After the Rain…
I love this time of year because I never get tired of photographing our beautiful Iowa landscape and the plethora of colorful perennials that are in bloom throughout the summer. Yesterday, …
I love this time of year because I never get tired of photographing our beautiful Iowa landscape and the plethora of colorful perennials that are in bloom throughout the summer. Yesterday, …
Last summer, I developed a little addiction to collecting vintage ceramic planters. I added three new pieces to my collection on Friday and planted the two smaller ones with baby …
I thought the most difficult challenge to giving up grain would be missing pasta, and, to some extent, it has. At first, I wondered what on earth I would eat …
Last week, I happened to stumble upon Stephen Bloom’s December 9th opinion piece on The Atlantic website about rural Iowa, which has garnered much attention, mostly negative, including from his …
We moved into this house and March, and the dining room has been our last big project. We added the wood floors – along with the living room and hallway …
The New York Times recently published an article by Emily Weinstein titled All That Authenticity May Be Getting Old. The image at the top of the page was a collage …
We spent the last four days semi-camping on the southern side of Lake Sugema outside of Keosauqua in Southeast Iowa. We roasted hot dogs and s’mores over a campfire, went …
Some images from the second half of my week-end, in stark comparison to the cold and rain at the Iowa State game on Saturday night… I have really small toes.
This space has been quiet for the past two weeks because I traveled back to Pennsylvania (by way of Baltimore) to visit with family and friends for ten days. This …
Pinterest via Senseless Sophistication One project that we’re planning to tackle in the near future is the hideous three season room which occupies one corner of our house. It was …
The rustic + industrial + vintage trend is huge right now and popping up everywhere from Anthropologie to Restoration Hardware. I’ve felt a connection to the sparse, elegant quality of …