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    2023 bouquets // pt. 2

    by Kaylah Stroup July 31, 2023

    orange juice vase

    Part two of my little ‘photograph every single bouquet I make this year’ project! Quite fun to see them go from almost exclusively yellow/white to exploding with color. This project is only just getting started and I already feel a huge amount of satisfaction. There is truly nothing like growing your own flowers.

    See part one of the bouquet project here.

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  • in the garden // july 2023

    by Kaylah Stroup July 26, 2023

    It’s the third summer in the flower garden of my dreams! There are so many plants blooming right now. It’s an absolute treat to wander around inside. Every day it seems like something new is exploding with color. It’s been too hot most recent days to do much of anything out there which works out …

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  • remaindered books?! // Book Outlet review

    by Kaylah Stroup July 25, 2023

    See all those books up there? Know how much I paid for them? Forty bucks including shipping!! They’re not used either! Forty bucks at the bookstore is getting me two books, maybe not even two if they’re hardcovers! But I was able to grab EIGHT of them for forty dollars. I love reading and I …

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I'm Kaylah! Renovating a 150-year-old home in Northeast Ohio. Likely found in my garden.

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