Chippendale garden gate

As we look forward to warmer weather David and I have been reminiscing about all the magical places we can’t wait to return to this summer. During my grammar school years my family visited Martha’s…

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image via Parker Kennedy Living Anyone else have a crush on all things Chinese Chippendale? Our new chairs on the porch allow me to look out the breakfast room windows every morning and take in the beautiful pattern. I feel like Chippendale has made a huge appearance recently and I am thrilled to see it in interiors with railings and staircases, and on front porches, and decks. It makes me desire to use a Chippendale pattern when we finally decide to rip off our deck and rebuild it with new…

Open or closed, garden gates always say welcome. Whether you opt for wrought-iron or classic white pickets, charming garden gates can add character.

Here are eight pretty Ideas for small gardens like a welcoming entrance, container plants and features with fire or water.

The signpost for the rural locality of Zack, with Walker's Creek Community Church in the background. At the far north boundary of Rockbridge County - about 20 miles from Lexington - lies Zack, here amidst the green fields and leafless wooded hills of early spring. This settlement, though tiny, has two churches! (I'll post the second next Sunday.) One church hosts services Sunday mornings, the other offers three services on Sunday afternoons -- at 1, 3 and 5pm. Other than the farms, the…