A Simple Spring /Summer Entryway...

Hi Friends ~ I hope you're doing well and enjoying the last full month of spring! Today, I wanted to share a very simple, quick, and budget-friendly way to freshen up your entryway...

Lilac Season! {Farmhouse Living}

Hi Friends ~ I hope your week is going well! It's the season I wait for all year... lilac season! Along with the beautiful and fragrant flowers, comes more sunshine, blue skies, and more daylight! The boys dust off their bikes, and I start working in the vegetable garden again... We're enjoying these gorgeous days and starting to itch for the freedom of summer!

Lilacs in the Family Room...

Despite the forecast, live like it's spring. - Lily Pulitzer

I love that quote but thankfully, it does feel like spring in the Pacific Northwest! As I write, it's a sunny, blue-sky, 75-degree day. The kind we could only dream of a month or two ago! I hope you are enjoying spring weather too, and looking forward to summer. I think we're down to 13 days left of school, as we limp towards the finish line... 

Sundays at Home {Link Party}

We're so happy you've joined us for Sundays at Home, and hope you're enjoying the spring season! 

It's been wonderful seeing all of nature come back to life here at our little farmstead. We have a few different varieties of lilacs, including the white ones with pink undertones on the table above. I wish we had a scratch 'n sniff feature so you could enjoy their fragrant scent! 

Maybe you have your own lilacs to enjoy. (I hope so!) One of our features this week provides helpful tips for pruning and enjoying lilacs... So let's get this week's party started!

Lilacs In Bloom...

I hope everyone has had a good week and is looking forward to the weekend! I just wanted to stop in and share our lilacs, which are about a month behind when they typically bloom here in the Pacific Northwest. 

Good things come to those who wait. (We really had no choice but to wait, did we?) Ironically, this sentiment could be applied to other areas in our life right now too... I've heard it said, "God is never late, but He's rarely early." His timing is perfect, we remind ourselves. 

I'm rarely early either, but I can't claim I'm never late. And after this year, neither can our lilacs... ;)

A-Tisket, A-Tasket... A Bench and Market Basket

I've been listening to Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday for decades, so I couldn't resist the "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" post title. Now if only I could figure out how to have the song play when you open this post... (Please pretend, or hum along.)

Speaking of music, some people play musical chairs... I prefer musical benches. This bench has moved from the yard, to the living room, then into the dining room and it now resides in the entryway. Living the life of a gypsy.

Farmhouse Flowers (Lilacs)

What a full week! Are you looking forward to the weekend as much as I am? 

(Hope so!)

We've been having a heatwave here in the Seattle area, which has felt like a mini summer! We've spent more time outdoors... our boys playing, taking our dog and new puppy out, and enjoying nature blooming all around us.

One type of flower that I look forward to all year is the lilac. 

They are so fragrant and, to me, epitomize farmhouse charm!

A Vintage Farmhouse Back Porch...

Hi Friends ~ I hope you are enjoying the weekend.

I've been working on making our back covered porch more inviting as we head into the season where we'll be using it more. Most of the items I used were things we already had in storage, or in our house.

An Entryway Arbor...

The arbor in the front of our house, that helps define the entrance, 
is now covered in spring-green vines... 

One of my favorite plants - the lilac - is in full-bloom near the arbor...

There's a touch of wisteria (though it grows more prolific in other areas of the yard). 

A simple stone path leads from the arbor to the front porch...

We added some strands of lights to the arbor to provide some much needed light out front. Some day, we'd love to add some built-in lighting... 

It's always amazing how quickly things grow! The first picture in this post was taken about ten days ago. If you compare it to the picture below, taken today, you can see such a change in the tree, vines and lilacs...

We've been enjoying the sunshine today... Our youngest and I took a blanket out on the grass and enjoyed a library book together (until our crazy cat started showing off his daredevil climbing skills in the tree above...tough competition when you're trying to read a book to a 5-year-old boy! ;). 

Thank you for stopping by! I hope your day is going well...

xo

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Antique Books {Thrift Store Finds} and Lilacs...

Happy weekend!

There were storms during the night but right now, the sun is shining! 

We're enjoying lilacs from the garden...

Yesterday, my youngest son and I stopped by a local thrift shop and found some really beautiful antique books (Green's History of the English People). I love their aged patina and small size...

What do you have planned today? 

We'll soon be off to our boys' baseball games and then maybe get caught up on a few things around the house...

Enjoy your day!

xo

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What I Love About Farmhouse Style...

There are many reasons I adore farmhouse style (you too?!). 

Here are a few reasons why...

It's fun to repurpose aged items in unexpected ways. Here, we used an old galvanized chicken waterer as a vase. For easy ways to dry your hydrangeas, click here.