My Mom, Jeanne Jones, was a very vibrant person. She loved socializing with her friends and family I am very glad that we were able to celebrate her 85th birthday with an open house in our church’s basement. Several of our family’s friends helped with the open house by serving
Decorating with Architectural Salvage
I love to add vintage touches to my decorating! One of my favorite ways is to use architectural salvage in my decorating! Gathering Room Mantel For years, I had the window hanging above the fireplace. The window was originally in the parsonage of the Bement United Methodist Church. When it
Fall Farmhouse Front Porch
Need to refresh your porch or entryway for the upcoming fall season? Let me show you how I brought the porch into the fall season! A Blank Slate I recently made a quick trip to Illinois to freshen up the farmhouse for a fall broker open house and real estate
Meet Tara!
Tara Doesn’t Tara have an amazing smile? She is almost always smiling! Tara was my life line when I owned Makin’ Pizza! I “inherited” Tara from the previous owner. Knowing that Tara would be working for me was one of the reasons I felt confident in my decision to purchase
Downsizing the Family Homestead Pt 5
Faced with the daunting process of trying to downsize a multi-generational home, I broke the process down into a series of manageable steps! would you like to start at Part 1: Thyme to Let Go – Part 5 Back to Illinois Knowing there were a number of boxes of family
Silent Auction Finds
When a church decided to tear down their rectory and have a silent auction, I was able to find a few really useful items for the farmhouse! Almost a year before my husband & I moved into the house I grew up in, I attended a Silent Auction in





