I ate my breakfast at the dining table, staring out at my ruined frozen plants, that were so beautiful until this past week. They are now drooping and sad. My little butterfly tree didn’t even have a chance for its leaves to turn colors. The freeze turned them into a pitiful mush. I recall last…
I moved the dough bowl of mini pumpkins and gourds over to the table yesterday. My daughter and her family are coming over tomorrow for lunch. I thought it made a festive and colorful centerpiece for the dining table. Ivy managed to get a pumpkin or gourd stem and has been batting it across the…
Life sure can change overnight. One little kitty, who, when you pick her up, seems almost weightless, has changed seemingly everything. Charlie is no longer bored and crawling over me back and forth all day long. At least he hasn’t since she came home with us. He is following Ivy around, endlessly curious as to…
Yesterday I decided to dig through my closet to see if I could find a cafe curtain for the bottom half of my kitchen window. I’m doing all I can to help keep the heat out and the cooling in. I came across this red and white striped curtain I sewed years ago. This curtain…
Jeanie and her dog Tator Tot live in the East Village in New York. Her fun and colorful apartment is 900 square feet and she has rented it for the past 24 years. Jeanie has been collecting since she was five years old. Her apartment is reminiscent of a curated mini pop culture museum. Bold…
No matter the size of your patio, you can make it a real haven for relaxing or entertaining. The photo above shows a very small space, but it sure has a lot going on. Privacy via the fence make the space seem cozier. A small table and two yellow chairs give it a sweet cottage…