Emergency Decorating

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From the last week of May until the last week of June, I led the life of a gypsy….only I had more belongings than would fit in one of those colorful caravans.  And that was, at times, problematic. {image via FlipKey} Here’s a snapshot of the first part of the summer, around here: prep Indiana [...]

Surviving a Cross Country Move

Pre move packing and madness

So, I’ve mentioned that we arrived safely at our new destination in Northern California, but I haven’t given you many other details.  It’s been a tad bit….busy….to say the least!  I think this silly little video I made (below) pretty much sums up the experience of prepping for a move, supervising the packing and loading, [...]

Summertime Meal Planning

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For the next few weeks, we’ll be jumping from crazy to crazy and back again to crazy as we get through the packing process, the cross-country roadtrip, two weeks crammed in a single bedroom corporate apartment, and finally unpacking inside our new home. Needless to say, I’ll be giving myself a total pass on cooking, for [...]

Funday – Backyard

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It’s Monday…back to the grind.  Why not make it FUNday with some inspiration to make your home a little more fun? One of my favorite things to find in my mailbox is this: Lowes’ Creative Ideas Magazine.  Love this–it’s jam packed with great DIY ideas and it is FREE!!!  (You can sign up for print [...]

$30 Porch Makeover

It’s been a hot summer in our neck of the woods.  We’ve spent way too much of it huddled around the air conditioning for comfort, hardly daring to set foot outside–lest we cook ourselves.  At long last the heat wave ended, and we’ve been able to go out and look around.  While the heat kept [...]

Sunflowers from our Garden

We had a happy gardening accident this summer: sunflowers popped up alongside our bamboo! Endeavor went outside and picked some of them to make a bouquet for our mantle. I have a thing for sunflowers.  They are just so big and bright and HAPPY.

Grandmother's Garden

Speaking of garden vegetables, I’ve been meaning to show you pictures of one of my favorite kitchen gardens.  I took some pictures of it while we were in Utah. My mother-in-law tends a vegetable garden in her backyard that is more than productive: it’s downright pretty!