My favorite second-hand shop, The Cottage by the Brook in Walpole, NH, recently reopened, and I was thrilled to stop by on a quick trip back to Vermont this summer. I found this cute vintage basket “thingy” and loved all the blue and rustic chippiness. Coupled with bunches of wildflowers from a local roadside farm…
It’s that time of the year when we love to pull the grill out and enjoy cooking in the backyard. We are starting from scratch in many ways here at home in Maine. We recently purchased a small Solaire portable grill that would allow us to grill outdoors simply. However, we quickly realized that we didn’t have…
Explore the beautiful world of transferware dishes in my mother’s Maine home. Discover the history and charm of these antique treasures. Vintage Transferware Vintage transferware refers to a type of pottery or porcelain that features intricate designs and patterns created through a transfer printing technique. This technique involves transferring a design onto the ceramic surface…
If you like cozy, simple living and are looking for uncomplicated holiday and winter decorating ideas, this post is for you! I always feel like my house is so cluttered over the holidays, and this year I have vowed to keep my holiday decor super simple so I won’t feel that way come December 25th. One of my…