Happy Friday 12/3/21

Happy Friday! How are you? How was your Thanksgiving? We drove all the way to Arizona and back again, making stops at 3 National Parks (including camping at the Grand Canyon!), soaked up the sunshine, and ate our weight in pizza. And best of all we got to spend a week with family we haven’t seen in years (YEARS!). Feeling recharged and ready for the season ahead. Hope you have a good one!

the Porch House, sources here

This time of year always makes me think of the Porch House, which we were just finishing up in December four years ago. Before we sold the house, we hosted a party for friends, family, neighbors, community members, and blog readers and I got to decorate it up for the holidays. Here’s a holiday tour of the home. It’s fun to look back and see what I like and don’t like from this remodel!

Anywho, here are some fun links from the week…

This quiz is too much fun: Where should you live? The gray weather made me click that sun button twice and I ended up with San Diego and Hawaii ;) (nytimes)

Every room in this Charming Country House is stunning. Vestige Home is so good at incorporating antiques in a fresh way! (vestige home)

Andrew Garfield on grief for his late mother (jump ahead to the 4 minute mark). “For me, grief is unexpressed love.” (YouTube)

Revisited this: Tips for a stress free holiday season. (marthastewart)

How fun is this hidden door?! (chrislovesjulia)

“I’m not a fan of holiday gift giving. Turns out I’m not alone.” (nytimes)

Listening to on repeat: Nathaniel Rateliff’s Santa Baby. (Spotify)

A slamdunk gift idea for kids. (@cupofjo)

We shared a fun holiday craft this week: paper baubles made out of William Morris wallpaper samples (or any paper)!

The gray hair movement has reached royal circles. (vogue)

The cutest holiday plates I ever did see. (anthropologie affiliate)

I haven’t been doing a lot of reading lately, but I wanted to share a big list of books I’ve loved this year and last. Books make such great gifts, don’t you think?! (amazon affiliate)

Have a good one!