Since moving to Gainesville, I have been stalking a place called Hammer & Stain on Facebook. It’s a make-and-take type workshop, where you create different pieces made from wood for your home. They had a Black Friday sale, and I jumped on it so that I could make my first piece! It was like an open holiday workshop, so I…
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My sister recently told me that I was a millennial at heart. Unlike other Gen-Xers, I embrace the values and innovations millennials have brought to pop culture — shop locally, purchase handmade/homegrown goods, combine foods from all different cultures to create innovative fusion cuisine. But when I heard about “goat yoga”, I thought perhaps the young ‘ens may have lost…
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As you guys know, I’m a new {3rd time} homeowner. When we bought our home this past June, we did so with the intent to do massive home improvement projects. We completely gutted the kitchen {goodbye dated cabinets, countertops, soffit, wretched hand-painted ivy, and a wall}, converted the formal dining room into a home office with a new wall and…
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Do you have any moments in your life that when you think about them, you just feel like someone is sprinkling memory glitter over your mind? These little magical moments that you own in a special part of your brain, to enjoy at your leisure? For me, that’s my 18th birthday. And not even my planned birthday party, but the…
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You know those moments in your life that you can think about after and they just make you feel all warm and smiley inside? For me, one of those was the Swallowtail Farm 2016 Fall Festival. It was just two weeks after my father passed away, and we planned a trip to Gainesville from South Florida for Veteran’s Day weekend….
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