Show and Tell Friday!

Welcome to another Show and Tell Friday!  I'm sharing my dining room chandelier today.  I bought this at a garage sale a few years ago for about $25 or $30 dollars. I had to rewire it but it was worth it!It's not a really old one, I think it's from the 1970s.

During the holidays I enjoy decorating it with greenery...

If you are joining in on Show and Tell Friday, please remember that your Show

My Camera

I often get asked what type of camera I use so since it's been awhile since I blogged about it I thought I would share this info again.  I have a Canon Rebel XSi.  I bought mine online through QVC so I could spread the payments out over 4 months.  I've had mine a few years now and have used it so much and I'm still thrilled with the quality of the photos!  It was well worth the money I spent on

Fruit Tart & Happy Birthday Dad!

I'm reposting one of my favorite summer desserts today!  It's a fruit tart that is so yummy and so easy to make.  It always gets rave reviews and that's before they even taste it!!!  Trust me though, it tastes as good as it looks!The recipe is from Paula Deen  Click here !
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Yesterday was my dad's birthday!  He reads my blog (and all the comments you leave) every day so can you

Show and Tell Friday!

Yesterday I received a package in the mail from my dear mom. Inside was this beautiful and very old cameo.My mom's sister received this cameo from a neighbor when my mom was about 14 years old.  Her sister didn't want it so she gave it t my mom.  My mom has kept it all these years and has now passed it on to me. 
Thank you mom! I love it!!!
It has a crack in it but it doesn't take away from the

One and two years ago, this month...

 
One of the great things about blogging for so many years (over 5 now) is that it's fun to go back and look what I was doing in the past. It's so wonderful to have so much of my life documented here!  I started wondering what I was doing this time last year and then that got me wondering what I was doing in August of 2008!  I went back through my archives and found this photo above.  This was

My life now

I know some of you only come here for decorating inspiration and if so you may not want to read any further. My blog has never really been just about decorating...I've tried to add a little more personal touch to it but I know this drives some people crazy! Please don't leave me grumpy comments about what I should or shouldn't blog about... 
Thank you all so much for the feedback on possibly

Thoughts of decluttering

I almost did something really drastic this weekend but I decided to think about it a little more first.  I think it's always a good idea to run drastic decisions by my friends (that's you).

I never thought the day would come but I'm getting tired of the "clutter" in my apartment.  I was so close to listing my hutch on craigslist this weekend...the only reason I didn't is that I don't have a