I have a weird fixation with pets. I love animals, and it has always been my fantasy to have a menagerie of critters that follow me around and love me. I was probably indoctrinated with this idea by watching Cinderella one too many times as a child. Growing up I had (not all at the same time) [...]
As a cool weather lover I do a lot of whining when warm weather rolls back around. The spring allergies, the heat, the humidity, the sweating, the mosquitos, I miss my boots, Christmas is so far away, wahhh… But, a visit to the garden shop makes me forget all my warm weather woes! My favorite shop [...]
Fall leaves are kind of like bananas. There are only a few days when they’re really at their prime—not too green and not too brown. This is one of those days! little known fact: We have an ent living in our backyard.
Since spring my friend Michelle Smith has been working her butt off on her opus, Kindred Boutique. I knew Michelle was a talented stylist, but when I walked into Kindred this afternoon (which 6 months ago was an empty, stark white space lit by buzzing fluorescent lights) I was dumbfounded! The boutique has that whimsical Anthropologie-esque charm [...]
After turning off my alarm in the morning the first thing I do is check Pinterest on my phone…while still laying in bed. I’m a total pin-head. Is anyone else suffering from this affliction? If so, the North Carolina Museum of Art is hosting a Pinterest-themed meetup next Thursday evening! Basically it will be a [...]