I have a thing for white aprons as you can see. I don't use them I just like to display them. The middle one is one of my favorites bec...
Mmm...Peanut Butter Cookies
I love this recipe for Peanut Butter Cookies. It's from my Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook that I bought it 1979. Peanut Butter Cooki...
Thrift Store and Target Finds!
I found this little miniature cabinet above for $7 at a Goodwill I stopped in when I was running an errand in another city. It's so ado...
Rearranging Furniture
This weekend I rearranged my living room. I usually have my couch under the mirror but I decided to move the birdhouse table under it. My...
Tagged Again
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Beautiful Birdhouses
I love birdhouses and my dad has made a few for me that I cherish. I found these gorgeous birdhouses at The Backyard Bird Company (click h...
Anticipating Spring
I love this time of year. I think I love the anticipation of Spring as much as I love Spring itself. I've been daydreaming of my little ...
Sunday Evening
Last night my daughter was spending the night at a friend's house....I was home alone. It was a small glimpse of how I'm going to fe...
Coffee Filter Roses & A Movie Review
I had a few people leave comments inquiring about how I made the coffee filter roses. The directions and a video demonstration can be found...
Autism Speaks and Five for Fighting
The band, Five for Fighting, is generously donating $0.49 to Autism Speaks each time this video is viewed. The funding goes toward research ...
Hyacinths, An Award and Tagged!
These are the hyacinths I have growing on my kitchen windowsill. I have even more growing to the left on these. It looks like Spring has spr...
Inexpensive lamp makeover
This lamp is usually next to my sofa...it's my magazine reading lamp! When I went to take pictures of it, my daughter was stretched out ...
I'm Bursting with Excitement!
I've been keeping a secret for about a month and it's been hard to keep but now I can tell everyone because Fifi has mentioned it o...
Top 10 Projects of 2007
Manuela~The Feathered Nest posted her top 10 projects for 2007 and I thought it would be fun to do the same. (click on the highlighted text ...
Romantic Lace
You've probably seen in some of my photos that I have a lace curtain hanging in the doorway from my dining room into my kitchen. I added...
One of those Ahhhhh moments
If you are a parent you know how important it is to teach your children right from wrong, to teach them to treat others nicely, to always d...
Some Great Deals!
I can't believe how lucky I've been the last couple weeks. I went to the DSW Shoe Store with my daughter after Christmas because she...
It's just like getting a new table!
When I first separated from my ex-husband 9 years ago I didn't have a dining room table so my mom let me borrow the table below. I'v...
My Kitchen is painted
Here is my newly painted kitchen. Remember...this is a 1960's four-plex that I rent so I'm limited in what I can do here. I sanded...
Amazing Blogger Award
I was given this award awhile back by two amazing bloggers, Angela ~Cottage Magpie and Sher ~ Sher's Creative Expressions. Thanks to b...
The San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
Last Thursday my son, daughter and I went to the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers. San Francisco is about an hour away from where I liv...
Wind and Rain!
Update: The power was off for almost 3 hours but it's now back on! Yay! My heater doesn't work without electricity so I'm glad...
California Sunshine
The sun is shining today but tomorrow the rain is coming...lots of rain! The weatherman said there may be flooding. I hope it holds off fo...
