mess Archives - Darcy Wiley

Accidental Collage {Preserve Your Story ~ Day 9}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 16, 2012 | Buttons & Thread, Pencils & Pens, Preserve Your Story {31 Days}

A piece of history was set to be put out for the garbage if we didn’t come pick it up, this giant music box handmade in the 1920s right here in my state. My husband and his dad drove 20 hours round-trip through swarms of cicadas to bring it home. We had hopes for...

Widows and Wedding China: How to Clean Up a Lonely Mess

by Darcy Wiley | Feb 15, 2012 | Pocket Change, Relish, Sweet Tea

Asparagus sizzled in the top oven. I pulled lasagna from the other and looked up. The golden girl waltzed through the door with pep in her step. She came bearing hugs and kisses and cards, and beamed as my boy told her she was “thinking really good” when she got him...