So it’s been a while. I’ve been writing with a <gasp> pen in my <double gasp> paper journal and largely ignoring the inter webs, or, at least, my blog. I changed the name of my Facebook page and have had sincere intentions to get back here to tell about it and to somehow link this … [Read more…]
Lately, I’ve thought about this often. When was I the happiest? And how do I get back there? Every time I ask, I come up with the same answer: When I had nothing. See, after my divorce, I had precious little. I had a futon for a couch and that I borrowed from my parents. … [Read more…]
Have you ever considered what your perfect day would be? Have you thought, oh, my perfect day would be to wake up, get a massage, be fed delicious food and hot perfectly brewed coffee in bed, take a hot bath, then leisurely stroll through your pampered day and then watch the sunset with a loved … [Read more…]
I have recently been reading a new-ish book about the home called The Nesting Place * by Myquillin Smith. I bought this in November after reading about it on a blog somewhere. Why I will never know because I typically decorate once a dn leave it at that for years and lately I’ve been trying to … [Read more…]
I hope this post finds you all well and still basking in the glow of a holiday spent surrounded by loved ones, drinking hot cocoa with marshmallows and that your house is decked and ready for your Better Homes and Gardens photo shoot… Ok, so if you are like me and that just sounds like … [Read more…]
Doesn’t that sound just so pessimistic? But really it’s not. Well, not completely. See, yesterday was “Black Friday”, so named because retailers generally get out of “the red” for the year as shoppers get busy fulfilling their Christmas wish-lists. Some of my friends went shopping Thanksgiving night (one of them was out until 3 am! … [Read more…]
Apparently I like black animals. My standard poodle Violet is jet black. I love Toothless, the dragon on How to Train Your Dragon, and now, meet Rhino. He’s the little black thing in the picture above. He’s a 4 week old Peruvian Guinea pig who hitched a ride home with us from the state fair … [Read more…]