Last week we spent a week at the beach near St Augustine. It was wonderful and just what the doctor ordered. Although we love traveling to new places very much, this is the other type of vacation that we love – a home away from home type vacation. For seven days, we were together with no work, no school, no scheduled activities and no chores. Talk about a needed refresh. We pretty much stay for a week at the same beach… Read more »
Christmas is on its way, and with that comes a new challenge for us. How is Santa going to redecorate the playroom this year? That sounds odd probably. For most homes, I am sure Santa just sticks to leaving gifts. But in ours, he also redecorates when he is here. How did we get ourselves into this ridiculous situation? It all started innocently enough maybe 5 or 6 years ago when he came, brought a train table, a side table… Read more »
As I posted about last week, I have been working on some inspirational mood boards for my friend Becca. You can read more about it here. Becca is a talented photographer, whose photos are light, bright and crisp. We want to reflect the same feeling in her home. Like many of us, she has an open floor plan space, where the living room, kitchen and breakfast nook are all open to each other. It is a great setup for family life and… Read more »
One of my greatest joys in having kids is getting to dive into children’s books with them. My boys know I will stop whatever I am doing to read to them if they ask. Picture books are extra special because we value the illustrator as much as the author. A well-illustrated book with a good story is like hitting gold. Today I wanted to share some of our family’s favorite picture books that make us laugh. There is real talent in… Read more »
Today, I am so happy to be able to share little bits of a lovely time-crafted home of a good family friend. Maria and her family moved to Ocala from Argentina almost 30 years ago because of her husband’s job to manage a horse farm here. It’s the same reason we moved from Peru 33 years ago. While her children are now grown and living on their own, Maria and her husband Ignacio still live on the farm at the same… Read more »
