today, eek! They’re downstairs right now...
The movie Paris 36 is super cute and has a great beach scene, with some really great stripes. Now, you should know I love stripes, and French stripes are totally the best. Right now I’m on a pretty serious stripe-y, French-y, linen-y kick. I...
Happy Monday, guys! I hope you were able to check out our finished kitchen report on Friday. If not, take a minute to go look because, personally, we think it’s pretty amazing. In that post we mentioned a few things that we still need to...
We made an interesting dinner the other day that I wanted to share with you: stuffing stuffed red onions. Who doesn’t love stuffing, right? This recipe is from the November issue of Martha Stewart Living as “sausage-stuffed red onions,” and we put our own (vegetarian)...
We’re a week late but didn’t want to miss documenting Joanna’s four-month birthday! I have to say, this past month has been my favorite yet. Joey is in such a sweet spot of being aware of and interested in the world but content to sit back and...
We officially kicked off the Summer of Ice Cream this weekend by starting at the bottom of our list: Weber’s Premium Custard & Ice Cream. Weber’s specializes in custard, which is basically ice cream made with egg yolks. If you ever make ice cream at home,...
When we ordered our kitchen cabinets a few weeks ago, we totally lucked out and Ikea happened to be having one of their famous kitchen sales. We didn’t even know! Except, instead of a percentage discount like they’ve done in the past, this time around they...
I love the look of painted wood floors. I know it’s not for everyone or every house, but white (or colored) floors really brighten up a room so much and are a nice change of pace from darker stained wood. We’ve learned that it’s traditional in...
We arrived home from Cancun Thursday evening, and on Friday Andy suddenly announced that he was going to get started on our master bathroom update!! Some people go into a project with a detailed timeline for getting it done… some people just wake up one...