As promised, I'm giving an update on the traveling flibbertigibbet. I actually managed to get out of the house only 6 minutes past nine......that's because only one of the kids was up and he was half asleep anyway and was unable to verbalize yet. Picked up Miss Bittersweet and off we went toward DC!Our first stop was in Occoquan. It's an historic … [Read more...]

To quote my grandson's favorite show (Mickey's Clubhouse)....Hot Dog Hot Dog Hot Diggety Dog!! I'm getting away from home for TWO WHOLE NIGHTS! My SIL (Bittersweet Folkart Primitives..check it out) and I are going up to the DC Flea and also taking a side trip to Lucketts (heaven on earth)! I heard that the Design House is closed......boo … [Read more...]

Don't let the title fool you ....I didn't get a new porch, nor did I do a porch redo.....BUT, I love my porch and wanted to tell you why. I sit out there most evenings for about 2 hrs (if I'm home) and just swing in total silence with my shutter candleholder glowing as the only light...... Isn't it pretty? I'll tell you how to make it in a … [Read more...]

I thought I'd clarify a bit more about my taste in design. It's definitely 'eclectic' and moves from French to English to Vintage to Primitive/Country. I don't have a problem with it but some folks really need to pigeonhole you in order to understand and I refuse to be so contained. We'll start with the French part. I love anything with French … [Read more...]

Wow...what a weekend I had last week! Busy, highly emotional, and rewarding all in one. I don't have a furniture or home project to share today but I do have a 'heart' project. Last week I received news that the son of some old friends who was also the grandson of another set of old friends had ended his life. He was a gifted and much loved young … [Read more...]

Good Morning!! If you had been awake at 3 am, you could have called because my eyes were WIDE OPEN!! Honestly, this season of a woman's life is NOT meant to include children who need to get up at 6 am for school! God knew what he was about when he said...."woman, thou shalt not have any more children after (a certain age)". I made that up, so don't … [Read more...]

Ahhhh....the weekend. 72 hours of people around me constantly.....hmmm......good,bad,good,bad.....how to tell? It has it's moments though. Last night my hubby and I were able to go out to dinner to a local, out of the way place. It's an old house and you sit on the porch and eat. It's down a country road and as it got darker, we couldn't even see … [Read more...]

Wow! I can't believe tomorrow will be a whole week since I posted! You can see the title and realize I have been doing just that! Kids have been doing activities, family responsibilities, doctor appointments and working on the National Junior Honor Society reception have done me in! The reception was last night and went very well.....hordes of … [Read more...]