Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
~Lee Greenwood
I hope you all have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day weekend!

Show and Tell Friday

I thought awhile about whether I should share this here or not because I'm sure some of you are going to think I'm absolutely crazy!  You may remember I  bought a new-to-me car in January and shared it on Show and Tell.  I loved that car but my dream car has always been a Jaguar.  I even cut a Jag out of a magazine to put on my inspiration board, right next to my cute little dream house with the

Random acts of kindness

(Photo Mosaic is from some of my photos and my Flickr Favorites)Last Friday I had to take a 2 1/2 hour drive to complete some paperwork on a new purchase I made.  (I'll be sharing more about that on Show and Tell tonight...don't get too excited for me, it's not a house).  On that trip I had to cross a toll bridge and when I pulled up to the toll booth the toll taker told me that the person in

Cabbages and Roses and a giveaway

I love everything about this bathroom! Please click here to go over to my product review/giveaway page to read more about this. 

Yummy Salmon Burgers

This weekend Lauren and I went to Whole Foods to get a few things.  I'm on a nonfat Greek yogurt, honey and fresh blueberry kick right now and I had to stock up for the week!  So, while we were walking by the meat counter we saw salmon, cilantro and garlic patties and Lauren and I both said Mmmmmm at the same time!  They were formed into round patties but putting them on a regular hamburger bun 

Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday! This week I decided to show what I have on my coffee table right now.  I try to change it out often but I really like this display so it may be here longer than usual.   Vanilla scented candles, shells and roses...Also on the table are two more of my favorite things, my large silver flea market-find tray and my beautiful apothecary jar that was a gift from my

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!!!

Yesterday was my Mom and Dad's 65th wedding anniversary!!!  As I typed that I just realized that my parents had already been married 15 years before I was born...wow!  I don't know what is happening to my memory, for some reason I thought their anniversary was today, the 19th!  Oh well, better late than never....Happy Annivesary Mom and Dad!!!  I love you!!!   

Just minutes away...

Lauren and I were out and about last weekend and I decided to take a short little detour home.  Just 5 miles from my little apartment is all this beauty!  We drove to Villa Montalvo (Saratoga, California).   
 It's a beautiful old mansion that is open to the public.  They have art shows and music concerts and it's also available for weddings and private events.  There are even beautiful gardens

Even more mood lighting

A few weeks ago my landlord had our trees pruned and it's amazing the difference it made on my patio.  It really opened up the patio area once those low-hanging branches were cut!  It inspired me to pull out my Christmas lights and wrap the branches.  It will be so wonderful to sit out there in the evenings with all the white lights!  It's looks so magical now!

Show and Tell Friday!

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  This week I'm sharing some of my small lace pillows.  These are a huge weakness of mine!  When I see these at flea markets I have a hard time passing them up.  They are just so sweet!  The figural one above is one of my favorites!They aren't just for babies...they are the perfect size for a dining room chair. It adds just a little romance to the dining room...I

Some exciting news!

My favorite neighborhood shop, Vintage and Vogue, now has an online shop!!!  Now you can shop there too!  Click here to go see their beautiful new website! 

Banana Crumb Muffins

I had some overly ripe bananas but I didn't want to make the usual banana bread so I did a google search on "banana muffins" and found this amazing recipe!!!  I was shocked at how good the reviews were. It seemed like everyone loved them!  That's always a good sign...The cinnamon crumb topping is what makes these so good and oh boy are they ever good!!!   I ran out of regular cupcake liners but I

A wonderful day!

I hope all the mothers out there had a wonderful day yesterday!  My daughter and I drove to visit my son, who is about 1 1/2 hours away.  We had a wonderful lunch with him and his girlfriend and I had the best sandwich ever! It was a rosemary flank steak sandwich with blue cheese! YUMMY!!  Lauren found her favorite cookie, vanilla meringues, in pastel colors!  They are perfect with the coffee

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to my wonderful mom, my two former mother-in-laws and all the mothers and mothers-to-be out there!!! I hope you all have a beautiful day!!!

Show and Tell Friday!

This week for Show and Tell I'm sharing my Eden Rose! It's in its second year now and it's amazing how much bigger it is now compared to last year! 
Most of the roses are turned to face the sun which unfortunately for me is on the other side of my fence.  I walked up my neighbors driveway to take the photo below....
The good thing about it facing away from my house is that I'm not torn between

Honey Lavender Ice Cream

I  bought the DVD of "It's Complicated" the day it came out (because I loved it at the movies) but I didn't get around to watching it until last weekend.  In the movie Jane (Meryl Streep) serves Honey Lavender Ice Cream and it just sound so good so I decided to make my own.I found the recipe on epicurious.com which is my favorite source for recipes!  I bought the culinary lavender at Whole Foods 

My 9-5 Cubicle

Last week my department moved to another building across the street.  It's not a new building but they did redo the whole bottom floor for us so everything is nice and clean!  A big improvement from our old building!!!The cubicle walls here are much lower than our old building. I'm also in a high traffic area now and in the old building I was in a corner where the only people that came by were

My Spring Hutch

I played with my hutch this weekend and added lots of Spring touches...
Tulips, nests, eggs, and birds...
Little nests tucked here and there...

I have so much fun playing with my things! 

Did you notice that beautiful aqua and pink tea towel in the photos. That is from my newest sponsor. Click here to visit my product review page and see more of her beautiful merchandise...you will love it!!!