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Posts by Nancy
About Nancy
I'm a mom to three amazing young people and a daughter-in-law, a wife to my best friend, and a child of God. I love to paint with oils, garden, shop for bargains, entertain family and friends, and volunteer at church and in my community.
Hubby and I spent last weekend in the St. Louis, Missouri, area. Our baby girl’s first year away at Urshan College was ending, and it was time to figure out what to do with all her dorm…
I had such a lovely time at one of my favorite events of the season last weekend—The Madison-Ridgeland Academy (MRA) Garden Tour. It always falls on a Bible Quiz tournament weekend, so hubby and I are…
Last week, Hubby had a speaking engagement in Greenwood, Mississippi. The little town in the Mississippi Delta is home to the world-class Viking corporation, Viking’s cooking school, and the Alluvian, a boutique hotel. Hubby and I used…
The backsplash was installed this week in the master bathroom, and I can see a light at the end of the remodeling project tunnel! The mirror-measuring man is scheduled to come Monday and so is the…
The remodeling of my master bathroom has left me gasping at prices these days on everything. Every. Little. Thing. I’ve saved money where I could for the most part, but labor is sky-high, and materials are through…
I’ve been quiet on the blog for a while now. We’re in the middle of a remodel of our master bathroom that I’d hoped would only take six weeks. There have been glitches and delays, and we still…
Charcuterie boards are having more than a moment. They were already a thang when I had my kitchen island transformed into a massive board for my daughter’s graduation party two years ago. Our Bible Quiz teams at…
There's some remodeling going on at the house, so I'm sort of grounded for a while. It's really not a terrible thing as it takes away any excuse not to work on some paintings. A wise…
Boca Raton is a special place that I was blessed to visit this past week with hubby. He was asked to give a presentation, and the company opened the invitation to me to join him at the…
Last year was a challenging one for me with so many life changes. I rarely had time to paint—something that’s become a kind of therapy for me, much like quality sleep organizes memories in the brain. I began…