I I saw these adorable confetti push pops at Anthropologie over the Christmas shopping season, fell in love, thought for a second about buying them at $12 a pop, and then came to my senses and realized I have everything I need to MAKE these at home already (starting with these old push-pop molds from Williams Sonoma; similar ones sold on Amazon here). One...
We're finishing up Christmas stuff over here today, including baking and putting together a few gifts for people still on our list. This green tea scrub one is one of our favorites (disclosure, I make huge batches of it for myself almost every month) because it is a great gift that is easy to put together with things you probably already have in...
Every month, my Darcy does a grateful list over at her blog. I've been trying to focus on being more grateful for small things in my life that I love, so I asked her if I could "steal" her idea and she said yes. Thanks Darcy! So here goes, my first attempt ever. The Arts Listening to the Serial podcast and wondering whodunit. Watching...
Oops! I forgot to take photos for 12 in 12 on Friday the 12th, so these pictures are from our playgroup Christmas party, which we held yesterday. Our playgroup tries to have a party every year...the first year it was just me and Molly and our three kids. This year is our 3rd annual party, and since our little group has grown so...
In the interest of full disclosure, I didn't actually go to the Mr. Potato Head exhibit at the Virginia Aquarium -- I was struggling with a cold a few weekends ago, so didn't join James and Anne on their trip. But apparently it was a big hit because James came home and said, "You need to blog about this. It was amazing." What...
The Hampton Roads area is full of fun things to do and see all year long, but especially at Christmas! Below are a few of our favorite things to see, make, read, and eat during the holiday season, including a list of handmade gift ideas that even kids can make! What have we forgotten? Let us know your favorites! GO: Bright's Christmas Tree Farm:...
Recently, our friend Mylinh (who I met through this very blog!) returned from overseas bringing us a delicious marzipan lion to devour. Just a few days later, I saw this post on making marzipan tree decorations for cakes on Oh Happy Day and it was perfect timing because Anouk had been asking for more "lion candy." We decided to have our friends over...
Last year we really enjoyed cutting down our own Christmas tree at Bright's Christmas Tree Farm, but this year we decided to get our tree a little closer to home at the Norfolk Farm Market. Because it's so close to our house, Norfolk Farm Market has become a holiday tradition in our family -- it doesn't really feel like Christmas until we've been....
My friend Molly turned me on to flour sacks being the absolute best for drying dishes and now whenever I am out, I look out for them. I found this pair at the thrift store for $1 apiece, and after a wash with little bleach, they were as good as new. Except the towels were a little plain, so I decided to spice...
EVERYONE has been telling me that I have to go see Bruce Munro's Light installation at the Hermitage Museum and Gardens, and finally, the day after Thanksgiving, we listened and went. Light is magical -- there's no other word for it. A field of floating colored globes takes up a huge field in front of the Arts and Crafts mansion, spreading out like...
