Hello all my pretty people! How has everyone’s week been? We had a pretty nice week at the #withlovelakehouse. I didn’t have a ton of appointments this week and that’s always really nice. I have a baseline of two appointments per week, that’s rehab, physiotherapy rehab not vodka rehab, lol. The way it looks right now is that will be my norm, rehab will just be part of daily living […]
Read Moreyou do you
My beautiful friend Sarah invited me to join a group of mamas and talk about what we as parents do to take of ourselves. Of course I immediately said yes!!! And then proceeded to be super-late with my post. Lol. I’m so sorry Sarah!! For those of you who are new here, I’m Kate, former Air Force pilot, mama of three, lover of pretty things and pretentious pets. I don’t […]
Read MoreTruths
Catching up with Kate after a summer full of a move, Renos,
Read MoreNew day!
Today I sent my smalls off to school. I think I was more nervous than they were. I adore our new school. The drive to the school is a beautiful old road through the county, it’s apple picking season in the county, it reminds me of home. Our school is so small that every class is a split class, the teachers seem so nice. Lily has kindergarten cop teacher, I […]
Read MoreEarly August ~ County Life
I wrote this post over a week ago and completely forgot to post it. In lieu of much activity I thought I’d still post it here for you. I have so much more. One thing I’ll tell you is that I’ve been holding back posts for a couple of reasons. The next post I talk more about it but one big thing is I’ve been holding back on blog posts […]
Read MoreFarmhouse Powder Room
We still haven’t decided exactly what our master bedroom goals are. It currently has no closet and as a gal who likes clothes, this is a problem!!! Do we add an addition and turn the powder room into a closet? We’re going to live in it for a little and work on other rooms in the house while we figure out what the best solution is. That being said the […]
Read MoreThe Move!!!
Pre-amble: Alright then, if you follow me on social media you already know this post is late. If you don’t, the let’s pretend nothing happened (whistles awkwardly and backs away, lol) this move, I’ve been waiting for so long, and hen it snuck right up and every day was full. I wanted to tell you stories but I go, go, go and then I’m so tired I have to sleep, […]
Read MoreThe Monday (Thursday) Mail 06~14
The WithLovelakehouse is coming along beautifully. It’s slower than than I’d like but such is life. I am having the worst time choosing the finishing details. Why is it so hard?!!! Usually I see what I want so clearly and in this house so many times I’m like ‘Whoa, Instagram, help me and vote!!’ I think it’s that I’ve always had an out before. I always said things like ‘It’s […]
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Farmhouse Kitchen Progress
Renovating our dream home, a 200 year old waterfront farmhouse. Project number 1, a modern glamorous kitchen and maintaining the character of the home. This beautiful kitchen project is going to leave you breathless!
Read MoreThe Perfect White Paint
Choosing the perfect white paint can be a daunting task for the best of us. What sheen, what colour? Well there are some super simple steps to help you make the right choice for your home. Which one is my fav? I’m telling ALL!!
Read MoreThe Monday Mail 05-14
Hi guys, I am so excited that I am writing the Monday mail on a Monday! (Insert jazz hands here.) I’m almost 5 weeks with my new titanium neck and everybody says that I’m doing amazing, I move better, I look better. So I guess I’m better…-ish. I think I’m definitely feeling better and I have started doing some things I couldn’t before. I started going back to the gym […]
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