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There’s an App for That: Favorite Garden & Home Design Apps

November 1, 2015 By Shelley 2 Comments

There’s an App for That: Favorite Garden & Home Design Apps

After almost eleven years in this very old house, we will be breaking ground on a house in the Ann Arbor area next spring. While I am super excited to be able to design our house from the ground up, its a little hard to imagine loving any house as much as this one. It is over ... [ Read More ]

Pumpkin Spice Mason Jar Cake

October 22, 2015 By Shelley 2 Comments

Pumpkin Spice Mason Jar Cake

I've had my eye on mason jar desserts  on Pinterest for a while now... For summer and fall picnics they have seem like such a great idea! Tailgate parties too... So I decided to take my favorite fall cake and turn it in to individual Tailgate Party treats... One of the great ... [ Read More ]

Pudding Shots & Tailgate Parties

October 20, 2015 By Shelley Leave a Comment

Pudding Shots & Tailgate Parties

My entire family is made up of crazy sports addicts... If we didn't all look so much alike, I may think I was switched at birth y'all. Even the littlest of peeps can talk line of scrimmage... Then there is me... the gal who was bored by half time at the Rose Bowl game and ... [ Read More ]

Be-Witching Halloween Window Boxes

October 13, 2015 By Shelley 2 Comments

Be-Witching Halloween Window Boxes

Happy Countdown to Halloween Y'all! Before this old house became home, I wasn't much of a Halloween kind of gal. Sure in college we had fun with it, but after that... not so much. Then a few things happened... Our extended family expanded to include a few little peeps ---and ... [ Read More ]

A Gypsy’s Journal: Our Return to the Real World

September 8, 2015 By Shelley Leave a Comment

A Gypsy’s Journal: Our Return to the Real World

We are lucky to spend time in northern Michigan every summer I'm sure I've bored you to tears on Instagram with our photos... But Labor Day means a return to the "real world." So we said a sad farewell to our beautiful northern Michigan this weekend... A Few of Our ... [ Read More ]

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The Meaning Behind Roots North and South This blog reflects my love of the "North" and all things "Great Lakes" that comes from my dear little Mother's side of the family. It also pays tribute to all ... [ Read More ]

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