Beautiful colorful trees grace a small park in my neighborhood Now that I have four foster kids in four different schools, my life is much busier and I don’t find myself able to make time for blogging every morning. I have only posted two or three times in October. But it didn’t seem like anybody …
Jack-O-Lantern Cake, from Dean & Deluca QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Have you tried on your Halloween costume and accessories to be sure they fit and look the way you want them to? Need to rake leaves on your lawn yet (or better yet, have a kid do it?) Dust your bedroom really quickly, if …
I work at home, and lately have found myself uncomfortable in my home office. My office chair (and the slumpy way I’ve been sitting in it) has injured my back slowly over a long period of time. I’m finding I work better lately sitting on the couch, on my bed, or on my outdoor patio …
QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Shaggy Throw Rug at Cost Plus World Market Let’s spend some time today on our area rugs and throw rugs. I’m going to vacuum all of mine, sweep under them, and sponge-clean the one by my front door. The rug by my back door (the one that gets lots of …
Autumn Cupcake Stencils, from Williams-Sonoma I’m going to spend the entire day today in the kitchen, baking and messing around experimenting. I am so excited! I won’t stay anti-social all day though, don’t worry. I’ll go out with friends later tonight – only after I’ve washed the inevitable flour out of my hair! QUICK THINGS …
I get a kick out of this Nostalgia Electrics microwave, though it wouldn’t match well in my kitchen. I don’t want to spend too much time today cleaning. I’m going out to dinner and cocktails tonight. So other than my daily vacuuming and a quick folding and hanging of some laundry that’s fresh out of …
Vanilla Verbena Bath Soak, at Bath & Body Works We women are the caregivers of the world. We take care of our husband/partner, our children, our relatives, our friends, and our pets first. Only then do we stop and take care of ourselves. But if we don’t take good care of ourselves, we’ll have nothing …
The last dahlias of summer; stores near me no longer have any available for sale. These are on my dining table. Seattle is enjoying an extended summer, though we have cloudy gray mornings. I still haven’t had to turn my heater on, and we still run fans every night to cool the house. I drink …
This Blue Dahlias quilt is too old-fashioned for my home decor style, but I’m thinking of adding it to my collection of summer quilts for picnics and outdoor stargazing nights. If it’s getting chilly in your area, then today it’s probably time to swap out your summer bed linens for your fall and winter ones. …
Jonathan Adler ‘Destination’ Candles, at Macy’s Tonight I’m planning to clean out my wood burning fireplace so it’s ready to use on chilly nights. It’s still too hot in the evening here to even think about burning fires, but at least my fireplace will be ready to go. If it’s still nice and warm where …