Balsamic vinaigrette and fresh greens that I GREW myself in my garden!, originally uploaded by The 10 cent designer. thanks to the 10 cent designer, I'm now craving a salad.

blog browsing is quite fun! found a treasure:  simple beauty gotta head back there for more reading.   more later.  happy July 4th!

At least once a week you'll find teens from church hanging out at my apartment. One night, it was all about orange soda + oreos + nachos + the game apples to apples AND twister.  Strangely enough, it was the guys who enjoy the twister game which left the girls on the floor quite amused…

You can find me on the couch…, originally uploaded by Nestled In. Great photo from Nestled In..and it shows perfectly partially what I have planned this three-day weekend: reading, watching movies, journaling. The other half of the weekend includes swimming, walking, working at my mom's house, and running errands.  But at the moment, reading and…

dog days of summer, originally uploaded by perfectbound. Happy midweek to you! It's another SCORCHER in Wisconsin. The coolest spring ever did not prepare me for these hot days.  This photo reminded me of little festivals that come to town and big ol' state fairs. Looks like summer is here for sure.

francis, originally uploaded by les zigouis. I adore the photos by barbara berrada. Loved browsing photos of her home. There are many other flickr sets to look through. Guess how I'm spending my time tonight?!

I'm leaving for lunch and stop in the bathroom.  I wanted something from the cupboard ABOVE the toilet.  (yeah – bet you won't see this coming) and I dislodge a tiny sewing kit that's housed in a crappy plastic case…and the thing falls, cracks open on the toilet tank and the contents cascade beautifully into…

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } braided chignon, originally uploaded by piperaudrey. I love braids…. and would like to find a style for summer that looks simply elegant (as this photo does) but is not the tight-to-the-head french braid I…

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Stripes, originally uploaded by kitschcafe. Beautiful photo. I have a pillow similar to the one with the orange. Now to make a room at my place look like this. Can renters pull up drab…

Sharing photos from my vaca in san francisco three weeks ago.  On this particular day, I was at my old church for the service – and to surprise people I hadn't seen in four years. The church sign – on a building that is one hundred years old Stacey and her daughter Olivia – both…