Surrounding yourself with things you love

If you walk into my house, you will find that I love to surround myself with things that really mean something to me. Of course there are plenty of photos, but I also have my grandma's china hanging on the wall, a painting of a park in my hometown and a side table that belonged to my husband's grandmother. It's these things that make it our home.

This is my latest addition. You might recognize the staircase. This picture was taken in the Outer Banks of North Carolina a few years after the one you see at the top of my website. It's my happy place. I just recently put the photo taken last summer in a shadow box with the shells we collected. I just plain love it!

Do you have a favorite photo that you would love to gift to someone special? It's fun to think of interesting ways to display them. Memories make the best gifts!