Happy Friday 12/11/20

Happy Friday! How was your week? We split our time between the Poplar Cottage remodel and distance-learning/life/holiday-prep at the Farmhouse this week. The highlight: watching Wilder, our 7-year-old, perform in his very first piano recital! It was a virtual recital so he performed at home, but we made a big deal out of it and it was really fun.

our Farmhouse dining room, paper star DIY tutorial

More from the week…

Leanne Ford’s new guesthouse and property is such a dream. I love their approach to family and location and change. “Something tells me this home will be ever-evolving. Coming on 40, I am finally realizing that it’s my nature to move forward—and to start over and over again. And maybe that’s just fine.” (domino)

9 food rules from the world’s longest living people. (Number 7 makes me so happy.) (cnn)

I’m on the hunt for jeans so asked for recommendations on Instagram and ended up ordering a ton of styles from different brands. So far these are my favorite - and I just re-ordered them in tall. psst: they’re 70% off right now with code ‘cheer’. (jcrew affiliate)

Our Farmhouse got decked out for the holidays this year (but not too much).

Turns out it’s pretty good: aging. (thecut)

On my list for the holidays: homemade egg nog. (joythebaker)

How Amanda Brooks decorates her old Cotswold home for the holidays. I just recently discovered Brooks and her eclectic expat-in-England style and I’m obsessed! (houseandgarden)

Inspiration for going gray. It’s oh so freeing! (thenewknew)

The coolest lake house filled with art! (clj)

There’s no end to all the crafting going on around here: DIY brass hanging stars. It’s a fun one!

The harmful chemical lurking in your Children’s Toys. This is so very worth a read. (nytimes)

I listened to the ‘Whisper Network’ this week and really enjoyed it. (amazon affiliate, indiebound)

Have a good weekend!