As you know, I took up painting for the first time in my life 2 years ago. Mind you, I am a newbie at art. I started taking acrylic classes when my daughter went off to college. There are days when I put a lot of paint on a canvas and it is disastrous. Other…
I apologize for the quality of the pictures, but I still haven’t mastered great photography yet. Since this room has absolutely no natural light, they aren’t the best. But hopefully you’ll get the idea. The cellar is hidden behind this “bookcase”. A local goodwill shop was having a book sale, 24 books for $2.00 so…
We have an ABUNDANCE of hollyhocks growing in our yard. This is the closest thing to Jack and the Beanstalk~~as this small seed grows into a plant that is 10-12 feet tall. All the garden books suggest they grow to 8 feet, however, ours are so much taller. I’m 5’4″ and you can see this…
My husband and I have been doing the Whole30 eating plan (no sugar, bread, alcohol, dairy, beans, peanuts, soy for 30 days) since the end of February. We both said, “how hard can it be?” Surprisingly, we felt great on the Whole30. For a quick summary of this reset plan, click here. As a result, I…
A few weeks ago, we hosted a charitable tea with New York Times Bestselling author, Rhys Bowen. The monies raised from that afternoon go the Family to Family Foundation. This foundation provides scholarships to students in rural El Salvador who, due to lack of funds, would otherwise be unable to receive an education. When my son was…