Whenever my daughters come for a visit, a dragonfly lands on their truck and stays until they leave. I mean, he’ll fly over to the bushes and hang out on leaf or disappear at points during the day, but at some point, he ends up back on their truck. I’ve snapped a few pictures of…
Things Are Getting Real
I realized that I never gave a tour of our home when we first moved in {even though I’d said in numerous blog posts that I would}. So, I guess it’s better late than never, right? Welcome to our space… Do you see those beautiful transoms? Yeah, those are what made me fall in love…
Style Imitating Art Inspiration: “Papauer I ‘Morpheus’ [Memorial Day Poppy]”
Hi, this is just a short post to introduce next week’s Style Imitating Art inspiration piece. INSPIRATION ART WORK “Papauer I ‘Morpheus’ [Memorial Day Poppy]” Jen curated this week’s selection in honor of Memorial Day, an American holiday that celebrates those who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. After World War II the…
Week 22: After the Storm
For the past 8 or 9 days, The Hubs and I have been living in our RV while we house hunt in Louisiana and visit family in Mississippi and Texas. Usually, these RV stays are peaceful… This week, however, we’ve had more than our fair share of storms. We had two in Louisana and one…
Please Read: My Privacy Policy
I know y’all have probably been inundated with updated Privacy Policies, at least I have. Anyway,I wanted to share mine with you all, so here it is: Who we are Living Outside the Stacks is a lifestyle blog that focuses on faith, style, and photography. Our website address is: https://livingoutsidethestacks.com. What personal data we collect…
Style Imitating Art {The Roundup}: Monkey from Quadrupeds Series
Welcome to the roundup post for this week’s Style Imitating Art, where you get to see all the various interpretations of the inspiration piece. This is my first time curating Style Imitating Art and hosting the roundup, so I want to thank everyone who participated. STYLE IMITATING ART INSPIRATION Monkey from Quadrupeds series (N41) for…
Week 21: This is Not the Dog Spa
I know I shared this photo on Instagram, but it’s just so funny that I had to share here… Whenever we take Squeekerz for boarding at the vet, we tell him that he’s going to the dog spa. On this particular day, when I opened the car door at the vet’s, this was the look…
Just a Thought
I can’t remember what I was doing or where I heard it but I think it may have been a radio show or a podcast… Anyway, the host and the guest were talking about how mean everything has become: politics TV shows people And, ya know, listening to them talk was kinda depressing, but they…
Style Imitating Art: Monkey from Quadrupeds Series
Welcome to another week of Style Imitating Art, where we draw our style inspiration from works of art. This week’s selection was curated by yours truly. STYLE IMITATING ART INSPIRATION Monkey from Quadrupeds series (N41) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, The Met, circa 1890 {public domain} I selected the inspiration piece for this round…
Week 20: Life is a Highway
Little known fact, I’m a big fan of Rascal Flatts. Every time I get in the car, I just wanna pump up “Life is a Highway” and sing to the top of my lungs… Am I the only one who turns car rides into full fledged concerts complete with chair dancing? This was our drive…