Blogspot - Recipe Scratch Rusia

This year when we were in Seaside for spring break we rented a house.  I love when we rent homes for vacation because it keeps us from having to eat out every meal.  I love to cook (obviously), so this is a treat for me.  We still eat most meals out, but I love cooking at "home" a night or two and being able to pack picnic lunches for the beach. We loved the home we rented in Watercolor ( 124 Sunset Ridge ) - it was so lovely.  You'll never guess what color the kitchen was... blue!  It got me thinking about what I would keep in a vacation home kitchen - with only essentials.  Then I remembered that I do have my very own "only essentials" blue kitchen - at the school house. We painted the cabinets Benjamin Moore Puritan Grey.   More details about the easy DIY renovation, here > I'm planning a Seaside post about our trip and my recommendations soon, so stay tuned for that. We have done a lot of cooking and entertaining at The School House.  We've...

This past weekend, we hosted our first event at The School House.  When I spotted it last year, I knew that I'd want to host events here and open it up to the public.  It is just such a special little sturdy place that feels like a step out of time - I love the feeling I get every time I walk through the doors.  It was so fun to just let others come out to our favorite spot and experience it.   I took the photos on Friday night after we'd finished setting up - it was a beautiful night.  It was raining the next morning, of course, but it made for a cozy day inside. What I love about The School House is that it sits on the edge of a corn field, on a gravel road, with its classically simple  and stately facade - unassuming and humble.  Inside, it is a bustling country workshop.  How wild is it that I can run an online company from my house, and it is all lovingly packaged up in this charming small town school house in the country?   Sometimes I ...