picnic
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When You See A Picture…. And A Plan Begins To Take Shape!

Don’t you love it when a plan comes together? You know, the dishes are done and the kitchen all cleaned after supper and you are just minding your own business…. Propped up in bed with your feet higher up on pillows….thumbing through an old issue of Southern Living magazine and you see a picture of…

link party
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If It Is Monday, ….It Must Be Celebrate Your Story!

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…

Spring Raindrops and Sunflowers Tablescape!
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Spring Raindrops and Sunflowers Tablescape!

 Raindrops and Sunflowers! I am seeing more and more signs of Spring, but a very slow ease into it around the country. Here in Florida, we are getting raindrops while the northern states are getting snow.   Today I am joining a few of my fellow stylists…as we attempt to bring Spring into a cold weather…

Lemons from the lemon tree is always very pretty and the lemonade is good too!
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Lemon Tree Very Pretty & The Lemon Flower Is Sweet

  “Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet,  but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat”! Peter, Paul and Mary sang those words many moons ago …in spite of the lyrics….,  I can’t help but love lemons! I love the fresh scent of lemons, don’t you? I love the wedge of lemon in…

Coastal Florida Seafood Boil And Tablescape!
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Coastal Florida Seafood Boil And Tablescape!

  Coastal Florida Seafood Boil And Tablescape! Whoopee!!!  I have always loved Spring and living in SW Florida our coastal climate for me is like a delicious frosting on a perfectly made cake.  When I think of Spring, and the cooler days turn into warmer days…I think of a year full of rebirth and new…

Autumn Dining at Villa de la luna.
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Latest Happenings At Villa de la Luna…and More!

Good Morning my dear readers!!!  I’ve been on a decorating refresh of several of the rooms here at Villa de la Luna…or in other words, our home.  As you know I name everything and our home is no exception.  In fact, one of the first things the Captain and I did when we bought the…