As I was browsing through Goodwill one day (as I often do), I saw this big yellow lamp & it caught my eye immediately because of its gorgeous shape. And because it was half-off day, it was a beautiful $3. It would have had me at $6. My plan from the beginning was to put […]
I can’t believe it’s already been a month since my husband & I came home from Europe. And since I spent days gushing about everything I loved in Paris, I thought I’d give you a break from feeling like you were being held captive in the neighbors’ living room, forced to watch a 2000-frame slideshow […]
It’s summer! That means keeping the kids busy one way or another. So, my girls & I have been having fun making fabric flower headbands. I was first inspired to do this when I saw Kendra’s post here. We followed her instructions & came up with these:this one was made from a t-shirt:this one was […]
Once again, I pose the question I’ve heard many bloggers ask: Are we getting ideas from Pottery Barn, or or they getting ideas from us? It makes you wonder when you see them offer products like these galvanized planters:The fact is, I’ve been using one of these for years now to hold my zinnias that […]
Tonight we had dinner with my brother & my parents to celebrate Father’s Day with my dad. Then, we drove across town to the cemetery where my grandfather was buried. He’s been gone a long time now, but we still have great memories of him. My dad shared a few stories about him with my […]
