A chunky crochet pom pom scarf is my new favorite winter accessory (and oh yeah, I made this one too). 🙂 As you know, I’ve been crocheting up a bunch of fun clothing and accessories (see my crochet sweater vest and market tote). My latest project was this crochet pom pom scarf and I love […]
I cannot believe it’s that time of year again but I’m not upset about it one bit! I love the holidays and can’t wait for Christmas this year. I spend a lot of time finding the perfect gifts for our family, and along the way I have ideas for gifting of all kinds. To launch […]
I share so many beautiful James Avery Jewelry designs with you (p.s. they’re a wonderful brand partner of mine) and this James Avery Christmas collection is no exception! I love it all, but these are my absolute favorite picks to wrap up and put under the tree this year. Naturally, I had to have the […]
It’s the coziest time of year for crochet projects and I’ve been busy expanding my repertoire! I wrote about this new hobby of mine in this post, where I crocheted a French market tote and some other fun and cute accessories. Today I’m sharing my most recent piece – this beautiful crochet sweater vest and […]
It’s been a little slow around the kitchen lately (unless you count my go-to of Trader Joe’s cauliflower gnocchi). Paul has been in Europe for work for the last couple of weeks and I’ve been doing my best to whip up something good. I’ve come a long way, but I’m still an amateur at best. […]
Living in a warm climate, I’m pretty picky with my outerwear. I usually only go for staple or classic pieces like camel coats, a sturdy rain jacket, or a trench. But this year I’ve been wanting to add a shacket to my wardrobe and I got the opportunity to do so by working with my […]
Happy Friday, friends! I hope the weather has changed into Fall mode where you live. Here in central Texas it just keeps teasing us. One day it’s cool and the next it’s warm, but that’s pretty typical. Our most recent cool front came in last week and it was so lovely! Really got me feeling […]
Over the last year plus, like many of us, I’ve been trying some new things. Ever since the pandemic began, I sort of re-evaluated the things I enjoy doing and also realized just how precious time itself is. I want to spend it with the people I care most about and when I’m not doing […]
I’ve been a little tied to the house lately to take care of our sweet Lola. Long story short, she will be ok, but we are treating an eye infection every two hours. It’s been a little bit worrisome for us, but I think we are headed into a weekend with light at the end […]
Things have been so busy lately that we’ve gone back to making some simpler meals, but Paul still managed to pull out all the stops on a few nights. I also jumped in and cooked a handful of times and I kind of enjoyed it. Kind of. 😉 This week’s menu is heavy on the […]
It was another month of good reads! I read so much over the last month that I came to a place where I had nothing to read. I flew through my TBR pile and then it was like, oh crap…I’m without a book! In my world that’s kind of a tragedy. I quickly placed an […]
As usual, James Avery comes out with the prettiest jewelry designs for the new season. I’m slowly accepting that Fall is around the corner (what can I say, I’m a summer girl), but these new jewelry designs from James Avery are helping to ease the transition. Each piece is absolutely perfect and I love how […]
Hi friends! I have a quick post today featuring some of my favorite pieces from Mott & Bow. I’ve shared about them before in this post, and well, they continue to be a valued brand partner of mine. And I just genuinely love the quality of their clothes. So today, I want to tell you […]
Hello and happy eating, friends! Paul’s menu of the week vol. 6 has seven truly amazing dinner ideas. As usual I’ve included the day of the week that we prepared these meals to give you an idea of what might be an easy weeknight versus more elaborate weekend meal. But these recipes are great any […]
I’ve always felt that even the smallest things become celebrations when you throw champagne into the mix. A beautiful glass of bubbly is almost an instant mood booster. So it’s no surprise that I couldn’t wait to go on a champagne tour in France! We’ve been on wine tours throughout France before (as well as […]
Part of the fun of traveling to a big city like Paris for a week is using it as a home base for day trips to other parts of France. With an easy to navigate train system, you have the opportunity to experience so much more than you otherwise would have. We decided to visit […]
It’s a short and sweet menu of the week this week. Paul was traveling some for work and yours truly made my traditional cauliflower gnocchi à la air fryer. 😏 I usually go the easy route and use Trader Joe’s pasta sauce too, but this time I had some leftover lemon vinaigrette and artichokes from […]
Sometimes a travel souvenir is small and other times it’s…special. 😉 Really special. I’ve written about my favourite souvenirs and tips for shopping them in the past, so today is just a quick post about my latest travel souvenir – the Rive Gauche shopping tote from Saint Laurent. There’s a historical connection between the Rive […]
Touring Paris in a vintage Citroën was by far one of the best tours we’ve ever done! Aside from the occasional Uber, we had never seen the city from a car. We are used to taking the metro and walking everywhere, but when you have the chance to see Paris from a convertible car, where […]
Even though I love the experience of trying new foods while on vacation (hello chicken gizzards in Paris!) I look forward to coming home and having home cooked meals. As usual, Paul never disappoints! I think he was ready to get back in his own kitchen, too. Paul’s menu of the week vol. 4 has […]