I think it is healthy to always look back at the year that is behind us and reflect on all that we, with the help of all the amazing people God puts in our path, were able to accomplish. I don't know about you but I am hard on myself thinking that I could have/should have done more. Looking back sometimes...
Read MoreThis is really not the picture you want to receive from your client as you are pulling into the driveway after a long day. Holy Smokes what in the world???????????????????? When I left it looked like this: LOL. It looks even better now...
Read MoreMonday my alarm went off and I was thinking about a sign I had seen the day before: It has been a busy week- out of town every day and at present I have 3,000 emails in my in box. Yeah, you read that right. I know. I can't think about it. As I loaded up the van and headed to east Alabama...
Read MoreI can hardly wait to see how this kitchen turns out. The featured wall looked like this a few weeks ago: But I am adding painted beams in the vaulted section with stained planks between the beams which will join a stained plank range hood as the "picture frame" for the focal point backsplash. Here are the tile selections: Happy dance, happy dance, hap,...
Read MoreContinuing on in our discussion of being Remarkable rather than having a hard Brand (begun here): We thought we would never get the roof on this one but it is finally there so we can move inside. The top porch has smaller square columns with simple iron straight railings and large square wire meshing between. There was talk of changing that to smaller...
Read MoreIf you read my review for Steve Mouzon's new book you know that I now understand myself better than ever before. I don't want to be branded which to me reads predictable. I want to be REMARKABLE at what I do!! That has me so excited I can hardly stand it. Do you ever struggle to explain to others what you...
Read MoreIt's 7:30 am Saturday and the early birds have arrived. I think this happy group was from Jackson, Mississippi (correct me girls) and they were fired up about meeting Miss Mustard Seed. By 8:00 every golf cart we could get our hands on was called into service as a taxi to shuttle people from the town square parking. Chapel parking was full. The line...
Read MoreThe Lettered Cottage has been busy for months planning this exciting event at The Waters in Pike Road, Alabama and it is finally here. We are all so excite and can't wait to meet all of the folks driving and flying in from an far away as Sunny Cali-for-nigh-a! It's gonna be a fun day. Need a little snack? Gotcha covered. You will...
Read MoreWell this is brag on the accomplishments of others week! Thank you so much for all of your kind and encouraging comments to Megan yesterday on the launch of her first children's clothing line. Yesterday was a huge day for someone else. Neighbor, Layla Palmer, and her best friend/hubby, Kevin, have been running around like crazy for the last few weeks painting...
Read MoreI have had the pleasure of reading for review the latest publication from my friend, Steve Mouzon. Steve was the town architect for The Waters in Alabama, a TND (Traditional Neighborhood Design) community in which I live and work. He is one of the pioneers and movers and shakers in New Urbanism- a cause near and dear to my heart. Steve's new book, New...
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