Spring Thrifted Table Setting
I’m sitting in the Morning Room enjoying a cappuccino while watching all the activity in the garden. Birds are perched on the feeders with more…
Spring Entryway from the Thrift Store
“Blossom by blossom the spring begins.” — Algernon Charles Swinburne Whether the blossoms are on a beautiful teacup or in a crystal vase they herald…
Almost Spring from the Thrift Store
I’m looking out the window into the garden and the phlox is blooming, chives are filling out in their clumps of bright green and my…
Flowers and Boxes
I’ve so been missing the bright blue sky and looked out this afternoon to a vision of pink and blue with touches of green. Welcome…
Tea Tray from the Thrift Store
“There is something in the nature of tea that leads us into a world of quiet contemplation of life.” – Lin Yutang, The Importance of…
A Little Thrift Store Water Pitcher
It’s been several weeks since I’ve been thrift shopping. I’ve been struggling with a bad asthma flare-up that has taken awhile to get under control.…
Changing the Gallery Wall
Hill at Loughcrew Cairns The many shades of green in an Irish countryside speak to me of Spring. The sea is visible in the distance…
Travel Tray…Spring Dreams
A cozy room, a sunny day and a tray filled with all the things you’ll need to plan a wonderful Spring vacation. Italy is on…
What To Do with Valentine’s Day Flowers
“Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and preserved.” ~ Thomas Fuller Valentine’s Day is almost past and those…
Three for Dinner
After a busy day I had to get ready for a family meal without much time to prepare. Sometimes those meals work out the very…