love stories in minnesota

we just got back from a visit with my family in Minnesota for a week.  it wasn't exactly spontaneous as we knew we were going to go there at …

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a lovely brown paper package

about a week and a half back we got quite possibly the coolest package in the mail.  a complete, out-of-the-blue, absolutely delightful …

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moving into the sun :: the family art room

last weekend we moved my sewing space from the basement up two flights of stairs into an upstairs bedroom and transformed the room into a …

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the garden state

scoff if you must but new jersey is beautiful right now.  it's a well-kept secret just how stunning this state can get.  and I don't mean …

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