Something Old Is Something New
After buying my house, one of the first things I needed to do was to hunt for some antique shutters for my house and garden studio. I simply could not…
Articles
Oh… What to Wear In The Garden
Today, being a gardener means so much more than planting and tending. Once a gardener always a gardener, I say. A simple morning cup of coffee can turn into a…
Recipe: Let Us All Eat Coconut Cake
I have a secret — give me a week and I can eat an entire coconut cake by myself. I’ll skip lunch and dinner so I can substitute it as…
Doggy See, Doggy Do
Corky, my 16 lb. Miniature Schnauzer is turning fourteen this November and it will be time to celebrate! It’s hard to believe that so much time has passed. How fortunate…
The Butler Of Honor
Summertime is the height of the wedding season and the time of year when I get a lot of requests for help in planning weddings not to mention invitations. While…
Move Over 101
Rant Warning! I love my morning coffee fix, and I’m a Starbucks devotee for my daily morning coffee. No matter where I’ve traveled I try to discover the nearest location…
Magazine Rack
Because of my love of antique or aged-looking urns, I often try to find alternative uses for them inside the house. Of course, the most popular way is to find…
MAR-Be-Que PARTY IDEAS
I often get asked to attend Barbeque parties — lucky me — and while they are always fun and enjoyable people always ask me what I would do differently. Recently, I…
Mom. May. Be Surprised
Whether you call her Mom, Mum, Mother, Mamma, Mere, Madre or Mummy, the connection to this figure in our lives is universal. Also universal: the annual search for the right…