Handmade Gifts are the Best {Crochet}

I have a new nephew! He is so sweet and I wish.wish.wish that I could hold him. But he’s in Florida and I’m in Texas. For now I just have to enjoy the photos sent from my brother in law and just imagine how sweet he smells. I get all mushy just thinking about him.

Refreshing Pear Salad

One of the best things about summer is the abundance of fresh fruit. Fresh pears are a favorite in our family. Not only are they beautiful in my fruit bowl, they are sweet and delicious. Everyone seems to have their favorite kind. My husband loves the Red Bartlett, our son loves the Bosc, but I

There Are Busy Bees in My Garden Today

With the flowers in full bloom, the bees are busy gathering pollen in my backyard. So busy they are, gathering so much pollen they look like me running in the store determined to only buy a “few things” so I forgo the cart. In theory, I only get what I can carry that way I

Easy to Make Boot Cuffs – Inspired to Create

What inspires you? Several things come to mind when I get asked this question.  I am often inspired simply by the desire to make something for someone I love.  Other times I become inspired when I find something in my home that is worn out and needs to be tossed, yet there still seems to

Frozen

Sorry, this isn’t a review of the movie, but the last four days we’ve kinda felt like we were living in the movie. Last Thursday the rain began, then came the cold front, then came the sleet, then the subfreezing temps. We woke up the next morning and found that we were wrapped in a

A Trip to Home Depot and Lowes Completes My Mission

I am one blessed lady because I have the best of both worlds right about 3 miles from my drive way. For real!  We have a Home Depot on the south side of the road and just across the street on the north side of the same road, is Lowes! And you can bet that

December Already?

23 days until Christmas! Wow, when you type the words it really makes the month seem very short. To make it seem even shorter, I’ve decided to fly to California for a week to see these six little angels [photo by Autumn Beck] The added perk is that I will get to enjoy their parents

A Thanksgiving Wish and Some of My Daily Faves

How was your Thanksgiving? I hope it was blessed with lots of family, friends, food and fun. Our Thanksgiving menu was the traditional fare, roast turkey, cornbread dressing, giblet gravy, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole & rolls. Our daughter Riley made the green bean casserole and her favorite Thanksgiving dish, the “pink stuff”.

Vintage Mantel Headboard Reveal and Garage Sale Mirror Steal

It’s been two years since we found our vintage mantel.  I had always dreamed of having mantel for a headboard in our master bedroom and after years of patiently searching flea markets and salvage barns we finally found the perfect mantle for our room. This post has been in the making for a long time. 

Salvaged Items Find New Purpose in Our Home

Wow, that title reads like a news headline. If this were really newsworthy the headline might read like this; “Cookie Jar Shatters But Lid Miraculously Survives” and the story would go on to tell you how the lid was not thrown away but forgotten for years, left to gather dust under a cabinet out in