Category Archives: on the farm

{spring cleaning}

Posted on March 12, 2013 by kimberly • 6 Comments

cosmos

 

This morning I read a post by Melanie from Inward Facing Girl about making lists.  She pointed me in the direction of her friend and uber-inspiration Moorea Seal.  This weeks list is about cleansing- not only of your body but of anything that needs a clean-up.  This of course gets me very excited as I love a good purge!  So, my list for this week~  Thanks ladies!

 

~ go through our closets and remove anything that is no longer worn.

~ go through our kitchen cabinets and remove anything that I don’t use (even if it’s pretty!)

~ clean out and organize the boys’ school work drawer.  archive what I want to save, recycle the rest.

~ go through our dvd collection and sort out movies I can bring to the children’s home in Uganda.

~ have #4 sort through the lego collection and fill one bin that I can take to the children’s home.

~ clean out my cars!

~ clean out the refrigerator and restock with healthy options.

~ clean up my social media- only follow inspiring folks on twitter, instagram and pinterest.

~ clean out my bathroom cabinets, use up the odds and ends.

~ clean out the garden beds in anticipation for planting this summer’s gardens!

~ wash all of the curtains.

~ clean up my email, catch up on correspondence and delete anything that has no use.

 

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loving {tap & dye}

Posted on March 7, 2013 by kimberly • 2 Comments

tap & dye

 

Heading out of town tomorrow for a weekend of inspiration and laughter with four incredibly dear friends in Napa.  I am so excited to see them, as well as to bring my new/old camera, who happens to shoot film.  I can’t wait to capture the weekend through her lens!  Thankfully my new wrist strap from Tap & Dye arrived. I can’t tell you how much I love it.  I wanted something that looked old school and this little strap fits the bill. It would work with any camera but on my “yet to be named” newest friend, it is perfect.  You can find their facebook page here.

 

Now I have to find a way to get them to donate one to the Africa auction…  ;)  Happy weekend mes amies!

x

 

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{the first rolls}

Posted on March 4, 2013 by kimberly • 11 Comments

Recently I became friends with an old film camera.  I have to say, from the first click of the shutter I was hooked.  While I should be doing other things on this sunny afternoon, I am instead sharing some of the first shots from her.  The first really grainy shots were from the opening night at Ludlow in Seattle.  (if you haven’t been, you must!)

She hasn’t got a name yet, but she will.  She promises to be a wonderful companion~

x

 

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a little on our {lately}

Posted on February 18, 2013 by kimberly • 9 Comments

Hello friends,

It has been crazy around here lately to say the least.  We have had some major changes on the farm which have occupied nearly every second of the day the last few weeks.  While it has been a bit stressful it has mostly been exciting and the beginning of a pretty amazing adventure.

One side effect of these changes is the excitement of planning a few projects that I have wanted to do for some time now.  As these projects have been on my mind for a few years I have collected some photos for my idea board.  First up, the french doors and deck off of our kitchen that I am dying to get put in so that we can enjoy many meals outdoors this spring, summer, and coming autumn.  I feel like I have been searching for the right doors forever and have yet to find them.  One problem may be that I can’t seem to decide on the exact look that I want…  case in point:

 

 

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And then there is what goes outside…

 

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(I think this last outdoor photo, minus the placement of the fireplace is currently winning…)

I also want to do something with the littles’ room, seeing as we have never done anything esthetic to their room.

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And then there are the gardens.  Over the past few years we have talked about what we would like to do with the property- hedges and gardens and running water and trees to add. I want the property to feel more private with lots of green and plants that invite birds to live here.  I want it to feel lush and quiet and peaceful.  I will be posting all sorts of things on that journey in the coming months, but for now, I am sort of loving these:

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For our family, our hearts reside in our home.  We spend a lot of time here together and we plan to be here for a very long time.  Investing our time and energy into this place is something that really gets me excited and motivates me- I hope you will come along for the journey!

x

{all images found on my pinterest boards.  every single time I tried to link them and save it deleted them.

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Valentines {sale}

Posted on February 7, 2013 by kimberly • 0 Comments

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Hello friends,

 

With Valentines being a week away I thought it would be fun to offer a Valentines discount on all the current items in tiggy & grace.  Now, I tend to think that Valentines is a little overrated myself.  However, I am a firm believer in gift giving and in gifting myself.  And what better gift than something made in America?  So head over and take 10% off your entire order, excluding postage.  This offer will expire on Valentines so show yourself and those you care about a little love and gift them something wonderful~

 

x

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