Happy Thanksgiving!

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“The whole of the life -- even the hard -- is made up of the minute parts, and if I miss the infinitesimals, I miss the whole. These are new language lessons, and I live them out. There is a way to live the big of giving thanks in all things. It is this: to give thanks in this one small thing. The moments will add up.” ~Anne Voskamp  We are thankful for you and hope that as you gather this Thanksgiving with your family and friends, the little moments of this year add up and are reflected in the Feast your share. From our … [Read more...]

Fancy Friday ~ Wine Charms ~ 12 Dinner Guests

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~This Giveaway Has Closed.  See Below For Winners~ We hope you all have a wonderful weekend planned.  We've got a couple of fun things happening on and around our table today!  Chris Ann is guest posting over at the parenthood and lifestyle blog,  Sorta Crunchy today.  She's sharing her thoughts on Motherhood & Vacations.  Kristin is busy gathering all the bits and pieces for a Summer Vintage Americana BBQ to celebrate a Graduation.  Stand by for inspiring BBQ inspiration!  And finally, we are hosting 2 Link Ups ~ … [Read more...]

Fancy Friday Link Up ~ Life is Beauty Full

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Thank you for joining us for Fancy Friday! The prompt today is, "Share a time with or memory of your mom, where life was Beauty Full." The Inlinkz link up button is at the bottom of the page along with our featured giveaway. Thank you for joining us! Handmade Paper Dolls Kristin's Memory The above picture isn't very beautiful, but the memory is Beauty Full. On Christmas Eve this year, we had another flood. This time in our storage unit. Directly under the busted pipe was my childhood scrapbook. It was ruined. But it was … [Read more...]

FancyFriday ~ LINK UP on April 27th

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We had such a great time with the Gathered Thoughts Link Up party and many talented and inspiring writers participated.  It made us rethink FancyFriday Link Ups. We want to hear from more of you! We want the party to grow and the conversations to continue. Basically, we don't want the time at the table to end. We seriously could linger here forever. FancyFriday's will be every last Friday of the month. Each month there will be a theme, you can find the next three month's themes, HERE. We would love for you to write a post … [Read more...]

Fancy Friday Five ~ St. Patrick’s Day

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When Irish eyes are smiling, sure 'tis like a morn in spring. In the lilt of Irish laughter, you can hear the angels sing.   (Photos: Padmita's Makeup Blog) When Irish hearts are happy all the world seems bright and gay, And when Irish Eyes are Smiling, sure, they steal your heart away. (Photo & Recipe: Jacques of All Trades) There's a tear in your eye and I'm wondering why, For it never should be there at all. With such power in your smile, sure a stone you'd beguile, And there's never a … [Read more...]

Fancy Friday Five

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Welcome again to Fancy Friday Five our weekly Blog Party Link Up where you can link all that was fancy to you!  Here was what was fancy this week for me! My very fancy girl ~ turned 8 this past week.  She is the epitome of fancy.  She is full of fancy wisdom ~ so much so that there may be a post dedicated to it in the near future.  But let me leave you with this piece of brilliance left on the family chalkboard in scribbled colored chalk. "You can change your hair, You can change your mind."  ~ Take that bit and seize … [Read more...]

Blissdom Mountaintop

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I always find when I come back from a conference, like Blissdom, or a retreat...or even a trip, it's like coming down from the mountaintop.  Up there, the air is fresher and it's easier to breathe. Up there, your perspective is clearer and you can see miles away. You get a glimpse of a blissful future and because you're up high, sometimes a road map on how to get there, begins to unfold.  It's a bit dreamy and romantic.  Up there, the voices in the valley are quieter and you are left alone with your thoughts. You get in touch … [Read more...]

Fancy Friday Five ~ Makes Me Smile

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I was all set to share a few things I've found "Fancy" this week, but this morning, when I went to check my facebook, a friend had posted this video! A woman climbs over the Williamsburg Bridge in NYC and performs an aerial show that will take your breath away. I always find performance art Fancy. Last night as my kids sat around watching America Idol, somehow, felt, needles, buttons and thread came out and three of my boys and my daughter decided to stitch together dolls. It was totally a Fancy moment. This little scrap … [Read more...]

Travel Me This, Nomad

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I just wanted to share with you a treasure I just received...Sibella Court's Nomad....A global approach to interior style. Have you ever received a book that you just don't want to end? You digest a page a day, let the words sink in, the images take hold in your mind...you savor, taste and try out how they land in your space. I'm only a few pages (10 to be exact) into this book, but each page I've read has delivered pure inspiration. This morning I'm sinking my creative juices into Siblella Court's "About Me" page: I am I … [Read more...]

Fancy Friday Five ~ Happy Inspiration

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We've relaunched Fancy Friday our weekly linky party.  It's now Fancy Friday Five! Every Friday we're inviting you to join us at the table and share what 5 things were fancy to you.  And along with the change ~ there's been conversation about what "Fancy" just might be.  We don't want to give you the impression fancy has to be expensive, rich, overly done or beyond one's reach.  Fancy, to us, is closer to what good ole' Webster's says fancy is. 1. An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.  2. A whim  3. … [Read more...]