From the monthly archives:

May 2010

My Dad: The Hero

May 31, 2010

When I think of Memorial Day, the daughters and sons and wives and parents and siblings who miss their soldier while he or she is gone come to mind first.

I’m certain that Vietnam was no picnic for my dad – either time he went. But what I remember most as a second grader is missing [...]

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Remember Jennifer Bertrand? She won HGTV’s Design Star in season 3. I love her design sense and plan to hire her someday to paint a giant Fleur de Lys on the wall and ceiling in the dining room of my forever home – when I actually buy my forever home … someday in the far [...]

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Well Said Wednesday #14

May 26, 2010

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. ~ Albert Einstein
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Corked!

May 23, 2010

Finally, I thought, after saving corks for years I have enough to actually make something cool. Maybe a hanging cork board or hot pad. So, I went surfing for some inspiration.
I really love the herringbone pattern in this lovely wreath/frame.

I found these sweet note holders on Apartment Therapy for which one doesn’t need a canister [...]

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Well Said Wednesday #13

May 19, 2010

“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” ~Joseph Chilton Pearce
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Reluctant Bathroom Redo

May 16, 2010

Our toilet is leaking, not from tank to bowl – well, it’s leaking there, too, but yesterday it began leaking around the base. Hubby has been putting off repairing the tank to bowl leak, because A) he’s lazy and B) the toilet is hemmed over by a ledge.
Yes, we have one of those 1990’s situations [...]

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