Saturday morning one of my best friends, Alissa, stopped over while we were gettting our lower level wall-to-wall seagreass carpet installed. I had to miss a little party some of our friends were having because I had to stay & supervise the install, so she brought over BREAKFAST!!! I’ve been meaning to do Tablesapes Thursday […]
July 23, 2009Some of the most beautiful art can be found in children’s books. And what an inexpensive way to decorate? Remember the curtains I bought at Ikea this weekend for my little guy’s bedroom?? (below) Well, the first thing I thought of when I saw them was My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (above)– one […]
July 16, 2009Well, we do it every once in a while… go to Ikea. I think everyone sort of feels this way about Ikea: you hate it but you love it. The prices are amazing and they have amazing meatballs, but by the time you get down to the section where you’re loading up all your goods, […]
July 14, 2009Well, we’ve been busy as usual around here & I thought I’d share some pictures of our progress. Above & below is the mantle arrangement I just did today… You know how you just get restless sometimes & need a change? I still haven’t gotten anything on the walls “permanently” in this house yet!! […]
July 10, 2009It’s that time of year (depending upon where you live, this post could be a little early!) when my favorite weeds, Queen Anne’s lace and Wild Chicory, are popping up alongside of roads, in fields & generally anywhere there’s untended dirt. One of my favorite flowers (if not favorite ) is Queen Anne’s Lace. It […]
July 8, 2009Well, our first party at the new house was a success!! My family came over for Christian’s birthday party/ 4th of July party. Below, my grandmother painted this cute sign for the event. (The realtor left the ‘For sale’ sign at our house when we moved in and after calling & leaving messages for her […]
July 7, 2009My little guy Christian, AKA “Ke-che” (how he pronounces it) is turning 2!! We’re having a little family 4th of July party for his birthday and he is so excited. He is constantly talking about “baby’s bir-day party,” reciting the guest list and more importantly (hee hee) the menu: “Ice cream, beans (he loves beans) […]
July 4, 2009
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