The snow is tumbling down in Arlington, Virginia, this November 15.
Snow!
Author: Sarah
Historian. Book dweller. Art groupie. I blog about design, home, and life in Washington DC.
A Fall Afternoon in Historic Greenbelt
This weekend I met my first blog friend. Okay, in full disclosure, she went to college with my sister, and so we have known of each other for many years. But we have never hung out until my blog prompted her to write a few weeks ago and invite me out to visit her hometown [...]
Free Printable Thanksgiving Place Card Tags
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and if you are like me you are looking for ideas to make the holiday extra special. To help you create your tablescapes, I created these place cards using simple tags with a calligraphy font. I tied mine to delicata squash. You can also use any kind of gourds, [...]
Thanksgiving Place Setting with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
For the second part in my "So Many Reeses to Be Thankful" series, I used the tags I posted on Sunday to create unique (and delicious) place cards. Your guests will love being able to take these party favors home with them. The free printable tags may be downloaded at the bottom of this page. [...]
Free Printable Tags ‘So Many Reeses To Be Thankful’
When I was 8 years old, E.T. was released. Movies were a bigger deal back then, and I still remember how excited my siblings, cousin, and I were to go see it that summer. The star's favorite candy soon became mine, and I adore Reese's Pieces to this day. They come in a fall color [...]
How to Make Spaghetti Eis
As I've mentioned before on this blog, I spent several of my childhood years living in Germany. That is where I discovered one of the greatest German delicacies, Spaghetti Eis. For those of you not in the know, Spaghetti Eis is a fabulous strawberry sundae made to look like a plate of noodles topped with [...]
Living the Italian Dream
It has been one week and a zillion unforgettable moments since we arrived in Italy, and it still feels like I am living in a dream. We've been to Rome, Florence, and are now in Cinque Terre. Tonight we took a walk around the town where we are staying, Manarola, just before the sun set. [...]
Printable Modern Nursery Art
One of my 'faking it fabulous' decorating hacks is do-it-yourself art using printables. Printing at home or online is so much less expensive than buying art, and there are many more options. I am excited to share these new drawings of mid-century modern chicks with you. I created them with a baby nursery in mind, [...]
A Day at the Waterford Fair
It seems a fitting follow up to my last post to write about the Waterford Fair. The same professor who taught me how to look for clues to the past is also who first told me about the annual festival in Waterford, Virginia. My teacher was from the little Loudoun County town, which was established [...]
Time and Place: Returning to Our College Campus
It was the first week of my freshman year at Mary Washington College, and my historic preservation professor announced that we were going on a walk. Awesome. A stroll through Fredericksburg, Virginia, was better than a dark classroom, even if we were sweltering in the late August heat. We fell into line behind the tall [...]