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How To Arrange An Apartment Kitchen
Some people don’t know what to do with an apartment or small galley kitchen. I’ve come to love my apartment kitchen. And I’ve found lots of ways to store things and to decorate this room. Let me show you some of my ideas.
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Gardening + Colleen Hoover Books + Life With Ivy
Looking out on my patio, the sun is creating blocks of light on one of my wicker chairs. The one farthest away from the patio door. As the day wears on, it moves along with the sun overhead. I have pretty much-missed gardening in the summer of 2022. My first…
Feeling Better & What I’m Watching & Reading
I’ve been feeling much better the last few days. There’s been virtually no pain. But then I’m not even trying to walk at this time. So it’s one day at a time. The physical therapist, Greg, told me not to try to walk until he comes again later this week….
A Simpler & More Natural Fall Look
I’ve noticed that some decorators are going for a simpler and more natural look when decorating for fall this year. I’d already been thinking of doing something along these lines so that’s what I did. In the photo above, I took the candles out of the dough bowl and replaced…

















