A shout out to my cousin Amandas delicious muffin of a baby boy. Timmy is one today.I am always stunned at how fast OTHER peoples baby’s turn one, two, three…then are all of a sudden in school. For me, that first year (in all good ways) was like time took on a different pace, and… Read More Timmy is one!

There are so many things about my old country house and my old country life that are like a splinter in my foot.   The annual arrival of the peach blossoms, right around the corner, is not one of them.  The first time I saw them I had to pull over the car.  A sea of… Read More Peach Blossoms

Happy  Birthday to my Brother Ford! lil pumpkin 3rd grade March 29 is a very popular Birthday is our Family!!!                                                                       … Read More Happy Birthday Ford

You would have loved my Mom. She was a kick. She drove me crazy, and in so many ways, she did not embody the typical Mom persona, but she made the most of what she had to work with. My Mom with her siblings, she was the eldest of 6 My Mom’s name was “Bonnie… Read More Little Darling

 I am not, by nature,  a morning person. However, ironically, I do love getting up in the mornings, before my house is awake, making my coffee and then just sitting quietly in my living room. It is when I think clearly and get a handle on my day. I can hear the hum of the… Read More Sunday Morning

      Hard to believe that we have been in our Old Country House for almost 7 years.      Here is a before Photo of the living room looking into the dining room. ( I recently moved the dining room right off the kitchen and now this room is an extension of the Living… Read More 7 years good luck

     So, we found out a week ago, that the reason why my 10 year old, Cooper, has been so tired and cannot seem to kick this flu, is that he has Mono. Big fat bummer. Poor baby. So he and I have been spending a lot of time together and I have been… Read More Dryer Lint, Ocean Air and Silver Linings

Charlie 7 weeks Charlie is 6 months old/young. And boy what a big boy he has become.His nickname is “menace” as he loves to pull toilet paper down the hall and down the stairs until the roll is out. We have not lost a pair of shoes, knock on wood, or a table leg, knock… Read More 6 months

  Cooper is 10. This is Cooper’s Room. I learned something the hard way about decorating for boys. It seems that  opposed to my daughter who would love an annual room makeover, my two boys pretty much like their rooms, just the way they are, however they are. So, if you are decorating your nursery, or giving your baby… Read More Boys will Be Boys

   I guess I would have to confess that I am in a ongoing state of House Envy.  I am not proud of it. And while it fuels my decorating frenzy and my quest to replicate the beautiful things I see on a shoe string budget.., this green eyed albatross also makes me feel ungrateful… Read More House Envy