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LWD Book Club ~ June 2017

June 1, 2017 By Deanna Piercy 4 Comments

I’m back! Did you miss me? We are still in recovery mode following our 10th annual Happyland Music Fest. I’ll share some photos soon – hopefully tomorrow. We had the most amazing time. Everyone seemed to agree it was the best HMF thus far. But now it’s time to get back to whatever passes for…

And the winner is…

May 23, 2017 By Deanna Piercy 1 Comment

I am happy to announce that Amanda Grover is the winner of Life With Dee’s recent giveaway! She will be receiving these beautiful earrings: Congratulations, Amanda! Thank you to all who entered and an extra big thanks to Amy of Avian Designs for providing the earrings. If you haven’t already done so, go…

Creating a Beautiful Life: Taking Some Time Off

May 19, 2017 By Deanna Piercy 1 Comment

The Life With Dee tagline is “creating a beautiful life”. I truly believe that’s a worthy goal but in all honesty, I sometimes struggle with it. Too often I get caught up in “busy” and fail to take time to focus on living. Next weekend we will be hosting the 10th annual Happyland Music Fest…

Timely Tunes ~ May 18, 2017

May 18, 2017 By Christopher Piercy Leave a Comment

This week, Timely Tunes features new music from Kasai Allstars, Nite Jewel, Eric Schaefer, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Full of Hell. Plus, another brand new playlist to give you a head start on the weekend. Enjoy! Timely Tunes Kasai Allstars “Kapinga Yamba” (From “Around Felicite”) “Around Felicite” is the soundtrack to Alain Gomis’ lauded…

Inspiring Books ~ A Few Favorites

May 17, 2017 By Deanna Piercy 1 Comment

Ever since I can remember I’ve loved books. As a kid I spent much of my free time behind the closed door of my bedroom reading. I’ve always loved to escape between the pages of a book. Over the years I’ve encountered many, many books which I’ve loved and been inspired by. Here are a…

LWD Giveaway!

May 16, 2017 By Deanna Piercy 9 Comments

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a giveaway so let’s fix that, okay? Thanks to the generosity of the owner of Avian Designs, I’m giving away a pair of these earrings, handmade and created from up-cycled leather: Avian Designs has a beautiful collection of earrings available, including these which I own: What’s…

Timely Tunes ~ May 11, 2017

May 11, 2017 By Christopher Piercy Leave a Comment

After a week-long break, Timely Tunes is back with a new track from Willie Nelson, a previously unreleased track from Prince, the return of the temporarily dormant LCD Soundsystem, and new music from Jason Isbell and Perfume Genius. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting Life With Dee! Timely Tunes Willie Nelson…

Scaling Back For Summer

May 9, 2017 By Deanna Piercy 3 Comments

Summer is fast approaching and a new season is often a good time to reevaluate our daily schedules and routines. I’ve decided I’ll be scaling back for summer, at least in some areas of my life. Last week while on vacation in North Myrtle Beach, I read the book, Essentialism, by Greg McKeown. It’s…