Oh, it's so nice to be sitting here at my own desk and writing my blog rather than in an airport or a hotel ... but I have wonderful news to share with you about our recent trip to Brazil -- and I'm hoping to do that for Met Monday. Today, because I'm still trying to catch up at home, I'm going to share last year's Easter tablescape with you. Keep in mind, it was pre-blog days (which means pre- learning camera tricks), but I hope you might still enjoy it. There were three of us around the table last Easter. As I told you HERE, Renaissance Man's then 89-year-old mother was visiting us from Texas -- almost certainly the last trip she would ever make to our home in Tennessee. I wanted her to once again see some of the ... Keep Reading...
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Your Refrigerator: One or the Other …
It may seem like a strange thing to think about, but refrigerator doors have been on my mind for awhile. For the most part, every one I've ever seen in a home setting falls into one of two categories. What about yours? Is it clear or cluttered? empty or embellished? bare or bountiful? void or voluminous? austere or art gallery? This is my Mother's refrigerator. It really does look like this ... all.the.time. I don't ever recall it being littered covered with anything. Ever. Most of the time, I'm right there with her! But some of you will remember that my grandson has lived near me. What most of you don't know is that Little Man and this Nonna (and Poppa when he's home) have spent ... Keep Reading...
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Tiptoeing Through The Tulips En Route to Brazil
As I write today's post, I'm sitting in the Chicago airport next to Renaissance Man -- waiting on our flight to Brazil. As my oh-so-kind regular readers already know, we're going to see the children and staff of Hope Unlimited for Children. I've told you about them in two of my favorite posts; favorites because they stretched me to share for the first time in Blogland some of my deepest thoughts and emotions. You can read them HERE and HERE if you like. When we left home several hours ago, I wanted so badly to cut a huge bunch of tulips and take pictures, but there was no time. Today's tablescape was done last week when red, yellow, and orange were the predominant colors in the tulip bed. This morning, the tulips in bloom were ... Keep Reading...
