•  On Aug, 19, 2015
•  BeckyC

The heat has been almost unbearable here the last few weeks! We’ve tried to keep our window blinds closed and doors shut to keep our cold air from escaping :/ Here at the kitchen sink, this little window lets a lot of evening sun inside. In order to keep some of the direct sunlight out, […]

•  On Jul, 13, 2015
•  BeckyC

  Do you have a favorite vase…perfect for filling with fresh cut blooms? I don’t really have one favorite. I really love using all sorts of vintage items as vases for flowers around the house. Ironstone pitchers or bowls make pretty vases. Even vintage baskets are a beautiful way to display fresh cut blooms right […]

•  On May, 25, 2015
•  BeckyC

So, you want to know what’s growing in our Potager? Well, to begin with, lots of herbs. And this Spring, I’m using one of my favorite vintage finds as an herb garden display…a Ferry-Morse Seed cart. It’s a perfect chippy green, with little compartments, just right for holding zinc pots full of herb clippings. In […]

•  On May, 13, 2015
•  BeckyC

Don’t you just love a great flea market? We first started shopping at Canton Trade Days in Texas around 2008. Canton is our favorite flea market…and where we’ve found the majority of the vintage pieces in our home. These little vintage water wheel buckets came from Canton…I think it was in 2010. The dealer sold […]

•  On Apr, 02, 2015
•  BeckyC

  April…you are welcome here 😉 Truly one of my favorite months…April brings some of the best days of the year, don’t you think? Spring fever has set in around here, and we find ourselves quickly getting through our school work to move onto outdoor activities. Gardening, baseball, cleaning out the chicken coop are a […]

•  On Mar, 27, 2015
•  BeckyC

I don’t know about you, but I love a really good salad. I mean, I’m a could-eat-salad-every-single-day kinda girl 🙂 And this salad…oh you’re going to want to rush to the market (we call it grocery store) and get these simple ingredients right away… This time of year, when the veggies are fresh, I enjoy […]

•  On Mar, 23, 2015
•  BeckyC

I’ve always had a deep love for the written word. When I was little, I could spell complicated words easily. Words and reading came effortlessly. And books, oh how I adore books. As a teacher, I have literally thousands of books 🙂 I’m usually always in the middle of reading two or three books at […]

•  On Mar, 13, 2015
•  BeckyC

Yes, I know that’s a mouthful of a title, isn’t it? And it’s a mouthful of goodness, too 🙂 You HAVE to try this sweet recipe!     I found the recipe HERE at a Happy Food Dance. Jessica has a really great blog, with fabulous recipes. And her food photos are so pretty and […]