Woot! Yesterday we OFFICIALLY BROKE GROUND ON THE BIG DECK PROJECT! Although breaking ground is a bit of an overstatement since we are not even close to digging post holes yet – we’re still working on getting our ledger board up (those are the support beams that run along both sides of the house to start the deck frame). Let’s just say that cutting and drilling into brick – especially brick that makes up the side of your house – is not for the faint of heart. So we still have a long way to go, but we’ll be back on Monday to share our progress! Until then here’s an Instagram sneak peek that I snapped of Clara playing Job Site Supervisor while peering through the sliding glass doors (you can actually see some ledger boards hung against the house in the reflection):
But back to the real subject of this post: present projects. You know we love a project. Especially when it’s personalized. May is always a busy month for gift-giving in the Petersik family. Not only did we have Clara’s birthday and Mother’s Day back-to-back, but in the past two weeks we’ve also marked my mom’s birthday, Sherry’s mom’s birthday, my sister’s wedding anniversary and my parents’ wedding anniversary (their 40th!). So there are lots of milestones to be celebrated… and lots of gifts to be given. But we’ll spare you a run-down of every unwrapped gift and just show you some of the highlights – mainly the things we designed/put thought into customizing and personalizing with a little DIY design input.
Let’s rewind first to Mother’s Day, when I coordinated with my three sisters to give our mom a gift that was inspired by our visit to Richmond’s Spring Bada-Bing craft fair in April. Look familiar?
Those are the Articipe prints that we spotted at the craft fair, and I ordered four custom prints for my mom (there was a “buy 3 get one 1 free” deal going on, so it was $75 for the four 5 x 7 prints and $20 for the four Ikea Ribba frames). I loved that my three sisters went in on them with me so they could be from all of us (we each selected our favorite recipe of my moms and they were apparently so iconic that my mom could guess which person picked each one). She had given each of us a collection of her go-to dishes after we graduated, so were able to use that to get the recipes just right.
I chose “Chicken Squares,” which is some old Pillsbury recipe that I’ve made so often I can basically do it with my eyes closed (this version listed here is similar, but not exact, to what my mom cut out of a magazine at least a few decades ago). Of course the Articipe version came out much more beautiful than any recipe I learned off of!
The recipes my sisters chose were Black Bottom Cupcakes, Dutch Babies, and Derby Pie – and we were sure to chose a color scheme that worked with my parents’ kitchen decor. Of course the Black Bottom Cupcakes had to be in black:
My sisters and I actually had a great time picking the recipes and reminiscing about our favorites – wondering when we last had a certain meal and comparing what was popular with my mom at what time (there are 13 years of age between my oldest sister and youngest sister, so things evolved a bit throughout our childhood).
My mom loved them. And after accurately guessing which of us had chosen each recipe, in true form she pointed to a Derby Pie that she had brought with her to our Mother’s Day celebration. Love you mom!
While we’re on the topic of my parents, let’s switch celebrations to their anniversary. Specifically, their 40th wedding anniversary (thanks all who congratulated them when I posted this Instagram pic of the breakfast we whipped up for them last Sunday morning).
But breakfast wasn’t our gift. Though the present was once again meal related – and also in the vein of commemorating something my sisters and I grew up with. Before any sit-down meal growing up we would always say grace. We held hands and said the same words every time: “Thank you God for a pretty day.” I’m not sure the origins of it, nor why we adopted “pretty” as the adjective to describe our gratitude but it has been something we’ve said for decades. And the other day it struck me just how meaningful the saying was: we were walking in the park with Clara when Sherry and I each took one of her hands. She took holding hands as a cue and shouted “Thank you PRETTY DAY!!!” We couldn’t stop laughing.
So that night I whipped up this graphic in Photoshop (the small font is Bangla MN found on my Mac, the other is Freebooter Script downloaded here):
I then hunted down this listing for a custom platter on Etsy and emailed my sisters with the idea. They were in, so we ordered it (it was $70 with shipping) and a couple of weeks later this came in the mail:
We figured they can display it or actually use it to serve food on, that way our sweet little family grace is present at every meal in more ways than one. But whatever the use, we were all just so happy they liked it as much as they did. My sister managed to capture some shots of the gift-opening this weekend, but this is the only one I’ll dare share. Once it was actually opened there were some tears going on – and I know better than to post photos of any of our family members’ cry-faces.
I have to admit that I was tempted to make a gag version based on the time my dad slipped and accidentally said “Thank you God for a pretty face.” Something tells me this was the better choice though…
Oh, and if you’re wondering what Clara, Burger, and I gifted Sherry for Mother’s Day – well, among other things (like the flowers shown here) we finally got Sherry two of those West Elm Hive Vases she has ogled for at least a straight year. Here they are hanging out on the fireplace mantel in the kitchen. You know we have a thing for bees…
And there was also the One Word A Day journal that Sherry mentioned back in this post. It was on sale for $5 at Urban Outfitters so I thought it’d be a fun addition to Sherry’s journaling tendencies.
Of course in true mother-ing fashion, Sherry’s using it to document Clara. She thought it’d be fun to write down a new word Clara was saying, but ultimately decided it’s more entertaining to write full sentences or conversations that Clara’s cracking us up with – like this one that coincidentally happened after saying grace one night. Yes, she thought we were saying “a man” instead of amen. So naturally she wanted to include a lady too.
Anyone else have a gift-tastic month? Did you get (or give) anything particularly designed or personalized? Is anyone else excited like me that a quieter celebration month is upon them? Or at least a month where they get to be celebrated – hello Father’s Day!
Psst- Speaking of presents, we shared a sweet one that Clara got for her birthday over on Young House Life.
Pssssst- We announced this week’s giveaway winner, so click here to see if it’s you.
kismet says
Well, I suppose Dutch Babies aren’t really dessert, come to that.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, it’s true.
-John
Carolyn says
In my extended family, we always sing a rather jubilant round of the Johnny Appleseed for grace. We stand in a big circle (we have a big family) holding hands, and at the end it goes “amen, amen, amen amen amen, aaaaaa men.” I have a younger cousin who always says “aaaaa woman” at that part. Haha! Clara’s little anecdote reminded me of that : )
YoungHouseLove says
So funny!
xo
s
Mary B says
Loved the ideas in this post. My daughter is moving into her first rental house for her 4th year of college soon and I think I’ll make her one of the recipe projects with the recipe for Molasses cookies which she absolutely loves. The recipe is from a Betty Crocker cookbook for kids that I used when I was growing up. Still has my mom’s handwriting on the page for doubling the recipe. Loved her. Anyway – for my granddaughter’s baby shower I made a subway art picture myself and even though your Articipe pictures are WONDERFUL, I am going to give the recipe idea the old homemade try. Using different fonts and kerning…. it will be fun! Love the platter and the the prayer, too. XOXO!
Jana says
Your family prayer sounds like a line out of ours. :) Here’s ours:
Thank you for the food we eat
Thank you for the friends we meet
Thank you for our work and play
Thank you God for a happy day
Amen
Watching the kids say the prayer is too cute.
;)
YoungHouseLove says
So sweet!
xo,
s
LauraC says
Awww, love this post! And congratulations to your parents, John, on 40 years! That is fantastic! The thoughtfulness of you and your sisters’ gifts mean so much.
Four years ago, my parents also celebrated their 40th anniversary and my sister, brother and I decided to go all out. We sent them on a 7 day Alaskan cruise. If you knew us, our family, or my parents, you would understand this was nothing less than earth-shattering! A vacation for them is a hotel an hour or two away, for only one or two nights. Anyway, we pulled off a big surprise, but still let them plan the date that worked best for them. They were able to go with my aunt and uncle (Mom’s brother) and later admitted it was the best time ever, thoroughly relaxing, fun, and enjoyable. Yeah for milestones!
(Speaking of milestones, am I the only American who is thrilled for Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Julibee?! Ate up every moment of it this weekend. Watched it with my 4 and 2 year old. I’m sure Clara would love videos of the Floatilla.)
YoungHouseLove says
Ooh Clara and I will have to try to catch the Floatilla! And as for that surprise that you pulled off for your parent’s 40th, that’s amazing! I can totally imagine how exciting it must have been to tell them where they were going!
xo,
s
Erika says
What great and thoughtful gifts! I LOVE the recipes….definitely will keep that in mind for future gifts.
Cassie @ Back to Her Roots says
I had all these things I wanted to say about how inspiring you guys are, but then I saw that there wasn’t any bourbon in the Derby Pie recipe and my Kentucky-born heart wept.
But I guess I’ll let it slide, because you are just so awesome. :)
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, I don’t think we’ve ever had it with bourbon. You Kentucky folks are fancy!
-John
Donna says
Beautiful, touching post. Thank you for sharing your lives with us, it brightens my day!
Maddison says
Clara is so hilarious I wish you posted Clara vlogs! I just giggled for roughly 5 minutes and text my mom about “amen”…. “and a lady!!”
Ps- I LOVE the Recipe cards! So cute!
Karla@{TheClassyWoman} says
I love how you shared that your family always said grace growing up and now you guys do with Clara too! I know a lot of people don’t share much about their faith via their blog as to not offend anyone (although I don’t know how, being grateful can only be positive), but I’m so glad you did. Thanks for always being YOU! That platter is so cool-What a great gift. :)
Also, I have loved the idea of the custom recipe art ever since your original post about it. They look perfect in the Ribba frames. I have a feeling they’ll be getting a lot of traffic to their etsy site today!
Misty says
That child of yours is adorable. And love her cute little hippy tunic in first photo.
Jayme Mount says
ommmmgosh! “and a lady!” That is truly awesome! I had to admit to my coworkers that I was reading your blog instead of working so I could share that story! Thanks for the laugh! :)
Amanda says
I love the prayer plate! That is such a sweet idea, especially now that you guys use it in your family too! We actually liked what you guys did for John’s parents when they moved to Virginia, we did the same thing for my parents for Christmas this past year (you can see it here http://www.tickledwinks.blogspot.com/2012/01/sentimental-christmas.html). Sentimental gifts are always the best!
YoungHouseLove says
So sweet! So glad you guys loved yours as much as we enjoyed ours.
-John
Laurie says
May was a big month for us, too. We had a daughter graduate from college on her 22nd birthday. She called it her “birthuation day.” Then Mother’s Day and several other birthdays all in May. I scored some lovely presents from Target and a Home Goods gift card. This year Father’s Day falls on my 25th wedding anniversary so I keep teasing my husband about which event will be the focus of the day. I love the recipe art. You are so creative. And Clara is a hoot. I kept a diary of all the funny things my now 9 year old daughter says and I am so thankful to have it.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, I’m so glad to hear that you wrote down your daughter’s quotes and still have them today! And congrats on the 25th wedding anniversary that’s coming up! That’s so exciting!
xo,
s
Kate says
When my daughter was 2-3 yrs. old we had grilled cheese a lot for lunch. One day my friend came over for lunch with her son and as I went to serve up some grilled cheese, my daughter got very upset that I was giving this little boy “girled” cheese!! All along she thought it was called ‘girled cheese’ and it was just for us girls!! :)
YoungHouseLove says
Hahaha, that’s so funny!
xo,
s
Megan S says
What color vases did you end up with? I’ve been eyeing those too. We have the gray and yellow color scheme going on and I’ve been wanting to add some blue accents in. Don’t know why adding in blue kinda scares me, I’m a little strange like that, lol.
YoungHouseLove says
John got me a big white one and a medium white one. Is the pic not showing up for you?
xo,
s
Megan S says
Sorry Sherry. Yes the photo showed up but I thought it was just a general photo so to speak and not of the actual colors you got. Love it, yellow and white are timeless!
YoungHouseLove says
Oh no worries, I just wondered if something wonky was happening! Haha. Those are my vases on our fireplace mantel in the kitchen!
xo,
s
Megan S says
Wow your photog skills have progressed by leaps and bounds! I thought that was a stock photo from West Elm! Great job!
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks! That was all John so I’ll have to tell him! Haha.
xo,
s
andrea says
I loved the recipes when you guys posted about them before! I wish my family used recipes, but my dad and I are both pretty much make-it-up-as-we-go cooks. :/ Maybe I’ll find something to do it with someday.
I’m curious tho, I remember on one of the Q&A’s you guys saying that you hadn’t planned on really discussing religious stuff (although I could be misremembering, too). Are you changing that aspect of the blog, or was it just sort of a lot of things related to it in one post?
YoungHouseLove says
We definitely like to keep things home improvement focused just because that’s why we started this blog- as a little DIY diary to keep track of our progress. So when people ask about things like religion/politics/recipes/fashion we just don’t think they’re our forte (we’re terrible cooks, not very fashionable at all, and our idea of a nightmare is having a political or religious debate online, haha). But when things are home or DIY related (ex: a gift that we personalized with photoshop) then we feel like it slips right in. Especially since someone could design a platter with any favorite quote on it (so it’s definitely not dependent on religion).
xo,
s
gina says
Aww, ya know… God blesses those, so they can be a blessing to others.
Ya’ll are such a nice family… I LOVE yall! I do!!
So inspiring, … and so perfect! how can that be!?
Love lil Burger too!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Gina, we’re far from perfect – but we love to share the love!
xo,
s
Brooke says
I love reading about the gifts you give each other and your families – they’re always so heartfelt and meaningful. You guys always inspired me to put a little extra thought into gifts for special people :)
Paola says
John, you are such a great man! Beautiful family! and I Love all the love and care of this post!
Beth W. says
It made me think of that poem too (or rather, the setting of it my college choir performed). I was humming it while reading the rest of your post. :) Here’s a link to it if you would like to listen to it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7-M8MOSido&list=UUKRcdwyYNhKBUiUY9ssFudw&index=7&feature=plcp
YoungHouseLove says
So pretty!
xo,
s
Lila Smyth says
I know what you mean about drilling into brick. I have been drilling into the exterior of our home to put up different things in the yard and i cringe every time :) It is our first home so everything feels precious. I’ve never been so worried about putting a nail into a freshly painted wall before.
Adrianne says
I was excited to read a post from you guys with content about God. I know it’s not always easy in this world, with how people feel about their faith and religion, to post something on this subject but I’m really happy you did. I think it’s a good reminder for all of us to be thankful for what we have :)
Keep up the good work guys!
-Adrianne
Kelly says
Ha! “And A Lady!” LOVE IT!
braelin says
Ohh- I LOVE your gift ideas. The recipe thing is amazing— as is the personalized dish. Love it, love it. I adore giving spot-on gifts (regular gifts are just ‘eh to me… but a great gift is amazing). My best friend (from childhood but still to this day) is having a tough time as her parents are selling their (amazing) house where she grew up and are moving. I gave her one of those custom state maps with a blank heart marked over the town where we grew up. I framed it and on the back wrote, “Regardless of where your parents live, your heart will always be in (name of town)”. I live across the country, but reports were that she was in tears when receiving this. Awwwww… gift-tastic!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw that’s so thoughtful! I love it!
xo,
s
braelin says
Wanted to add.. I got my custom state map from Gemma at Audrey & Gem on etsy– just found her through ‘blog hopping’ and she was fantastic (http://www.etsy.com/shop/audreyandgem).
YoungHouseLove says
Love her shop!
xo,
s
Stephanie says
Not to jump in like a creeper but I wanted to say that this is a brilliant idea braelin. My best friend since I was 6 moved to PA when we were 14 years old but we’re still like sisters. I might just have to steal your idea the next time I need to send her a gift. :)
Ashley S. says
I love dutch babies! What I’ve learned is you have to do it in a glass pan. Everytime I’ve done it in metal, the sides don’t rise up and fluff up as much. But with glass, you get that ‘ohh…ahhh’ factor.
YoungHouseLove says
Great tip! I think John’s mom uses a glass pan too!
xo,
s
April says
Such a sweet picture of Clara!
Katy says
Both posts today (Young House Love & Life) made me a little teary-eyed! You guys are the best.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw thanks Katy.
xo,
s
Christina says
I love how much thought goes into the gifts that you give. They’re always special/personal (and give me good ideas). Thanks for sharing!
Stephanie says
I love this entire post. Clara is too adorable and I love the articipes.
When I was younger (like I think 14 or so maybe?) I took all of my mom’s recipes and typed them then printed them up on really pretty paper put them in sleeves and organized them in a binder for her and gave it as a gift. She still has it and uses it on a regular basis. One of the best gifts I’ve ever given.
I think I might have to make myself an articipe for my new place. My grandmother passed away recently and I’d really love to get her recipe for raviolis or apple pie (she made an amazing apple pie) and do that with it. Would be a really nice memento of her in my house. :)
YoungHouseLove says
Such a sweet gift Stephanie!
xo,
s
Wendy says
A few months ago my Daniel (aka husband’s son) celebrated his 13th birthday. I asked my hub if we could give him 13 gifts related to the number 13. He was hesitant at first, seeing crazy dollar signs, but when I shared ideas, he was on board.
Some of the things we did: a can of soda (Aluminum is 13 on the periodic table), 13 gummy worms (we enjoyed the rest), 13 $1 gold coins, 13 mechanical pencils, a book about 13 cats, Magnetic bucky balls (M is number 13 and he loves them…so we had to tie it in!), and Pocket Puzzles (13 letters total) from Think Geek.
We wrapped them in the same generic blue paper and when he was told about it, he was in awe! He had us pile the presents on him (around his head/shoulders) as he was on the ground.
We had him guess the connection to “13” for each one. He was beyond touched that we spent hours upon hours planning each one and trying to find the right combination that would fit his personality. (Oh, we also got him Apollo 13 the movie as he’s a big science guy.)
We loved his joy and he knows it’s a one-time deal only. Though he did ask for 100 gifts related to 100 when he turns 100!
YoungHouseLove says
That’s so sweet! I love that story!
xo,
s
Crystal says
Love that plate, what a beautiful gift! And your parents must be very proud to have raised a family who turned out so great.
My daughter used to say “Ahhh, man” at the end of her prayers at night. It kind of made me sad when she got a little older and started saying it right.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, so cute!
xo,
s
Jessi says
My brother and I spent a recent Saturday morning at my neighborhood’s community yard sale, and we hit the jackpot on gifts! We scored a gorgeous antique wood/brass level for our DIY-loving Dad (along with vintage Cub Scout scarf + scarf ring to spice up the wrapping paper!), as well as a vintage sterling silver ‘peace dove’ bracelet for our flower child little sister’s 22nd bday.
My bro totally won the coolest sibling award, though, when he gifted me TWO Federal style mirrors that were identical to some I’d been oogling online for months. He’s notoriously cheap, but when he saw I was out of cash and the mirrors’ owner was packing up, he bought them for me on the spot! Material things aside, a fun, silly morning with my one of my very favorite ppl was a pretty awesome gift all by itself. :)
YoungHouseLove says
That’s so awesome! Love those finds!
xo,
s
Jessica says
What fun gifts!
I can so relate to the drilling holes in the house thing–in November, my dad and I put in a sliding glass door in what used to be a brick wall (that had two tiny windows). I knew it would make a big difference, but that didn’t keep me from holding my breath through practically the entire process. Knocking down an inside wall, no biggie. But messing with the brick–total nail-biter.
On the upside, now that it’s many months later, I can absolutely say that adding that door is my #1 favorite improvement to the whole house and was worth every scary moment. :-)
Can’t wait to see the deck done!
YoungHouseLove says
Aw that sounds amazing!
xo,
s
Johanna says
John & Sherry, I remember while reading your oooooold blog posts a few months back, you had a blueprint (I think that’s what it was) of your first house framed and on the wall… Maybe it was just a sketch, i dont fully remember…. But anyways, I think you linked a website where any of the readers could go to have that same artist do one of any house we sent in to her… Our anniversary is coming up and I’d love the idea of giving my hubby something so special and unique. If you could link me to that post or her website, that’d be awesome…. Thank you! :)
YoungHouseLove says
If you check out our FAQ page there’s a link to that house portrait post (it actually gets asked about quite a bit!). Hope it helps!
xo,
s
MichelleR says
Awww. The platter is so sweet! I love it!
thedistilledreview says
Great gifts!! Sounds like a wonderful month! May is a busy month for us as well, between Mother’s Day and my boyfriends birthday. Fro Mother’s Day my siblings and I cooked for her all day. For my boyfriend’s birthday, I bought us tickets to Roger Water’s “The Wall”, which was amazing. June is usually quieter, but we’re trying to move so it’s becoming rather hectic.
Louise says
What a thoughtful gift from a thoughtful man. I have a 6 month old (officially today!) and it still amazes me how generous people are with there love for our little one too. We love Clara From Manchester England
YoungHouseLove says
Aw, lots of Petersik love back atcha from Richmond, VA!
xo,
s
Leah E-H says
Any chance you’ll give us the recipes you put on the prints? I’m curious what your actual chicken squares recipe is! And the others too. I think we make a version of Dutch babies, but I’m always curious about variations.
Also, I love all the gifts. You guys are always such thoughtful gift givers. I keep linking to your blog when I email my husband around birthday and mother’s day time :)
YoungHouseLove says
I’ll have to see if John can find any of those recipes to link to online for ya (or a bigger jpg of the prints we got, since they have the recipe and instructions right on them).
xo,
s
Leah E-H says
Aw, you rule! Yeah, even if I could just click on the images of your prints to make ’em bigger, that would be awesome. :) Such a sweet idea too. Thanks!!!!
YoungHouseLove says
Hope we can add a link for ya soon!
xo,
s
Patti says
Wow John, now I know how great your parents are because you and your sisters are so great to them! These gifts are so meaningful and incredibly thoughtful, the best kind for parents to get!
denise says
Another Chicken Squares fan here! Our moms must have read the same magazines. :) My mom still makes them sometimes.
YoungHouseLove says
Love that! Mmm, they’re so good. I made them for dinner with John’s family the first time he took me home to meet them. They had me at chicken squares.
xo,
s
Jane says
Wow..such sweet gifts..love it!
Sherry/JOhn,
I have a question about your karlstad sofa..How were you able to add a chaise to your sofa ? I looked it online and they have arm on both sides without the chaise..so you attached the chaise and then put the arm ?
Jane says
I am asking because I am currently looking at the Ektorp http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30119601/ and was wondering if we could do the same to this one too..? What do you think ?
YoungHouseLove says
I’m not sure – do they sell an add-on chaise piece? With Karl, we bought one “corner sofa” and one “add on chaise” and they were made to fit together that way. Hope it helps!
xo,
s
Jane says
Hmm ..They do sell a chaise like this http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S69877823/
but i dont know how we would incorporate into the sectional though.!!!
YoungHouseLove says
I think it needs to be labeled as an “add on chaise.” For Karl they sold a “freestanding chaise” and an “add on chaise” and the add on one was the only one that could be joined to a sofa. Maybe give them a call to ask?
xo,
s
Jane says
That’s a good point.I think we will make a trip to ikea and decide..while we love the look of Karl..The comfort of ektorp won us over..
Sherry – I really appreciate you taking the time to reply to my questions..Have a great weekend!!
YoungHouseLove says
Sure thing! Happy weekend Jane!
xo,
s
Ali Miller says
I think this all the time, and I rarely say it to you because you get so many compliments on your house and Clara, that I figure one more won’t mean much (I know it does!). (This is also a response to the Gorilla Glue.)
You daughter isn’t just Gorilla Glue, she isn’t just cute, she isn’t just sweet, she is also very, very smart. You guys have done such a great job. I was just talking with a family member who claimed our family was “so dysfunctional” and when I got to work the next day, I realized that NO ONE (in my office of 25+ people) was both with their original spouse and had no step children.
You guys are so inspiring, and in so many more ways than just your beautiful DIY ideas. You have a beautiful family. That’s why people read on a daily basis. I’m totally into your DIY, but that’s not what keeps me coming back day after day. I want to see DIY by a beautiful, hilarious, inspiring family. :) It helps that you have a great sense of style about everything.
YoungHouseLove says
Aw Ali, that’s so sweet! I promise we have our fair share of dysfunction, but we also love sharing the love!
xo,
s
Ali Miller says
Love overcomes anything.
Leah says
I adore that platter. I wish I knew photoshop to be able to create things like you do! Seriously, it’s beautiful.
EMC says
LOVE those recipe prints. I make something similar in my etsy shop if anyone’s interested in a custom printable for just $25. They make great gifts for all occasions :)
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BonTempsBeignet?ref=si_shop
Hope y’all have a great weekend! Amen!
Erin @ His & Hers says
Those recipe prints are beyond adorable. So cute!
Rebecca says
Cute vases! I know you guys have a thing for bees, have you ever thought about having a hive and harvesting your own honey? We just got a hive this year and I can’t wait to harvest!
YoungHouseLove says
That’s amazing! Tell us how it goes!
xo,
s
Kelly says
Oh Clara! Too funny! “and a lady”…lol.
Siding San Antonio says
I LOVE what you all did for your mother. It looks fabulous (love the colors as always!) and it sounded like she appreciated it. It’s definitely something she can keep forever.