Pleasant View Schoolhouse

A pile of logs ready to go in the wood stove. Yes.

Lots of stored-up gorgeousness in the shop !

Parrots love to chew. Frederick loves to chew. I thought to give him the extra packaging from my Amazon order. Don't worry, he doesn...

Happy Thanksgiving, dear readers. Wishing you peace and plenty (of pie)!

If you have one of those big map books with every hollow, ridge, and lane in the state on its pages, you can find your way down the dirt roa...

Yes you *can* put together a delicious feast for fourteen people without stressing! We had a big family dinner here tonight and once again I...

I picked up McCall's 5966 last time I was at Hobby Lobby and saw a sale, in need of something quick and comfy to throw together for Dai...

I've met my crewel-work Waterloo: a thrifted piece I can't bring myself to make into a pillow. Because it's so big. And the stit...

. . . said Giles' Facebook status this morning. He grabbed his camera first thing, while the chocolate chip pancakes were still on the g...

Lucy lurking under the dendrobium orchid. I'm sure she's so glad that Giles is home!

An old friend is down with a horrendous neck problem. She's due for surgery in two and a half weeks, and in the meantime spends all her ...

I've had this vintage quilt top in my stash for several years--long enough for the rusty orange and purple combinations to really grow o...

I liked the restrained use of blackberries and the elegant reliance on a perfect crust in this dessert. It's from Nigella, of course. Pe...

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So those long linen dresses at the thrift store? They make up into aprons so easily! I was doing these narrower lined aprons , but now I...

I wanted one of these! Great vintage turquoise and it all comes apart for cleaning and so you can admire the blown-glass insulated vacuum in...

This lavender merino sweater suffered from a common Thrifted Sweater Syndrome (indeed, probably what doomed it to the thrift shop in the fir...

I may have been shopping for my own stocking here . Maybe. If not I should have been! Everything is gorgeous and inspiringly homey. So. I ma...