Look who decided to finally bloom! It took long enough, but was well worth the wait. Isn’t this a stunning color? In other news…. I’ve got a 12 hour workday ahead of me today. Argh! After school I have to help with the last track meet. I’m actually looking forward to cheering the kids on…
Are you one of those people who would love to wear an elastic band around your head to keep your hair back but it won’t stay in place no matter which brand you try? That’s me. I have bought countless elastic bands and every last one slipped off my head after exercising for only a…
I put together a display for my dining room using my new thrifted mushroom bowl. I’ve had the rabbits out since before Easter and I love how they look in this vignette with the nest and mushroom. A teacher once gave me the nest to use in my classroom. I didn’t tell her that after…
Most people don’t think about thrifting when they are at the beach, but a thrifting we did go last Saturday afternoon. The OBX has quite a few thrift stores and like any place, it is hit or miss to find a treasure. I found three things that I really liked. The large Pyrex bowl was…
First of all, thanks to all of you who gave me great suggestions for picking out a shade for my lamp. I’ve got some great ideas, now I just need to shop for the shade. Now on to a little garden talk… My bulbs are finished and my Iris are just starting to bloom. What’s…
It’s party time once again at Serenity Now for Amanda. If you need help with a decorating dilemma, this party is for you. Post your dilemma and Amanda’s helpful readers will offer solutions. My dilemma is this lamp. My grandfather bought it who knows where and had it in his shed with the intentions of…
Our driveway project is moving right along. We now have a parking area that is usable! I tested my new parking space for the first time this evening. The deck stairs were put back in place today. The landing that leads from the deck to the new patio was also finished yesterday. The area in…
Amanda from Serenity Now for Amanda is having a party to give bloggers a chance to mingle and to get to know one another a little better. I’ve made a lot of new blog friends from some of Amanda’s other parties and I hope that today will bring about some new friendships, too.Amanda asked some…
Do you need an appetizer for an upcoming occasion that is sure to be the hit of the party? If so, I’ve got a recipe for you. Beth is one of our tennis friends from the beach. We’ve played tennis at two different clubs at the beach for about four years now. We are not…
I’ve been wanting to make some Anthropology inspired flowers from recycled bottles for a good while now. I’m not sure if I like my creation or if I think it is a hot mess. I started by making the flowers from soda bottles that Mr. SP collected for me at work. I cut the bottom…
The heat of this past week was hard on the Jonquils and Daffodils. Many of mine have dried and the show is over. I have a few late varieties that have yet to bloom, so I’m lucky that there are more blooms to come. This is one of Mama’s. She has a friend who used…
We’ve had a beautiful week here in Virginia which resulted in the driveway crew getting a good bit of work accomplished this week. The old steps were torn off of our front porch and the start of the new steps were constructed. We discovered that our two front porch posts are starting to rot, so…