Company’s coming … and I’M SO GLAD!

I suppose I can hardly call her "company" since she's my Sister ... and that makes her Family any ol' day of the week!  But by the time you see this, United Airlines should have delivered her to my doorstep (I wish!) and we'll be getting into who-knows-what. I'm so glad! Renaissance Man's garden is "glad" too ... even though he's out of town. Sister's gonna LOVE his "glads!"  Don't you? In anticipation of her visit, I set a quick table for two ...   Here's a tablescaping tip ...  If you look closely at the top plate, you'll notice that the green is really more "mint" than "lime," but it works beautifully with the lime green placemats.  That's because our eyes see the tiny touch of yellow in the floral and ... Keep Reading...

Closet Speak

How was your weekend?  I managed to enjoy a little down time Friday night, but Saturday morning arrived bright and early ... and this stared me in the face.   ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!   The must-do, couldn't put it off any longer, closet cleaning day had arrived ... and I didn't wanna!  At all.  I knew what I'd find in there. I'd been trying to ignore it.   Jumbles of jewelry never put away after my last out-of-town trip ... or the one before that ... or the one before ...     Purses tossed on top of each other.  Some really needed to be donated ... Others flat out pitched.  I mostly only use a couple of them anyway.     And shoes ... Once neatly organized, many boxes now ... Keep Reading...

Calm Before the Storm

While everyone's gearing up for Father's Day weekend, I'm thinking about laying low ... for one short evening.  Renaissance Man is headed out of town for awhile (and I've got a list a mile long of things I want to accomplish while he's away), but Friday night after I take him to the airport, I'm going into "down time" mode for a few hours.  Maybe I'll rent a movie ... or start one of the many books I have waiting for me. Maybe I'll go to bed early.  No, I'd rather sleep late the next morning ... and wake up to this. What?  Can't a girl dream a little? Be honest.  I know you dream about pretty dishes ... and glassware ... and the palest of pink linens ... And flowers.  You DO dream about flowers, ... Keep Reading...