When the weather starts to turn cold, our family moves from spending most our time out on the back patio to inside gathered around our kitchen. Eric and I love that our kids enjoy cooking and baking as much as we do, and they’re starting to understand that that the kitchen is heart of our [...]
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5 Tips to Prep Your Lawn & Garden for Spring
I recently helped relaunch our neighborhood newsletter and wrote the following article for inclusion. If you need tips for spring gardening, check it out! You know the phrase “spring showers bring May flowers,” so now is the time to start thinking about lawn and garden projects. Make sure you set yourself up for success with [...]
It’s Fall Y’all! Favorite Sweater-Weather Home Decor at The Palm House
There’s a crispness in the air in KC, and I’m here for it. The first day temps dropped below 70 last week, I lit a pumpkin spiced candle and broke out all of the fall decorations. I don’t know if it’s because we’re home more due to COVID and needed something to “look forward to,” [...]
2019 Christmas Decor at The Palm House
Christmas is my all-time favorite time of year. There's just something magical about the holidays that I love. Getting family and friends together, giving gifts, celebrating and reflecting on the past year, and winter snow. And now, Christmas is even more special for us with Lincoln. One of my favorite things to do during this [...]
Tips for Spring Lawn Care at the Palm House
I'm not sure if it's because I'm in "nesting mode" in anticipation of Baby Palm or because it's finally 75 and sunny in Kansas City, but these days I'm for all things spring. In fact, I'm writing this on our back patio with my feet up listening to music and watching the neighborhood kids ride [...]
Decorating for Winter 2018
This past weekend marked 45 days until Christmas. Eeeek, so exciting! The winter holidays are my absolute favorite time of year, so I (not so) patiently wait until the weather turns cold and the days get shorter to break out the "Fairway Fur" and "Apple Spice" candles from Lake Candles, and "Holiday" from Pickwick & [...]
House Building: The Final Look
The house we spent nearly 10 months building is finally complete. We moved in at the end of September, and it's been a whirlwind unpacking, organizing and just settling into our new place. This whole thing started a couple of months after our wedding ... we decided it was time to start thinking about our [...]
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