and now… My First One Kings Lane purchase! MEET-” Pappy” …my husband asked…”wow, how old do you think it is?” assuming it was an antique, I pointed out the “made in china” sticker, and told him, “Not Very, but isn’t he handsome!”yes, he is a replica, but Talk about the anchor. Pappy grounds the entire room. the only downside, and… Read More PAPPY in the HOUSE!

ELLIS ISLAND I lived in New York City for 8 years and only ever saw Ellis Island from  the Circle Line tour…a boat trip which goes around the entire Island of Manhattan. we found relatives on my husbands side that came over from Italy… …it is not possible, in simple blog post to convey the… Read More ELLIS ISLAND

NOW YOU SEE IT…NOW YOU DON’T! For all of the decorating and undecorating and redecorating  I do I am always amazed when a decorating opportunity …slips past me. Such is the case with the Dining Room Door. The original Front door to our 130 year old house is in our Dining room. The house was built in… Read More Tip #2 PAINT IT!

 Have you ever noticed,  that whenever you rearrange your furniture, you like your New room better?Every time.   And have you ever noticed that your room feels bigger, prettier, more invigorating – even if you rearrange it BACK to a prior layout, one which inspired you to rearrange it previously? I am not talking about “makeovers” where loads of… Read More Tip #1 When in Doubt – Rearrange

In honor of my sons fifteenth birthday and in celebration of my return home, to where it all begins and ends, I am going to step things up a bit. It is time we get serious (not bad serious – GOOD serious) about this blogging and decorating thing. Often I feel, as I am developing this blog and hoping… Read More PHASE 2 – ORDER

I am HOME!  Did you miss me?  Now you gotta Kiss me!      Life has been a wee bit on the Busy side these last few days so I will summarize  the days I missed blogging: August 7 – Drove 13 hours home from Boston,  you would not have wanted to read what I… Read More FIFTEEN

all the way to Lynn, Watch out Little Girl Don’t fall in! we are going to see  ELLIE!!!!! The kids have one cousin on my husbands side of the family,  and she is six cousins wrapped into one little package and… She is ELLIE! Soon to be 2… going on 12,  full of smiles and… Read More all the way to Boston…

I got a minivan…I wore Birkenstocks…I did the human “tunnel” with other grown ups after a soccer game…and these are just a FEW of the many things I have done…things that I swore I would NEVER do…oh, and now you can add to this ever growing list: I went to the “TODAY” show and got… Read More MONDAY on "TODAY"

We are visiting the Grandparents in Upstate New York. an annual tradition… We have a killer Bocce Tournament in full swing,  and I have been enjoying Mimi’s meatballs and brownies  and have happily already had to pull out my stretchy pants. oh well. Tomorrow we go to Saratoga  for our annual day at the track.… Read More Summer Traditions

In all her Glory… The New Colossus By Emma Lazarus, 1883 Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild… Read More Lady Liberty