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Weekend Getaway: Laurel, Mississippi {Wisteria House}
If you’ve been following along, I’ve been sharing pictures from a trip The Hubs and I took to Laurel, Mississippi. It was, honestly, as close to a spur of the moment decision you can make when you’re talking about a four-hour drive and a reservation. Meaning, we’ve talked about visiting Laurel since the show started because we’re huge fans of Ben’s and Erin’s, and, suddenly, The Hubs was like “Let’s just go.” He looked up bed and breakfasts in the area and landed on the Wisteria House. Because check-in wasn’t until late afternoon, we decided to drive around and get a feel for the town. As we were driving, I…
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10 Must-Read Books by Black Authors
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. According to the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom, there were 721 challenges to library, school, and university materials in 2021. Those challenges resulted in nearly 1600 individual book challenges or removals. Books by or about Black people or members of the LGBTQIA+ community were the most targeted. Why? Because the focus of the books are racial…
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Weekend Getaway: Laurel, Mississippi {Leontyne Price Musical Park}
A few weekends ago, The Hubs surprised me with a trip to Laurel, Mississippi. I’m a big fan of Home Town with Erin and Ben Napier on HGTV, so I’ve been wanting to go check out their area for a long time. It’s as homey and welcoming as I’d imagined. The people are nice and, seriously, it’s everything I thought it’d be. I took a lot of pictures while I was there, so I’ll be sharing them over the next few days, weeks, I don’t know. I just know I’ll be sharing them. As an added note, I didn’t take any pictures of the renovated homes because it felt intrusive.…
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10 on the 10th: February 2023
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Hey, y’all, hey. As always, I’m late with the post. No reason, no excuses. I think this is just who I am now. How are things in your world? It’s been cold and rainy here for days. We had two really nice days, but, for the most part, the rain and cold has been nonstop. I’m so over…
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What I Wore: Sustainable Clothing from Rangeelaa
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Hey, y’all, hey. How’re you doing? I’m sitting here, staring out my window. I think we’re at the third or fourth day of rain and I’m sooooo over it. It’s both cold and rainy. I cannot deal with both. First of all, I cannot handle being cold. I keep my home/car/office temp at 75° minimum, so you know…
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Weekend Getaway: Laurel, Mississippi {Architecture}
Last weekend, The Hubs surprised me with a trip to Laurel, Mississippi. Y’all, this was like a dream come true. I have been a fan of Ben’s and Erin’s since the first episode of Home Town. My dream has always been to renovate an old home… You know, add all the modern conveniences but keep the charm. What I like about their renovations is that they incorporate many of the homeowner’s pieces with new items to make everything cozy. That’s how I’d want to do things. You can tell the homeowner’s are walking into their place, versus walking into a perfectly curated home that will be dismantled as soon as…
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Project 365: Week 3
Yup, I’m late this week. No real reason. Laziness. I guess. But I’m still snapping, so there’s that. 015 It weirds me out when she sleeps with her eyes open. 016 “A squirrel is just a rat with a cuter outfit!” Sarah Jessica Parker 017 The plaque reads: “Masonic Building Built c.1927 Has been placed on the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORICAL PLACES By the United States Department of the Interior” I have a thing for abandoned buildings. This one is located in downtown Alexandria, LA. 018 Filler pic of a snoring pup because I didn’t shoot anything today. 019 I’m a digger of murals. They tell so much about the…
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Style Imitating Art: The Art Lesson by Jan Steen
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Hey, how was your weekend? I spent it binge watching Abbott Elementary and I have absolutely no regrets. Such a good show. And I appreciate that they do so much to assist public schools. Have you watched an episode yet? I highly recommend. ABOUT STYLE IMITATING ART Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar {14 Shades of Grey},…
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Project 365: Week 2
I can’t believe we’re in week 2 and I haven’t missed a day yet. Not gonna lie, finding inspiration while in quarantine was incredibly hard. Now that I’m out and can get around, I’m hoping to take a few more creative shots. 008 My girls: Lola and Bleu. 009 Because I need something for today… 010 When the kids were little, we used to have Cupcake Day. We would pick random days to go out for gourmet cupcakes. Or, sometimes if they had a bad day, they’d say “Mom, I need Cupcake Day.” Now that they’re all grown and out of the house, we still have Cupcake Day. It’s a…
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Where Bloggers Live: My Social Media Faves
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