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Hopefully, you aren’t getting sick of my summer project. You’ve seen the bedroom and the dining room so let’s move into the living room. I wish I had taken better after pics before we closed the house up, so I’m sorry this won’t look like an issue of House Beautiful or even Cottage Life but […]

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It’s that time of year for the semi-annual Sephora Sale. If you love beauty products as much as I do then you probably already have your favorite items in your cart. Rouge Members get 20% off 10/30-11/09 VIB Members get 15% off 11/03-11/09 Insiders get 10% off 11/05-11/09 *This post contains some affiliate links which […]

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skincare I kept hearing fabulous things about Peach & Lily’s Glass Skin Refining Serum, and it did not disappoint. It adds a nice glow to your skin, perfect for when you don’t want much make-up. They have a travel size for under $20. My other new favorite is ROC’s Deep Wrinkle Filler. This is another […]

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Lake House Dining Room After

In case you missed my lake house bedroom before and after, I spent most of June giving my in-laws lake camp a bit of a refresh! My mother-in-law no longer wants to spend the full summer in Vermont so we are spreading out. We will be at her house this summer and then move back […]

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Well we are still in the pandemic and life is definitely not back to normal, but if you are like me you are finding that you are now leaving the house, but still not going anywhere if you know what I mean. So what does one wear when there is a chance you might get […]

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Spice Labels

We were kind of starting over at the cottage this summer – so what a perfect time to organize and use some fun labels! I have been obsessed with these labels I found on Etsy at Paper and Pear a while ago and was dying to use them. And you can’t deny that the basics […]

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I am excited to finally share what has been keeping me busy and away from my blog for so long. We got to Vermont at the beginning of June and I was tasked with sprucing up my in-law’s cottage at the lake. My mother in law is no longer spending the summer here, so instead […]

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Hello from Vermont

Happy Summer! Some of you might have noticed that I have been missing in action. A definite faux pas in the blogging world. It has been a kind of perfect storm of distraction. In the past few weeks, we finally left the city and moved up to the lake for the summer or until someone […]

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I'm a creative who loves to get her hands dirty with a good project. Mom of two, computer nerd and never without my colored markers. Always in search of fun things to share with you! 

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