I know I've been absent, again, for a while. I'm working on putting together a collection of cottage style furnishings to sell. I'm refurbishing old pieces, styling everything into little vignettes, and serving tea, out of my garage. It's kind of like having a garage band but without all the instruments and groovy clothing, ha.…

A big thank you to those of you who stick around and check in on me, even though I’ve been missing in action. I would say you’re real troopers, but what a horrible thing to call someone! You’re my guardian angels, how ’bout that. The truth is I’ve been absorbed, consumed, engaged, submerged, and immersed…

Actually, taking a posting break. I should be back in form this weekend. Love and hugs.

My older son Jesse walked through the door on my birthday with a potted Delphinium, an enormous bouquet of flowers, and a big grin on his handsome face. I want to give thanks to him by posting this series of photos…   I took the satin ribbons, that were tied around the bouquet, and strung…

I like getting late birthday gifts, it extends the celebration…hint, hint! A package from my Mommy, that was bursting with goodies, arrived at my door yesterday!     Included (seen on the chair below) was something that I was wanting, a new cardigan, in khaki green (one of my favorite colors), and a magenta long…

from now on: I had a "duh" moment yesterday. Marcel and I spent the day at Sky Ball Park in Soquel with our special friends (one of them pictured above with Marcel; we’ll call her Cutie Pie). I remembered to bring my camera with me. Later in the evening I recalled that I needed to…

Here is the last thing that I did before I fell into a menstrual migraine hurricane: I like making origami out of bills to leave as tips at restaurants. You can find the instructions for this one at MAKE blog. I spent my birthday, June 2nd, at the emergency room with a beyond-unbearable-migraine. Did you…

I’m overdue in thanking Courtney, over at Style Court, for posting my latest room design. A big merci beaucoup! Below is a glimpse of Courtney’s living room. She has exquisite taste and a keen eye for details. See for yourself by visiting her blog. After three months of near soild rain, we went straight into…

We celebrated Earth Day with Marcel at a library in San Jose, California. He gets quite excited on the subject of Geography, and has since he was 2 years-old. It started with a fascination for maps and globes, and grew to include flags, culture, music, and regional elements. He was invited by the library to…

"Grimm connected the ‘Osterhase’ (Easter Bunny) and Easter Eggs to the goddess Ostara/Eostre." "According to Bede (c. 672 – 735), writing in De Tempore Ratione ("On the Reckoning of Time"), Ch. xv, "The English months", the word easter is derived from Eostre, an Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, to whom the month of Eostremonat, corresponding to…