The road trips we take, the places we shop, our favorite items, recipes, vacation, farm life and everything in between!
Tips for choosing fabric online I have these two wing back chairs. I love them. I bought them at a garage sale over ten years ago. The have traveled across the country and spent time in a variety of rooms in our house. They are well loved and overly worn. My sweet dog called them…
It’s almost here, It’s almost here. I start to get a little giddy when I imagine heading under my favorite little bridge. The sleepy road that gently winds through the trees and leads me to a treasure hunter’s paradise. Straight to acres and fields and tents and roadways and miles of glorious stuff just waiting for…
It was an exceptional summer. A time of many firsts. This whole blogging thing has set me on a new path and new paths tend to do that…send you on a lot of new adventures. It all started back last Fall when I felt God calling me to blog here at Hunt & Host. He…
A Junker’s Paradise in Burton, Texas a must visit stop on your way to Round Top Antiques Week Can you keep a secret? You see, there is a sleepy little town that lays in wait for you to come visit and have the most glorious afternoon. You’ll feel miles away from it all, but really…
Bible Tabs and Prayers Journals get your planning and organizing headed in the right direction! I might as well call August organizing month. It’s like Spring cleaning, but less manual labor. The carefree, schedule free summer always does this to me. I love every minute of it, but by the end order is my pickles and…
I told you last week I would be reliving the past a little this month. Last week was my Grandfather’s birthday and tomorrow is my Granny’s! My Granny could smooth burn up a kitchen. She was an amazing cook, good old comfort food was her specialty. It was just the food of her day. As a…
My mom (aka Deedles) and I were out one Friday combing garage sales as we are known to do. She really wanted to get my daughter a jewelry box given the new state of her pierced ears and all the earrings that come along with that. We found this ginormous jewelry box (from Lori Greiner of…
I hope you will go along with me over the next few weeks as I reminisce about my grandparents, their home on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and ask for your prayers as I prepare for a few upcoming events. This summer my family has been blessed to have an extended vacation in North Carolina….
My oldest child is my only girl. She loves to bake, paint, act and do puzzles. She is whitty, adores playing in the mud and turns obnoxiously golden tan in the summer. Obviously I think she is so stinkin’ cute. She loves to take pictures, especially since she got my mom’s old IPhone. Which is not used as…
You should be just about deep enough into summer when the “I’m bored” and “we don’t have anything to do” cries start flying. Swimming has lost it’s glamour, the heat (or rain in our case) has set in and the excitement of a relaxed schedule has lost it’s luster. This is when I always resort…
You may have heard me mention our garden. It is not the most highly productive garden on Earth, but our blackberry shrubs went over the top crazy this year. Like I couldn’t keep up crazy. Berry crazy. My littles love to help… for about three minutes. I think we filled about 12 or more gallon…
15 Fun New Things To Do For A Long Car Ride! It’s that time of year… “Are we there yet?” “How much longer?” “I’m bored” My kids are actually excellent travelers, but even they have their limits. Our summer usually consists of a cross country trek to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The place…
Have you ever heard the Sammy Kershaw song She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful? Might sound a little redneck, but I love some Sammy. Anyway, this song is all I can think of when pondering how to describe my precious friend Allison. She is completely unaware to the talent and graciousness she carries wherever she goes. Our…
This women is warm, she is seriously funny, generous, honest, loyal, real and downright beautiful. She tells it like she sees it and I enjoy that so much in a friend. Her laugh is spectacular and she is contagious. I can’t wait for you to meet my friend I love how real Robin is. She…
So Round Top/Warrenton Antiques Week came to and end on Easter Sunday. I had the pleasure of spending two days shopping the wares at this show. Did I mention how much I love it? In case you missed that little fact I thought I would share some pictures of friends, things that inspired me and what…