I'm very proud to be an American, but sometimes I wonder "what if..." We didn't get to choose the country where we'd be born, but we do get to choose what kind of countrymen we'll be. I consider myself blessed to have been born in America, and I treasure the hard-won freedoms I enjoy. I don't ever want to take them for granted. Perhaps you feel the same. Or perhaps you're reading this blog and you were born elsewhere. I hope you love your country as I love mine. I hope you try to make your world -- our world -- a better place for everyone. But just as no person or family is perfect, no country is perfect either. Not yours. Not mine. Before I started this blog, I could only call a handful of people in other countries by their first ... Keep Reading...
Pairing With Pink
It's 5:00 on Friday afternoon of this holiday weekend, and I'm soooo ready for a break! You, too? I'll do red, white, and blue on Monday, but today,let's "think pink OK, I realize these first few pictures have no -- zero -- pink in them, but you reeaally have to see them. I recently had a chance to hang out with my friend Pam who owns From the Garden Floral Events. She was decorating for a wedding that was mixed with lots of vintage charm. Just look at the beautiful locket-style brooch worked in to this gorgeous hand-tied bride's bouquet ... Vintage -- yet modern ... It was seriously gorgeous! But it wasn't pink ... But ... the bridesmaid's bouquet was! Look at ... Keep Reading...
A STYLISHLY MOODY Table: Shabby Country
This is the final post in the Tables With A Theme series.So far, we've covered: Tables With A Theme: Part 1 - The TOPICAL Table Example of a topical table Tables With A Theme: Part 2 - The COLORFUL Table Two examples of colorful tables Tables With A Theme: Part 3 - The STYLISHLY MOODY Table For today's tablescape, I chose to attempt a table with a Shabby Country mood. Because there's no particular color or color combination associated with that style, I'm taking as much color out of the mix as possible ... and using sepia-tone pics instead. I'm hoping to convey a feel or mood that has nothing to do with whether or not you like a particular color. (Yes, I know brown is a ... Keep Reading...
