Once upon a time, lesli devito was an actress living in new york city. Now she is a self-taught artist raising her family an old country farmhouse. She shares her adventures in parenting as well as her efforts to create a beautiful home for her family to live. With her imagination and a passion for decorating and making over old houses, she takes you into her world, the good, the bad and the old, with sometimes humorous results.
Happy (almost) Thanksgiving!!! I feel like I have been punked and someone removed 10 days from November because I cannot believe it is already Thanksgiving. IT WAS JUST Halloween! We have two college students coming home so the excitement is building and I swear even the dogs are getting ready to greet the kids! My stretchy pants… Read More Upcoming Art Show and Black Friday Sale
NOVEMBER 5, 1994. Our wedding day. 24 years ago TODAY – my best friend and I tied the knot – got hitched – stood in front of our closest family and friends and vowed – “for better and worse…and all that jazz!” And here we are – 24 years later. Has it been easy? Hell… Read More HAPPY (24TH) ANNIVERSARY – WEDDING GIFTS – WHAT WE STILL USE!
IT is not my nature to follow trends in my decorating style – though I do have to admit to picking up a few along the way. However – I am fascinated by them. In fact, I think if I were to be in college I would want to take a class called “The Psychology… Read More DECORATING TRENDS FOR 2018 – HOW DID THEY PLAY OUT?
THIS SITE IS SECURE. MY SECURITY FEATURES ARE UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY PRIOR TO THEIR EXPIRATION WHICH WAS EARLY OCTOBER. YET IT KEEPS SAYING THAT I AM NOT SECURE EVERYTHING IS UPDATED AND VERY SECURE. THANK YOU HELLO friends and I apologize for the… Read More I AM SECURE!!
I don’t know what is wrong with me. One minute I am fine…the next, I am in a coffee shop and a song comes on. It sounds just like my daughter – and I start to cry. She is even in town right now – not far away – and I am losing it. … Read More THIS IS HARDER THAN IT LOOKS.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THE REALTOR TOLD US When we put the house on the market …. sidebar – (if you are just tuning in – the house was on the market for 18 months, we have taken it off and are living and loving it and making some improvements (HVAC, windows) and will… Read More SPECIAL FAMILY PHOTOS AND REVIVING THE STAIRCASE / ENTRYWAY
Remember being so excited about the first day of school – that you could hardly sleep? It all lay ahead – so much to learn and experience. I have done the parenting “First day” thing FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS! Eighteen years – And this morning, as we are down to one kid at home –… Read More THE VERY LAST “FIRST DAY” OF SCHOOL
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the “it’s my BIRTHDAY” SHOW AND SALE!! all NEW PAINTINGS! leslidevito.com “SHEEP SHOW 2018” 20 NEW PAINTINGS MANY SIZES! 12 X 12 ALL THE WAY UP TO 48 X 48!!!! and on MONDAY JULY 30 (my birthday!) – all paintings will be discounted 30% PROMO CODE – “happybirthday” (THE 30% DISCOUNT IS… Read More the “HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME” SHOW AND SALE!!!! MONDAY july 30
So here is something I cannot wrap my mind around. In 20 days I will be 60! What! It just feels so strange . Forget the part about getting old and how so much MORE is BEHIND than ahead – blah blah blah – it just feels incredibly weird. I remember both of my parents… Read More THE (ALMOST 60 YEAR OLD) GIRL WITH THE DRAGONFLY TATTOO
