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    • Our Current Home (The Victorian)
    • Our First Home (The Bungalow)
  • Shop Our House
  • Jenny Lyons' Former Garden

    The Exterior To-Do List

    I didn't do much to the backyard last year. Or to the front. Really, what I mean to say is…
    April 10, 2013
  • Coming Attractions

    I've been bouncing around from project to project lately, not getting much farther than the initial "I want to do…
    October 3, 2012
  • A Lovely Life List

    This isn't a bucket list. These aren't things I need to cross off before I die. Will I ever accomplish…
    November 7, 2011
  • Revisiting the 30 Before Thirty List

    Yesterday, I celebrated my thirtieth birthday. I'm truly looking forward to this next decade, and I think my thirties will…
    September 22, 2010
  • What Home Means to Me

    I'm honored to be kicking off Pin it Forward today. I've been using Pinterest for a while, and now they…
    May 24, 2010
  • Five Things That Inspire Me

    My time in the Blog it Forward lineup has come, and today I'm sharing with you the things that inspire…
    March 11, 2010
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  • Jenny Lyons' Former Garden

    The Exterior To-Do List

    I didn’t do much to the backyard last year. Or to the front. Really, what I mean to say is that I didn’t do anything…

    April 10, 201315 commentsLists, Outside
  • Coming Attractions

    I’ve been bouncing around from project to project lately, not getting much farther than the initial “I want to do it” phase. I can make…

    October 3, 201233 commentsLists, Me, The First House
  • A Lovely Life List

    This isn’t a bucket list. These aren’t things I need to cross off before I die. Will I ever accomplish everything here? Probably not, but…

    November 7, 2011139 commentsLists, My Life
  • Revisiting the 30 Before Thirty List

    Yesterday, I celebrated my thirtieth birthday. I’m truly looking forward to this next decade, and I think my thirties will be the best years yet!…

    September 22, 201079 commentsLists, My Life
  • What Home Means to Me

    I’m honored to be kicking off Pin it Forward today. I’ve been using Pinterest for a while, and now they have partnered with sfgirlbybay for…

    May 24, 201035 commentsLists, Me, The First House
  • Five Things That Inspire Me

    My time in the Blog it Forward lineup has come, and today I’m sharing with you the things that inspire me. Femininity The unapologetically pretty.…

    March 11, 201043 commentsLists, Me
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