Beeswax candle making was my Sunday morning project this past weekend. I woke up early with the morning light to begin as these winter days go by too quickly, and I wanted to savor every minute of the day. With coffee warming in the kitchen, I grabbed my home remedies and DIY book from the shelf and … Read more
Sitting at the beach in October, just as a hurricane approaches, is a little windy, overcast and people sparse. The sand and the waves are widely open, there is no worry about getting sunburnt and the crisp early morning hours get to be spent holding hot coffee tight in our hands. Its a different beach vacation … Read more
I had the pleasure of working with Apartment Therapy contributor Tamara Gavin about a month ago for a house tour of our home. She joined Brandon, Ed and I at our little Montford (Asheville, NC) home for a photoshoot on a Saturday morning. It was 90+ degrees outside by 10 am and we don’t have air conditioning, so … Read more
This past Sunday morning was filled with dreamy curated homewares, gorgeous mid-century modern and handcrafted furniture, scrumptious baked goods, and bohemian wedding dresses + an extremely talented photographer, lovely models and a beauty team I wish I had with me at all times – And they were all local Ashevillians! The event took place at the … Read more
Chances are you were snowed in this past weekend, like me. After a 60 degree Christmas, I was so happy to get some winter snow! In between romps in the snow with Ed, I baked (and as Brandon may remember most, I rearranged the house). I found a scrumptious buttermilk biscuit recipe by Alton Brown, which reminded me … Read more
I’ve spent a good portion of my life being conscious of the food I was putting in my body – organic, locally sourced and vegetarian. It wasn’t until the last few years that I started to feel that I should be making those same conscious, ethical and sustainable decisions when it came to my clothing. Thrifting has … Read more
“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.” Kurt Vonnegut I had the pleasure of taking part in the first Asheville Folk (@ashevillefolk) brunch gathering at my dear friend Amy’s (@fine_amy) house. … Read more
This year our main focus has been on finding new small batch makers with both materials and labor sourced solely in the USA. We are curating a unique collection of well crafted goods, and along with those goods, the one-of-a-kind makers themselves! This is the first entry for our Meet the Maker series where we will introduce … Read more
This past weekend we packed up the essentials and headed east for a quick weekend getaway to embrace the last months of summer! It was filled with soaking in the ocean, a stack of travel magazines that smuggled sand back in the creases, my linen weekender tote that did double duty as a beach bag and iced cocktails in hand! … Read more
Our bee populations are in great danger and the problem is increasingly getting worse. Without pollination, plants won’t bear fruit. No fruit means no produce for us to eat. This is obviously crucial to our survival. Honey bees, which are the most important insect pollinator, aren’t the only pollinators that are suffering, butterflies and other … Read more