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!

Feb 2012



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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