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Make a Statement

My husband gets a kick out of asking me what my statement piece is each day. Often times, I admit, it can end up being one of my sweet children. A statement piece can quickly and easily spice up any outfit. You could add a scarf, a jacket or a fun pair of shoes to […]

Apple Pie with Oatmeal Crumble

This past weekend we stocked up on apples while we were visiting a local fruit farm. I didn’t have a particular recipe in mind, so I began my search once we returned home. I like trying new things, so I wanted something outside of the typical apple pie or crisp. When I came across this […]

Back in the Patch

Over the weekend we made our way out to the pumpkin patches (over the mountain and through the woods on a tractor nonetheless) to carry home pumpkins that were much larger than our children’s heads. This particular morning started out quite chilly and warmed up significantly over the course of the day. Thanks to fall […]

High Five for Friday

Happy Friday! As I had mentioned, we started off our week in the Poconos with Jack’s family for a mini-family getaway. As much as I love vacations of any sort, it always takes forever for me to feel caught up at home. Maybe by the end of this weekend I’ll be caught up on my […]

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Pumpkin

For the next two months we are going to be surrounded by pumpkins. They’re in every store, lining the doors to the supermarket, growing in the fields, seasoning our lattes and decorating our homes. To show a little pumpkin love, I’ve gathered some of my favorite ideas from pinterest and various blogs to share  with […]

Fall Accessories

One of the best things about Fall is that you are able to add so many accessories to your outfits. In addition to jewelry, belts and bags, you also have hats, scarves, gloves and socks all at your disposal. We’ll leave shoes and bags out of this for the moment because that could take me […]

Crossing that Bridge

I’m really trying to work with this 70-80 degree October weather we’ve been having here in Pennsylvania. I don’t plan on breaking out my shorts again, so I’m really hoping it cools off a bit some time soon. One article of clothing that is getting its wear (regardless of the weather) are these pants. I’ve […]

Baked French Toast

I hope you all had a great weekend, we sure did! We spent ours with my husband’s family all gathered together in the Poconos. I volunteered to make breakfast as I secretly needed an excuse to make this baked french toast. The recipe comes from a good friend of mine who we’d often beg to […]

High Five for Friday

It’s Friday, it’s October and it’s been in the mid 70’s here all week. I started the week dressing for fall in layers and boots, but by Wednesday I gave in to Mother Nature and broke out the short sleeves. We’re going to the Poconos this weekend with Jack’s family and I think we were […]

Feeling the Blue

I mentioned before how I love the way black and blue can be paired. With this outfit I wore my black booties with navy pants and an ice blue sweater. I added my new brown leather tote because it’s a great neutral that goes with almost all of my day to day outfits. My husband […]

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