Country French Christmas Preview
It's almost Thanksgiving, and for some, it's not too early to start thinking about Christmas. Of course for others, it's way too early. I admit I'm moving much slower this year and enjoying every day. We recorded an episode about home style crimes that just came out this week. It's really just … [Read More...]
Harrods in London
I spent last week in London, and it was wonderful. This was my first trip to London, and wow did it impress. We stayed at Aragon House, which is on the location of Catherine of Aragon's dower house. This was where she lived after her first husband, Prince Arthur, died, but before she married her … [Read More...]
Living in the Slow Lane
Recently, I wrote about living with French style, CLICK HERE and it's interesting that the thing that people most identified with was a life lived too fast, walking through the day without paying attention to it, rushing through meals, without tasting the food, and speeding to destinations without … [Read More...]
Fall Outdoor Dining and More
It's time to start thinking about the home decor trends for 2020. We discuss them in the podcast episode this week. You'll want to hear these. Edith and Evelyn Vintage | Autumn Touches Around the House French Country Cottage | Simple Elegant Thanksgiving table … [Read More...]
Fall Entertaining and More
Today many of our posts are about entertaining for Thanksgiving. I thought it would be fitting to share this recent podcast episode about setting a Thanksgiving table with you. We are working on updating our DTT website and we've already made some updates. I am really … [Read More...]
How to Destress your Home
I have been thinking a lot about how to destress your home lately, since the world seems to be more and more stressful these days. I have found that I was feeling very tense, and so I've really been personally on a mission to make our home a sanctuary that helps us to feel more relaxed. The home is … [Read More...]
French Home Tour and More
Kelly and I both took a trip to our local IKEA stores to see what we could find, and we shared our favorites in the podcast episode below. This is not sponsored. We are always on the lookout for adorable decor, so we'll share some very budget friendly finds. affiliate links I'm … [Read More...]
Fall Décor with All kinds of Pumpkins
Is it really Friday already? There's more Country French goodness this week all dressed up for fall. But first, we covered a fun topic on the podcast this week called - Things you should not keep. This is the stuff that seems to multiply and fill up your closets, and you don't know there's a problem … [Read More...]
Guest Quarters Redo Plans
I haven't posted photos of my guest quarters for a long time because I've been using the space for my podcast studio and for a warehouse while we had our online shop that we closed Sept 15. It was full of boxes, and packing peanuts, packing tape, and some products that we kept in stock. It was a big … [Read More...]
Copper Mantle and More
I'm still waiting for the temperatures to go down. Here in Texas it is STILL HOT. But I'm hopeful, that someday soon, it will cool off. I am enjoying all of the fall decorating posts and there are some beautiful ones below. Before we get to the French country posts for today, I wanted to share … [Read More...]
