NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Year of the pumpkins

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So, in our neck of the woods, the media has been talking of this supposed pumpkin shortage. Ummm….. my father-in-law and I are calling them out on that. Because pumpkins have been growing at the Woodwards’ like it’s going out of style. You remember my dozen or so pumpkins that grew up as volunteers from […]

Bring it, Thanksgiving! (Bread and butter)

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When my friend Emily at imperfect, announced her Rookie Thanksgiving, I knew I wanted to try to play along. The concept is to learn to make a homemade Thanksgiving meal in stages over the course of 6 weeks. I may not have the opportunity to do every challenge, but I’m definitely going to try. Hopefully, […]

My very first "bought-it-myself" lamp

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I have this strange quirk – while I love lamps and see their value, I hardly have any in our home. Can you believe I only had 2 in the entire house? One in the living room (a housewarming gift from my in-laws)… and a pretty Tiffany-style desk lamp in the office (a gift-hand-me-down from […]

My very first “bought-it-myself” lamp

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I have this strange quirk – while I love lamps and see their value, I hardly have any in our home. Can you believe I only had 2 in the entire house? One in the living room (a housewarming gift from my in-laws)… and a pretty Tiffany-style desk lamp in the office (a gift-hand-me-down from […]

Simply pretty

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I was planning to do the next weekly renovation progress report today. But, my camera cord is MIA, and what good is a progress report without pictures? So, here’s something pretty to look at. (Name is Grace) I love it all. If I had this room in my house, I would never leave. The lighting, […]

It’s September, meet my pumpkins

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I had picked 9 pumpkins by the end of August, but I convinced myself to wait until September to put them out (thanks to the advice of my Facebook friends). Once Labor Day hit, I put out the pumpkins and planted a few $1.50 mums in the pots where my poor petunias had kick the […]