Haunted … in Broad Daylight

While scanning the military section of a large Tyler, Texas cemetery last week, I spotted you.  Two small American flags, side-by-side, obviously once placed at the same time on two adjoining graves. How do I know? Well, quite frankly, you both looked alike ... but not at all like the other American flags surrounding the many graves in your vicinity. You were no longer red, white, and blue but rather red, dirty-brown, and blue -- and you were tattered.  Very tattered; pieces of your elegant garment long ago blown away by the winds of time.   At first I was offended to see you standing there waving like you were important. In reality, I was almost embarrassed for you. Judgmental Me shook her head and turned away to admire the ... Keep Reading...

Advice from Erma Bombeck: A favorite post from the past

This week I'm joining Chari at Happy To Design for Sunday Favorites. It's a party for sharing a favorite post from the past ... I first shared Burn the Pink Candle! on August 5, 2010.  As the busy days of Summer begin, you might enjoy reading it for the first time -- or again. A few days ago, I opened this drawer   and I saw it ...   Strange ... I've opened that drawer many times over the past few weeks and never noticed it before. Seems like I remember reading something once about a candle shaped like a rose.  I was curious, so I Googled it. (What did we do before Google?) And I found what I remembered ... I'll let you see it, too.   If I Had My Life To Live Over by Erma Bombeck The following was written by the ... Keep Reading...

Two Parties: A Birthday AND A Graduation

  Congratulations, Beverly, on three years of PINK FUN! When I saw this table while out shopping several months ago, I knew it would show up sometime at Pink Saturday... It's really not my style, but it definitely made me think of Pink Saturday. I think a birthday party is the perfect time to share it -- and I know some of you will love it! But today you get 2 for 1 ... You may remember that I recently hosted a bridal shower on my front porch. You can read about it HERE. The bride and groom are both English teachers, so I used books as part of the decorations. As parties often do, this one passed too quickly, so before putting everything away, I decided to do a quick graduation tablescape for you. Watch how easy it is to go from ... Keep Reading...