Friends, I have a confession to make. I not only love scarves, I have way too many of them. I only came to this realization recently. My sweet friend Susie and I have been trying to pare down our closets. We decided if we worked on these areas a little at a time we would…
Friends, having a Fresh Lilac Tablescape is impossible in Florida. However, a few florists have lilacs shipped in from Holland in the Spring at about $150.00 A SPRIG! Whoa! So it is possible if you want to spend that kind of money, and I choose not to do that. But… If you have been following…
Friends it has been one year since I quit coloring my hair, and so the question I have been repeatedly asked,… usually from those who are on the fence regarding hair coloring…Do I still like my gray/silver hair color? The answer to that is an astounding YES! I posted about my decision to let my…
Good Morning my friends…I cannot believe we are well into the month of June and we will soon be celebrating America’s 250th year! I have been planning a special vignette/table setting and I will post it closer to the 4th of July. It will be something completely different from my usual table scapes so I…
Friends I would be remiss if I did not include a table styled for the Belmont Stakes Horse Race, since I have shown you the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes…now it is time for the final race of the Triple Crown. You can click on those links if you missed those table settings and…
Picture this…Sicily 1922..Somewhere, the echoes of a tenor singing “Ole Sole Mio” carries down the narrow, winding brick-laden streets of Southern Italy. Wafting through the air is the pungent smell of tomatoes and spices gently bubbling in an aged pot on the back of a wood stove nestled in the kitchen of a crumbling limestone…
As those of you know who follow me regularly, I host a Ladies Bible Study group in my home every Friday. And I like to change it up a bit every now and then and today was one of those days. In addition to our Bible Study, we had a Tea Party. We had such…
Friends it is Horse racing time. You may say, didn’t we just have the Kentucky Derby race 2 weeks ago? Yes, but now it is time for the second race in the Triple Crown Race which is called the Preakness Stakes Race. The 151st Preakness Stakes is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Laurel…
Friends…if you know me just a little bit…you know I am a ‘Romantic’. AND I LOVE picnics. so much so, that Picnics should have their own category on this blog. 🥰. Anyway, about 8 years ago, I posted this “picnic” post about a Mole, Badger, Rat and a Toad having a picnic. I had so…
This week, I went to the Farmer’s Market and found some wonderful fresh kale, mustard greens and spinach. And there she was. You know her, as I am sure you have seen her many, many times over the years. Look at her. That younger version of you. She was a mother. Her sweet little 3…
Dear ones….Cinco de Mayo is just a few days away…Cinco de Mayo may not be known to everyone…and *USA Today summed it up real well! *”For many Americans, Cinco de Mayo means enjoying Mexican food and probably a few margaritas as well. But Cinco de Mayo, which means May 5 in Spanish, is probably one…
May 2, 2026 is the day of the Kentucky Derby, Big Hats and Good Food, which means it is also the fastest 2 minutes in Sports. The ‘Run of the Roses’. The annual one and a quarter mile horse race for 3 year old thoroughbreds held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The Derby is…