Hello, my friends! I’m visiting with you today from our beloved home away from home. We packed all the pets in the car and drove out in time to enjoy the pool, a long Labor Day weekend, and the nice dry climate. There is something about desert air that suits me sooooo well! I’m usually …
I spent the last 2 weeks with my niece, Mimi. This is our third year spending her Spring Break together at my house. I’m so thankful that we can offer her a positive experience and that as she enters her teens, visiting us is something she is interested in doing. As is our tradition, there …
I have an incredibly sensitive nose. Sometimes that’s a blessing. Sometimes it really isn’t. But when I’m out back checking out how things are going in the home orchard, seeing what’s in bloom, taking a second to sniff, it’s all good. Right now, not much is in bloom except for some dandelions, which I’m leaving … Continue reading
I hope you are all enjoying a pleasant start to your weekend! My husband has thoroughly prepared me for a first time viewing of the new Star Wars movie by having me watch ALL SIX of the previous episodes haha! He picked up the set of DVD’s a few weeks ago and we’ve been making … Continue reading
If you follow me anywhere on the web, you know I am bonkers over dogs. My dogs, my friends’ dogs, strangers’ dogs. I try my best to be self aware, and I am aware that my love for them continues to grow, like exponentially Is that a bad thing? All I know is that I … Continue reading
Folks, I’ve been lame about blogging this month. We got back from Vegas and immediately went straight into preparations for hosting Christmas, which was no simple task. There was wall painting we had to do in the family room, and this one job took us days. The room is now a beautiful, uniform, neutral putty … Continue reading
Hello, my friends. Today we are packing up as will be getting back in the car tomorrow to drive to California. But I just wanted to pop in briefly to let you know about a huge sale going on right now at Sizzix. Remember the whopper die sets I’ve been using in recent blog posts? … Continue reading
Thanksgiving is almost here – how did that happen? Each autumn we come to Vegas, and each year even though we extend our stay a little bit longer, it never feels like enough time. I had so many home improvement projects that I wanted to tackle. Far too ambitious those goals were, but I did … Continue reading
Before I met the hubbie, he painted all, and I mean ALL the walls of the Vegas house tan. A pretty dark tan. Some might call it dreary. And then for the family room, he got a sofa and love seat to match, and they are also tan… so much tan. Tan sofa against a … Continue reading
Things are definitely cooling down here in Vegas. Nearly hairless Pupusa has got a sweater on for most of our days… Our thickly coated black cocker Mabu always runs hot so he’s comfortable now… and Lucy the yellow lab gets a cozy blanket every night to keep her delicate joints warm… It’s so funny looking … Continue reading
Oh boy with a lot of stuff going on in my personal life – no worries, it’s all good – I forgot to post a link to my last tutorial with Sizzix. I whipped out a pad of cork paper and had some fun getting some Christmas action in the studio! There is some homemade … Continue reading
My nephew, Gregory, has a birthday coming up. Really soon. My present will probably be late – ruh roh. Well, you know what they say, and so I shall mail off a little something later today along with a card I whipped up last night and cross my fingers that it gets there in time. … Continue reading
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