I promised that I would recommend a few of my favorite books appropriate to the season. This book was given to me for my birthday one year a...

This film has nothing to do with the Civil War, but is definitely in the spirit of period costume dramas that I adore. And, again, the BBC j...

I am amazed at the kinds of jobs given to very young people in war. This book is about the WW2 Glider Pilots whose job it was to fly large ...

We had a wonderful weekend spending some time around the campfire with lots of our good friends, C and little c had a dip in the pool while...

Petunias are amazing these days. The no longer need "dead-heading" (which does not mean that they have to be restricted from foll...

Help! I am hosting a Luau for sixty people. After spending $20 on these leis, I have eighty dollars left in my budget. I already have plates...

It takes me until about 2 years after a film has gone to DVD for me to see it these days. I finally saw this film last night and I'm so ...

Some books are borrowers and some are keepers. By that I mean, some books are meant to be checked out at the library and returned and some ...

Someone at Target likes the 4th of July. I love it myself and thought I might check and see what red, white and blue they might have. I did ...

If there is anything better than candy, it has to be holiday candy. Tootsie has taken quite the long time to jump on the holiday candy band...

I finished painting this box yesterday. It only needed that last coat of varnish but it was difficult to work that in when with swimming le...

I love these things because I am not a hot breakfast maker, little c has tired of toast and cereal and all the other two second deals (lean ...

My mom gave me these cute pictures over the weekend. Not to be braggy, but aren't we kinda cute?

Of all of Audrey's fun films, these two are my favorites. We watched How To Steal a Million last night. I never get tired of...

I guess that I've been interested in quilts lately. I love the bright and original designs of Dandelion Quilts.. See her beautiful shop...

I've been so busy lately painting Christmas designs, but yesterday I decided to take a break from that and paint some yellow boxes with...

There is a beautiful article in Country Living Magazine this month about Judi Boisson and her lovely quilts and her beautiful home. See her...

I wish that I had read the novel Middlemarch before I watched the film this week. A long film, by the way, six hours of film. However, the s...