Decor To Adore

This was my Sweet Boy on Monday morning. This was my Sweet Boy Monday Afternoon. Look at those ultra straight pearly whites! We really celebrated his reveal. <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-2mvl_3szYE0/Ugt9R64eUUI/AAAAAAAAfm0/kjlPHnTGogY/video17ab2dad21ee%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('2f654666-79d9-4a1d-ab1c-eec9dae80360'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML ... View the Post

Happy end of summer seashell wreath. To begin we have to go back to last spring when I made a burlap wreath with fresh flowers. Then it got boiling hot so I switched the flowers for faux succulents. Slowly but surely the blistering Arizona sun has transformed the lovely burlap into a rather orange mesh mess that wasn’t very pretty. I needed to take it down but wasn’t quite ready for a fall wreath. Going back even further, four years ago, in our old house, I had made a shower ... View the Post

Earlier this week I ordered the books for the next three classes I will soon begin taking. I found myself STILL irritated and bitter about last semester’s photography class. I don’t much care for being irritated and bitter. So I sought to change my attitude. I imagine that the wise people responsible for selecting the required classes for various majors strive to make sure that upon graduating a 20 something student will be a well rounded person. But perhaps if you are a 44 year old student ... View the Post

I don’t know about you but here in Phoenix the last thing I want to do is turn on a hot oven during dinnertime. We’ve been enjoying several delicious salads and Shrimp Louie is one of our favorites. You begin by layering a large platter with washed and dried crisp lettuce. I like the butter variety for this salad. In the center place a generous mound of delicious cooked shrimp. Next add in tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado's, lemon slices (to squeeze over salad), olives, and hard boiled egg ... View the Post

Sweet Boy is officially back in school! With summer vacation over let the DIY delights commence!Did anyone even remember that I was working on the Fashionista’s bathroom?I don’t blame you if you forgot. After all I began the project back in March. If you remember there were all sorts of setbacks. But basically this was the “BEFORE”. Brown yucky cabinets, old faucets, a nasty vanity top…you get the idea. TA DA!I had talked about painting the cabinets HERE. They are Annie Sloan Paris Grey. I still ... View the Post