Whitewashed farmhouse brick. It is everywhere on pinterest friends! I decided to give it a go and thought I'd share our tutorial for anyone who's looking to take the plunge as well! When we first moved into this house, I knew I was in for a lot of work with painting and painting and more [...]
Once upon a time, I made all of my own laundry soap. Somewhere along the way, things got BUSY, and back to Tide we went. I've been missing the oh-so-good smell and feeling of accomplishment of making my own laundry soap. Knowing exactly what's in it is one of the best things about it, a [...]
Good Morning Friends! If you can remember back to last June- Ian and I started renovation on our 2011 Jayco Jay Flight Travel trailer. Check out the start of that renovation here in case you missed it. Over the past year I've been instagram-ing bits and pieces of our renovation, but not revealing the entire [...]
Happy Summer All! Since it's the first week of Summer I thought I'd start it off with a fun recipe for summer camping. My husband always gets sneaky and adds the ingredients to make this taco salad to my shopping list just before camping. He's always begging me to make it when we're on the road and it's [...]
This spring, we ventured North to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. This past weekend started National Park Week, where, across the US, anyone can get into our beautiful National Parks for free! We really wanted to take advantage of an excuse to visit the Sleeping Bear Dunes which are only 3 okay, who are we [...]
Traverse City State Park Address: 1132 US-31, North, Traverse City, MI 49686 Reservations:(800) 447-2757 Phone:(231) 922-5270 Useful links for this area: Traverse City State Park Traverse City Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail Glen Arbor Spring has sprung friends! It is hard to believe that just a week prior to this we [...]
Did you know there are 3 National Parks, and a National Scenic Trail in the state of Michigan? Not only do we have amazing lakeshore, hundreds of State Parks, and thousands of acres to explore, but Michigan is home to these amazing National Park areas: Isle Royale National Park Houghton, MI Isle Royale is [...]
Have you ever thought about all of the lovely around you in our great state and what it means to be so close to so many adventures? We really are lucky. We like to travel as well as anyone, traveling outside of Michigan and exploring new places is the best. There are, however, so many [...]
Ah winter, a time for indoor projects and staying out of the cold. Last week I moved my home office from the basement up to our main floor. It has been a wonderful change being able to access my desk while making dinner, and helping the boys. I love this new centralized space. After spending [...]
If you've never ventured across the bridge to the land of the UP in the winter, you've never experienced the magic of the quiet and peaceful world that is Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This past weekend we traveled north west to stay in a cabin for a little rest and relaxation in the Escanaba area with [...]