One thing that I have learned is that Blogland loves an inspirational story. Are you ready for another one? An Inspiring Store to Adore About a year and a half ago I introduced you to Olive Annie’s. It was a wonderful shop owned by the fabulous Lani Griffin. She lovingly restored this quaint bungalow into a glorious boutique. Sadly, a horrible fire swept through this charming store a few months later. Lani told me the pictures that I took were the only ones that she had. It took ... View the Post
You Raise Me Up
You guys are sneaky. You Raise Me Up. Here I turn my comments off in the previous post. But you proceed to flood my email inbox and my other posts are beginning to groan. You Raise Me Up How blessed I am to be a part of such a fabulous group. Laura “The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.” ~ Ecclesiastes 7:8 ... View the Post
The Ultimate DIY may you be inspired
How was your weekend? Me? Oh, I completed a 23-year long project. No, make that I realized a 23+-year-old dream. The Ultimate DIY may you be inspired. The Ultimate DIY may you be inspired We have to begin this journey over 50 years ago when my father was in grade school. My father grew up in a time when dyslexia had a different name. Horrible names like “stupid”, “idiot” and “lazy”. My father was a brilliantly gifted artist and athlete. But when he was 16 he couldn’t take the name ... View the Post
Inspiration from Rose Tarlow
I adore Rose Tarlow. It’s hard not to admire someone who can instantly take you to a happy place through their beautiful designs. Inspiration from Rose Tarlow. Inspiration from Rose Tarlow I am not the first to profess such adoration. Many others have come before me. Bloggers such as Brooke from Velvet and Linen and Joni, from Cote de Texas, who has several posts in which she poetically weaves words of admiration in a way in which only she can. But I am perhaps the first to devote an ... View the Post
A Captive Audience Creates a Delighted Mother
On Mother’s Day, I didn’t ask for flowers. A Captive Audience Creates a Delighted Mother. A Captive Audience Creates a Delighted Mother I didn’t request breakfast in bed. No, I wanted something more. I wanted willing assistants who wouldn’t complain while helping me clean out their closets, try on some clothes that were perhaps too small, and maybe even get rid of a few things. It is a brilliant, EVIL ploy because they know they have to have smiling faces on Mother’s Day. I even ... View the Post
A wee little tea set
My sweet Grandma Jingles (as affectionately called by my children) recently sent me a package. She had decided to move again into an assisted living facility and had to downsize a bit. She thought that I would probably adore and treasure a wee little tea set she played with as a girl. A wee little tea set Treasure indeed. These wee cups are over 80 years old. I adore the sweet bluebird that adorns the dishes. I am overjoyed that the dishes were well loved and have a few chips and ... View the Post
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