Bill and Evelyn LLC

10/01/2026

This is what cold nights on the mountain are going to look like.
I’ve picked out the tents for our family land in Williams, Arizona. Heavy cotton canvas, tall enough to stand in, with a stove jack for a pot belly stove.
My grandmother didn’t like camping. She liked comfort outdoors. So that’s the plan: big fluffy beds, blankets doubled up, a little stove glowing in the corner. The outdoors, but it feels like a little house.
Septic and water come first. Then the platforms. Then these.
The tents I chose are on our Camp page, link in bio.
I’m a Stout Tent affiliate and earn a small commission if you buy through my link.

09/28/2026

My grandmother didn’t like camping. She liked the camper.
Custom curtains she sewed, held on tiny springs. Tuna sandwiches cut corner to corner, like a restaurant. And in 1979, a mountain in Williams, Arizona, where my grandparents built a life on raw land.
The 2023 snows took the house. Now I’m rebuilding it, starting from the septic up: glamping tents, a barn and greenhouse for cut flowers, and eventually a home again.
The first post of Rebuilding the Realm is live on the Bill & Evelyn Substack. Link in bio.

09/28/2026

My grandmother didn’t like camping. She liked the camper.

I wrote about Grandma and grandpa, their Camper, the tuna sandwiches cut corner to corner and the mountain in Williams. They built a life on in 1979. The 2023 snows took the house and I’m starting the rebuild.

This is the first post of a series. I’m calling rebuilding the realm. If you have a memory of them or of that place, I’d love to hear it in the comments. 

My grandmother didn't like camping, honestly neither do I.

09/28/2026

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09/28/2026

Endless summer, slowly turning toward fall.

For our table at Brophy Market, we started with a piece of grapevine root at the center and built out from there, like walking through a late-summer field and bringing it inside. Cosmos, upright amaranthus, white crape myrtle, and veronica, loose and a little wild, the way they grow.

Pottery pieces from the Van Slooten collection grounded the whole thing. All tablewares and pottery available brophymarket

Nature, invited in. That’s the whole idea.

09/27/2026

Party for two, picnic basket style. Coffee, a little something savory, and the trees and porch views of the McCharles House. Planning our next gathering. Please send DM your email if you would like to get updates.

09/19/2026

Artistic-style foraged wreath. no glue gun, no floral foam, just branches, twine, and what you find outside. Full steps in the video — save this for your next walk. 🤍

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09/15/2026

Flower Recipe #02: The Foraged Wreath — how to create an artistic-style foraged wreath.

This is how you make a wreath look foraged, not store-bought.

🌸 Step 1: Gather your materials — 4-5 foraged branches (I used rose hips and huck branches), but any soft wood branch will do. Paper-covered wire/twine, best is OASIS Floral Products NA, 4-5 dried hydrangeas, a nest (a found one is even better than store-bought), and any found objects like small pieces of wood, leaves etc.

🌸 Step 2: Bundle your branches — pair up the foliage right underneath itself, then secure with twine. Repeat this down the length, building one long “super branch.” The more you secure with twine the better it will be.

🌸 Step 3: Shape your hoop — bend the branch where it touches itself to form a circle, securing with twine the whole way around. The trick: wrap the twine twice around the branch, pull tight, twist, and leave two long strands so you can lay the next branch or embellishment right on top. Do not tie the twine it will be too loose. Pull tight and twist.

🌸 Step 4: Add your focal — this is where the nest goes. Feed twine through nest and secure on branches.

🌸 Step 5: Layer in your dried flowers and embellishments, securing everything as you go with the twine.

🌸 Step 6: Finish with ribbon, placed right next to your focal point. Trim the extra twine.

That’s it. No glue gun, no floral foam — just branches, twine, and whatever you find along the way.

More recipes coming — find #1 and #2 on my profile.

09/13/2026