The other day, I was at Lowes. Checking out in one of those “Check Yourself out” aisles. Out of the corner of my eye, I could feel someone looking at me…Standing right next to me, Staring at me. “What does she want?” I thought… Why is she staring at me? What did I do? Finally,… Read More DON’T LOOK DOWN
I DO NOT make a habit of venting my frustrations in this blog. It makes me uncomfortable…words are powerful and I don’t want to BE the words I speak in a LOW moment. Once, in my 20’s, I spent a whole night, ripping up all of my old journals, which told the sad tales of… Read More TOO OLD FOR DIY…OR JUST TOO TIRED…or too MOM
THE Kids bathroom renovation makeover is in the home stretch. The shower tile is up, the floor tile is down, the trim is up and the baseboard is in… UP…DOWN…IN!!! The plumbers are coming today to do their thing.. and the whole process has been relatively painless. Soon my upstairs hallway will resemble it’s former… Read More the KIDS BATHROOM UPDATE and COLOR QUANDRIES
Billy the Goat Lept over the neighbors fence…and was eating the flowers by the curb… I shocked myself on the wire…foolishly thinking I could lure him back in… He laughed, kept nibbling and when he was ready…he just hopped back over! and gave me a wink… Lesli DeVito Paintings…for More Information Visit MY FAQ Page…… Read More BILLY THE GOAT
The move has been in the works for a while…and finally Last Night, while I slept… IT HAPPENED! I have a bit of learning to do…you know how it is…you move IN, you put the forks away and then after LIVING in your home, you realize that the forks are better…. closer to the table. … Read More WORDPRESS- I HAVE MOVED
Sometimes, it is those little changes that have a HUGE impact! Such is the case with one of my most recent Makeovers “One of these things is not like the other….” “One of these things just doesn’t belong….” ( oh, but it does….) Can you guess which thing is not like the other…. BEFORE I… Read More MONDAY MAKOEVER – NOW YOU SEE IT…
I had the honor of painting two Chocolate Lab “siblings”for Christmas….“WOODY” and “REESE” “REESE” “Reese, our female will be 8 this Christmas & she is our “1st born”. We got her soon after we were engaged, so she’s been a part of our family from day one. She is SO sweet, SO gentle & SO… Read More PET PORTRAIT(S) OF THE WEEK – REESE AND WOODY
….a MILLION YEARS AGO… (I think Cooper looks exactly the same!) XO
I did not finish this post prior to Monday’s Powder Room “REVEAL”…but wanted to share my Wallpaper experience with you!!! Wallpaper.I ADORE Wallpaper. Clean, Contemporary, Traditional, Geometric, Simple, Busy,Whimsical, Colorful wallpaper…I love it.And so I have known all along that someday…some way…I would wallpaper at least a nook and possibly even a cranny in this… Read More WALLPAPER? – Like On WALLS?
A few weeks ago, My 14 year old daughter Phoebe was sick..very sick: missed a whole week of HIGH school and did not care – Sick. Which is pretty sick. For the first few days, she mostly slept, but mid-week, as she began to emerge from her comforter cocoon on the sofa, sip tea and ask for… Read More MARY TYLER MOORE AND ME AGAIN
