Tales of the Traveling Tote, Where In the World …
Hello! Welcome to “Where in the World …” a new Tales of the Traveling Tote adventure! The Tales of the Traveling Tote group is made up of 12 McKenzie-Childs loving ladies who all happen to have the same tote bag that we love to photograph in various places Back in … Continue reading
Fearless Friday on Thursday, Pink Flower Therapy!
Welcome to Fearless Friday on Thursday this week, tomorrow I will be participating in a special edition of the Tales of the Traveling Tote Adventures, sharing photos of where in the world we have taken a favorite piece of MacKenzie-Childs tableware It is going to be a lot of fun! I … Continue reading
Home Decor, Long and Low Decorating Ideas
Last week I got a request from one of my BFFs to help her decorate a new trough/box she bought I had no idea what she wanted and figured it might be best if we went shopping…to my surprise when I arrived at her house, she had already been shopping… Her kitchen island was arranged … Continue reading
Home Decor, Poinsettia Arrangement for Valentines Day
I received a gorgeous poinsettia plant for my birthday in December and it was so pretty on the hearth with other holiday decorations By mid January it was looking “leggy,” meaning the lower leaves were dropping off, not only making a continual mess, but the bare stems were getting the attention … Continue reading
Home Decor, Building an Outdoor Kitchen
Back in October, HHjr and I started talking about building an outdoor fireplace… He has a residential remodeling business, and even though his talented crew can do just about anything, they mainly do kitchen and bath makeovers, and tile installations. The fireplace was not something he was interested in doing, so I contacted a … Continue reading
Creations, Setting the Mood with Flowers and Food
The sun finally came out yesterday After days and days of gray My spirits lifted, I felt giddy & gay The flowers I put in the foyer last week were starting to droop so I dashed out to Trader Joe’s so I could regroup Sunflowers and … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Winter Grapefruit
After being housebound for a week with a bad cold I ventured out to Target to pick up a few things I was greeted at the door with an entire display of beautiful grapefruit colored blooms I stopped and looked but then walked away to do my shopping … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Winter Sparkle
I am envious of those who have holiday decor neatly tucked away and all things neat and tidy We’re still in Christmas Chaos here, oh my gosh almighty! I’m trying to purge as I put away, what should go and what should stay… … Continue reading
Fearless Friday, Sweet Holiday Citrus Wreath
A great way to brighten your January is with citrus fruits Oranges and grapefruit are at their peak in wintertime USA, and when I drew this citrus laden wreath earlier this fall, it was not only with the holidays in mind, but also the wintertime blues I … Continue reading
Holidays, Starting the New year
I don’t ever look at my sites stats, or worry much about traffic…my goal and my joy as a blogger comes from providing information, entertainment, ideas, eye candy and creative inspiration… So when I saw so many other bloggers with round ups of their top posts of 2018, I was curious and just had to … Continue reading
