meghan Burch

Oh bother, I can’t find the before photo. I know I took it. This is the thrift store office chair Bob uses in the studio. You’ll have to imaging the before: horrible, shredding brick red polyester upholstery fabric and not very nice brown metal. Now take a look at the after…

If you had [...]

Like I said, Scan of the Day will likely not be a daily post, but here is the latest installment:

Can you guess what it is? If it’s really late at night and your eyes are getting tired, the tags below will give you a clue.

I love how these turned out. I paired the Mosaic plant in bright, warm weather colors on Vineyard Green with my beloved yellow vintage printed tablecloth cotton. Yes, an actual vintage tablecloth; wonderfully soft but still durable since it comes from a time when more things were made well. Modern, handmade, and [...]

Our final day we picniced and walked along the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve

We hiked a few of the shorter trails and even saw a rattlesnake that was too quick for my camera. For city folk like us, seeing a rattle snake in the wild is a big deal.

California poppies. I’ve since planted some [...]

Wondering why the “Saint” is now often dropped from the name of today’s holiday, I searched the net to learn more about St. Valentine’s day. Though no source could pinpoint a single origin of the holiday, I did learn that there were 3 christian martyrs by the name of Valentine. Isn’t it interesting that [...]

Well, it isn’t glamorous, but I love my washer. I love love love not having to go to the laundromat. Although a lot of good thinking and people watching can happen at those places, I really appreciate not having to encounter the curious odors and broken change machines. Carrying a load up 3 flights [...]

It’s the most important meal of the day! Just because it’s routine, breakfast at sunrise with my husband and a great cup of tea shouldn’t be taken for granted. We had Dragon’s Well loose leaf green from teaguys this morning. It’ll be time for another order soon and all their new tea blends look so [...]

The few fuzzy memories I have of my grandmother all have to do with the kitchen: helping her grind the meat, asking for a piece of ribbon candy, watching out the window for my cousin coming off the bus at lunchtime. I haven’t tried making any of the recipes from my Grandma’s recipe* [...]

If there is one thing that makes a place a home,  it’s the presence of family. This photo of B that I took on our honeymoon makes me think about the deep peace God brought into my life trough him. How grateful I am for that!

B and I have been taking first time home buyers classes to see where we are on the path to becoming homeowners. Just when we think we’re well on our way, we learn something new about homeownership that makes it feel farther from our reach. That’s when the dangerous self pity can set in [...]