We’re taking the next few days off and we hope that you can, do. We’ll see you off with this photo of Megan B’s fab vintage Christmas tree. See you all on Monday. Cheers!

Last week, I decided to be proactive and plan the holiday table. While my goal remains to become a flea market regular and find an eclectic mix of red transferware plates for the holidays, for now, it’s the Maribeth salad plates from Pier 1. Paired...

Most years, gift tags are an afterthought for me. But this year, I have tag envy something fierce. The mini silhouette tags got me started, and now I’m loving these Lil’ Bloomer gift tags/ornaments, $9 for 12. Each tag comes with wildflower seeds...

Growing up, it always drove my Dad nuts when we opened a box of packages and there was a Christmas gift for our dog. It’s not that he didn’t care for our pets — he made our ducks a pond from the ancient tub he tore out of our 1840s house one year...

Because of backyard bird feeders, songbirds are evolving to have rounder wings (for short, non-migratory flight) and sharper beaks. I read that the same day I discovered Dwayne Bulla’s etsy shop. It’s oddly fitting, in a non-Tippi Hedren sorta way....