Thistlekeeping – Thistlewood Farm

Random thoughts on a brilliant yard sale Saturday:

1. I had a whole discussion with some friends who asked this question: If you look at a glass that has water in it – do you think it’s half full? Or half empty?

I am optimistic.

My glass is half full.

So in my heart, there is always something surprising around the corner.

2. Did you know there is a game that is like the old words with friends? It’s called CrossPlay and you play Scrabble with friends.

you You can see it here.

3. We went to my niece’s graduation yesterday. This is the same high school my husband and I graduated from all those years ago.

We held hands and sang every word to the high school song.

4. It was a wonderful week on the blog. We discussed:

5. Happy Memorial Day weekend. We are going to put bunting out on the front windows of the house. This way we are also ready for America’s birthday.

This bunting is amazing and comes in tons of sizes (make sure you measure and get the right size—let me know if you have any questions.)

you A glimpse of patriotism can be seen here.

Do you have any plans for the weekend?

I am very happy that we are friends.

And now?

Let’s see what the internet has been up to this week.

Container gardening is a lot easier than it looks.

You just need a few tips.

Here it is The Complete Guide to Container Gardening.

Isn’t this the cutest breakfast?

And there is a detailed tutorial on how to hang curtains in a bay window.

you You can see the before and after here.

Have you ever seen a Japanese herbarium bottle before?

It’s all about preserving flowers in oil.

you See how to do it here.

Aren’t these garlands so beautiful? And it is made from herbs.

I’m here for that.

Here it is DIY on how to make it.

And in random news:

This beautiful summer garden

This is Ina Garten Sweets

how To care for marble countertops

Consider this DIY flower pot

Lemon Cake Mix Biscotti

How to decorate with beautiful baskets

How to style a thrifted outfit

This strawberry milkshake pie

This house is very summery

How to make faux stoneware

This The design of the house is very fresh

And this

This nature-inspired Swedish home

I want to tell you about an incredible sale going on right now in Land’s End.

You know the quality of Land’s End is next level and so I always try and look when things are on sale.

Right now it’s 50% off sitewide with an extra 10% off if you use code CABANA.

Here are some of my favorites that I own and have in my cart:

And I got these beautiful dresses too.

I think they would be perfect with a flag sweater thrown over the shoulder.

You can see it all here:

And one more for the road:

Looking for a last minute Fourth of July dessert?

This is the recipe for you.

Happy Memorial Day weekend

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