A life of whimsey

A Queen and her Prince.

This one’s a bit of a throwback, but Amelia spent the afternoon with us, and scrolling through my camera roll, came upon this image. It...

Celebrating Special Occasions

I love celebrating special occasions. Often I’m ‘too busy’ with day to day stuff that just has to be done right now to take the time to...

Decluttering My Basement . .(Shudder!!!)

I am a small time hoarder. Most of our married life we have been on a tight budget and each new (to us) thing we brought into our home...

Christmas Traditions. . . A Tree Decorating Party.

Ever since the kids were small, the first Saturday in December was set aside to decorate the tree. As I have a bit of a problem with...

Getting Out Of The House. . . Vintage Inspiration

I have had a few busy days. . .at least they seemed busy to me. . .to you they would probably feel like lovely, leisurely days. . . but...

Encouragement From Some Readers. . .

I have been having a pity party all weekend and Monday wasn’t looking a whole lot better. Not for any large reasons just. . . dealing...

Planning For Early Spring. . . By Forcing Bulbs Indoors

On the Saturday before surgery Nicole came over and we spent a couple of hours planting a variety of bulbs in pots.(Okay we probably...

Today Started Out A Bit Weepy. . .

My morning started early, with a call from the hospital nurse. I needed to do my pre admission over the phone. It was 7:30 am. We went...

Hidden Meanings?

So if your friends come over to visit and they say “Oh Rosa it looks great in here! It’s so clean!” . . . What do you think they mean???

Lisa’s Grandkids

Just because they’re so darn cute!

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