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Day Trip to Stonewall Kitchen

Jun 29

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Here’s a perfect activity for a rainy, non-beach day when your travels take you to southern Maine… Perfect day to do something else besides the beach. Stonewall Kitchen company store is located in York, Maine, and is one of my favorite rainy day stops! Here’s what to expect if you ever find yourself on a day trip to Stonewall Kitchen…

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Rooftop Garden

Apr 17

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Atop one of the floors of the Fairmont in San Francisco is this lovely formal rooftop garden, with English influences, such as this open lattice style fence and gateway. Our gardens in the Midwest, won’t be lush and green for a while yet, so while I’m waiting I thought I’d take a look back at my January visit to the Fairmont’s rooftop garden.

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Visiting Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Mar 20

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Have you been to your local art museum lately?

I think it’s always worth the trip! (the title picture here I took standing in the Frank Lloyd Wright room of the MIA, looking at the Minneapolis skyline through a gorgeous arts and crafts metal screen) Read the rest of this entry →

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Toulouse, France… a glimpse through my son’s eyes

Feb 27

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Though I’ve never been to Europe, I can drool over the thought of it. I don’t know which I’d pick first to visit… Ireland, England… Or I’d love to see Germany and Austria… but I think my design heart yearns for France… maybe someday. Our 3 adult children have all traveled the world way more extensively than we have ever had the opportunity to do so. In fact, just a couple months ago, one of our sons had a business trip to Toulouse, France. Read the rest of this entry →

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San Francisco… 2 Most Impressive Things

Feb 12

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We just got back from a little trip to San Francisco, California.

It was the first time either my husband or I visited San Francisco.

Two things really impressed me the most… and no, it actually wasn’t the Golden Gate Bridge, (although it was gorgeous) nor was it Alcatraz, ‘The Rock’, though that actually did give me pause, I’ll have to tell you why in another post, because this post is about the 2 things that did have the biggest impact on me.
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So… What’s With the Name Change, ‘HomeToCottage’ Anyway?

Dec 15

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So, what’s up with the name change to our blog? Well, in a nutshell, we sold our home the fall of 2013…

We sold our last house!

that’s the home I blogged about under the old name DecorateWithaLittleBit.com (which is now an inactive web address) and with that home sale came so many changes and new things. Read the rest of this entry →

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Neighborhood Tour… Visiting the Pottery Barn Outlet!

Apr 26

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I was in Ohio last week visiting my son, I shared with you part 1 and part 2 of his amazing attic reno project he did himself. While I was there, I finally had an opportunity to go to the Pottery Barn Outlet that’s just about 45 minutes south of Columbus.

I think there are only about 8 Pottery Barn Outlet stores sprinkled around the US, so I’m fortunate there is one located so close to Columbus. (if you’re wondering if one is by you, here’s the list: Pottery Barn Locations) and if you’re not close, would it be worth the trip? Well here’s my experience…

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Visiting Ocracoke Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

Jul 15

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I just got back from a week in North Carolina… a warm week… When I was young, I was taught it was more polite to say it was ‘warm’ instead of ‘hot’… but come on… it’s hot in North Carolina in the summer!
Fortunately for me, I had a lot to distract me from the heat… for the second part of the week we were inland where I helped our friends decorate for their daughter’s outdoor wedding and reception…

I have several posts coming up featuring that wedding and decorations… amazing, beautiful and all on a budget!

But for the first part of the week we went to the Outer Banks. READ ON…

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Our House… Travel Souvenirs

May 30

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This week Centsational Girl hosted a link party featuring travel souvenirs, which got me thinking… how about if I highlight some of the items I’ve brought home with me from our travels.

(Ok, it mostly got me thinking because the links I put on her party got booted off, because they weren’t designated travel souvenir enough… so being the persistant gal I am… I really wanted to play there… so I’m hoping this one gets to stay on! Hi Kate… please let me stay)

 

I’ve mentioned some pieces as I’ve showed you different spaces in ‘Our House’ but today’s post is all about highlighting just the souvenir pieces. Read On…

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