Category: Making it home
Cozy, friendly, orderly, fun, inspiring. That’s what I want when I walk in the door.
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I brought home an idea from our summer visit to Stockholm where I learned that the Swedes make a conscious effort to create a cozy ambiance during their long dark winters. They bring light and warmth indoors, and perhaps a sense of slowing down, not being rushed, to the season. I’ve added strings of light…
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A while ago, I had a lovely lunch with a friend. I brought her a very small vase with a couple of dahlia blooms from my garden. Last week at our Nia dance class, she returned the vase with these pretty pink blooms, geraniums, I think. I put the vase in the cup holder in…
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Last summer, I took a stem cutting from a neighbor’s beautiful climbing white rose, dipped the stem in rooting powder, stuck it in a little soil in a clear plastic takeout container, watered it, put the lid on (key to maintaining the moist environment starts need) and set it in a window. It grew roots…
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