

Candy, Garbage Pail Kids, & Identity
A few thoughts from my childhood core memory lane... Candy was her name and she had a girl gang with her. "Get out of here, you can't play over here, we are." A hefty tall girl named Candy came bustling in the corner area where I had been playing quietly alone. She had a couple of friends with her, got right in my personal space to tell me in other words to "scram, ya ain't wanted here." The intimidation tactic worked. I remember experiencing a feeling I hadn't felt before. I
Ashley Smith
Jul 135 min read


Stenciled Porch Make-Over
Charming front porch makeover for the DIYer on a budget I had stenciled some paver tiles for a sitting area last summer and decided our front porch needed some similar TLC. Prior, I was using a large rug to make it feel cozier, but this vision I had in mind I wanted to try. Originally I wanted real tile out there, but I just knew that wasn't going to happen. If it did eventually, it is really far down on the priority list of updates for the house. I like to create atmosphere
Ashley Smith
Nov 17, 20258 min read
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