Meg, let’s redo your room. Mom code for “please can we please declutter!!” Hmm, okay. She’s been asking for black out curtains. I couldn’t just buy new curtains without redoing. It’s the if you give a mouse a cookie syndrome. Fast forward. Mom, I know what I want but you will never let me do…
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Plates are an easy way to create a beautiful vignette. Plates often attract my eye in the markets, Home Goods and yard sales. Sure, I have sets of dishes and I also have individual plates and platters collected from years of homemaking here and abroad. I like to display our souvenirs from homes abroad and stateside. A beautiful…
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Finally, hydrangea. Winter took it toll and I helped. Yes, I broke of the sticks, a no-no. I am hydrangea sad too like Karen here . She gives pruning directions and I’ll remember next year. I broke the sticks off. I wanted to make my front porch and the beds around it to look fresh and renewed. How can that…
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With adult kids we parents have to learn a different kind of cheering. For years there were games and performances. We cheered. We clapped. We encouraged and helped you. Then suddenly, one day they need help moving. OUT. This is our third major move, not counting the college ones with our kids. We helped our daughter move when she…
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The long search was finally over! I could just see it in my mind’s eye but never found chairs that matched, were the right size and affordable. Recently, this French style of chair has popped up at bridal rentals and on blogs. If only I could find one. I came up empty handed on my forays into auctions, consignment shops…
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