Lemon Tart - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  We had a wonderful Christmas and since I've been off work almost a week I've lost track of time and just realized that I need to put up my Show and Tell post today!  Since I'm totally unprepared I thought I would share a yummy dessert I made for Christmas dinner! Luckily I snapped a photo of it with my iPhone before I ate it! 

 

 I found this recipe on

More Christmas Decor - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  This week I wanted to share some more of my little apartment decorated for Christmas.  I cleaned house on Saturday and had plans to wash my car and take photos of my Christmas décor on Sunday but my daughter had other plans!  Since she turned 21 and is now of legal drinking age she woke up and said "lets go to brunch"  since now she can order mimosas!  I

A White Christmas - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  It's been really cold here this week in Northern California! It was down into the high 20s at night! I know that not be very cold to some of you but for California it is!!!   I was hoping for snow but all we got was heavy frost!

 



 

It looks like a White Christmas in my apartment though!  I decided that even though I have to move in February and I'm a

A little hot cocoa

 



Sometimes it's the little things that you don't normally do everyday that can make you happy!  I don't remember the last time I had hot cocoa with whipped cream on it but for some reason last Saturday morning I just had a craving for it!  Occasionally at work I will have the instant hot chocolate in the packets that you add hot water to but I much prefer to make it with unsweetened cocoa

Vintage and Vogue at Christmas - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I'm breaking my own rule and sharing something that is not from my home for this Show and Tell Friday!  I'm sure you won't mind once you see this lovely shop!

 

 




I feel so fortunate to have this beautiful shop just a mile from my home!  It's always lovely but at this time of the year it is truly breathtaking!

 



 

This dresser above is exactly

Happy Thanksgiving - Show and Tell Friday

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Welcome to Show and Tell Friday and Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends!


We had a small group here tonight (Thursday) but I still made two pies. One pumpkin (above) and one my favorite apple pie recipe!


I have good news to share! I asked for a one month extension on my move out date and they gave it to me. Now I need to find a new place by the end of February. I

Being grateful is usually easy for me but I'm struggling with it now... - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I love this time of year but yesterday it felt like my world came crashing down with one email I received when I got home from work!

 



 

After living in my little apartment for almost 11 years I got a message from the property manager that I have to move out by January 31st!  Shock doesn't even begin to describe the feeling that came over me. I burst

Vintage and Vogue - Show and Tell Friday

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My daughter told me last night that Vintage and Vogue has all their Christmas decor up and she wanted us to go look around.  I worked from home today so we went there on my lunch hour.  I took a lot of photos but I decided to just share their Autumn decor because I haven't had time this afternoon to go through all the Christmas photos!






This place is

Cozy Autumn Evenings - Show and Tell Friday

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I was out on my patio and looked in at my apartment and thought I would snap some photos. These are taken from outside my patio sliding door on Tuesday evening.  The days are still warm here but the evenings are getting much cooler. I love Autumn! It's so cozy and the excitement of the holiday season and decorating for Christmas is just around the

Making Halloween Elegant - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I finally got some Halloween decor up on Monday after work!  Better late than never!  I used things I've collected over the last few years and set it up all on the dresser I have under my staircase.






My dad made the wooden black cats for me years ago and my mom gave me the old Victorian boots that look like witch boots to me!  She also gave me the

Irish Hiking Scarf - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  About this time every year I get the knitting bug! I pulled out the scarf I've been working on for the last three years to knit and realized that the moths had found the wool.  I didn't even notice that they had eaten holes in it until I worked on it for a couple hours!  It was so bad I just threw it away and started all over with a non-wool yarn.  It was

Autumn Table - Show and Tell Friday!

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  This week I'm resharing an Autumn table I did back in 2010.  Here it is mid October and I still have shells and summering things on my table! 




I'm going to try to find some time this weekend to decorate for Autumn but I will also be working on my Halloween costume and I know every time I sew something it takes so much longer than what I expect it to!

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Coco Chanel - Show and Tell Friday!

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I want to introduce you to my daughter's new dog! Her name is Coco Chanel but we call her Coco for short. 






Her mama is a Maltese and her daddy is a Shih Tzu which makes her a Malshi.  She looks like a little stuffed animal!  It took Beau a couple days to warm up to her but now they are best buddies!  


Also, if you didn't see my last post the other

I have a favor to ask of you...

Some of you may already know that I work for HP.  We are having a contest at work for HP employees that would like to participate and I've decided to go for it since I have a chance to win a new laptop (that I desperately need). All I will need you to do is click on the link at the bottom of this post and that will take you to an HP website.  The employee (hopefully me!) with the most unique

Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  This week I'm sharing a beautiful birthday present from my daughter!








She went to one of my favorite stores, Vintage and Vogue in downtown Campbell, California for my birthday present. She was so excited to give me this gift she couldn't even wait until my birthday and wanted me to open it two days early!   She knew I would love these beautiful

Happy Autumn - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday and welcome Autumn!



I'm sorry to all of you that came by last night to link up to Show and Tell Friday and couldn't. It's just been a hectic week! My birthday was Tuesday and I hadn't anticipated this week being so busy! My girlfriends took me out Tuesday after work and we went to the restaurant where my daughter works. On Wednesday my daughter took me out

Show & Tell Friday will be late this week!

I apologize...Show and Tell Friday will not be up on my blog until 10:00 am Pacific Time Friday morning.  I'll see you then! Everything is fine...it was my birthday on Tuesday and I went out with friends that night and out with family on Wednesday night.  I'm just running behind this week!

 

Low Calorie Pumpkin Muffins - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday! I made these muffins almost 2 years ago and I have been thinking about making them again so I thought I would re-share the recipe again! It's such a low-calorie but very tasty muffin and they are really quick to fix!

Here is the recipe:

Just a box of Spice Cake Mix (I used Duncan Hines) and a small can (15 oz) of Solid Pack Pumpkin. Mix these two things

Dried Hydrangeas - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  Honestly it's always sad for me to see summer coming to an end.  Yes, I'm looking forward to wearing my cute boots again but in California where we don't really have seasons it seems like summer ends when my hydrangeas stop blooming but we still don't get the full flavor of Autumn until about November.  We are in that in between stage here...Indian summer.  

Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  With the long holiday weekend last weekend, I lost track of time this week and Show and Tell Friday just sneaked up on me and I am not prepared!  I have to say though...I do love these short work weeks! 



I really have nothing new to share this week so I'll just share an old favorite photo of mine that I took on a trip to Martha's Vineyard back in 2006. 

Time to Declutter - Show and Tell Friday

Hi all, welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I've decided that I have way too much stuff! I have things stashed everywhere in my little place and honestly I don't use most of it any longer so I'm going to be listing some of my items for sale.  I'll start with listing some here and then I will probably be adding more on etsy in the days ahead.  






I have these beautiful ruffled depression

Zucchini Boat Recipe - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I've seen different versions of these zucchini boats all over Pinterest and Facebook and since they look so healthy I've been wanting to make them and I finally got around to doing it!  Rather than use someone else's recipe I decided to just make my own version up because I wanted to use a lot of one of my favorite ingredients....BASIL!






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Candles - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  This week I'm sharing candles through the seasons! I had planned on taking photos of my bedroom this week but I waited until the last minute and my daughter talked me into going shopping with her tonight so no time to take new photos.






Since Autumn is just around the corner I thought I would start with some Autumn candle arrangements I've done in the

Backyard Topiaries - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I don't think I've ever shared my backyard topiaries on my blog before.  I've wanted to but they really don't photograph very well. They look much nicer in person.  I decided to just post them anyway!  The one above is about 5 feet tall!  I bought the topiary metal form on sale years ago at a garden shop that was going out of business and started it with a

Dish Addiction - Show and Tell Friday!

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I had something else planned to share with you but I decided to go hiking after work with a friend and when I came home the sun was setting and it was too late to take photos so I decided to share my addiction to dishes!  My mom loved beautiful dishes and taught me to appreciate their beauty! 







I tend to collect either blue and white dishes or dishes

Collage Maker - Show and Tell Friday

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I thought this week I would share an online photo collage maker I found.  The best part is it's free!  It's called Fotor. (this is not a paid advertisement, just something I found that you might like).  They have lots of different templates to choose from and it's easy to use!





Thanks to all of you that join in on Show and Tell Friday every week and

Flowers - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  My Eden rose bush is blooming like crazy!  I cut all these blooms last weekend!






Then I put them in some silver mint julep cups on my dining room table...






Planting that Eden climbing rose was one of the best things I've ever done. It gives me constant bouquets almost all summer long!






I also did another little project last weekend...






I

My Home in Summer - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I almost named this post "My Summer Home" but that made it sound like I had a different home that I went to for the summer and that is not the case (one can only dream) so I changed the words around and named it "My Home in Summer"







The fact is, this is my little rented apartment decorated for summer....it's my make-believe summer cottage.  I must

A sneak peek...

I just wrote my post for Show and Tell Friday and I have lots of photos to share with you.  I thought I would share a sneak peek tonight.  Actually it's more like an overview than a sneak peek. I'll show more details on Show and Tell Friday (which goes up this (and every) Thursday at 6pm Pacific Time).

Happy Birthday America - Show and Tell Friday

Happy 4th of July to all my American friends! ...and welcome to Show and Tell Friday!






I found this moss lined basket at a nursery (Summer Winds) a couple weeks ago and put an assortment of plants in it.  I think it will get more beautiful as the plants grow.






I love the little fern I found to put in there!






I'm writing this post on the morning of the 4th of July. I'll be

Dollar Store Candles - Show and Tell Friday

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I decided this week to display some of my shells...something I've been wanting to do ever since I put away my Easter decor but just haven't got around to it!  My poor coffee table was looking so bare...well, not really I had about a million magazines piled on top of it! I got so tired of looking at that mess so I'm happy to have something pretty on

My perfect lunch tote - Show and Tell Friday

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My daughter and I were in a small mall by our place looking for work shirts for her. She just got her first job as a server in a restaurant and has to buy her own button down dress shirts. We stopped in the Burlington Coat Factory which isn't a store we usually shop in but she found two great work shirts and as we were walking to the cash register

Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I'm keeping it simple this week. I'm just sharing my love of vintage china!



I also want to take this time to acknowledge my wonderful dad on this Father's Day weekend!  You would all love my dad, he's the best! 



Thanks to all of you that join in on Show and Tell Friday every week and thanks to all of you who leave such nice comments!









If you

Allen's Home in Hawaii - Show and Tell Friday

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I know almost everyone that visits my blog is into Shabby Chic style but this week I'm sharing my boyfriend's second home in Hawaii which is not Shabby Chic but it's an amazingly beautiful place that I think anyone could appreciate!  I've been here twice since March and I've shared some of it previously but today I thought I would share some more of it.

Blooming Hydrangeas - Show and Tell Friday

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As you can see, my hydrangeas are blooming!  A few months back...I think it was around February I pulled out my lace-cap hydrangea that I planted when I first moved here 10 years ago and replaced it with this Nikko Blue Hydrangea.  I just wasn't happy with the blooms on the lace-cap and I've always wanted a Nikko Blue. I'm so happy I did this! This

Hawaii - Show and Tell Friday

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I've been in Hawaii for the past week and got home in the wee hours this morning (Wednesday).  We were supposed to get home last night but our flight was delayed.  I usually do my Show and Tell posts on Wednesday evenings so it can go up at 6pm Pacific Time on Thursday evening.  Since I've had very little sleep (I went to sleep sometime after 3am) and had

Aloha - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I'm in Hawaii (the Big Island) again so I only have vacation photos to share this week!  I arrived around 10:00 am Hawaiin time on Tuesday morning so I've only been here two days so far.  I wish you could feel the warm tropical breezes! They are wonderful!



We went to the pool the first day and the beach yesterday! 

Allens's daughter and 4 year old grandson

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers out there in blogland!  I hope you have a wonderful day!

Birdcages - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!






I don't have anything new to share this week so I compiled a bunch of old photos of some of my collection of birdcages!  I no longer have any birds but I do love bird cages!  People comment when they come here about all the bird cages with no birds...sometimes I feel like a crazy old woman.  They also comment about all the old mirrors in my home. I like

Getting Fit!

I've updated my Fit and Fabulous over Fifty blog a couple more times this week! I'm on a roll! Stop by and check it out: Fit and Fabulous over Fifty.  I'm sharing some exercises I'm doing and what I've eaten so far today!

....and thank you all so much for the nice comments you left about my weight loss journey!

Me ~ Before and After

Before June 2009                                        After May 2013




I shared some before and after pics on my Fit and Fabulous over Fifty blog! Stop by and see! 



Click here: Fit and Fabulous over Fifty

Bathroom Color - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!






Again I'm sharing some of my garden roses!






These white ones are called "French Lace" and the peachy pink ones are called "Nancy Reagan".  The French Lace roses are one of my favorites and they are used often in bridal bouquets.






I bought these roses at the same time when I first moved into my little apartment 10 years ago!  I thought they

A day in Carmel, California and Food Galore! - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I'm breaking my own rules this week and not sharing something from my home and garden. Rules are meant to be broken so if you feel the need to break my rule, please feel free to do so!  



I'm hardly home these days but I am out enjoying life!  When I started my blog I was a single mom and I spent most of my time at home. Now that my youngest is going to

Garden Blooms - Show and Tell Friday

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Spring has sprung here in Northern California and I'm enjoying all my garden blooms!  This weekend it's supposed to be in the 80s so I think we are going straight to summer!






I bought this wood box years ago and stenciled the word "Flowers" on the front of it.  It's been sitting in my backyard for the last couple years and now has a very faded and

My Eden Roses are blooming! - Show and Tell Friday

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I love this time of year...when my Eden rose bush blooms again after its winter break!  I sure look forward to having these beautiful bouquets in my home again!  This bouquet will be the first of many! It blooms continuously from now until December! 





I put these roses that I picked this morning in a little vintage cherub dish I have in my

Spring Shells - Show and Tell Friday

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Last weekend I received an unexpected package in the mail!  









I was so surprised when I opened it and found these beautiful glittered shells!  They are from a fellow blogger ~ "M" at OC Cottage!  She had sent me some of these years ago and I display them in my tiered dish every Christmas.  After a couple years they weren't looking so

Keeping Cool in Hawaii

Aloha from Hawaii!

Maybe I shouldn't be admitting this to the world but I'm experiencing hot flashes more than any other woman I know! This horrible symptom of menopause has been going on for over two years for me! When will it end?

If you haven't had a hot flash let me explain how it feels. It's different that just feeling hot from warm weather. It's more like an internal heat. It

Show and Tell will be delayed this week!

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Hi all, I just wanted to let you know that my Show and Tell Friday post won't be posted on Thursday evening like it usually is. I committed to doing an ad/product

Easter Decor - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  Last weekend I finally decorated for Easter!






A few years ago I bought all these faux chocolate Easter bunnies at Marshalls.  I love them and look forward to decorating with them every year!






I also look forward to this time of the year because my lilacs are blooming.  I usually have numerous large bouquets of lilacs but not this year for some

My Hawaiian Vacation - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday! It's Wednesday evening as I write this post and I just got home from my vacation in Hawaii at 9pm. I'm so tired and I have to get up early to go to work tomorrow but I went through some of my photos to share with you. 



Allen has a second home in a resort area in Hawaii and this photo above was taken from the pool area. We had an amazing sunset that night!

Aloha from Hawaii - Show and Tell Friday!

 Aloha! I'm blogging from Hawaii!  It's Wednesday at 5:00 pm Hawaiin time which is now 3 hours earlier than California time because they don't move the clocks forward for daylight savings time!  It's 81 degrees! I was sitting outside but had to come in because it's too warm!  I'm a California girl and grew up in that dry climate so any time I'm in humidity of any kind its hard on me!  Really

Family Time and a New Honey Pot - Show and Tell Friday

My nephew, me, my niece and my daughter


Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  Last weekend I met up with my nephew Andrew (my brother's son), my niece Erin (my sister's daughter) and my daughter, Lauren for lunch.  The only cousins missing from my side of the family were my son and my other niece.  My niece Erin lives in Arizona and I hadn't seen her in a very long time so I was so excited when

Camellias - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  Lots of things are beginning to bloom right now in Northern California including the camellias! 







Floating camellia blossoms in a bowl of water is the traditional way to display them.  I used this beautiful cherub pedestal dish I've had for many years.






I love the soft pink color against the aqua birdcage!  








I love this time of year when

For the Love of Roses - Show and Tell Friday!

Who doesn't love roses?  I do now but when I was young and moved into my first home I ripped out all the rose bushes because I hated roses! I replaced them with junipers!  Ugh...JUNIPERS!  It's really amazing how much our tastes can change over the years!






Now I love roses... especially pink roses!  I'm really not into red roses at all!  Pink, peach, white, yellow, lavender... really

Valentine's Day Cupcakes - Show and Tell Friday

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I decided to make some Valentine's Day cupcakes to take to work!






Because it was a weeknight, I just used a box cake mix. My favorite box cake mix brand is Duncan Hines. I don't like ready-made frosting though so I mix up my own butter cream frosting. It's so much better!  I've shared this recipe before but I'll repost it so you don't have to hunt

Four years of February - Show and Tell Friday!

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My life is busy! I bet yours is too! I know I said at the start of this year I was going to blog more than once a week and at the time I said that I really believed it but my life seems to get in the way of that these days and I feel like that I have half the free time that I used to have. I've been blogging since 2005! Maybe that's the reason.

A Candle Giveaway and Show and Tell Friday

You may remember I posted these snowflake candles on my blog earlier.  I bought them for 50% off after Christmas.  I went back to get some more and they were 75% off so I bought them all because I love them!  





I've decided to share them...I'm giving away a set (one large and one small) to one lucky winner!  All you have to do is leave a comment saying you want to win them.  



If you

Skiing is like riding a bike (and Show and Tell Friday)

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Well, I did it! I went skiing after a 28 year break between the last time I did it!  I was well aware going into this that I am now 52 years old young (it is a state-of-mind) and the last time I skied was before I had children! Since my oldest is now 26 years old I 'm guessing it has been about 28 years since the last time I skied, which means I was about

Paperwhites - Show and Tell Friday

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I love paperwhites!






I usually start to force paperwhites right after Thanksgiving so I have them blooming during Christmas but this year the holidays just seemed to sneak up on me and so I didn't plant these until right after Christmas!






And they are already blooming!  I think it because it's been so cold here in California and the heater has

Collecting Craigslist Chairs - Show and Tell Friday

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Ever since I bought my slipcovered sofa from Ikea I've wanted to get the matching chairs to go with it.  I don't know why I never thought to look on Craigslist for used ones until recently!  There are a lot on there and there are some great deals to be had!  I bought this Ikea Ektorp chair above for only $50 and it came with two sets of slipcovers!  I

Decorating with Lemons - Show and Tell Friday

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After I removed my Christmas decor from my 3-tiered stand I wasn't sure what to replace it with.  Since all the lemon trees around here are filled with lemons right now I decided to go with a lemon and lime theme. 



When my mom bought this tiered dish in the early 60s, the shop had ceramic lemons displayed in it so I'm sort of recreating that look.

To a great year ahead for all of us!

Happy New Year!!!  



I hope you are all getting the new year off to a great start!  I went to a New Years party last night which is something I haven't done in years...in fact I don't even remember the last time I went out on New Years!  It was a lot fun!







I've put away my Christmas decor and all I can say...it's so much more fun to put up than it is to take down! It's done and my