Archives for April 2012

This time of year is so complex.  Everything is growing which either results in joy or dismay.  Dismay when I see the thistle plants in the {neglected} front flower bed are 4 ft tall.  Joy when the climbing rose just two feet away is chock full of blooms  and the warm sun releases their gorgeous fragrance.  Dismay when I see the forsythia … [Read more...]

Remember, I told you I had something important to do on Friday? That's why I made the Goat Cheese tart on Thurs night. Well my wonderful brother and sister-in-law came over on Friday to go through the house and get some advance instruction for the week we will be in Paris (!!!). It was quite a lot to take in and my sister-in-law asked if I was … [Read more...]

Bonjour mes amis! Aujourd'hui.....Goat Cheese tart! This is the EASIEST recipe ever! You should definitely make this one. Before you start whining eeewww...I don't think I like goat cheese....let me tell you that even the 10 yr old and 14 yr old ate it for breakfast and LOVED it! What a great way to sneak in some healthy food and expand their … [Read more...]

Good Morning Dahlings!! Welcome to Thursday Shopper I never tire of finding lovely things for you to look at! Today I am so thrilled to show you two fabulous finds at the thrift! First is this chair.... A lovely boudoir chair with a heart shaped back! A lovely blue shade. The upholstery is perfect! The ruched detail along the back is … [Read more...]

I KNOW all of you follow my Thursday Shopper...RIGHT? Just in case you don't, I'll remind you that a few months ago I went to Pottery Barn.While I was there, I saw this It's in the catalog too so I'm sure you've seen it.It might look like a birdcage...but it's a bookcage.One can only assume it's where you put the books you don't want anyone … [Read more...]

If you've followed me even a little bit, you know I collect stuff.  Lots of stuff.  I need stuff to decorate with.  Stuff to fill spaces on furniture, in bookcases, on walls.  Stuff for indoors and outdoors. I also collect stuff that is just for making more stuff. I don't apologize for my stuff.  I don't take stuff wrongly from others.  I don't … [Read more...]

The days have been so busy here lately with setting up the shop {you can peek at it here} Working in the yard {peek at that too, here} and last but not least....getting ready to go to PARIS two weeks from this Sunday!!! My house is suffering in many ways! The yard is only partly groomed and I have been doing Spring cleaning  which means that for … [Read more...]

Are you ever disappointed that you can't have the "real thing"? I have a few real things.....but I have LOTS and LOTS of things that are best classified as  "close seconds". Usually, I don't have the real thing because it's just too expensive. Maybe that's why I love thrift shops.  I can get kind of close to the "real thing" there.  Vintage but not … [Read more...]