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Quick Trip to Cinci
Javi and I took a quick day trip up to Cincinnati on Saturday to visit Danielle, Chris, and Embry in their “new” (now 2-years since they moved in!) house. We’ve been wanting to visit for a long time, but they keep spoiling us by making trips down to Louisville so we’ve been putting it off.…
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Vintage Brass Decor Obsession
I’m not sure if it’s one of those things where I love it so now I see it everywhere or maybe one person in Louisville just recently decided to sprinkle their vintage brass animal collection amongst the thrift stores all over the city, but my vintage brass collection has gone into hyperdrive over the last…
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Finished Gradient Dresser for Penelope’s Nursery
Back in my previous life as a Sociology graduate student at Vanderbilt I was a big fan of a blog called Young House Love. My friend Ashley and I were completely awed by all of the projects this young couple completed, and their blogging style was pure fun to read. When I finished my coursework and delved into…
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Bilingual Parenting!
As we continue to prepare for the arrival of Penelope by fixing up the house, preparing the nursery, attending parenting classes, and trying to stay on top of details, we are also planning our communication strategy. As most people know, I am Chilean and English is my second language. I didn’t start learning English and speaking…
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Polishing Brass Hardware
Over the last week I’ve been working on refinishing an old wood dresser that has been in my family for a little over 30 years. My mom first got it from a friend when my dad was studying at Princeton, and my brother grew up with this dresser in his room. When I went to college,…
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Step One: Refinishing Bedrooms
There are three items on our must-do list this summer that have to be contracted out, and one major project we want to complete on our own before Penelope arrives in the fall. The items we can’t complete on our own are: Remove a dying tree (that actually belongs to our neighbors) that is hanging…
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New digs in Louisville!
It’s safe to say it’s been the craziest roller coaster of a year ever for me and Javier. In January we found out we were pregnant, in February we listed our Nashville house and in March finalized that sale, in April we put an offer on a new house in Louisville and listed our current Louisville house for…
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Buena Buena update: Vintage Summer
Now that Derby is over, my brain has officially switched into summer mode. It’s a byproduct of growing up here; once Derby ends, there’s only a couple weeks left of school and then summer vacation! Of course this summer is a whirlwind of moving into a new house (more on that later) and not exactly…
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Derby week 2017
Before I get into this, I have to admit we Louisville folks get tunnel vision when it comes to Derby and it’s hard to wrap our minds around the fact that the rest of the country doesn’t *really* care about the festivities. Derby absolutely consumes us – it’s “the most wonderful time of the year…in Louisville.” I actually…
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Kentucky Derby Festival Balloon Glimmer
Things usually go quiet on the blog when I’m feeling super busy; the more I have to write about, the less chances I have to actually sit down and write. Part of that is my complete inability to set a schedule for myself, but now that I’m working from home (photography, editing, managing my shop)…
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Spring in the Shop!
It’s spring in my shop! Here are a few of my favorite items in the shop that usher in the new season; all things light, airy, and colorful in both vintage home decor and clothing. Some of the items are marked down for my spring sale. Mother’s Day is coming up so if you need any inspiration,…
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Goodbye Sweet East Nashville Home
Gather ’round and let me tell you a tale of house hunting in East Nashville in 2011. Back then, the only houses in our very very tight budget were in East Nashville. Our superb realtor Marcie Nash showed us houses all over town, but saved the best one for last: the house that eventually became our sweet first home in South…
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Humming House friends, fans, and family: THANK YOU!
To all my Humming House friends, fans, and family – I’ll preface my entire message with a brief mention that in case you haven’t heard either from my recent blog post or the announcement on Humming House’s page, I decided to leave the band this spring. I have a little kiddo on the way in September,…
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A Penelope Reveal Party
Javier and I were not planning on doing anything special for the sex “reveal” of our kiddo. We didn’t feel much like planning a big to-do, and frankly we didn’t care much which of those parts our baby had as long as that heartbeat was strong and steady (among other health factors). We were able…
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Louisville St. Patrick’s Parade
Back in March 2008 when Javier and I had only been dating about a month we took a trip from Nashville to Louisville so he could meet my high school friends at the St. Patty’s Parade. Back then the parade was an excuse to go bar hopping on Bardstown Road during the day dressed in weird…
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Coming Soon: Penelope Joan
Well, here we are! We knew 2017 would be better than its predecessor but we had no idea how adventurous and exciting this year would be (nor did we know how soon the year would completely turn our worlds around). WE ARE HAVING A BABY GIRL!!! Penelope Joan Rodriguez – Penelope because we love it,…
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March Madness Threads
How how how is it already March 6?! I don’t know if it’s the week-by-week political shitstorm or the early arrival of spring in Louisville but it feels like this year is moving along like it has somewhere to be. Well, March in Louisville means basketball fever…and this year we have the little UofL yard flag pledging our…
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January and Minimalism (the documentary)
I’m so happy right now – January is my jam. I am a little bummed that the holidays are over and I hated taking down my Christmas decorations, but I love the subdued quiet and tabula rasa that January offers. The fact that it’s “snowing” (Louisville standards) right now adds to the mood, even though I don’t have any…
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Last week in Chile
We’re back home in Louisville now, but I am only just getting the photos downloaded from our last days in Chile. I have some beautiful photos from Santa Rita vineyard, a couple of shots from another grill out we had to celebrate Colo Colo’s decisive win in a tournament final, and another 3,000 (or so) shots…
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Heat Wave
It’s hot in Santiago. It’s too hot to write, too hot to move, too hot to cook, too hot to take photos, too hot to leave the house, too hot for much of anything. Javi caught a 24-hour bug a couple of days ago, so we’ve been taking it easy here. The heat makes it…
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