Sadi Gulistan said, “If of thy mortal goods thou art bereft, & from thy slender store two loaves alone to thee are left, sell one, & with the dole buy hyacinths to feed thy soul.” I will freely admit that the beauty of a hyacinth combined with its heady scent is wonderful.  Yet after years [...]

What would life be like without color?  I must be craving spring, because I’ve been running for my camera all week long! These are the things I’ve been drawn to: What colors have been calling your name lately? I’m linking this post to Melissa’s Inspired Room.  Check out what others are inspired by and add [...]

February usually marks the first time each year when I get out my vintage cake holder.  I found it several years ago at an antique mall. Made of metal, it is painted a yummy pink and has a rose decal on it.  The handle, amazingly,  is wood.  The little lever for releasing and securing the [...]

While I know this is of no real importance in life, this week I had a little fun by changing some minor things in my living room.  For the most part I just shopped my house, but I also added a couple of new little things.  The final product is one I’m really pleased with.  [...]

Three years ago I purchased this vintage mirror at a yard sale, intending to use it in my girls’ room when our house was completed.  Well, we moved in, and it just didn’t fit the space.  So it’s sat in my basement for the last 2.5 years.  Until this week.  Here’s the before: A close [...]

Today’s tablecloth is truly lovely in every way.  Yes, it’s completely pink, and I love it. The roses go in one wide border around the entire cloth.  It  measures 68 by 51 inches. It has a small tag on it, which reads California Hand Prints, which I’m thinking might mean that it was hand printed [...]

I love vintage linens.  Among my favorite things is my collection of printed tablecloths, which make me smile when I look at them.  I’ve always wanted to find a good way to catalog these lovely pieces, so I’ve decided to post pictures of one each day (or as often as possible) until I have them [...]

Well, I finished my first quilt for 2010.  I am calling it my Faith Sings quilt. I like how it turned out.  It was one of those projects that sort of evolved as I went along. I couldn’t find a pattern that I wanted to cut the background fabric for, so I decided to just [...]

My brother and his wife had their first baby last week.  A little girl.  They named her Brinley. We visited them this week, and she is adorable!  She looks just like her mommy, and is smaller than any of my 8 babies were.  I loved holding her, even though it made me feel like my [...]

Two weeks ago we were blessed to have both sets of grandparents come to town to celebrate the blessing of our baby. Since I think this might be my last, I tried to celebrate in a fashion that I will remember with satisfaction.  It was a busy weekend filled with friends, family and LOTS of [...]