Fall porch decor tips, tricks and inspiration. Your porch is the first impression people get of your home, so make it a festive one! You guys, it's here!!! The officially unofficial first day of fall. Sure, some people wait until after Labor Day to start in with the pumpkins and cornstalks. Or wait until the...
Repurposed Wooden Planter
Who says you can't turn an old ice cream maker into a cool rustic wooden planter? In my World's Longest Yard Sale Adventures I showed you an old ice cream maker that I bought for 50 cents (spoiler alert, there were no adventures). When I bought it I had NO intentions of making ice cream in it....
Best Moist Banana Bread Recipe
This moist banana bread recipe is an updated spin on a classic Betty Crocker banana bread recipe. Using sour cream and brown sugar for a rich slice of banana goodness just like mom used to make, but better! The Best Moist Banana Bread Recipe - This Ain't Your Mama's Recipe Well, if your mama was...
World's Longest Yard Sale Adventures
Thought I'd give you an update on my World's Longest Yard Sale adventure this weekend. How to sum it up? How . . . would . . . I . . . sum . . . it . . . up . . . Oh, I didn't go. Yeah, it was one of the weeks...
Vintage Tin Dollhouse Repurpose
This is either a post about a vintage tin dollhouse, 1960's Marx variety. Or a super cool birdhouse. Or both. But let's start at the beginning . . . That green ladder is the one I showed you back in March in my Wooden Ladders As Garden Art post. The big debate back then was...
How To Shop The World's Longest Yard Sale
Don't go. Whoa, wait a minute. Pam's telling me to NOT go to a yard sale? Say it ain't so! Yes, The World's Longest Yard Sale aka 127 Corridor Sale is coming up August 5th-8th, 2021 and it isn't all it's cracked up to be. You may just want to skip this one. 5 Reasons...
Summer Camp
My son was at summer camp this week. Repeat . . . my son was at summer camp!!! I did not know if that was going to happen for him this year or not. He's had quite a few medical issues that have reared their ugly heads over the last few months and it's been...
5 Favorite Late Summer Flowers
Let's face it, by August a lot of your annuals have gotten all leggy and are practically walking out of the garden themselves. If they are still alive. Your perennials aren't fairing much better. Beautiful peonies are just a distant memory, your irises are long gone and even the daylilies are getting strappy and brown....
Cracker Jacks, Flags And Other 4th Of July Fun
Nothing says 4th Of July like Cracker Jacks and flags. OK, maybe fireworks, parades and picnics. But Cracker Jacks and flags are pretty high up there! So let's do some Cracker Jack trivia for the 4th Of July: Did you know that Cracker Jacks has been around since 1896. The sailor's name is Sailor Jack...