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Home Design Style: When North Meets South

October 1, 2015 By Shelley 29 Comments

Home Design Style: When North Meets South

When Stephanie from Casa Watkins first put the word out to fellow bloggers that she wanted to create this tour, I was all in! It's been so much fun to join forces with 19 other talented bloggers who are sharing their style. If you haven't visited any other blogs yet, the links ... [ Read More ]

Gypsy’s Journal: Welcoming Fall & Other Stuff

September 20, 2015 By Shelley Leave a Comment

Gypsy’s Journal: Welcoming Fall & Other Stuff

When Summer Collapses in to Fall Have you seen or heard those Pure Michigan commercials voiced by Tim Allen? They sure have it right! Fall around the Great Lakes is tough to beat... This week's Gypsy's Journal is a random assortment, as usual. We are back from our northern ... [ Read More ]

Creating a 5-Minute Fall Tablescape

September 10, 2015 By Shelley 4 Comments

Creating a 5-Minute Fall Tablescape

Our house is one of "those" houses... You know the ones with the messy dining room. When the dining room doesn't look like this or like this... The reality is most days it looks more like this or this because I always have a few projects in the works! Except, of ... [ 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 ]

Creating a Fall Window Box Your Neighbors will Envy

September 4, 2015 By Shelley 24 Comments

Creating a Fall Window Box Your Neighbors will Envy

Welcome! If you are joining me from Stringtown Home Blog Hop, thank you for hopping on by! My regular visitors know that I've been very open and honest about my addiction to window boxes... Winter, spring, summer and fall they call my name But I have one pet peeve I will ... [ 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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