Good afternoon friends, my heart is heavy today. I wasn’t going to write a post today but I could not sit and let the word events go un-noted. The earthquake in Haiti, raging fires across the U.S, flash floods in Arizona and the minute by minute horror unfolding in Afghanistan. I have been glued to…
Good Monday morning friends! How are you? Did you enjoy your Easter weekend? We had a wonderful weekend, Saturday it was a little chilly so the morning was spent by the fire reading and snuggling with the pups. I also dyed Easter eggs using a red cabbage! I’ve never dyed eggs naturally and now I…
This post contains affiliate links. Good morning friends, today is International Women’s Day, “a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.” (from International Women’s Day.com) Today is the perfect day to not only celebrate the strong, funny, kind, intelligent and amazing women in the world and your life but to celebrate YOU…
This post contains affiliate links. Good morning friends, how was your weekend? Did you relax or were you busy? Did you have nice weather? Or is it still feeling like winter? Our weekend was restful, after last week we needed it. It is a strange feeling when you loose someone(s), your pain is almost crippling…
“Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.”~Alphonse de Lamartine Good afternoon friends, I had another post prepared but I it seems trite and inappropriate today. Late last night I learned that my dear friend of 34 years lost her husband. I was stunned and could not find the words to…
This post contains affiliate links. Good Monday morning my friends, I hope that you had a wonderful weekend. For many there was a rare treat of snow, for others ice and for me lots and lots of rain. It seems as if it has been raining for weeks. Frankly I like the rain in the…
Good morning! Did you enjoy your weekend? I did, it was 70 here so we spent most of our time outside. The weather here as in many places has been strange this year but I am not going to complain. I titled this post musings but perhaps a better title would have been Monday Rant,…
This post contains affiliate links. Good morning! Did you have a nice weekend? Mine was just as I said it would be, a productive and yet lazy weekend at home. Once the weather turns chilly I love to “sleep in” on the weekends, by that I mean waking up at my usual time but staying…
Good morning! I hope that you enjoyed a wonderful weekend and start to summer. It is funny because summer has never been my favorite season, I prefer Fall. But the last few years I feel as if my mindset has shifted and I am trying to savor each moment and season. After a long, cold…
Good Monday morning sweet friends! I hope that you had a wonderful weekend. It has been busy but fun here. Wednesday night we had a dinner party for friends who were visiting from Spain. Thursday I went to a luncheon for a friend and then raced home to have a dinner party for my husbands…
Good morning! How was your weekend? Did you watch the Derby? I have to be honest I was a little let down by the end result although I know why the decision was made. Raspberry Margarita Cream Tarts On Sunday we celebrated Cinco de Mayo and served a few things I think you might like, Machaca (slow…
post contains affiliate links. Good morning! How was your weekend? Mine like many peoples did not turn out as I thought it would. Because of the Nor’Easter we did not end up celebrating my father-in-laws 90 birthday. Our flights were cancelled Friday, actually all of the flights were cancelled and we were told we would…
