Capitola Art and Wine Festival

I had such a great weekend, it was a girl's weekend away!  We stayed at a friend's beach house in Aptos, California which is only about 30 minutes away from us. We got there Saturday afternoon and stopped at Trader Joes for lots of snack food which we ate for dinner along with some very good margaritas!  Later that evening we all went out dancing! We had a blast! Sunday afternoon we went to the

Crystal Chandeliers!

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We will never forget!

I will never forget that day!  It was a horrible day in our country's history but I it was so amazing that in the aftermath how so many Americans came together.  United we are strong!

Show and Tell Friday!

It's time once again for Show and Tell Friday!  Where has this week gone??? 
This week it looks like I'm sharing my dog Beau but I also want to bring your attention to something I have in the background of this photo.  It's a mirror. I put it in my garden but have since removed it and I'm so glad I did. Kim, one of my readers told me her fence caught on fire and it was caused by a mirror in her

We have winners!

Sorry I'm so late in announcing the winners of my two giveaways!  The winner of my shell wreath is Chelsea, (who doesn't have a blog but left her email address)!
The winner of my handmade soap giveaway is Tammy at Yesterday's Cottage
Thank you all for entering!  I hope to be having some more giveaways soon!

Pinks and Aquas

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Pretty pinks and aquas, originally uploaded by Romantic Home.One of my favorite color combinations, pinks and aquas! I made this mosaic using some of my favorite photos on Flickr! (for photo credit, click on the mosaic)

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Show and Tell Friday!

Welcome once again to Show and Tell Friday!  Last week we had a record number of participants - 207!!!  That is just amazing to me!  Thank you all so much for joining in and making this such a big success!
This week I'm sharing some new jewelry I recently bought.  Last Sunday I stopped in my favorite little local store, Vintage and Vogue. I had just stopped in to say hi and wasn't planning on