Spring Check List

It doesn’t feel like Spring here.  Cold rain and wind, freezing nights.  But the daffodils are blooming and this week the willows leafed out and the plums blossomed.  They apparently don’t pay attention to the rain and cold, they just do what they should do, no matter what. So even though I don’t feel like…

Garden Ideas

      Ah, Spring!  My thoughts turn to gardening. Here are few garden ideas to start your creative juices flowing.             I like the look of sculpture in the garden.  Problem:  low budget for garden sculpture Here is an image from Restoration Hardware of cement spheres for garden decor….

How to Plan Color in a Room

  Ever wonder how to pull off a cohesive look in a room?  Would you like to spruce up your space, but get stuck in the planning stages and don’t complete the project?  Or do you buy house decor because it strikes your fancy in the store or online, but when you get it home it…

Valentines Idea

Perhaps you’re trying to think of something to give a special one in your life at Valentines.  If you have a spouse, you’d like to express your loving appreciation for their big part in your life.  Maybe you have grandkids that you’d like to remember with something special.  But nothing you can buy seems quite personal…

After Christmas Tips

The first part of this article includes ideas for cleaning up Christmas decorations which aren’t original.   They are from the Houzz website with my comments added.  The second part of this article are my ideas for spiffing up your home after the holiday decorations are put away. Take photos of your decorations. Document how…

Surprise! Part 2 of Christmas in an RV

Our friendly UPS guy hands me an armload of boxes.  We were expecting a box of parts for the house construction and a coat from Costco.  But this armload?  It blew me away, almost literally.  The strong wind threatened to push me over as I maneuvered the boxes toward the trailer.  Just too windy and…