Artist lesli devito has reluctantly found herself rasing her family in an old country house. Much to her surprise, she loves her rural home and enjoys sharing her adventures with her readers. There are always makeovers to be done and animals to paint. Come along for the ride. Green acres here she comes!
One day, my daughter and I spied a neighbor’s goat outside of his pen, eating the sweet grass by the curb. We tried to open the pen (and in the process got quite a shock from the electric fence designed to keep him inside). We spent a good half an hour trying to get that… Read More BLIZZARD – THE FIRST OF 2014
There was a time when you could not catch me contemplating a white room…not me..not ever!…But as times have changed and our home life has gotten busier and shall I say…more cluttered…I crave simple spaces… more soothing spaces with walls that act as almost a canvas for the life that lives there. WHITES are tricky…There… Read More LIKE WHITE ON WHITE – my FAVORITE INTERIOR WHITES
I was going to write a blog post about my “word” for 2014..lately it seems all my blogger buddies are coming up with a word to sum up their intentions for 2014. and then… My Father in Law Passed away yesterday….. I am trying so hard to stay strong, for my family, for my husband… Read More THE WORD of the Year –
I love the start of a new year. All the possibilities seem endless. And I usually tackle most of my HOME projects in January and February when things are a shade less hectic . Last year I tackled LARGE projects..the bathrooms and the kitchen. This year I will be doing a series of random unrelated… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVERS – ON THE HORIZON
HERE is what YOU LOVED reading the most in 2013. My favorite thing about this list is the staying power of a few of the posts, some of which are a few years old…Seems that what works…WORKS…and you STILL love the simplest things best…which makes me so happy!!! 10. DIY THUNDER SHIRT 9. TUTORIAL TAB… Read More READERS TOP TEN FAVORITE POSTS OF 2013
A few days before Christmas I pulled myself out of my FLU stupor and off the sofa and went into town with Phoebe to do some Christmas shopping. …It felt GREAT to be in the thick of it…to feel the hustle and bustle and even the traffic did not rob me of my Christmas Spirit.… Read More THE STORY OF GUS
2014 HAPPY NEW YEAR A CLEAN SLATE…A FRESH START… I rang in the NEW YEAR last night the way I have rung in the new year for almost every year since 2008. My cousin Vicki comes over from Northern Virginia, we don matching PJ’s (Phoebe included) we eat LOTS snack food…lots of chips and Christmas… Read More HAPPY NEW YEAR
2013 was a VERY VERY BIG and FULL year. I can honestly say that I have not had a year in my whole life…of such HIGHS and such LOWS…experiences at each end of the spectrum….ever in my life. The HIGHS were amazing, life affirming and goals realized and ATTAINED of my work was recognized in such… Read More MONDAY MAKEOVERS – TOP TEN OF 2013
WISHING YOU AND YOURS A VERY MERRIEST OF CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR. FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS…. XOlesli
CHRISTMAS is so rich with COLOR…AND NOT JUST RED AND GREEN…BUT SO MANY COLORS AND COMBINATIONS …. C-O-L-O-R!!! WHICH ARE YOUR FAVORITE COMBINATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS? BENJMAIN MOORE…BASIL GREEN, BABY BOY BLUE, LILY LAVENDAR, DOGS EAR, POPPY, RAZZLE DAZZLE, YELLOW RAIN COAT, BLUE LAPS AND KELLY GREEN.
