Spring in the country

One summer evening, my husband and I got in our old truck and drove down a remote dirt road. We drove and drove and drove and didn't see a soul. I always wonder where the telephone poles go--no one seems to live out here. We explored the backroads for almost four hours and didn't see a single person. We saw abandoned farm equipment and an old truck but no people. As the sun was setting I jumped out of the truck and took this photo of the country road. I thought it was just a nice country…

Spring time on the farm

Port Angeles, WA

Simple Country Pleasures 1 How the first midsummer dahlias get us all aflutter (pictured: Floret Flower Farm in Washington’s Skagit Valley) 2 The eternal sunshine of a yellow pantry 3 That chippy blue cabinet you found ages ago that still makes your heart skip a beat 4 How late summer’s dappled light lends magic to a mudroom 5 The dopamine rush of (finally!) coming across a pieced quilt in the perfect palette 6 Building colorful core memories in a whimsy-filled kid’s room, complete with a…

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