Good Morning my dear readers!!! I’ve been on a decorating refresh of several of the rooms here at Villa de la Luna…or in other words, our home. As you know I name everything and our home is no exception. In fact, one of the first things the Captain and I did when we bought the home almost 7 years ago…
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I have been spending any spare hours on re-organizing my new office…… yes, this is an office update! It has been almost…not quite, but almost…. an overwhelming task. When I first set up the new space with tons of drawers and organization, I put things where I thought I wanted them. That has not been working out. Why? you…
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It is a dog’s world according to Jesse James!!!! I have picked up a few clothes for Jesse over the years…but he is not to keen on dressing up. The comments below are his and his alone. Nothing has been edited! 🙂 I have a guest writer today…and his name is Jesse James. The first pic is of Jesse…
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I have named this month Miss June, but really it could easily be a Mr. June! You see, June is sorta laid back….anticipating the beginning of the warm Summer, lemonade, sweet tea and June brides with wispy veils blowing in the gentle breezes. But don’t forget the very patriotic Flag Day, which is June 14th, followed by Father’s Day, which…
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We Will Find Them Once We Have Them Replaced! “I don’t see them!” I mutter as I move levels, packages of screws, and pieces of molding around on the workbench-once-the dining-room-table, now with a flannel sheet draped over the top to protect the finish from carpentry stuff. The Captain, perched on the top of the ladder was using the drill…
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My dear readers, Today is Memorial Day. And I have a DIY that will work for Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. This flag is sooo easy to make….it is made with small boards (or lathes) cut off to the desired flag size. (mine is 20X36)
The Chocolate Gravy Myth…And How I Think It Started! Grandma Olfiel lived in a small three room house with brown pebble siding. It sat under a huge oak tree on a winding dirt road known as Front Street. Sitting in and about my great grandma’s kitchen were beige colored pots and pans made of enamel-ware. Each piece had a green…
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Florida Blue Crab Season Tablescape!!!! My dear friends….I love seafood! I love nautical! I love the waters of the Gulf of Mexico AND the Atlantic ocean. I love hearing the seagulls call and watching them swoop down to scoop fish out of the turquoise waters of the Gulf. AND I love eating seafood, particularly Florida Blue Crab and I love…
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Master Bedroom Reveal As Promised!!! I Can’t Believe it!!! The Master Bedroom make-over has been finished for a couple months and I just realized that I have not shown you the complete results, …..just bits and pieces. But then, is a make-over ever, ever really over or finished?
Dusty, Dirty Old Shoes! I hope the sun is shining where you are and that you are having a wonderful day. Don’t you love the week-ends? I sure do. On this beautiful Sunday Morning…I would like to share a poem written by Leanne Freiberg.