Hello May!
Gosh, what a difference a month can make! The daffodils and magnolias are in
bloom, the trees are budding and the air is thick with bird song and activity.
This year we’ve even been graced with a momma robin nesting in the transom
window above our front door!
Inspired by brighter days ahead, I have put together a really special collection
of items for this month’s newsletter; beautiful pieces for the home, a few must
have items for the kitchen and of course a selection of goodies for your closet.
Many of the items I have sourced focus heavily around entertaining, creating an
atmosphere, and making room for joy. Life can be hard and quite often messy,
so why not make an excuse for a little fun, even on a ho-hum, weeknight?
Light a candle; turn up the music, set the table, pop on some lipstick & jazzy shoes,
especially if it is just for you. If there is one thing I have learned from my stylish
Grandmother, it is that YOU are worth celebrating.
During the peak of Covid, my husband, son & I were living above a friends’
barn, feeling quite literally, cut off from the world, to keep from going mad,
we, as a household, adopted the mentality of celebrating the ordinary. I have to say
it’s a mindset that has really taken root, and for that I am so grateful, as reframing
the ordinary makes your average country drive ‘an adventure’ and Sunday night
dinner, a ‘cause for celebration’.
I hope this month’s newsletter inspires you to adopt the same mentality,
even if that means adding napkins to your place settings at dinner tonight or cooking
while your favourite music is blaring in the background. My other hope is that this
encourages you to support the small businesses I feature here, as I adore what
they stand for, and I want to see them flourish.
I hope you all have a glorious weekend, and as always thank you for being here!
