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My blog is all about living beautifully and making homes lovely and serene. Crafting with vintage finds and using things "out of the box" are popular themes on here.
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Master Bath Redo July 2009 and Pink Saturday
For this Pink Saturday I'm showing you our master bathroom. Please go visit with Beverly at howsweetthesound for all the participants for this event. I think you'll enjoy it. And also a "thank you" to Bev because this takes a lot of work to put it to...
Family Room Redo
It all started with these famous words: Honeeeeeeeeeeey, I have an idea. Get the picture here? As I've said before I have hated this color on my walls since we moved in. Hubs says then why did you select this color and I reply because I was in a hurr...
The Front Porch Railing Redo for Pink Saturday
Once again, it's Pink Saturday so be sure and visit with Beverly at howsweetthesound for all this week's participants.~*~I thought I'd put these little hanging pots on the porch railing for visual interest. Now, mind you, these were at Joanns at 60% ...
Thrifting and Junking Today
You all know by now that nothing is simple around this household, right????? Okay, then let's recount today's adventures or MISadventures and I swear to you this was not planned.First of all, I showered and did my hair without frying my hair dryer to...
A Huge Giveaway and Random Thoughts
Shelf Reliance is giving away a Harvest 72" food rotation system! Visit the Shelf Reliance blog here to enter. The Harvest 72" is valued at $459.99 and can hold up to 600 cans, making it perfect for a healthy food storage supply. The winner will be ...
Gardens Are Looking Good So Far
Does this look good or what? I am so impressed by the man who came the other day to "fix" our yards up. The back yard needs weed and feed and de-thatching so I won't show that to you yet, but here is the front yard.We call this the porch garden. Two ...
Pink Saturday and Random Thoughts 6/13/09
Happy pink saturday to all of you. I've been very neglectful (chalk it up to "old age"!) in linking back to Beverly of How Sweet the Sound. I apologize to her and am remedying the situation now by inviting each of you to click on her link and go see ...
Roses of Summer and Weeding
One saturday recently I decided to go out and tend my rose garden. I had bought some more hostas to plant under my office window because I love them so much. I think of them as elegance for my small garden.Porch garden will be getting an update soon...
A Celestial Home and Celestial Language for Pink Saturday 6/6/09
I've said many times that my home is a refuge from the world. It is. In doing some reading lately I want to speak to the issue of beautiful homes and beautiful language.I know of a man who determined to please his wife by sharing a specific complimen...
Pink Patio and Light and Shadows
Some little signs I've had for a couple of years that had some prints of garden items on them couldn't take the hot desert summer heat anymore and gave up th' ghost—that's Idaho talk for "peeled off." I was ready to trash them but hubs—YES, hubsâ...
I Walked Through the Rose Garden Today
Life is getting back to somewhat normal around here after the tragedy for this family. It was a terrible and horrific loss to us all. If anyone is interested we placed a video on Youtube to watch. It's about 5 minutes long and shows Bill through his ...
Making Paper Roses for Pink Saturday 5/23/09
I found these darling offices and thought I'd share them with you. Aren't they gorgeous?!?! Squeeeeeeeeeeal!!!!!!!!!!!For the froufrou-y cowgirl.For the high fashion chick.For lovers of pinkKKKK!!! I love the backs of the bookcases.For the lovers of ...
Will You Love Me When..........
First of all, a little eye candy for you. As most of you know I absolutely adore, love roses but if there is a little "chick" in the picture along with it, then it's even more special to me. So here is some ephemera for you. And please enlarge it for...
Day at Macy's and Cute Shoes
Let's begin first with a couple of pink rooms I thought you'd enjoy seeing.I LOVE this pink bathroom!This room reminds me of something Sister Parrish would have designed. I loved her decorating.Yep, as you can see by the police officer, this is a det...
Creating and Creative Women
Probably the only woman who didn't know about Where Women Create until just a couple of months ago, I finally found a used copy on Amazon. I love creating my own office and my craft and sewing room, but mine pales in comparison to most of these. I'm ...
Random Thoughts for Pink Saturday 3/14/09
I'm making a new dress and I love long dresses since I hate wearing pantihose anymore. BUT I didn't have enough fabric for a long dress. Well, I had enough but it wasn't in one piece but in two pieces and wouldn't work. Sooooo, I bought this fabric t...
Kids and Chocolate Strawberries
My daughter and granddaughter came to visit me recently and we had a "kicking" time together. We were obnoxious, stayed up late and talked and ate tooooo much junk. Chocolate strawberries, donuts, cake........uuuuhhhhh, you know the drill, right?!! A...
