Yesterday I sat here in front of the TV with my container of beads and strung unfinished beads on a strand of jute. The boho style and beads has become pretty popular of late. I think it’s the move toward global decorating. Sweater Pumpkins: I needed to get out a bit yesterday, so I went…
(Updated January 1, 2024) I’m going to show you how to make two sizes of decorative file folders that are both attractive and functional. One set of folders fits in a cutting board stand. The other set fits in a dish drainer. Folders To Store In A Cutting Board Organizer: This size file folders I…
Right now it’s gray winter days. At least the robins are outside singing away in the trees. I could listen to them every day. I’m sitting here, a dog on either side of me, having my cup of morning coffee. Strange weather: It’s cold, whereas earlier in the week for a few hours I had…
Years ago a friend of mine said to me about her former smoking habit. “It’s the getting up in the morning and having that first cigarette that I miss.” It wasn’t actually the cigarette that was so important, she learned after she stopped her daily habit, it was the “ritual” of it, she told me….
I’ve read that oftentimes the master bedroom is the last room to get decorated in a home. People decorate the living room or family room, the kitchen and the dining room. I guess they figure they can just close the bedroom door and no guests will see it. But what about you? Don’t you…
We all need a soft place to land. A nice cozy bed when darkness falls. Support when things get tough. A shoulder to cry on. As A Child: When I was a child growing up in my great-grandmother’s house, my wish was to have a room of my own. My very own soft place to…