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  • Christmas Tabletop Place Settings with Juliska from Careful Peach | Making it Lovely

    A Fun Take on a Traditional Christmas Table

    This post is sponsored by CarefulPeach and Juliska. CarefulPeach is one of my favorite shops here in Oak Park, and…
  • Murray

    Murray

    We had to say goodbye to Murray yesterday. We adopted him when he was about six months old. We went…
  • Dîner en Blanc Gothic White Table with Skeletons | Making it Lovely

    My ‘Gothic White’ Dîner en Blanc Table

    My sister invited me as her date to Chicago's Dîner en Blanc this year. Quelle excitation! She rented a room…
  • A Boy and His Dog in the Woods

    Here We Go

    Calvin has a book that with sound-effect buttons (Here We Go, by Eric Carle). There are car noises and horn…
  • Guitar and Banjo Noodling

    Life Lately, and Projects

    How are you guys? I feel like I've been doing a whole lot behind the scenes, and not putting it…
  • Anthropologie Open Market Boho Bed Pillow

    To Task

    I've been doing little things around the house — replacing a broken latch, touching up wall scuffs and dings, swapping…
  • My Life, Pets

    Murray

    Murray

    We had to say goodbye to Murray yesterday. We adopted him when he was about six months old. We went through obedience school with him…

    October 12, 201787 comments
  • Parenting

    Here We Go

    A Boy and His Dog in the Woods

    Calvin has a book that with sound-effect buttons (Here We Go, by Eric Carle). There are car noises and horn honks, but also a radio…

    August 14, 20172 comments
  • My Life, The Victorian House

    Life Lately, and Projects

    Guitar and Banjo Noodling

    How are you guys? I feel like I’ve been doing a whole lot behind the scenes, and not putting it out there as much. Part…

    July 26, 20172 comments
  • My Life, The Victorian House

    To Task

    Anthropologie Open Market Boho Bed Pillow

    I’ve been doing little things around the house — replacing a broken latch, touching up wall scuffs and dings, swapping out light switches, and securing…

    February 7, 201719 comments
  • My Life, The Blog, The Victorian House

    A Look Back at 2016

    Calvin and Nicole | Making it Lovely

    Last year, my intention was to focus. To quote myself: I’m entertaining this novel idea. It’s called “start a room, finish a room.” I know!…

    January 5, 201712 comments
  • My Life

    Upgrades

    Happy New Year 2017

    I’m upgrading the server. Some of my systems (MySQL, Apache, CentOS, and PHP) were so old they were approaching end of life, so I’m migrating.…

    December 30, 20165 comments
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