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

Spring is coming!!!!

     Never fails. Kind of a Murphy’s Law with My Old House, as soon as I feel it is safe to dip into the savings to do something “cosmetic” (and I am referring to updating a 1967 Kitchen as cosmetic), something, really big, goes wrong.     Case in point. the ceiling. Well, the roof,… Read More When it rains…

    So listen, never mistake my obsession with things like drawer pulls and paint colors, with my having no perspective on life. I know that there are bigger fish to fry, more pertinent battles to pick. I consider this more of a pastime, or a hobby, a fun way to make a rather menial, perhaps… Read More Hardware is Hard!

I am loving Sweet William hanging over the piano. Like many of my paintings, they live here for a while until they find their forever homes. He holds a special place in my heart …and in my home. Sweet William is available on my etsy site: http://www.etsy.com/listing/67517919/cow-painting-36x-36-acrylic

 The color WHITE is a popular topic. It always makes a showing and my guess is that choosing the “right white” is what drives the most people crazy. Am I white? I mean right? I think I represent the majority of people when I say that we are not in the position to do a… Read More White Kitchen Cabinets