Merry Christmas - Show and Tell Friday

Merry Christmas! It's Christmas afternoon as I'm writing this post and I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!  I have apple pies in the oven and a few minutes to sit down and finally write this post! 

 






 

Here is the last of my Christmas décor to share....

 



 













 



 


Merry Christmas friends!

 

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White Christmas - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!



I can hardly believe Christmas is in a week!  This week I'm sharing the little white Christmas vignette I put together in my living room. (Sorry for the bad lighting. It's so hard to take photos after work with no natural light)












I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday season! I'll be off work for two weeks and I'm so looking forward to it

More Christmas Decor - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday! 

 



 

 I'm writing this on Wednesday evening and tomorrow we are expected to get a big storm in Northern California!  I'm not looking forward to the commute home tomorrow. It's bad enough on a normal day but I'm expecting it to be horrible tomorrow.  Many of the schools around here are going to be closed tomorrow...that never happens here!  I sure hope

Christmas Mantel - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I'm so thrilled I finally have a fireplace again! It's been so many years since I've had one. 





I couldn't wait to decorate it! I made the stockings out of some blue linen fabric and vintage lace I already had on hand.  I had the stocking pattern for over 10 years and never used it until now!





I used all the Christmas picks and ribbon that I used

Happy Thanksgiving - Show and Tell Friday

 

Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to Show and Tell Friday! 

 

I'm all moved into my new apartment (in the same complex) and I'm liking it so much better.  It took 2 1/2 days to move everything and 3 full days to get everything unpacked! I even have everything hung back up on the walls.

 




 

I decided to do something different on my dining room wall at this apartment and I like it so

Moving this weekend! - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  We start moving on Friday, Nov 20th!  As I mentioned last week we are just moving to another building in the same complex!  I have a few days to get my whole apartment unpacked and put back together because I'm hosting a small Thanksgiving dinner at my new place!  ...and after Thanksgiving I'm decorating for Christmas! I can't wait!!!!

 

 I don't have

A little more Autumn Decor and our upcoming move - Show and Tell Friday

 



 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!

 

 




I originally had some faux Autumn leaves in this centerpiece and I just wasn't feeling it.  They were very orange and although I love orange...I wear orange a lot, I just don't like how it looks in my home...




 

So I took out all those faux leaves and added white pumpkins and now I love it! 




 

Sometimes I just have to fiddle with

Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  This week has been a tough week here in our home.  I had to rush my daughter to the hospital on Saturday evening with a severe asthma attack.  She has on-going problems with asthma and twice before we ended up in the ER but this time was different, it was more severe.  Usually they treat her with the breathing treatments in ER and she's released. This time

Happy Halloween - Show and Tell Friday

Happy Halloween and Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I've been busy watching the World Series so I'm not prepared this week!  Yay San Francisco Giants!!! 

 

 

I'm just sharing a pumpkin candle from a few years ago!  I loved these little pumpkin candles I bought at a grocery store!

 

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Halloween Past and the crap I'm living with right now - Show and Tell Friday!

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday! I've been busy watching the Giants in the World Series this week so I'm going to share some old Halloween décor photos from last year!





It was fun last year, pulling things from all over to make a pretty Halloween vignette!




 

I took some of these decorations to work this year and decorated my cubicle!

 

This year at home I haven't put any

A New Soup Tureen - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday! A nice neighbor of mine that has never read my blog or never been in my apartment saw this soup tureen at an antique store bought it for me! He's only walked by my apartment before but he thought it looked like something I might like. 

 

I'm on a main walkway so everyone can see in!  I told him I feel like I live in a fishbowl so on my birthday he gave me

Revisiting Autumns Past - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  One of the great things about blogging is going back through your own blog to get inspiration.  I found these old photos from 4 years ago at my old apartment. Oh how I miss my old place!  I've had nothing but problems at my new place!  I'm fairly certain I will be moving again once my lease is up in February. I hope I can find a place like my old apartment! 

Cupcakes and my new KitchenAid muffin tins - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  It seems like everyone is having a birthday lately!  It was my birthday last week along with many other people I know.  My friends and I at my apartment decided to have a "Libra" party because there are so many of us with birthdays around the same time. We had a potluck BBQ and I signed up to bring cupcakes!



The timing was perfect because the nice folks

It's officially Autumn - Show and Tell Friday!

  



Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  It's official! It's now Autumn! 




It's
been another busy but fun week! My birthday was yesterday (September 24th) and I've been celebrating all week so I'm just sharing a
fall tablescape from the past!  I hope you enjoy...














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

A Little More Autumn Decor - Show and Tell Friday

 



Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I saw these mini white pumpkins at the grocery store this week and decided to buy a few!







I wasn't sure what to do with them but then I decided to put them on some mini pedestals.  I pulled out some of my little ceramic cherubs...


 



I added some faux autumn leaves and a little moss...



I still have my shells out in the jars but I will

A Little Autumn Decor - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  Honestly I am not ready for summer to be over!  My home décor is best in summer colors with lots of shells, then Christmas is my 2nd favorite decorating season, and finally Easter/Spring.  It's hard to make Autumn décor look good in my summery home!  And honestly in California it doesn't really feel like Autumn until November! 



This week it's still in

Show and Tell Friday

 

Hi all! Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  Sorry I was MIA last week! I meant to put a post up last Thursday morning before I headed to the beach with my girlfriends for a few days and I totally forgot to do it! I didn't have my laptop with me so there wasn't anything I could do!

 

I've had a very fun extended weekend and unfortunately I don't have anything new to share except some photos

Summer Fun - Show and Tell Friday

Hi and Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I have nothing from my home to share with you  this week and I almost just posted an old photo from the past but then I remembered I had these photos on my iPhone from last weekend!  



See...there is a reason why I don't have much to share this summer...I've been out having fun!  Last weekend my friends and I did an over-night trip to the beach for

Show and Tell Friday will be back next week!

 

Sorry, no Show and Tell this week. I'm taking a little vacation! I'll be back next week!

A new soap dispenser - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday! 

 

 Before I get to the little thing I'm sharing this week, I have some good news to share! 

 

 I mentioned before that I was in training to become a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) and I'm happy to say that after 30 hours of training, I was sworn in by the judge on Tuesday!  For those that don't know...I will explain it as quickly as I can.

Show and Tell will be delayed until Friday

Show and Tell will be up on Friday! Sorry for the delay! 

Paper Lanterns - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  This week I'm sharing my paper lanterns I have hanging on my apartment patio.  I don't have any lights out there and it gets really dark in the evening so I had to come up with a way to light it up without any electricity.  These have battery operated lights that you can turn on with a remote control.  The lights have different setting but I like the slow

Show and Tell Friday!

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  It's been another busy week...even more so than usual! I'm still in training to become a CASA (Court Appointed Child Advocate) and I have classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. In addition to that, this week I also had to sit in on a few hearings at court as part of the training and then we have an all-day training session this Saturday...in addition to

Summer dining in the past - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  As I mentioned last week, I'm in the middle of extensive training this month for a volunteer activity I'm getting involved in.  I have very little free time lately since I work full time so this week I'm just going to reshare some photos from the past. I hope you don't mind...

 




 

This was one of my favorite table settings!




 

I had 12 of these

Giving Back and becoming a CASA - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!

 

This week I will be sharing something a little different.  It isn't a material thing, it's something from my heart! I will apologize right now for this long post but this is my passion right now!

 

I'm sure many of you that have grown children will relate to this.  Now that my children are grown, I feel like my life has become very selfish. I no longer

Happy 4th of July! - Show and Tell Friday

 



 

Happy 4th of July weekend and welcome to Show and Tell Friday! 

 

It's a time to celebrate our country's independence and a time to decorate with a little red, white and blue!

 




 

I found these gorgeous hydrangeas at the grocery store.  There is nothing like fresh flowers to freshen up your home!  I miss having my little rose garden this year and having fresh roses in my home

The Tiny Apartment Kitchen - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday! 

 




 I've been in my "new" apartment since February. I can't believe how fast the time has flown by! I've been here almost 5 months already which means I'm halfway through my 10 month lease! My lease is 10 months but my rent can't go up until I've been here 12 months, and since I have to give 30 days notice before I move out I only have about 6 months

My Little Apartment Patio - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  My little patio is still a work in progress but I thought I would share some photos with you.   I don't get much sunlight here so my plants aren't doing as well as I would like.  The only sunlight I get is in the earlier evening which is when these photos were taken. (oops, I forgot to put the broom away before I took these photos!)

 

 



 

Here is the 

Show and Tell Friday - Lots and lots of Cupcakes

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  Sorry I'm so late getting my post up this week! It's just been one of those crazy weeks!  First some computer issues and then I had these photos on my iPhone and had trouble emailing them!  Finally I think I got all my issues resolved! 

 

Last weekend I made cupcakes to bring to a baby shower.  The colors were pink and brown so I decided to make some

Tomorrow!

Sorry for the delay, Show and Tell will be up sometime on Friday!

A little break

 

Hi all, I'm taking this week off from Show and Tell Friday! I'll be back next week!

 

Decorating for Summer - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!




 

I'm happy to be finally decorating for Summer! With the colors of my home, summer just comes easy!




 

I love the beach cottage look and I love pulling out all my seashells. 





Unfortunately, I don't get very much light in my apartment except for the early evening when these photos were taken.




 

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Thanks to all of you that

Back on the diet - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!

 

I had planned to post something different today but as usual I procrastinated until the last day and then, even though I left early, I got home late because the traffic was so bad. 

 

 Since I didn't have time to take the photos I wanted I'm resharing some of my "diet" food from the past.  As many of you know I lost quite a bit of weight a few years

Old Books - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!

 

Every day on my lunch hour I take a walk. It's about a mile and a half and the highlight of my day at times!  There are chickens that I pass by, squirrels running around, moms and tots in the park. It's a great walk and I forget that I'm in the middle of Silicon Valley and it's a great break from sitting in a cubicle all day!

 

 This week it's been

Happy Mother's Day!

 

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

Little Changes - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!

 

I've made a couple little changes around my little apartment. I mentioned that I want to go more with aqua blue than French blue so I painted the shutters an aqua color. 

 

I also bought some new pillows with a gift card I had from Pier One Imports. These pillows are great because the have yellow and a few different shades of blue which sort of ties

Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday and Happy May Day! I can't believe it's already May!  I don't have any new photos to share so I just grabbed a couple old ones this week.

 

I'm ready for summer! We've had a taste of it this week, it's been hot here in California...up in the 90s already! My new apartment stays fairly cool but I'm running the air conditioner tonight for the first time!

 

Mirror Love - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday! 

 

A few weeks ago I sold some things on Craigslist that I no longer have room for in my new place.  After I placed numerous things on there for sale I decided to look around to see what others were selling. I just wanted to look at some pretty things, I had no intention of buying anything. After all, I was selling things because I no longer had enough

Flowers and a giveaway!

 

Happy Easter everyone!

 

I bought a gorgeous bouquet of blue hydrangeas at the grocery store yesterday. They were such a great deal at only $6.  I put them in some water right away but the next morning they were all wilted except this one stem! Such a disappointment but I'm glad I at least have one to enjoy!




 


I love flowers! I was excited when I received an email from Hoffman Media

Happy Easter - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday and Happy Easter!  I can't believe how fast this weekend snuck up on me! I thought I decorated for Easter really early this year and now it's already almost here!

 

 



 

I shared my tiered dish with the nests and eggs a few weeks ago but now I've added some small terra cotta pots, which are actually napkin rings that I've had for years.  The bottoms of

A little kitchen Easter decor - Show and Tell Friday!

 




 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I haven't shown you my tiny little kitchen in my new apartment yet.  There isn't much to see actually but I have a wrap around counter that overlooks the dining room and living room so I decided to use this area for some Easter décor.





After finding the old photo that I shared last week of the teacups with the chick under the cloche I decided to

Easter Decor from the past - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday and Happy April!  I can't believe it's already April but I'm happy winter is over! I'm sure many of you are even happier than me about that! It's been a brutal winter for a lot of you!

 

I decorated for Easter last weekend but I haven't had a chance to take photos yet!  It's been dark and rainy here and my new apartment is dark even on sunny days so the

The Bedroom Chair - Show and Tell Friday!

"After"




Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!



Last week I got a couple comments about the chair in my bedroom so I thought I would share again the makeover I did on this chair years ago. I bought this chair at the flea market back in June 2008 for only $15. 






"Before"


I could see that it had a lot of potential but I had never reupholstered anything before but I decided to buy a book

My bedroom - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  My bedroom is still a work in progress but it's getting there! It has sort of been the catch-all room since I moved in here last month. I had everything I didn't know what to do with piled in a corner.  Last weekend I finally got rid of a few things, stuffed other things in my closet and under my bed so I didn't have to look at the mess anymore!





I have

An update from Coco and Beau!

 



We (Coco Chanel and Beau) just wanted to say hi to everyone!  We are now settled in our new apartment and we are liking it very much!  There are lots of dogs around here for us to bark at when our mom takes us for our walks!   We even bark at the dogs that walk by our apartment all day long!  We also like to hang out in our mom's bedroom in this comfy wicker chair!  Our mom will be sharing

Hand-painted rose plates - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I lived with the mirror in my dining room for a week and I just felt it needed something. I'm just not a simple girl...I need stuff!  I added some hand-painted rose plates last weekend and now I like it better!

 




 

I've had these plates awhile and they are some of my favorites! I actually bought the four small plates together and then found the larger

The livingroom in my new apartment - Show and Tell Friday

The view from the kitchen



Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  Last weekend was the 3 week anniversary of being in my new apartment.  I'm still trying to get everything to fit but it's slowly coming together.  I have all the extra stuff that I can't find room for piled in a corner in my bedroom.   


There isn't enough room in my dining room for my china cabinet so I have it in the corner of my

Spring Dining Room and a Mirror Makeover - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  It's felt like Spring here in Northern California until today when a big rainstorm came through and erased our sunny 70-something degree weather that we've been enjoying!  We really need the rain though so I'm not complaining!





 

Last weekend I was trying to figure out what to put on the wall in my dining room.  My dining room, if you can even call it

Still unpacking - Show and Tell Friday

 




 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  This move to the new apartment has been a lot of work!  I kept thinking I must be getting old because I'm usually all settled in within a week of moving!  Then I remembered that the last time I moved (almost 11 years ago) I had a lot less stuff! 

 




Honestly, since I started blogging in 2005 I have collected more stuff than ever!!! I think it's

Moved in my new place and on a nationally syndicated radio show all in one week! - Show and Tell Friday!

Some of my pretties waiting to be washed and displayed!




I'm not sure what I was thinking but last week I really thought I would be able to show you so much more than I actually can! I'm all moved in my new apartment but it's still chaos here! It's not photo-worthy yet!  When I've moved in the past I've stayed up all night unpacking boxes because I become obsessed with getting everything

Suave Professionals® Moroccan Infusion Lotion and a chance to win $1000 Visa Gift Card!

I was given the opportunity through BlogHer and Suave to try out the new Suave Professionals® Moroccan Infusion Body Lotion! 



I was very intrigued because about a year ago or so I heard a beauty blogger raving about Moroccan oil for your hair. She went on and on about what a difference it made...It turned her frizzy hair smooth! Of course I ran right out and bought it to control my

No Show and Tell this week! We are moving!

 

Sorry no Show and Tell Friday this week! We start moving on Friday and we are overwhelmed with packing right now! Come back next week and I'll have the new place to share!

 

In case you missed it, scroll down and enter for a chance to win a $1,000 Target Gift Card!   I really want on of my readers to win this....

A reason to love Target even more - The Target Cartwheel App!

I know I've said it before... I love Target!!!  I've seen many bloggers that feel the same way!  Later in this post I'm going to tell you about the new Target Cartwheel App that will save you money when you shop there and how you can enter to win a $1,000 Target GiftCard®!  Can you imagine $1,000 to spend at Target? I would love that!



I shop at Target a lot and over the years that I've

I found an apartment! - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  My daughter and I finally decided on an apartment and we start moving Friday, February 7th!  It's a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment in a very large complex with lots of amenities!  The photo above is the large pool and the Jacuzzi. As you can see the Jacuzzi is the size of a small swimming pool!  There are also two other pools on the property. It also has

Valentine Pink - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  Again, I'm still sharing some old photos because I'm in the beginning stages of packing up and getting ready for my move next month!  I still haven't found a new place yet and as each day passes I get more stressed out!  I was just about ready to make a decision on a place and the rent jumped in price overnight!  I've been watching the pricing on these

Born and Raised in Northern California - Show and Tell Friday

 

I finally started packing some things for my move next month even though I'm not totally sure where I'm moving! My apartment is not very photo worthy now nor will it be for the next month so I'm going to share some previous photos with you for the next month! At least when I get into my new place I will have something new to blog about! I'm looking forward to that! 

 

This week I saw

Seashell Wreath Tutorial - Show and Tell Friday

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I've been busy looking for a new apartment and also organizing some things around here in preparation for the move next month. I still haven't decided where I will be living but I'm getting closer!  Since my life is so hectic right now I will probably be sharing some old content for the next few weeks.  This week I decided to rerun my seashell wreath

Avocado and citrus season in California - Show and Tell Friday

 

Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  One of the benefits of winter in California is it's avocado and citrus time! I see lemons and oranges in everyone's yards this time of the year!

 

 These are the last of the lemons from my garden before I move. It's sad to see the little lemons forming and I won't be here to see them ripen!  I'm just hoping whoever moves in my place next appreciates my