One year ago today this little one came into the world.  I’ll never forget driving Laurie to the hospital in twelve feet of snow, 11:30 at night, heart pounding, Laurie trying to manage her contractions next to me in the passenger seat. I’ve never witnessed a birth before.  It was truly the most awe-inspiring moment […]

I’ve been really into playing with paper lately.  One idea I had been toying with was to put together little handmade note card + matching envelope sets, each with their own theme, to give as gifts to friends over the holidays.  One set I made from an old seventies children’s book that I got at […]

2015 already?  How did that happen?  The holidays were the usual blur of family, friends and craziness.  I have so much to be thankful for.  But the older I get the more I appreciate the quiet month of January to kick it down a few notches, clean the house, get organized and get rid of […]

I lost a dear friend + neighbor last week, John Hackett.  He was up in our tree in the backyard, trimming branches, doing what he loved, when he fell.  He died a few days later.  In the short time that I knew him we became close friends.  He was a blessing + a joy to […]

Here is Vinnie chilling in the tomato plants earlier this week.  It is slightly disturbing how much we love this cat.

Early last month my sister got married to a wonderful man.  I couldn’t be more thrilled to spend time with my beautiful sisters and mother, who flew in from different parts of the country. Here’s a shot of all of us outside the Bulls Head in Lititz on the day before the wedding plus a […]

Here are some scenes from Laurie’s bridal shower luncheon today.  The past three days worth of cooking, shopping and crafting all came together in this beautiful and fun celebration.   Nothing like getting the ladies together for an afternoon of drinks, snacks and sweets – all in honor of the gal we can’t get enough of.  […]

Luey tests out the guest bed funny coincidence / mom & I had the same gardening gloves 🙂 fresh from the oven lucky me / woke up to these cookies about an hour ago!

Because John was traveling for work last week, we had to DVR last Sunday’s episode of Mad Men.  Of course, you cannot watch this show without a drink in hand, so…cheers to our show and cheers to Friday!

I wanted to do something special for John this year for Valentine’s Day.  He has piles and piles of old ticket stubs from over the years, from concerts & movies and such, just sitting around collection dust.  I found this cool old scrapbook at one of my favorite antique shops in Lancaster and decided to […]