Today I just wanted to share some beautiful pictures from my Pinterest boards. I will be doing a little spring cleaning this weekend, watching The Martha Stewart Show (on Dabl, a cable channel we recently found), and trying to find a great novel to read.
photo credit Caitlyn Wilson
My home last summer…
photo credit Eugenivy
Dreaming of a floral spring…
“We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on difficulties”. ~ Oswald Chambers.
We are still adjusting to the time change. I know some of you are too. In today’s post, I wanted to know if any of you have a three-tier cake tray? I just realized that I don’t own one.
I saw these beauties on Etsy and figured I think I would like to have one of those.
Aren’t these gorgeous? I will be searching eBay and Etsy for the next few days to find one that is perfect for my needs and our home life.
Whenever we have guests, I always put out some sort of food or drinks. It makes everyone feel welcomed and appreciated. I believe it helps people to know that you were thinking of them.
I know that if I walked in and saw a beautiful stand like this I would feel welcomed and it would make me smile. Receiving guests is very important in this age of technology. Receiving them well.
Please let me know in the comments section below if you have a cake stand? I would love to know if you use it. Have a great weekend everyone!
Today is my husband’s grandmother’s funeral. It will not be a fun day but it will be a day of healing and peace. She is at rest now and I hope she enjoys heaven.
A few weeks ago I was thinking about all of the places that I want to travel to. I want to see Europe of course but I also thought about the pyramids in Egypt. Would I like to see those? There are so many places in the world that one would want to see.
That got me thinking about a friend. Having a friend in a different country. I would love to have a friend (a very trustworthy and beautiful friend) who would be willing to share their country with me. I just recently had a friend move to London but you never want to be overbearing to people and ask about visiting and staying with them. That could be hard.
But oh how I wish for the day. I dream of taking one of Sharon Santoni’s Provence Tours. I have been wanting to do something like this for a very long time. Her tours are perfect for someone like me.
A tour like that would be perfect with a girlfriend. No husband or kids! Sorry…
How do you guys feel about that? Do any of you have a friend overseas that doesn’t mind you coming and staying? And if so where have you gone and what have you done? Please share in the comments below. I would really like to know.
Thanks for reading and enjoy your day!
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Back to clocks springing forward. Never fun. I hope you all had a great weekend. Ours has been a little rough. My husband’s 89-year grandmother passed away this past Thursday so we were dealing with that.
Although, this was not a huge shock to anyone. She had been really sick for a while and was just ready to go. That may sound a little harsh but she expressed it. I always find it fascinating when someone has embraced their own death. That to me takes a lot of peace, faith, and courage. I hope that when it is “my time” to depart I hope that I can embrace “going home” as well.
With all of the recent, viruses, and health scares it has one looking at everything. I was recently watching a video regarding cookware and how certain chemicals can get into your food. So it got me thinking about my very own cookware.
So I went and pulled mine out and saw all of these scrap marks and thought, “oh heavens, did all of that get into our food?” Oh, dear…
So I continued to watch Lisa’s video and thought maybe I need to pay attention to this.
I then realized that I did keep some of my husband’s stainless steel cookware and I thought I would try that out for a few weeks.
Now they work great! I do have a hard time scrambling my eggs in them but I think I just need to get the hang of it.
So what are your thoughts about cookware? Do you have a preference? What do you know about chemicals? Please share your thoughts below. I am very curious.
Thanks for reading!
(photos via Mrs. Shockley)
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I still can’t believe our daughter is 15! It’s quite incredible that these years are flying by. Goodness…. well if you read my blog post on Monday then you would know that I visited Pier 1 this weekend.
Not only did I pick up those beautiful Moody Bloom Salad plates which are now on sale, but I also took a look at their home scents.
I took a peek and smelled the blue hydrangea. It was good but I was not in love with it.
Then I found the Honeysuckle and that smelled wonderful to me. I purchased the reed diffuser and I have placed it next to my bed so that while I read and when I wake up, I can smell it.
It has notes of lilac, lily, and magnolia. It is quite lovely and a wonderful way to wake up in the morning. If you have a Pier 1 nearby I would recommend that you go by and take a look at the store. It is filled with beautiful home inspiration.
Have a wonderful day!
(photos via Mrs. Shockley)
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It is March 2nd and we are on our way to spring! Hopefully…. we have been known here in Indiana to get snow but honestly, if we do I won’t complain. We have had a pretty mild winter.
I hope you all had a great weekend. I took Lauren ice skating with her girlfriend for the last day. It turned out to be a wonderful night. After skating my husband and step-son met us at the Cake Bake Shop again for dinner. My husband loves the chicken velvet soup. I did end up getting the salmon dinner again but changed up the cake. I decided to get the carrot cake this time.
Her carrot cakes are made without nuts or raisins so I was a bit skeptical. It was DELISH! I am so glad that I ordered it!
I try not to take too many pictures when I am there. I want to savor the moment but everything is so pretty. It’s hard not to take photos.
The beautiful carrot cake. So good!
On Sunday I did go and visit Pier One because an advertisement passed through my Instagram account with these beautiful plates. I had to go and take a peek.
Beautiful florals were everywhere.
The Moody Bloom Plates were beautiful in person. They are painted in rich colors and are microwave and dishwasher safe. Now, these are only salad plates so they are much smaller but I don’t see a problem with that seeing that we need to eat smaller meals anyway.
They come in a set of four and are only $34.99! It would be a wonderful addition to anyone’s collection.
I hope you all enjoyed this post and have found some spring inspiration. Enjoy your day!
(photos via Mrs. Shockley)
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Goodness, the end of February already and today is our 16th wedding anniversary! Gosh, that twenty-year anniversary is fast approaching. I still do want to renew our vows (see here if missed my post) in twenty years so we will see.
I try to keep track of my favorites for each month but there are so many things. So let’s dive right into them.
Have any of you heard of Tubi? If not it’s a streaming service available for free shows and movies. I recently discovered it on my t.v. and have watched lots of movies for free. One movie was called Fanny. It is from 1961 and is about young lovers Marius and Fanny how they seemed to be made for each other.
Well, Marius wants to go out to sea for five years but is torn because of his love for Fanny. She ends up pushing him out to sea but because she has a secret of her own. It’s a great movie!
Next on my list have been the cream curtains that I found at HomeGoods. These are DKNY and I have been loving them!
Third, on my list has been the spinach salads that I have been packing for my daily lunches at the office. See my blog post hereif you missed it.
Fifth on my list has been my jogger pants that I purchased from New York and Company. LOVE!!! So comfy!
Sixth on my list was this recent hand-written note that I received from one of the sales reps at the Estee Lauder counter that I shop at. A product that I love is being discontinued and she sent this note. How lovely right?
And last but certainly not least is this beautiful kitchen. This belongs to the very elegant Tina from The Enchanted Home. I just love this kitchen. Isn’t it a dream?
Well, I hope you all enjoy your weekend and I should be posting a video to Youtube soon. Thank you, everyone, for reading!
