November 1493! Christopher Columbus! Perhaps you are asking what in the world, does November and Columbus have to do with a Summertime blog hop? Well, I will tell you! Columbus’s second voyage to the new world landed him on the Caribbean island of Guadalupe! The sailors and soldiers ventured inland to what appeared to be…
Folks, as you know it is Monday and that means another CYS link party. I hope you all enjoyed the Mother’s Day Celebrations, as that wonderful May date is usually the official kick off to Summer! Yep! Summer fun like swimming, hiking, picnics, family outings and just plain hanging out in the shade, sipping on…
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you! Today is Mothers Day, and it is also a celebration of all women and all that they do for their families, friends and their communities. A wonderful woman with silver hair who goes to our church, confessed that she had not been blessed with children, but I know her…
Under The Tuscan Sun With A Tuscan Tablescape! Yesterday, I told you of the honeymoon the Captain and I went on. I have Tuscan on the brain. And I can’t help remembering the movie “Under The Tuscan Sun”!…one of my all time favorite movies because it was about Italy, Tuscany, romance and fixing up an…
Picture this: Italy. Tuscan hillside! The Captain and I on our honeymoon! Sigh….. Keep picturing….. The train, …much like the Orient Express, (only much cheaper)…. and we are in a tiny sleeper cabin. There is a small portable table with two plush seats on either side beside the large window. It reminds me of an…
Wow! I mean double wow! I watched the Kentucky Derby and was shocked that there was such drama. For those who did not watch the fastest two minutes in sports, let me fill you in. The favorite and winning horse did not win after all as a legal protest was filed immediately after the race…
My dear readers, I have found in all my years on this earth…that “big things” are nice to have, like kitchen remodels, re-painting the outside of our homes, etc. However, I think the things that please me most are the simple inexpensive things, that make my life easier. A big kitchen make-over is so wonderful…
Happy Monday my dear readers, It is such a beautiful day here in SW Florida, And the week-end was perfect for cleaning up and planting gardens. The Captain and I worked in the Secret Garden as well as the front garden, stopping only to go to church on Sunday and to treat ourselves to a…
Do you hear it? Listen! Yep! It is the native Bird of Paradise plant outside my bedroom window, literally growing taller and taller as each spike of white blossoms emerge at abstract angles from the cocoon like pods. Our SW Florida plants grow fast. As do the usual weeds and such if one does not…
My sweet and dear readers… As you know we all have categories on our blogs and the main category,…the one that started me on this journey, is the category of “Confessions: Over-the-hedge’ …..and that is where I want to start today. So if you are ready… ……if you have that cuppa something in hand or…
Folks, the color pink still dominates my thoughts these days…so you will see it infiltrated in various parts of this post. I also wanted to share a few other things that some refer to as “digging it” or “drooling over” I’m calling it “what I Fancy”! So, without further ado…. What I Fancy these days….other…