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Backyard DIY Pirate Ship

September 20, 2019September 28, 2019 Sarah Layton

We built a pirate ship in our back yaaaaaard.

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When you are a little bit ✨eXtRa✨ and you thin

When you are a little bit ✨eXtRa✨ and you think "gosh, my daylilly seeds look like beetle eyes!" then scour the landscaping hunting for more apothecary ingredients 😍 🪄

You'll find all sorts of free treasures in your yard for holiday decorating! I grabbed fox tails, lamb's ears, dried bean pods, Black-Eyed Susan centers, and Ninebark seeds for this little spooky display.

Spooky season is here! We compiled a reference gui

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List compiled by our in-house TV and spooky aficionado: @kellyolingergirvin

An easy summer learning opportunity: Chalk labels!

An easy summer learning opportunity: Chalk labels! No planning or prep, and it washes off when it rains. Doesn't need to be fancy, just grab some chalk and go to town!

Mood after ordering my garden seeds.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Quote from Henry Rollins, originally published on LA Weekly ("HENRY ROLLINS: GETTING OLDER DOESN'T HAVE TO MEAN GOING DOWN WITH THE SHIP"): https://www.laweekly.com/henry-rollins-getting-older-doesnt-have-to-mean-going-down-with-the-ship/⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Image description: Letterboard on black mantle with text, "In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move."

How we practice home fire escapes with our little

How we practice home fire escapes with our little kids. Make a plan together, find two ways out and an outside meeting spot, test our smoke alarms and then try it! We try to make it out in two minutes.

Anything goes on a snow day! My 5-year-old loves m

Anything goes on a snow day! My 5-year-old loves making up new ways to play games, which typically end up in some sort of battle situation. How is everyone staying occupied as the snow storm rolls through? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Photo description: A game board with chess and checkers pieces, and a boy's hand moving a piece.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#snowday #snowstorm #boardgames

I have a whole new approach to decorating after re

I have a whole new approach to decorating after reading Welcome Home by @TheNester. Good news for both my storage space and my budget. Before we busted out the garland and Christmas trees, we found small ways to shift into winter décor. This mini tree and Santa appeared on our mantel before Thanksgiving, gently heralding in the season to come.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#ChristmasDecor #mycozyhome #simplechristmasdecor #manteldecor #vintagebooks #antiquebooks

Shopping small this holiday season? We compiled al

If your holiday gift giving is remote this year, w

Doing ALL THE THINGS outside this weekend! It's un

Doing ALL THE THINGS outside this weekend! It's unseasonably warm here in Ohio. Planning to soak up all the sunlight to store for this winter, instead of investing in a SAD light. That's totally how it works, right?

Who said gingerbread has to be shaped like people?

Who said gingerbread has to be shaped like people? This recipe from @SallysBakeBlog is perfection. The mix of spicy fall flavors in gingerbread form gives us all the warm fuzzies -- a nod to the coming holidays.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#sallysbakingaddiction #gingerbread #baking #fallbaking #cookies

Fall tends to make me more present. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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No more waltzing out the door in a t-shirt. Thought is now required -- what layers to add, which shoes to wear. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Even a neighborhood walk is different. The sidewalks are blanketed with leaves in some places, slowing my pace. My eyes are drawn down to enjoy the shuffle and crunch, and then back up to soak in the colors of where they fell from.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The extra time and thought is a change, but a comforting and familiar one. We knew it would come. It always does.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#Fall #Walk #Scarfweather

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