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03 Jul 2025
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. —Leonardo da Vinci

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Leap, and the Net Appears

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Living Simply

Simply Minimal

Re-Feathering Our Empty Nest

Balance

A Simple Life

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Travel, Tips, & Trips

Learning to Travel Lighter

On the road to somewhere

On the Road to Somewhere

Desert

Just Buy the Ticket

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Life After Children

Leap, and the Net Appears

Better with Age

face in mirror

Old? I Think Not

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Decorating 101

Rosecliff Settee, upholstered in Cedar Point Stripe.

The Relaxed Romance of Rosecliff

(Photo: House Beautiful)

Living with Winter White

Man moving a painting

Decorating the Empty Nest

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Entertaining at Home

July 4th

Throwing a Patriotic Party

Coastal place setting. (Photo: Traditional Home)

Breezy Sea Colors for Your Summer Table

Football party

Are You Ready for Some Football?

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In the Kitchen with Patricia

Tablesetting

Simplify Your Eating Habits

The Skinny on Our Recipes

Rippled chips

12 Super Simple Healthy Snacks

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Hello, and welcome …Patricia and Tom
Tom and I are two empty nesters who decided to downsize and simplify our lives—lose the clutter and drama, travel a little, laugh a lot, sit back, and enjoy the simple pleasures life has to offer. Read more

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From Our Kitchen

Blueberries
Sausagekraut
Chunky Rigatoni Chili

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Simplify Simplify Simplify

For some time now I’ve been walking around with three words at the top of my To Do List—simplify simplify simplify. Read more

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Precious Clutter

Ever since I read Dorothy Rodgers' book, The House in My Head, I envisioned having a wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling ... Read more

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  • Rustic Retreat Near Nashville
  • From Little to Luxurious Loft

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Trips and travels

Our Trips & Travels

East to Bighorn and Beyond

It was high in the mountains of Bighorn National Forest that we came as close to heaven on earth as we could ever be.

Artwork on the side of a building in Yellow Springs.
Hand-carved, Great Northern steam engine by Ernest Warther.
Sunrise in Walnut Creek

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