Too much to do and not enough time. Does anyone else feel that way?? My dad and my husband say my mom and I lie awake at night thinking of projects to do, and they…

As a young college student, I sang lots of Italian arias. Now, my 10-year-old daughter enjoys learning some of the same ones I sang. She is too shy to sing them in public, however.  Music…

 There is nothing I love more than aged, plaster walls, and I have been wanting that look for years. I finally just did it. I had some fabulous inspiration photos… This one from Spanish photographer…

Yes…it was $8 in a local junk/salvage shop.   But it didn’t look like this when I got it. It looked like this:-) So I grabbed the sander and sanded it all down to the…

The lovely Shelia from Note Songs!! Yes, that’s right, Shelia will be receiving 6 place settings of Mikasa “Modernist Black” to set a pretty table with.  I have known Shelia since I first started blogging,…

Hi everyone! I am so excited to once again be partnering with the wonderful folks at Mikasa and Lifetime Brands to offer this fabulous giveaway!  A lucky winner will be receiving 6 four-piece place settings…

Hi everyone! I don’t have a lot of photos for this post because I need to hurry and start gathering wood to build an ark! We have had over 4 inches of rain here and…

Since the Christmas decor is down and packed up, I wanted to share how I am bringing the outside in for winter.  I found this door last fall here and had planned on using it…