image via Eddie Ross, Modern Mix
I love using a salt cellar ... I think it adds something a little extra to the table, and of course, is very user friendly. I think the first time I even knew what a salt cellar was happened many years ago. My grandmother had small dishes that she would add Jordan almonds to and I just assumed that was their use. Now that I look back on it I am pretty sure they were meant for salt but because Nana had a great Tupperware set she used them for something else. 😂 Fast forward many years and it was an event at Atlanta's Mart that I was attending to chat with Eddie Ross after that I saw him use them with darling Lucite pieces underneath. Having inherited some from my in laws I immediately stared using them.3.31.2021
3.30.2021
Cute Spring Pjs For You
Yep, I am a pajama addict, but we all know that. There is something to being able to slip into a pair of pajamas, top and bottom, and slide into bed. I think it makes me sleep better, but that may just be all in my head. I prefer a two piece set over a gown, I get all caught up in a gown when I roll over. I really like ones with a collar and buttons, but I will easily sacrifice that for softness. There is always a time of day when my outfit turns into whatever top I was wearing + pj bottoms or shorts and then transitions into a full set of pjs sometimes right about dinner. Have I said I just love them?
3.29.2021
Needlepoint Canvas List
This year I have taken my love for needlepoint to the next level. After learning from the master in July of 2019 I completed four canvases while Nathan was in the hospital and recovering but last year I struggled more with finding time to stitch. You would have thought that with quarantine I would have completed more than ever, but I just didn't. This year I made a commitment to completing 12 pieces and so far I have completed four and am half way done with number 5. What is the difference? How I store it, honestly. I use to put it away after working on a piece and now I have a basket on the table between the chairs at the end of our bed and it is ready for anytime I sit down. I can spend ten minutes on a call or I can watch a whole movie (like we did last night) and stitch away.
3.26.2021
Easter Table Scheming
3.24.2021
Spring Break Plans
After the longest year, for us all, I am thrilled to have a vacation planned. One of my goals this year was to have two planned, safe vacations and I am so very excited to be heading out in two weeks for our first. We get our first vaccines on Saturday and the second in mid April and I am feeling so light knowing better days are just a month or so away. With teenagers you get a very real sense of the end coming with them heading to college and pulling away from home. The struggle is so real and so hard to process. With mine getting older I have taken on a second "job" with the shop so the time away with my family will be so good for all of us. I truly can not wait.
3.23.2021
Short Sleeved Please
This time of year I crave a good short sleeve shirt. It is chilly in the morning, pretty warm in the afternoon, and then chilly in the evening ... but that middle of the day is warm!! I love popping a short sleeve shirt on with jeans and either sneaks or loafers. In the summer that changes to shorts and flops, but the recipe is pretty much the same. I have always preferred a woven over a knit when it comes to pairing with jeans and shorts. I do love a good T, don't get me wrong, but I love the way a button down feels. I think most of the time they are cooler and easier to wear and the collar is always a good idea. You can do so much with them ... and I am a huge fan.
3.22.2021
Office Debut ...
Over the past couple of years you have seen bits and pieces of my office, but not a complete reveal, until now. Recently the team at Hoffman Media reached out and asked me for images of my office for Small Space Homestyle. The article is about home offices and I am thrilled to share that you can see five images of my favorite space in the issue out on stands now. It is so fun to see a space that means so much to me in print and I can't wait for you to see it.
3.19.2021
Spring Wreath
3.18.2021
Revere Bowls
I find and sell so many Revere bowls in the shop and they always go so very fast. I know when I find them they will not stay for more than a day or so before flying out the door. Why? I think the Revere bowl is the most useful piece of silver plate you can own. They come in various sizes, with and without plastic or glass liners, and truly are so very useful. I suggest that people use them for many things, anything from dips to holding a collection on your bookshelf to holding jewelry on your vanity. There is nothing you can not do with this very versatile piece of silver plate.
3.17.2021
28 Years Together ...
3.16.2021
Easter Wish List
I just found an old photo of my with my Easter basket sitting in my grandparents living room. I remember the image, but was too young to remember the moment. It is one of my favorite photos and the little tiny me is so very excited about her Easter basket. Do you remember being that excited? I recall Easter being so fun as a child and not understanding the true meaning of the holiday that basket was everything. I stared at this photo for a while and just tried to soak it up. The innocence of being so little ... the big gathering around my grandmothers table where we barely fit ... and the endless egg hunting. It was a great holiday tradition.
3.15.2021
Gingham For Life
3.11.2021
Serena & Lily Spring Sale
I am so very ready to fling open the windows, clean the house from top to bottom, and swap out all my winter linens and pillows for my spring ones. We do not have travel volleyball this weekend so I think this is the perfect plan for my time on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. I can't wait to clean and fold up the old and pull out the new. It is such a great way to let go of the winter and all of its baggage. So many months have been so bumpy for all of us ... and our winter brought Covid to us, a canceled Thanksgiving, and a very quiet Christmas. Since my parents have now gotten their vaccines and are waiting to make some plans I feel like Spring will be oh so fabulous.
3.10.2021
Spring Table Dreaming ...
3.09.2021
Five Things I Am Excited About ...
Well, hello ... how are you? I am up this am sucking down the coffee with the sun pouring into my window and feeling really good. I say this because I have struggled some recently. I am well aware that a good day is a great one, and I am here to enjoy it. We have had some family stuff for a few weeks that has finally resolved and I could not feel better with that weight no longer on my shoulders. I slept well, popped out of bed in full energy, and I am ready to tackle this day and this week.
3.04.2021
New Shades
I can recall before it was necessary for me to wear glasses + sunglasses daily craving to be able to wear a pair of stylish glasses. I think it was an image of Dominick Dunne that sticks out to me with the tortoise frames and the stylish and iconic Jackie Kennedy with her amazing classic sunglasses. Glasses seemed to be something of a studious look and I was all for it. This was, of course, part of my youth, and now that I am 40+ and my vision is no longer 20/20 I rely on glasses to help me see 24/7. That desire for stylish specs has not changed one single bit, and I wear what I feel like is the best of the best.
3.03.2021
Spring Inspiration with Mallory Mathison Glenn
3.02.2021
Green, May I Have It All?
It always seems to me that when March begins I really feel like spring is on its way? Like ... maybe right around the corner? Also ... I am chatting about weather again, so does that show my age? 😂 I think maybe because I had my first date with my husband in March, or maybe because the world seems to come back to life in March, but I really just love it so. It also follows February, which is my favorite month, so there is that. The second that March arrives I am ready to fling the windows open, dust like mad, swap out all the pillows and throws in the den for spring options and truly just move on from winter.