Halloween is only four days away, and there’s a glimmer of spooky magic settling over our neighborhood.

Do you feel it? There’s a shiver in the air—a colorful fringe on the leaves.

When I was growing up in Spokane, there would come a time near the end of the summer months where my mom would get out the canning supplies and start preparing for the coming chill by stocking up on jars of her long-held salsa recipe.

September is here. Didn’t fall come around fast? But really, that’s how it always is—the summer days may be long, but time is always racing ahead.

Maybe it feels too early to be thinking about October, but I’ll confess—this humidity sure has me longing for fall.

It’s that time of year again—the crickets are singing their usual song, letting us know that summer, which we’ve savored (or endured) these long, hot, humid months, is starting to settle into something a little cooler.

The world is full of choices—every day, we shape the character of our experience with dozens of small decisions, like: what do we have for breakfast? What shirt will we wear? Which path will we take to work? These choices are what define the feeling of our days.

If you know me, you know I love color. Color is the backbone of any good design—a unified color palette keeps a space cohesive and distinct, and the emotional character of the colors in that palette absolutely define the ultimate mood and feel the space will have. When we work together on a design plan at Woodside Home, color is often one of the first places we start.

Here at Woodside Home, we value our vendors.

These long, hot days are a testament to a fundamental fact: summer, in all its languid glory, is upon us.

I love my neighborhood. We’re lucky enough to be in Baltimore (according to the benches, the Greatest City in America, and who am I to argue with a bench?), and luckier still to be in Hampden, one of the most charming, friendly areas the city has to offer.

Think about who, or what, in your life really makes you feel supported. I’m sure a good many people and things come to mind—your family and friends, perhaps some coworkers or colleagues, the reliable car that gets you where you need to go, your best pair of walking shoes, that one go-to recipe that’s the easiest and tastiest quick dinner.

In the front beds and gardens the flowers of Baltimore are blooming.

All around us, those April showers are encouraging the world to bloom.

I know I talk often of seasonal rituals—the importance of holidays, taking time and space to recognize the passing of the days—but right now, I’m gearing up for possibly my favorite seasonal ritual of all time: opening day.

Baltimore offers many things—a home, a pretty good baseball team, a thriving coffee scene, Woodside Home (of course), a rich history—but among these offerings one of the most special is an incredible access to art.

Another cold February day is upon us, but you can tell by the changing quality of our daylight that spring is not so far around the bend.

Valentine’s Day is but four short days away. In our home, we’ve put up our paper hearts and purchased our little boxes of candies (one of the finest emblems of the Valentine’s season).

In my last post I talked a little bit about what this new year offers—an opportunity to take stock of the year behind, and embrace the possibilities for the year ahead—and on the topic of possibilities I figure now is a great time to dip into a little bit of a refresher on Woodside Home, who we are, what we do, and how we can help make your home yours.

2025 has gone out the door, and we’ve boldly crossed the threshold into 2026.