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Seasonal Inspiration!

Ohio’s 500-Mile Yard Sale Starts Today!

August 5, 2010

If you love picking your way thru tag sales to find treasures, this is your weekend! Here in NE Ohio, today starts our 500-mile yard sale along the Historic Lincoln Way. This is the 6th annual “Buy-Way,” sale. The idea started in Ohio but now spands from West Virgina to Indiana and even into Illinois and [...]

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A Passion for Porches

July 12, 2010

Last night my husband and I sat out on our front porch in the white wicker rockers I bought at the thrift store. The air was warm and still; blue jays hawked and cardinals serenaded. In the distance we could hear the joyous voices of children enjoying the summer evening. Our porch is narrow but [...]

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Beach House Tours

July 8, 2010

It’s the forth day of 90+ degree heat here on the North Coast. I’m not complaining because before we know it we’ll be sitting in snow. To take advantage of this beach weather and get a little inspiration, take a few minutes to take a virtual tour from some beach houses! Just looking at the white walls makes [...]

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July 4th Ideas

June 30, 2010

July 4th is always a wonderful time of getting together with friends and entertaining and that’s always a great excuse for making things beautiful. Here are links to help make your holiday festive & fun: Red, White & Blue Desserts All American Party July Fourth Recipes A Declaration of Desserts Decorations for July 4th Decorating [...]

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Seeing Red

June 7, 2010

It has been another wonderful weekend. Even though it seems like it rained most of each day, we seemed to have good weather when we needed it! On Saturday we went on the Historic Home & Garden Tour in Chagrin Falls. It’s held every other year and we missed the one two years ago so [...]

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Summer Bucket Brigade

June 3, 2010

With summer unofficially here, it’s time to celebrate the season with f-u-n outdoor accessories! Some of my favorite are these colorful hanging porch buckets! While you can use them as shown, I love using things in unintended ways. I think adding some vinyl letters or numbers to the outside of the buckets would help personalize them [...]

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Hot Fun In the Summertime

June 1, 2010

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer on my calendar and summer means F-U-N! We have relatively so few days of good weather here on the North Coast that I like to make the most of them while they are around. This weekend, for example, was one of those rare instances when we [...]

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What’s Your Porch Style?

May 11, 2010

We are fast approaching summer time and days perfect for outdoor living. Living “alfresco” {outdoors} is one of the joys of summer days. A porch, patio or deck gives us the ideal space to set up our summer headquarters. To see some great porches and to get some great porch ideas, click on the image [...]

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