Gorgeous Mums on Sale at Waterloo Gardens in Exton

It was such a beautiful morning that I had to run outside to snap some photos of the frost covered garden. Last weekend’s snow storm did a number on the mums that we purchased in early October.  Since good quality mums typically last through the end of November, I thought it would be worthwhile to […]

5 Great Roasted Pumpkin Seed Recipes

We had a fun Saturday afternoon yesterday at Highland Orchards!  Their pumpkin and gourd selection is really unbelievable – white pumpkins, pastel-colored, heirloom pumpkins and a bevy of decorative gourds that are far too pretty to eat even if they were edible. Needless to say, I was inspired by my visit to Highland Orchards in […]

It’s Slow Cooker Time!

Time to dust off the slow cooker!  Today’s easy, breezy Friday dinner is going to be braised short ribs.  It’s easy because the slow cooker does all of the work. The slow cooker braising sauces from William Sonoma are excellent because they cut down on prep time and they give the meat a restaurant-quality taste.  […]

Fall Décor: Cute Candles & More from Pottery Barn

There’s something cozy about lighting candles on a chilly fall night.  And since I’m wild about fall decorating, I was thrilled to see such a nice selection of fall-themed candles and home accessories on the Pottery Barn website.  I adore the fall display of pumpkins on the buffet shown below. Still, it was Pottery Barn’s […]

Pick a Perfect Pumpkin

Pumpkin season is here. Did you know that pumpkins are one of the most popular crops in the U.S.?  It’s true.   A whopping 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins are produced in our country each year.  The top pumpkin-producing states include Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, California and my home state of Pennsylvania.  Yea for PA! If you […]

A Passion for Parsons Chairs

Parsons chairs have made a huge comeback in recent years.  Given their versatility in terms of function and design aesthetic, it’s no surprise that furniture retailers such as Ethan Allen, Ballard Designs and Pottery Barn are featuring them prominently in their catalog and online. Originally created in Paris in the 1930s, the parsons chair got […]

A Little Lighting by Design

Depending on your style preferences and budgetary constraints, finding the perfect lighting fixture can by an enigma. We originally opted for the builder’s upgraded lighting package when we built our first house back in 2009.  Instead of brass lighting fixtures, our upgrade bought us a similar set of lights in a shade best described as […]

A Brilliant Downingtown Photographer: Andrew Seymour

Saturday morning I got to thinking about the move to Texas as I gazed outside at the dreary fall weather.  I wasn’t daydreaming about the bright, hot Texas sun or the roses that bloom there in December.  I was trying to absorb as much as I could of the view outside knowing that this would […]

Friday Night Dinner in 15 Minutes

I noticed that spaghetti squash is featured prominently at the front of Wegman’s entrance.  I also noticed that it’s 99 cents a pound.  Love that!  This prompted me to do a search for spaghetti squash recipes, and I came across and excellent dinner suggestion for tonight on the Martha Stewart website.  Best yet, this recipe […]

Paoil Design Center Holds ‘Tastes of Design’ Event Tonight

If you love design and enjoy meeting new people, you may be interested to know that the Paoli Design Center will host their 3rd Annual Award Winning “Taste of Design” event tonight (Thursday, September 22nd) from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.  For more information, please visit http://bit.ly/oNw2wT On another note:  Do you love the photo […]