There is a lot of wood here in the mountain cabin.  The walls are original heart pine, old worn wood floors, there are wood beams on the ...

The current remodel work here at the mountain cabin is taking a l-o-n-g time.  This phase is the last of the interior spaces to be done and...

When I shared about early mornings in the kitchen and making coffee by the light of yummy scented candles and the soft flickering shadows...

The weather outside is dreary, but inside it is peaceful and quiet on this early Tuesday morning.

We are on vacation and celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary in the Smoky Mountains!  Please join me next week for Amaze Me Monday. ...

Mom and I try to spend at least one day a week with each other.  We'll go to lunch, then shopping or to the grocery store, or whateve...

Last December, after we closed on our place in the mountains, the search was on.  Knowing we had 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living area, di...

Spring and songbirds go hand in hand.  Choosing a mate, gathering nesting materials and laying eggs, they are all a pleasure to see and hea...

You already know this about me, but in case you forgot, I am drawn to 18th and 19th century primitive and colonial style furnishings.  Mu...

It had been a while, and my car must have known it, because I was in the parking lot before I even knew what was happening.

It all started while searching for a few things to use in the guest room. I was out and about, searching for a little of this and that...

Are you like me and have mixed emotions about the summer season coming to an end? In the South the autumn season puts on quite a show...

We are definitely in the dog days of summer! If you've been hanging around here for any length of time you know I love nature. ...

I've found that my new spot for reading is in the keeping room. It's close to the coffee pot, just beside the laundry roo...

Through the farmhouse kitchen and keeping room windows are wonderful views of nature. It dawned on me when sharing about all the acti...

Rounding the side of the house is a shady area with lush green shrubbery, pachysandra ground covering, an old urn filled with hosta an...

The girls in our family pack up and head to the beach for a week every Mother's Day. My mother, my two sisters and me, my daugh...

It's often the littlest of things that bring us joy. That special something that brightens our day, adds excitement, lifts the soul a...

Just after placing the Boston fern on a hook and giving it a spray of water, I headed back in the house. Once in the kitchen I looked...