Saying Goodbye to our Beloved Bristow House
This week the kids and I are moving our stuff into storage units, one for each of us, then my daughter gets married while my son and I look for a place to live.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Category: French Country Home – Lafayette Style
Profusion of Spring Blooms of my French Country Garden
Although I’ve always loved the abundance of springtime, I’ve never seen it in such profusion until I moved to Northen Virginia from Texas.
Easily Hanging my French Country Vignettes
Whenever I hang a vignette of many small pieces of wall art on the wall, I’ve learned to use butcher paper to help me expedite the process.
2016 Gardens in my French Country-Styled Colonial Home
Although perennials are more expensive than annuals, perennials return each year, so for the same amount of money I’m enlarging my garden with new options!
Collegiate Shabby Chic Bedroom for Daughter’s Birthday
After I pulled out ten yards of gorgeous floral shabby chic fabric from my stash, I proposed the idea to my daughter, which she loved.
Military History Bedroom for a Teen: House Remodel
Over the bed are gorgeous reproduction maps of Virginia in 1781 when Lafayette chased Cornwallis, resulting in the French-American Alliance victory in Yorktown.
The lovely Colonial Williamsburg Artwork of Caesar Monturano
The friendly Mr. Monturano has also provided art for the National Archives, the Kennedy Center, and Christ Church in historic Alexandria, Virginia.
Blooming Pinks, Purples, and Yellows: Spring Garden Journal
Seeking to overcome the lateness of full spring, I carefully selected my favorite colors of spring flowers last autumn, as I purchased some bulbs.
Presenting the kitchen remodel aka The Dolly Madison Room
Now that we’ve remodeled the kitchen, our friends who have kindly complimented are work are now inspired to do a few projects with their kitchen, too.
Our Patrick Henry-Thomas Jefferson Homeschool Room
Our study area is named the Patrick Henry Room, after the 18th century homeschooler who became the firebrand of the American Revolution.
