Thanksgiving Gratitude


Pull Up a Chair

Gathering Around Gratefulness

On a day built around gathering and gratefulness, Lane and I want to say how thankful we are that you’re here. This little community has become such a bright spot for us since it began early this fall. It is full of people who believe in creativity, simple joy, and designing a life you love in small, real ways. I love sharing ideas and inspiration, and I also love learning from you. Whether your house is full today or quiet and steady like ours, we’re grateful that you’ve pulled up a chair at our table.

Let’s dream it, design it, and live it—together.

With love,
Lane + Jules

Designing a Life You Love

Recipe for Gratefulness

Our “recipe for gratefulness” isn’t just a fun holiday idea—the life you love is built the same way—by adding small, steady ingredients day after day. A little awareness. A little kindness. A little reflection. A little joy. When you mix those simple pieces into the rhythm of your days, life begins to take on a shape that feels like your own. Gratitude helps you taste it a little more clearly.

From the Farm Kitchen

Jules' Leftover Turkey Pot Pie

Warm up the holiday for weeks to come with our favorite “recipe for gratefulness” —

This is a no-fail leftover turkey pot pie, and it freezes like a dream, too! Cozy up in the kitchen and taste Thanksgiving all over again 🍂

Out in the Garden

It's Time to Plant Your Paperwhites & Amaryllis

If you caught my recent videos, you know I’ve been tucking amaryllis bulbs into deep containers to brighten the house through the winter months and setting Paperwhites to fill our homes with fragrance and cheer. There’s something special about watching fresh growth push through when the world outside feels quiet and bare. If you haven’t planted yours yet, consider this your gentle nudge to get started. I’ve linked the videos below so you can follow along step by step.

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The Curated Corner

The Corner With Yummy Food

This week’s “corner” wasn’t a corner at all—it was a casual moment in preparing for our Thanksgiving table. On a recent trip to our little flea market in town, we found a pair of small vintage ceramic turkey vases, the kind that feels like your Memaw once owned. I filled one of them with sage and rosemary, and the whole thing came alive against the soft green of my jadeite dishes, the warmth of natural wood, and a jar of fresh cranberry–apricot sauce shining bright. It was seasonal and straightforward, the kind of gathering moment that reminds me why curated corners matter in the first place: they show how food, celebration, spaces, and the people we love come together in the most meaningful ways.

Tuck it in Your Pocket

“A grateful life is built the same way as a good recipe: a little at a time, stirred with intention.” — Jules

Have a question you'd love me to answer? A project you're proud of? Something inspiring you've seen? I’d love to hear it—and it might just show up in a future newsletter.

We’re building something beautiful here, together. Now that's BombDiggity!

Here’s to simple joys and big dreams,


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