Patina & Purl

To celebrate our third anniversary, Mark and I decided to spend a whole day in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.  I had only been there once...

Sunday I sat down to edit and schedule this week's blog posts... only to discover that I had lost my laptop charger! Ack! Thankful...

Deep crimson, yellow ochre, dusky blues, and berry-bright orange-- these moody, jewel-tones have always been my favorite colors with wh...

 A few weeks ago, I came across Stone Gable blog , a beautiful blog with farmhouse decor galore. Its writer Yvonne shares several ador...

This year, I've really gotten into decorating for fall. I don't know if it's a side effect of being around so many inspiring ...

Over the weekend, Mark and I both came down with vicious summer colds. Our house since has been a cacophony of sniffs, sneezes, coughs,...

With the Autumnal Equinox just next week, I've really been in the mood for all things fall lately.  I'm all about knitted blanket...

Pumpkins and mums-- they're fall staples that I just can't imagine not including on the front porch. Each year, picking out the per...

What single activity better heralds the arrival of fall than apple picking? I don't know about you, but I can't think of any...

When the air acquires that crisp, tart scent, my mind immediately jumps to thoughts of campfire smoke, cozy sleeping bags, sweatshirts, a...

When I wake up on September first, my brain automatically charges into full Fall Mode. As if I could just willfully fast-forward the la...