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Preparing for Sara's Bridal Shower!
So much to do before the big day! In our first years of marriage, Robert and I lived on a sweet little street in Van Nuys. Down the block...
Sep 28, 20231 min read


fall garden tour 2023!
I was dashing out to babysit Baby Gracie when I did this video -- so I must not have been properly focused! Sorry for the corrections!...
Sep 27, 20231 min read


Sunset in Mineral King 2023
We spent four lovely days at our little cabin in Silver City, a remote enclave in Sequoia National Park, and part of the Mineral King...
Sep 26, 20231 min read


Butter Molds and Butter Pats!
Can I say again how much I love Butter Pats? And now I have a reason to use them -- and a fun way to display the butter. It's all in the...
Sep 21, 20231 min read


Fall at the Garden Center (Or did I Crash the Car?)
Glad to have gotten my winter garden in -- I'm most excited about the snap peas. If they crawl up the trellis ( the cucumbers were...
Sep 20, 20231 min read


A Special Tea Party!
The grands had such a good time! They were very respectful of their great, great grandmother's Limoges china, and nothing was broken!...
Sep 19, 20231 min read


A No Good, Very Bad Day
AND I think I got a cold from one of the granddaughters. Ugh. Tomorrow will be better, I'm certain!
Sep 18, 20231 min read


Cupcake Lady!
These were lots easier than the Wizard of Oz cake! But even though I did enjoy making that masterpiece, for the second time around these...
Sep 17, 20231 min read


Cleaning out the Veg Garden!
Ok...well, maybe not the most scintillating post -- but these things have got to get done! And my veg garden was done for the summer. So,...
Sep 14, 20231 min read


Hot Air Balloon Garden Ornament!
Thank you Donna and Bob!
Sep 13, 20231 min read


Estate Sale RESCUE!
Emergency Rescue!! #herorobert
Sep 12, 20231 min read


Abby's 3rd Birthday!
Where does the time go? How can she be three? Our precious granddaughter. Her favorite thing is the Wizard of Oz...even though she has...
Sep 11, 20231 min read


Wizard of Oz Cake!
It looks pretty good from far away -- from up close you can see my mis-steps. Here's all the things I would do differently! 1) Frost the...
Sep 10, 20232 min read


Drench the Witch!
Can't wait for the Wizard of Oz party!
Sep 7, 20231 min read


Dorothy's Ruby Slippers!
It's so much fun when you try things for the first time -- and they turn out!!! I love the way the ruby slippers turned out -- and to be...
Sep 6, 20231 min read


Rainbow Cake!
This is going to be a BIG project! A Wizard of Oz Cake for Abby's 3rd birthday! I'm going to try for rainbow cake inside, ruby red...
Sep 5, 20231 min read


Halloween Town!
This Halloween Town can be found at Green Thumb Nursery in Canoga Park, CA. I'm sure there's lots more to see out there. If you run...
Sep 4, 20231 min read


My Buddy and the Butterflies
Amongst the many talents that my husband possesses - he's also a pretty great photographer. And I think that these backyard photos of...
Sep 3, 20231 min read
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