“Let there be many windows to your soul, that all the glory of the world may beautify it.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox I have been using the Living Forward process since 2016. The value and reasons for this process have, for me, stood the test of time, personal trials, and daily life. It involves periodic […]
August Is A Flying Flower Dance Party At This Beautiful Home Garden
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a butterfly. – Barbara Haines Howett Robert Frost called the butterfly a Flying Flower. The why is on full display in late summer at Maison Steinbuchel: Butterfly Season. I confess I cultivate plants that make these beauties happy but are not fussy: Old-fashioned phlox […]
Three Simple Lessons From A Dreaded Jury Duty Day
“I vote and I do jury duty.” – Christopher Hitchens “It’s rare to find someone excited over jury duty. If they’re out there, I’ve never met them. Not a one. When the summons for jury duty arrives in the mail, how many people scream, ‘Yes!’ and run to clear the calendar? None. Our first and […]
Three Simple Facts About The Spectacular Thonet Chairs
Every chair should be a throne and hold a king. – Ralph Waldo Emerson I had never heard of Thonet Chairs but had often sat on them in Paris cafes. Perhaps not an actual Thonet, but one of those bentwood-cained-seat bistro chairs modeled after Thonet. I was oblivious as I enjoyed my cafe au lait what […]
Five Great Reasons To Pause A Project – The Little House Attic
It’s not only moving that creates new starting points. Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift in perspective, an opening of the mind, an intentional pause and reset, or a new route to start to see new options and new possibilities. – Kristin Armstrong I am not great at pressing “pause” on anything. I […]
Butterflies, Simple Harmony of Maison Steinbuchel: Strong Yet Peaceful
The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough – Rabindranath Tagore Every September I am enamored with the convergence of all matter of butterflies on Maison Steinbuchel. The flurry of peaceful activity brings out the child in me as I stand right in the middle of my flower bed and let the […]
What Is A Gigantic Oak Cabinet With Sturdy Drawers Called?
b“Your home should be a story of who you are, and be a collection of what you love.” – Nate Berkus (Interior Designer) We have a number of lovely pieces of furniture in our home. Many are vintage and all help tell the story of who we are, where we have been, or who we […]
Who Were The Strong Courageous Women Of Stately Maison Steinbuchel?
“Well-behaved women seldom make history.” — Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Strong courageous women are not looked down upon much today. However, in the past, well-behaved was the virtue that rose to the top of the pile. While I do not believe one excludes the other, not at all, sometimes these attributes are judged more in the […]
Why Maison Steinbüchel? The Revealing Details Of A Curious Name!
“And those from among you will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of the streets in which to dwell.” Isaiah 58:12 I am putting together a group of posts about how the families, for whom our historic home […]