Far Ago Farm

 Hi everyone! Like most of you,  I have been busily putting away all of the Christmas decor and restoring my house back to normal. Spring is months away though, so I do like to keep a cozy, winter feel with my decor for a few more months. It's 24 degrees as I'm writing this post! I love post Christmas decor because it is just so simplistic, at least to me. Just a chunky throw or two, some unfestooned cedar or pine greenery, old books. Easy to put up and easy to take down. After all the harvest and then Christmas trimmings, I find the simple, winter decor a welcome break.  What is cozier than a warm throw, a good book and steamy hot beverage by the fireside? I kept most of the winter decor as the focal point and on our fireplace mantel. My other winter touch in the room was a cute snowman cookie jar surrounded by winter greenery on a round, wood tray.  I'm also gearing up for Valentine's Day and am just starting to put out some Valentine's decor. I'm also working...

 Merry Christmas dear friends! I know it's late in the season, but I still wanted to share our new house all gussied up for its very first Christmas! There are a lot of pictures, so I'll keep the words to a minimum. I will be back in a day or two to share some history about some of my favorite pieces of Christmas decor. Thank you so much for making it to end of this long post! I also want to wish you a very happy and blessed holiday.  I know the holidays are not always easy for many of us (my own  mom passed away on Christmas Day four years ago). So if you are sad or lonely this year, please know you are not alone and you are loved. I do hope you can find joy in even something small... the sunrise, a pretty bird, ice cream(!), the warmth of the sun. Look for the joy - it's there! Join me here: Saturday Sparks All About Home Inspire Me Tuesday Thursday Favorite Things

 Hi friends!  Whew...can you believe Christmas is just a few days away? Are you ready?! Our Christmas celebration is small this year now that we live in Kentucky, but I've still been busy preparing for our family of five.  I have some baking and meal planning to do, but things are fairly under control. I don't know though, there is always that last minute time crunch I'm sure I will be feeling soon. Ha! I thought I'd share with one of our favorite places in our new house. We don't really know what to call it, but the builder refers to it as outdoor living. It just doesn't roll off the tongue, so if you have any suggestions of what to call it, let me know in the comments please! Whatever name it goes by, we absolutely love it, so without further ado, come take a little tour around our outdoor living space all decked out for Christmas. We love having morning coffee by the fire or watching Sunday football with a steaming mug of hot chocolate. It's very cozy thi...

 Hi friends, The calendar page has turned from November to December and that means the Christmas season is upon us!  This year we will be celebrating in our new state and home in Northern Kentucky which is very exciting for us.  While we probably won't have a white Christmas like we usually had in Wisconsin, we are more than blessed to be living close to our daughter, sil and five month old grandson. What a Christmas it will be! I've got lots of Christmas decor to share and today I am kicking it off with a plea to Santa Claus! Happy Holidays Y'All!

Hi friends! Just popping in to show a quick glimpse of our fall mantel before it gets the Christmas treatment. I really loved how it turned out.   Our sconces just make my heart go pitter pat - the long Edison bulbs give off such a cozy glow.  I think they are modern and farmhouse all rolled into one.  I love light fixtures and I really put a lot of time and effort into finding just the right lights for this house - within our budget of course!  Many years ago, when we built our first house (1988) our builder handed us a lighting catalog to choose our light fixtures from. This was before internet and the catalog didn't have prices listed. Well, weren't we surprised to find out the lighting estimate came to over $10,000! To put things in perspective, the entire house & lot came to just over $85,000. Obviously, we must have some expensive taste, lol. So back to the drawing board we went and found fixtures within the $1,000 allowance the builder had given us. I...

 Hi friends! Since we are still getting settled in our new home and state, I am keeping our front yard decor for fall very low key.  I think it turned out really cute! I will show you close ups of our porch in a future post. I know the magnetic mailbox cover and garden flags are pretty old school, but I am really enjoying them at this house and have been buying up some for each season. We moved here in mid August and so far I've displayed them for late summer, early fall and now Halloween. I also thought the his and her scarecrows were really cute. I found them at a local garden center. They actually are both girl scarecrows, but I was able to cut the braids off of one to make it look more boyish. They also had bloomers under their dresses so I just cut off most of the dress to look like a shirt - again to help make one look more boyish.  Now they are a happy couple!  Have a great day!