Memorial Day Fun!

I had an amazing Memorial Day yesterday! The "New Guy" (okay...I need to think of a better name for him....that sounds too much like the  flavor of the month and he's so not that!) and I  had an great day biking in San Francisco. It was like taking a mini vacation in our own backyard!  We packed our bikes up and drove 50 minutes north to the "City by the Bay"! 

I walked half-way across the

Show and Tell Friday!

  Welcome once again to Show and Tell Friday!  It's always great to see so many of you joining in each week! 
This week I'm sharing my reorganized dining room.  I sold my white hutch that I had against this wall and I moved my blue china cabinet over to this space! (Sorry for the poor lighting...I took this photo in the early morning)
I love the way it looks here and it makes the room look so

More on Eden Roses

I've had a lot of people ask where they can buy a Climbing Eden Rose bush.  


This was my very first bloom, the blooms are much larger than this now.

I bought mine at Regan Nursery in Fremont, California. I highly recommend them!  They also sell them online, as do other nurseries.  It's pretty much too late in the season to buy bare-root roses now but I thought I would list some

How I spent my weekend!

Life has changed a lot for me lately! Last year I used to spend so much of my weekends puttering around my apartment but not so much anymore!  Once I made the decision to lose weight, I also decided that I was going to get fit too!  So now, this is my life...hiking and biking. Next winter I hope to start skiing again. And then there's dancing too!  Years ago if someone would have told me I would

Show and Tell Friday!

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I finally have photos of my climbing Eden rose to share today!  Eden is also known as "Pierre de Ronsard".  I know I've said this a million times...I LOVE LOVE LOVE this rose! It's my all-time, hands-down, favorite rose!!!  It takes my breath away every time I see it!  I planted this about 3 years ago and it just gets better and better each year!
My neighbors

I'm riding the Tour de Cure!

I have some exciting news!   I'm riding in the Tour de Cure this year!  
It's a bike ride to raise money for the American Diabetes Association.  I bet each and every one of you know someone with diabetes! 
I've never mentioned on my blog where I work before but I figure now is a good time to do that. I work for LifeScan which is a Johnson and Johnson Company.  We manufacture the OneTouch blood

White Eden Roses

I just had to share this....  This is my friend's beautiful garden.  A few years ago we went together to buy roses together on our lunch hour. We had so much fun walking around a huge rose nursery called Regan's Nursery in Fremont, California.  I bought my favorite rose...Pink Eden and Claudia bought a White Eden. It's not totally white though, it has a very soft blush pink center! Gorgeous!!!

Bloggers making a difference!

 I have a guest blogger today. I hope you enjoy reading about this beautiful blogger that wants to make a difference... ************************
Just so we're a little more aquainted, my name is Ashley,
and I want to inspire the WORLD.

Raise your hand if you've ever had a dream,
and you didn't reach it.
Don't be shy, no one can actually see you raising your hand at your computer,
unless your in

Show and Tell Friday!

I'm so sorry for the delay in getting Show and Tell Friday up this week!  Blogger has been having issues since yesterday and I wasn't able to get on at all! 
Now that's it's up I didn't have the photos that I had planned on sharing so I'm resharing cupcakes that I made a long time ago!  I guess that's the good thing about blogging so long (since 2005)...I have so many old photos that I can 

White Picket Fence Love!

I have a thing for white picket fences with roses growing on them and I especially love the white on white look!  You may remember the beach house post I did awhile back. 
Last night after work I was going to a friend's home (he's actually more than just a friend but I'll leave it at that for now; wink-wink) and I parked my car on his street in front of this home...I didn't have my camera so I

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mothers!!!  
I'm trying to not get too down today since I just lost my wonderful mother last month but I must say it is harder than I thought it would be.  I sure miss talking to her...    

Show and Tell Friday!

Mirrors around my Home

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I had planned to share my beautiful pink Eden Roses that are blooming right now but I'm having issues with my camera!  I need to get a new memory card for it...I think I must have worn the old one out! It's saying that it is "write protected" but I didn't do anything to it. I've tried taking the thing out, turning the camera on and off,

A trip to Vintage and Vogue!

Last month I made a stop into my favorite neighborhood shop, Vintage and Vogue, which is located in downtown Campbell, California
Every time I walk through that front door I'm amazed at all the new things they have! Want to take a peek?....
Check out that beautiful lampshade ain the photo above!  I loved that!!


This chandelier on the right below makes me want to decorate a room in black and