These Berkley Illustrations make my heart joyful.

Even better you can find them on Plywerk at Fawn & Forest!

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Piet and I are settled in our new home. We even set up our first Christmas tree together this evening. The apartment is wonderful, sporting steam heat which we can use as much of as we want. Piet’s brother says “they live in a sauna”. Its really nice in this below freezing weather we’ve been having. The cats seem quite happy here as well. All is well, and Merry Christmas!

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Between moving, Thanksgiving and school I haven’t had much time to post. But here is an amazingly cute free calendar I found today, i’m definitely putting this on our new fridge.

Its by Yasmine Surovec and it’s free! You can download it here.

Winter in Oregon tends to give people a bout of the temporary blues. Here are some cheery and bright kitchens that would help brighten your mood.

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Well folks, its Fall in Portland again, and that means layers, scarves, gloves, cuddles and the annual gaining of 5 lbs. Such a glorious time of year! We haven’t yet made our own trip to the pumpkin patch, but here are a few beautifully crafted takes on the traditional Jack-O-Lantern.

A note of experience: If you try any of the designs where you’re only shaving off the top layers of the pumpkin or gourd, candles don’t do well due to general lack of oxygen, or for smaller pumpkins, the flames tend to be too close to the top and end up burning the inside. Try either cutting a vent in the back of the pumpkin or using a small LED light instead of a candle.

We’ve had a couple comments this Fall about how lucky we are to live in a house with a fire place. For those of you who are in this category, this is for you.

Electrolux makes an amazing little fireplace, that would sit nicely on your coffee table, a shelf or even bring it a long with you to your girlfriends place…ya know, to create the perfect mood.

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