Life Lately Despite it being a really busy week here at HoS, it was also a wonderful one. You might recall that my husband and I took a New York & New England trip last month in celebration of our anniversary (still planning to post about it more), but our actual anniversary date was this week. We celebrated Friday night with dinner for two at a seafood restaurant downtown and continued the celebration into Saturday night with wine and charcuterie […]
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Easy Baked Cranberry Chicken is the perfect 30-minute, one-pan recipe for fall and winter, and requires just a few simple ingredients. It’s Pinterest Challenge time again friends, and this month’s challenge is all about cranberries! As usual, the amazing Cindy from County Road 407 is our host, and if you’ve found your way here from My Family Thyme, just let me say, “Welcome to The House on Silverado!” For this month’s challenge, my blogger friends and I are using a cranberry […]
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Life Lately Our miracle girl is 9 months old this week. Isn’t she precious? She’s making such progress and is such a happy, sweet, smiley baby. Even though school started this week, we managed to squeeze in lots of family time. We made a trip last weekend to visit Baby Evie, we helped my son and his girlfriend get moved into a new townhome, and we drove to Iowa City to deliver this custom nightstand I made for the youngest […]
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Fall weather will be here soon. Making your home feel cozy and warm is easy with these fall basket decorating ideas. Are you ready to see more than a dozen beautiful baskets? It’s Pinterest Challenge time, hosted by Cindy from County Road 407 and this month’s challenge is filled with fall basket decorating ideas and inspiration! Hello and welcome if you’re stopping by from French Ethereal! Wasn’t Barbara’s pretty basket with pumpkins and roses such a great idea?! The Pinterest Challenge is […]
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Life Lately It’s that time of year when we’re busy trying to keep up with the garden, and squeeze in a few more fun and/or relaxing adventures before reality kicks in very soon, and it’s time to go back to school. I managed to get several more jars of pickles made with my abundance of cucumbers, I’ve been baking zucchini bread like mad, enjoying some now, and putting some in the freezer, and now the tomatoes are starting to come […]
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Peach Almond Breakfast Cookies are filled with good ingredients: fresh peaches, oatmeal, almonds, and whole-wheat flour. The perfect grab ‘n’ go breakfast or healthy snack! Are you ready for another fun Pinterest Challenge? This month’s challenge, hosted by Cindy from County Road 407, is all about good ol’ summer-fresh peaches! For this month’s post, we are all creating a different recipe inspired by this luscious photo of fresh peaches… Health Benefits of Peaches Not only are peaches delicious, but did you […]
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Welcome to the 100th edition of Sundays on Silverado and Happy Fourth of July weekend! 🎉 🧨 We’ll be celebrating with a family barbecue and our favorite little firecracker. I can’t wait to share some pictures with you next week! Plus, can you believe we’ve been sharing inspiration on Sundays on Silverado for 100 weeks now! I can’t even begin to tell you how much I’ve enjoyed sipping my coffee on Sunday mornings and browsing through all the incredible projects, […]
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A good old-fashioned family Fourth of July is one of my favorite things. Patriotic porch decor creates the perfect setting to sip some iced tea and relax with family. It’s time again for another fun Pinterest Challenge, hosted by Cindy from County Road 407! This month we are creating patriotic porch decor ideas, just in time for the Fourth of July! If you’re stopping by from Decore to Adore, welcome! I always love seeing the beautiful designs Laura creates. If you […]
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Life Lately You guys, I have all the feels right now. Not only did we celebrate Baby Evie’s baptism last Sunday, but just a couple of days later, we celebrated her half-birthday. I can’t believe our little miracle is 6 months old already! Evelynn Irene’s Baptism Isn’t she precious? She wore the same dress her mama got baptized in 27 years prior. ❤️ She was such a good girl through the whole service. She listened, watched, and really seemed like […]
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With Memorial Day Weekend coming up, and July 4th not far behind, it’s time to start thinking about patriotic decorating ideas! So, today’s your lucky day, because it’s time for another round of the Pinterest Challenge, hosted by Cindy from County Road 407, and this month’s theme is all about the good ol’ red, white, and blue! I love decorating with patriotic colors, and including flags in our displays is such a great reminder of what this weekend is really all […]
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