Last night I walked at the gym (in blessedly cool air conditioning – outside was damp and humid), spent two 15-minute sessions on cleaning out the storeroom that is my bedroom closet, found kitchen items for the thrift store, and then browsed for at least an hour at Marie Claire Maison (do they sell this magazine in the States?).…

Went to a family party on friday where my cousin Angie does an amazing job as a hostess.  She has such creative ideas: making lanterns from jars by putting white beans (maybe rice?) in the bottom of a jar, inserting a tea light, and hanging the jars with fishing wire from trees and from light fixtures in…

  to borrow an idea from los at ragamuffin soul, I am about to take a nap.  I’ve organized the pantry, cleaned the kitchen, watched an episode of dexter (season 1 finale), and finally turned the air conditioning on. I am ready for a nap: bed unmade from this morning…check fresh pillowcase on pillow…check fan…

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } fisher price people, originally uploaded by pixiegenne. I’ve been looking for these when in thrift shops and at rummage sales…anyone know where I can find these? Awhile ago I did a series of photos…

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Pink Tulip Field, originally uploaded by mogh_ip. beautiful.

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } bag + frames, originally uploaded by sunnygirlwi. Here’s another photo from my home. A new bag hanging from a hook I got from J.Jill years ago. What are you doing this weekend? I have…

At church on Sunday, we sang the Chris Tomlin song “How Can I Keep from Singing?” and the last verse reminded me of Uncle Buster who passed away last week. There is an endless song Echoes in my soul I hear the music ring And though the storms may come I am holding on To…

I arrive home tonight and notice a toad blocking the foyer door. Fine. I step closer.  A second toad approaches the door and stares at the door. I open it a crack and he leaps toward the door..like “Let me in!!!”  We spend an entire five minutes this way….Toad #1 looks unconscious, Toad #2 staring…

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } bathroom + yellow, originally uploaded by sunnygirlwi. Bought some flowers for the apartment last week. They’re brightening up my bedroom, kitchen and – here – the bathroom. I favor the combination of cobalt blue…

Here are some photos from Monday. An uncle passed away last week – within hours of a new grandchild being born. And then at the funeral, a tractor with flowers on it led the way to the cemetery. A cousin asked me to take photos of the tractor, [It’s not my usual practice to take…