Category: Home Tour

These boys are growing so fast, sometimes I find myself doing a double take; are these really my children? That little one, can he be my baby? That was this weekend. Constant second glances, lingering looks at faces and noses, at longer legs and thinner tummies, boys who not too long ago were chubby in … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

1 Oliver’s new hair cut /  2 Living room coming together slowly /  3, 4  Spring color palette /  5 An incredibly well-written, inspiring book sent by my dear Nora / 6  Floor pillows, blankets / 7  Spray roses in the dining room / 8  Beginning of a timeline Oliver’s been looking at a lot … Continue reading “Around Here”

I almost, almost, did not blog at all for this coming week. Last week on Wednesday and Thursday, I finally started to feel better. My ballet teacher pulled me aside to say you have lost weight, dear, please rest and I assured her I would, I have been, and will. Friday morning I woke up and realized … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

The first week of the boys’ summer camp, I could not bring myself to start any of the many projects around the house that make up the coffee-stained two-page list that sits, yellowing, on the kitchen counter. Instead, I found myself embracing the kind of relaxation only afforded to actual vacations: going out to lunch … Continue reading “Around the House”

What seems like forever ago, I finally said enough. Enough of the pink track lighting from the nineties, enough of the old stained carpeting, enough of the off beige-y green color of the walls, enough of the full-sized box spring and mattress on the floor serving as our bed. Enough! Convincing Andrew was not easy. … Continue reading “Master Bedroom Re-Do”