This past week was my spring break – always a much-anticipated time as we bid winter adieu and welcome the warmer, longer days. Last year, H and I traveled to Anguilla for our honeymoon! This year’s break was more low-key, but still wonderful. I stayed home in Nashville for most of it and enjoyed a…
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The First Blooms of Spring
A few weeks ago, I was stunned to see that a little bunch of daffodils had suddenly bloomed in our front yard. It seemed that one moment they weren’t there, and the next they were. It felt so early for daffodils, but with the warmer weather we’d been having, I supposed it made sense. Should…
Welcoming Spring in Our New Home
In Nashville, February brings the first beautiful warmer sunshine-filled afternoons, longer days, and daffodils beginning to bloom, all hinting at spring’s coming. By the middle of the month, I have the winter decor stored away and have gotten out all my green for spring. It has been a joy welcoming spring for the first time…
Beautiful Home + Style Round-Up for Transitioning to Spring
Since moving into our home last August, and renovating the master closet in December, I’ve been on the lookout for little ways to update our decor and my wardrobe. Recently, I’ve found some great home and style pieces, perfect for late winter and spring’s beginning. home outerwear basics I purchased most of these pieces with…
Book Thoughts: My 6 Winter and Spring Reads
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell My first read of 2023 is the best book I’ve read in a long time. Maggie O’Farrell’s storytelling is phenomenal, full of rich details and suspense. This work of historical fiction takes place in Renaissance Italy and imagines the life of Lucrezia, a girl who grows up in Florence in…
Potting New Plants and Flowers for Spring
This weekend was the annual spring plant sale at Green Door Gourmet, an event I’ve come to look forward to after finding wonderful plants there last year and the year before. My mom and I picked out our flowers Saturday morning, and I felt drawn to colorful varieties, and different types from years past. Last…
