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Mill Fork Cemetery

The Burying Point

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Vincent Baptist Church Cemetery – Chester Springs, Pennsylvania

abandoned Fort Courage, AZ

adventures in avocado propagation VII

10 things making me smile

    Friday Favorites #564

    by Kaylah Stroup October 10, 2020

    this post contains affiliate links.

    I am positively wow-ed by Sclo Glass Studio’s work! Look at this crow. (They also do custom pet portraits!! OMG!)

    Victorian mourning bath salts! Perfect for a spooky, seasonally appropriate bath!

    How cute is this ghost mug!?

    Grey Squirrel Studio makes gravestone impressions from clay that are seriously too cool. I’m particularly fond of the hand below. That’s one of my favorite headstone symbols.

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    These earrings!!

    Doesn’t this candle sound just incredible? I bet it smells so cozy.

    This tea light holder!

    Look at this precious little toad witch!

    Just a totally normal way to spread jam on your toast!

    Spooky & cute. My favorite combo!

    Link love…

    • Loving this pumpkin shirt.
    • Halloween is also a good excuse to send out cards. Perhaps this one for your sweetest – I want to hunt cryptids with you.
    • Does your cat need a pie costume? I think so. (I mean, even if not, you need to go look at the photo. SO CUTE!)
    • A succulent planter shaped like a brain!!
    • A Halloween mini enamel pin blind bag!
    • I cannot tell you how much I love victorian mourning jewelry. This locket is so dreamy.
    • Very into this ‘witch things’ blanket!

    Check out Etsy’s Halloween Guide for even more spooky finds from small businesses! xoxo

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  • metal detecting our 150 year old yard!

    by Kaylah Stroup October 7, 2020

    this post contains affiliate links. a few of our found treasures from the yard One of the first things I thought after falling in love with our 150-year-old house at the first showing was ‘holy cow, there’s gotta be lots of treasure in this yard!’ We had the opportunity to meet the previous owner and …

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  • we bought a house!

    by Kaylah Stroup September 28, 2020

    If you aren’t following me on Instagram or Youtube, you may have missed the big news – Jeff and I bought a house. Not just any house, we bought a 150-year-old mansion! I did a bunch of googling on the definition of a mansion but there seem to be a lot of different ideas of …

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    • all the posts!
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    • some of my favorite posts
    • plants + gardening
    • beauty, fashion + hair
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    • window shopping
    • explore everywhere
  • about me
  • contact
  • shop