Yes, I’m back. Yes, it’s been awhile. And yes, once again, I have great plans. I’ve primarily used this blog in the past to keep family & friends back east, in Uruguay and wherever else they may be abreast of our doings in California. I will continue to do that ‘cuz it does maintain someContinue reading “monday musings”
Category Archives: decorating
paris flea market again
It’s that time again. The Paris Flea market showing for March started last night. Schedule every month runs: Thursday {6pm~9pm} Friday {9am~4pm} Saturday {9am~4pm} Sunday {10am~4pm} On the first weekend of the month. You can view the calendar on the website: Paris Flea Market. I didn’t take as thorough close ups as I did last monthContinue reading “paris flea market again”
sweet valentines
Happy valentine’s day! Just wanted to pop in and spread some love. The Amaryllis our friends gave us over the holidays opened up today with perfect timing. Isn’t she a beaut? You would think I timed it or something, but in reality I was a bit worried I planted her too late. I didn’t getContinue reading “sweet valentines”
happy st. paddys
There’s not a lick of Irish in our family (Spanish, Italian, Austrian yes, but Irish- no). But I love the color green and I love to decorate so this sits in our foyer for this week. The little file folder booklet is for a class I took a few years back & I write aboutContinue reading “happy st. paddys”
2011
yup, so almost two months into the new year and not a single blog post. not good. hopefully it’s not a sign of things to come since i always aspire to be a better blog keeper. Anyway the year started with our first bathroom remodel at the house. happy day! So we had to partContinue reading “2011”
happy haunting
Well, we had a fun filled happy Halloween weekend. It started on Friday with Lexi’s 1st grade class party (here she is w/ her friend Emma) Followed by a mid morning Halloween school parade (Lexi was a pink cheerleader from beginning to end while Sebastian chose to be general grievous from Star Wars at schoolContinue reading “happy haunting”
2010
Twenty Ten. I love the sound of it. I love how it has started off. And I’m excited to see what this year brings with it. Here’s a peek at how 2009 wrapped up for us. We started by getting a Christmas tree in November this year. Can you believe it? It’s a first for usContinue reading “2010”
smile!
My in-laws arrived for their annual summer visit from South Carolina yesterday & these are the flowers I put in their room. The kids are so excited and happy to have grandma & grandpa here they can barely contain themselves. I love overhearing the conversations they have with them and I know my in-laws cherishContinue reading “smile!”
repurpose. rethink. reinvent.
Is the name of the new class i’m taking at Big Picture Scrapbooking with Jenni Bowlin. Jenni has a great vintage style and i’m hoping to learn about her processes & techniques. We’re in week 3 and she has already inspired me to do some fun stuff. Upon registration of the class we were sent a little inspiration packet withContinue reading “repurpose. rethink. reinvent.”
oh christmas tree,
As we shopped for our Christmas tree this year, we had to be very conscious about our new 8 foot ceilings as opposed to our old vaulted ceilings where size didn’t matter. Actually our first year at the old house we got a humongous tree & we learned that wasn’t so great since it wasContinue reading “oh christmas tree,”