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It’s Perfect Weather for a Sleeping Porch
Has there ever been a time in your life when you were absolutely sure about something but you turned out to be wrong? Maybe it was the lunch date you were supposed have with someone, only you got...
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What I Learned in April
Let me start off by saying that the biggest thing I learned in April is that I’ve become very, VERY lazy about carrying my “real” camera with me and I’ve relied on my iPhone way too much. While this...
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Now that we are halfway through June, I guess it’s time to share What I Learned in May. I actually had company most of the first part of this month and we’ve been vacationing together in places where...
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Patriotic Porches & the Long, Hot Days of Summer
I am 99% certain that I’m suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. PTSD brought on by living most of my life in a climate where my toes and fingers were only warm 14 days out of the year and the...
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Building a Gate With Architectural Salvage
“What do you want to do today honey buns?” Mr. OTN asked as we sat on the screened porch enjoying our morning coffee. Okay . . . so he didn’t really call me “honey buns,” because we don’t talk to...
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18 Remarkable Outdoor Spaces and a Big Reveal!
Last week I left you hanging with this picture of our adorable new pup CharliGirl begging for you to join her in our newest outdoor space, a Charleston inspired paver patio. Today I’m here with the Big...
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The Dirty Little Secret Hiding in my Backyard
I have a secret to share with you today. I don’t share this secret with any ol’ Joe because, well, there are certain things that a blogger only shares with her beloved readers. Dirty little secret...
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Summer Blues (and Whites) with Rejoicing on the Side
It’s an ordinary Tuesday. The day of the week that I’m most likely to share a home related post. Well, I’ve still got one for ya’ but I couldn’t help but share that there is something about this...
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Survey Results and my IT’S STILL SUMMER Coastal Mantel
One day, several years into our marriage, my husband exclaimed in exasperation, “I never knew you were so stubborn!” What? Half Finnish and half Irish (with a touch of English that my dad was...
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Happily Going Grey
I have this friend. She has an opinion about what I “should” do in nearly every area of my life. The only areas where she doesn’t weigh in are in more private matters, but that’s only because I keep...
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How to Create an Ever-Changing Flower Arrangement
NOTE: This is your regularly scheduled Tuesday post, which I finished and walked away from yesterday, neglecting to hit the PUBLISH button. So now it’s Wednesday’s post. 🙂 Did you ever have a toothache...
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What I Learned in August
When I turned over the rumpled and coffee stained page of my calendar to reveal a great big SEPTEMBER 1, it was at first shocking, and then sad, to realize that Summer really is drawing to a close....
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So Close to Amazing Farmhouse-Thistlewood Farms
I’m writing this post from an unexpected place today. Flat on my back. Due to a probable herniated disk the doc has ordered complete rest in order to get the inflammation down. I’ve been pushing too...
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The Post That Surprises Even Me!
I never thought I’d be writing this post. Not now. Not this soon. But after only three years of living in and loving our beautiful Southern Colonial style home, the home that made all our lovelier...
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When Your Stager Nixes Christmas – Home Tour
No holiday decorations allowed! These were the exact words of our stager as we began the process of de-cluttering our house to put on the market. So while Thanksgiving banners waved gaily on our...
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Woodland Christmas in the Den & a Special Treat too!
Do you want to be the favorite guest at all the holiday parties you attend this year, AND assure that your name stays on the party list for years to come? BRING. FOOD. Not just any ol’ food mind...
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Bursting With News to Share!
Where do I even begin to tell you everything I have to tell you about life over the past couple of months? The last time I wrote, before leaving on a long Christmas vacation and much needed break, I...
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I’m Baaaaccckkk With a Big Welcome to our New Lakehouse!
Have you ever had a best friend that you talked to every single day? You know, that friend in Junior High who you spent nearly every waking moment with, and on the weekends took turns staying over at...
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Welcome to Fall and a DIY Surprise!
Hey there my peeps 😉 As you know, I’ve not been writing here as often lately but I promise you that I am writing and I am working on something that I’ll soon share at Old Things New. Today I’d like to...
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Day 28 – The Next New Thing
The Write 31 Days Challenge – 31 Days,Every Day,One Topic Day 28 (day 1 starts here) A little over four years ago we had a fairly sudden uprooting from our home in Washington state. If you didn’t...
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