April showers bring weeds and May flowers here in the Mitten State and.... snakes. April showers bring May snakes, y'all! Almost 13 years in our historic neighborhood without a single sighting... I've now been terrorized twice by these slithery rascals already at the ... [ Read More ]
If You Obey All the Rules for Decorating, You Miss All the Fun
I'm gonna let you in on a little secret.... I don't believe in creating a lot of "rules to live by." In fact I have just a few: Never dye my own hair (yikes! chalk that up to experience) Never let my mom drive in D.C. rush hour traffic, especially through ... [ Read More ]
Smudging to Cleanse a New Home & Chase Away the Evil
Let me start by saying I am not someone who has ever really believed in witchcraft, life on Mars, Area 51 and all that jazz. I'm basically a skeptic. Though I am on the fence about ghosts... Mostly because I've lived in an old house and... you know.... things go bump in the ... [ Read More ]
Gluten Free Chicken Stir Fry
Living the Gluten Free, Dairy Free Life One of the questions I am asked most often on my blog and in my daily life (beyond how to make window boxes look better!) is how I manage to stick with my gluten free, dairy free, and egg free diet. I think folks are hoping I have a magic ... [ Read More ]
Missing Magnolia: Home & Garden Goals for 2017
Hello 2017! Is your new year off to a great start? Or should I really be asking... are your Christmas decorations down and neatly stored away? Mine are down... and stacked up all over the storage area downstairs waiting for me to get them "cleaned out and better ... [ Read More ]