Join me for a Sunday foliage drive through the Vermont mountains to a big red barn. The kind of antique barn that you can get lost in for days on end, junkin’ for the best barn finds. It was a cool, overcast day with a little rain spitting around here and there. The foliage was…
Tag along with me to a country estate sale near me this weekend. It’s an old Vermont farmhouse filled with vintage antiques and uniques—a treasure hunt for goodies. This old farmhouse is on the railroad tracks in the quaint town of Arlington, Vermont. A country home that fancies a slate roof, leaning floors, a farmhouse…
Vintage antiques and uniques are my jam! And today’s post is all about where to find them, how to decorate with them, and how to know their value, along with 13+ of my best-loved. “Thrifting with the Gals” Today is the third Thursday of the month, meaning it’s time for “Thrifting with the Gals.” A…
Accompany me to the Southern Vermont Arts and Crafts Shows near me this weekend. Let’s start this fall season out right with what we do best: embrace the beauty and the nature of creativity and get inspired by people “who do” along the way. Do you enjoy going to arts and crafts shows near you?…
Explore the vibrant world of vintage and thrift in Brunswick, Maine. Join us as we visit the top antique store and uncover unique finds. Brunswick, Maine, home to Bowdoin College, is about 60 miles north on I95 from where we live in York, Maine. It’s an easy hour’s drive north as long as we can…
The thoughtfulness in the gift of a whale is felt wholeheartedly with this never-seen-before vintage whale balance toy, pretty in blue and inspired by the love for Bernese Mountain dogs. It was just an ordinary summer day. I spent a couple of hours in the morning at the beach and then joined my husband later…
This summer’s record heat has broken, the sunflowers are blooming, and the fire pit is in full swing. Come with me today for a refreshing weekend junket at my home in Vermont. It would be Ella, our Bernese Mountain dog’s first road trip since her ACL surgery almost 3 weeks ago. She’s doing so well…
Travel with me today on the backroads to Vermont, where Mother Nature exhibits both her fury and beauty, and I find an antique Millinery hat mold at one of my favorite second-hand shops along the way. Mother Nature | Vermont Floods It’s about a 3-hour and 15-minute drive from our home in Maine to our…
Transform your summer flower containers with the timeless beauty of white petunias. Explore rustic and vintage-inspired arrangement ideas. White Petunias Petunias are flowering plants that are commonly grown as ornamental plants in gardens and containers. They belong to the Solanaceae family and are native to South America. Petunias are known for their brightly colored flowers,…