Falling off the face of the earth...

I swear...as some people have asked

I have not fallen off the face of the earth!

I just needed to fix some things...

myself..our house...our garden....

you know stuff!

I joined a gym...

the scale and I came to an impasse...

it said I was way over my limit

I told it that it was full of lies...

unfortunately the scale was right..

so the gym is where I have spent

 most of my time for over a month now

The children needed reeling in...homework

was in a disarray...things were out of line...

so that's where another portion went.

And last but not least...the yard was horrible!

So with Easter coming up....

I was motivated!!!!!

BIG TIME!

So here is the first in a long line

of garden updates...

We cleaned up the glass house...

and added two green shutters

that hold sconces

And sweet husband built me a bench out of

an old headboard and footboard...

just need to add a few pillows

Then he took me antiquing down on Dixie Highway
near Palm Beach and we found this great old rug...

So once the glass house was in order we
moved on...to making a fairy ring
around the oak tree...

here's a sneak peek...

Fairy ring in the making

A quick peek at a portion of the fairy ring...

Will show you the rest next time!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend...

Raindrops and Boots...

Raindrops kept falling on my head...

and falling and falling

and my feet were soaked

sooooooo......

I finally bought rain boots!

Hot Pink ones in honor of

Valentine's Day coming up

And a cute scarf to tie them in with my purse...



Five straight days of rain...and today sunshine..of course!

Now i'm going to do a little rain dance

and hope for rain so I can wear them again!





If the rainclouds come your way...

I hope you find something that

makes you smile until the sunshine

finds its way back to you!

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

I'm headed to Ikea...YIPPEEEEEEEE

p.s  found the boots and scarf at Target

love Target!

Burlap and Muslin Patchwork Board

Looking through the Pottery Barn Kids

magazine the other day I fell in love with

the wall they did with patches of fabric

did you see it?

Isn't that so cute

Well I came across this corkboard for $5 at

Goodwill yesterday...and I had a thought...

bet I could do like PBK but on a smaller scale

I took left over fabric and cut it into squares...

and stapled them onto the corkboard

Then made a little banner for Valentines

and strung it across..

I had to fix the middle square with the fleur de lis..

because I tried to spray adhesive it and it left a mark.

So don't do that!

Such a quick and cheap project...

And it turned out so cute~



I know I promised to show you the redecoration of the

Glass house...but it's done nothing but rain here and

I can't seem to get good pictures in this dreary weather

But I promise as soon as it stops raining i'll show you!

Weekend Find

Saturday sweet husband

was extra sweet and took me

down to Dixie Highway to thrift...

It's not a place I like to go by myself

 it always makes me laugh when i'm

reading a magazine and they mention

how decorators like to fly down to Palm Beach

and shop for finds on Dixie Highway!

Really??? 

Okay I guess...but I hope you bring a friend. 

Anyways I bring sweet husband who fights the traffic

for me and parks (cause that's the worst part) and lets

me hop out and go search while he waits.

Alright enough chit chat...on to the good stuff!

Guess what I found??

I almost ran across the store to get to this....

Isn't this lantern AWESOME!!!!

And here's the best part...I only paid

$12.95

Can you believe it...I almost fell over!



It's huge!

And not only was sweet husband so sweet to take me

thrifting...he was REALLY SWEET to give

up his ceiling fan in the bedroom. 

Although I do think he cried a bit when he took it down

I am so thrilled with my weekend find...

We also spent the weekend cleaning up

and redecorating the glass house!

Come back tomorrow and i'll give you a tour!



White New Year...

One of the things I want to accomplish in

the house this year is to return to the crisp whites...

things have been getting a little dark around here lately.

I don't want to turn everything into white...because

I just love the contrast of white against dark...but

somethings need to be lightened up

So of course I start with the one that freaks me

out the most to paint....the table we eat at!

Did you notice the shelves are missing?

I got it in my head that we needed

another chalkboard....

Anyways...I think it's a nice change

but I may go back to the shelves soon.

Which do you like better?

Chalkboard
or
Shelves (click to see)

I like the clean look of the white table...it's going to

take some getting use to...plus I think the more

it weathers the more i'll like it.

And if you were wondering...

this is what I did today that made me happy

I pretty drink and snack set up for a little break!

Happy Friday!

One thing every day

New Years Resolutions....

I usually end up breaking them by the 7th day

it's not that I don't try I really do...but sometimes they

just seem to be such a big task that I just can't seem to

rise to the challenge!

So this year I have decided to make a resolution

that isn't hard and is nothing but a pleasure to fulfil

I will do one thing every day that makes me happy!

Whether it be nothing more than putting a little extra

creamer in my coffee...just one moment to savor

and be happy! I think I can handle this....

Today I came across a note that

my Granny had written to sweet husband and I

over 12 years ago...every time I come across it I smile.

So I thought...why not frame it and hang it up so that

it makes me smile everyday?

Ten minutes later...I couldn't be happier if I had won the lottery!

My Granny was an amazing person! 

She was so giving yet she couldn't be taken advantage of

She was talented but she was very humble

She could speak her mind and give you advice

without you feeling like she was preaching to you

She taught me to trust in myself and love everyone...

to have enough confidence to speak my mind

because I matter just as much as the next person



So when I see this note it makes me happy...

just like her to say this...

"No matter what road life takes you on

you can never say I don't have a dime to my name"

While she may have mixed a little

humour in her message with the dime...

I do laugh when I read it but i'm also very thankful

Because it's a reminder that no matter how little or much you may have...

you should always be grateful for what the good lord has blessed you with.

Even if it's no more than a dime!

I hope you all find time to do one thing

every day that makes you happy....

New Years Eve Cocktail Party

New Years Eve came early at this house...

November to be exact!

Okay...here's the story

My friend Ann is co-chair

of the magazine for

The Junior League of the Palm Beaches.

 For the holiday issue they wanted

to do a New Years Eve Cocktail Party

using the recipes from their two cookbooks,

Worth Tasting and Palm Beach Entertains.

And so she asked me to put together a cocktail party

and photograph it...right up my alley...I had

so much fun doing this.

Now that the issue has come out
I can share with you the pictures...

White Christmas decorations and clocks

were used as table decor

Asparagus Soup served in mini creamers

Herb Crusted Pork Tenderloin Medallions

served on Creamy Corn Pudding Cakes

It's always time for dessert and champagne!

and don't forget the eggnog!

or the cherry topped brownies...

New Years Eve Menu



Texas Pepper Pecans

Palm Beach Pear Salad

Cucumber Cups with Cool Cucumber Dip

Creamed Asparagus Soup

Mushroom Puffs

Herbed Crusted Pork Tenderloin served on

Creamy Corn Pudding Cakes

Miniature Cream Cheese Delights

 with Melba Sauce

Chocolate Caramel Brownies

Cold Chocolate Cream

Eggnog

Champagne

I hope everyone has a wonderful

New Years Eve and New Years Day!

If you are interested in

The Junior League Cookbooks they can be found

HERE for the Worth Tasting Cookbook

and

HERE for the Palm Beach Entertains Cookbook