Today the birthday boy is Mr. SP! I just finished decorating his cake. As you can see, I’m no expert at cake decorating, but I can guarantee that it will taste good. Mr. SP is taking the afternoon off to celebrate. We’re planning to go shopping for furniture for our new patio. The day I…
Today is my Mama’s 65th birthday. On Easter Sunday we celebrated Mama’s birthday (7th), Mr. SP’s birthday (8th), and my father-in-laws birthday (22nd) along with celebrating Easter. I couldn’t decide which cake I wanted to make, but this pink lemonade cake caught my eye in Southern Lady magazine, so I decided to give it a…
The other day I decided to run with my camera. I truly love to run. It is great exercise, it’s social if you have a friend to join you, it’s good thinking time if you are alone, and around here it’s just darned pretty. I like to run off-road on trails. I’m lucky enough to…
Woo-Hoo! I’m on spring break! I am so much looking forward to having this coming week off. It was in the 80’s yesterday so Mr. SP and I headed to the lake to look at our lot and enjoy the warm temperatures and the sunshine. One day we’ll sit on our deck or porch and…
It’s fun to buy a new Amaryllis bulb and have it bloom just in time for Christmas or shortly after, but when you’ve had the bulb for a few years, it can be difficult to get them to re-bloom in winter. Mine decided to wait for spring to put on a show. The foliage on…
Have you seen eggs dyed using neckties around blogland? I’ve been wanting to try this Martha Stewart project for a few years now. Click here for Martha’s directions. I raided Mr. SP’s tie collections for a few that he could do without. Note that the two on the left are brand new and have never…
I turned my snowflake tree into an Easter tree! Snowflake Tree: Easter Tree: I started this project when the ground was still white with snow. Working full time and busy weekends haven’t left much crafting time for me. I am so happy that this project is now complete. this tree makes me smile. I used…
Mr. SP and I headed to the beach last weekend with two other couples that we know through tennis. One couple plans to retire to the beach and we were fortunate enough to stay in their wonderful beach house. I never get tired of looking at the water. Friday we went for a bike ride…
Our yard has now been in disarray for over two months and we have very little to show for it. In January our new driveway was cut out, graveled, and rolled. It snowed multiple times, was cold, and then rained over and over. Once the crew started back to work on the driveway, they realized…
Skillet Lasagna is a quick and easy meal to prepare after a long day’s work. It’s vegetarian, but you could easily add ground beef to this dish to please the meat lover in your family. A package of thawed, frozen chopped spinach would also be a nice addition to the dish. The original recipe is…
Mr. SP’s dad bought a new tv for us last weekend. Oh boy is it a step up from what we had. We even have a DVR now. (Not that I know how to use it.) Did you notice that the tv is on the floor? That’s because it won’t fit into our old tv…
Rhoda over at Southern Hospitality is reviving her weekly Today’s Thrifty Treasures party now that it is spring. It’s so much fun to see what treasures have recently been found. I collect old planters. I found two this weekend at an antique shop and paid $10.50 for both. One was even on sale. I bought…