I was surprised and extremely excited to learn that the theme for this year's 22nd Annual Holiday CandleLight Tour presented by Napa C...

Took some time out this weekend to enjoy the 60th Annual Thrift Shop Christmas Bazaar in Napa and picked up some cute vintage Christmas dec...

Things are still incredibly slow going at the new homestead mainly due to our budget & time limitations. Right now it's all about ge...

Apologies for the lack of updates lately but at the moment all our energy, time and money has been going towards getting estimates for a n...

Earlier this month I shared a post about exterior ideas that we were considering for our house and in the post I briefly discussed the ide...

When we're not working on our house, my husband and I have been hunting for fixtures and furniture at secondhand shops, antique stores a...

A few months ago we decided on what colors we wanted to paint the exterior of our house. We also started looking for accessories that would ...

Trying to become a better host or hostess? Need some new ideas for your next party? Check out this entertaining instructional film called W...

Season 4 of Mad Men kicks off tonight and in its honor I thought I'd share a collection of links to various articles, photo gallerie...

We're making progress but it's slow going. In order to save money we're determined to do most of the work on the house ourselve...

I hope everyone enjoys the holiday weekend! I thought it would be fun to share a couple of ads from 1949 & 1950 that feature 4th of Jul...