If you’re like me and still need to add a dose of fall to your September – this weekend is for YOU! R7 Reclaimed barn is “Stop T” on the Junkin’ Sisters Shop Hop. This event winds through Southeast Iowa featuring restaurants, small shops & even wineries along the way. Find the map here! R7 will be open extended hours… View Post

From foraging to faux foliage — the trends are hot for adding texture and nature to your decor. I have memories of my mama and grandma stopping roadside to cut themselves some decor. Fast forward a few decades and now you just might see me waist high in the ditch praying I don’t get poison ivy as I snip and… View Post

Plinging out the notes one at a time I would play “If a picture paints a thousand words” over and over on that old mahogany upright piano I grew up on. As much as I love words, eloquent words seem to fail me when I need them most to express gratitude. I could write a list to fill your screen… View Post