Merci.......

Thanks for all the positive feedback on my last posting...I will look forward to showing you more of my home...which I think is pretty special...and I am glad you seem to think so too.Mer...

Good Enough...

Good afternoon, and happy Friday to everyone! It has been just too long since my last post...and I got such nice inspirational comments on my giveaway, and then nice comments and wishes regarding my grandma. Thank you for all the blogland love - it really is a wonderful community!I have been asked more than a few times to share more pictures of my home on this blog and I know I should.And when I...

Winner, Winner!!!

The winner of my spring-inspired giveaway is Jen at http://homesweetseattle.blogspot.com! Please email me your address and I will get you your goodies. Congratulations and thanks to everyone for all the wonderful comments - you really did give me the needed pick-me-up to survive this relentless winter!I will be back tomorrow with a regular po...

Giveaway Update

A BIG thank you to everyone who left me comments regarding their favorite things about spring and were entered in my spring-inspired giveaway.I had to unexpectedly leave town yesterday - my grandmother fell and broke her hip and I am the closest at home relative! I was grateful to arrive at her bedside before she went into surgery and happy to report that my 88 year old grandmother did beautifully...

A Springtime Inspired Giveaway!

Let's face it, winter 2010 has been relentless in much of our country. I don't know about you, but I am ready to lighten up up my home and bring in some spring mojo!I visited my local Pottery Barn yesterday - you all know the love/hate relationship I have with "the Barn"...Well, if you need a dose of spring in your otherwise snowy life, I suggest heading to Pottery Barn.The store is filled with items...

Get Ready for a Giveaway!

My guilt has gotten the best of me...I am sorry to have burdened all of you with my ongoing complaints about the snow and winter here at my Minnesota cottage.I owe you BIG TIME....for your words of encouragment...and faithful visits...and most of all inspiration!I have a spring-time inspired giveaway planned for tomorrow.So please visit! I promise, you won't be disappointed, tell all your frien...

Tuesday musings from a snowy cottage.....

I know...this is supposed to be an inspiring decorating blog...not a "complain about the relentless, never-ending, must shovel the driveway once again and then go complain some more about it" blog...I promise, this is it!Yesterday we got another 12 inches of lovely snow at the cottage...These two sweet girls certainly weren't complaining....Sort of makes their momma enjoy it too...

Wanted.....a bit of SUNSHINE!

February is the shortest month of the year, but it always seems the longest...especially since moving to Minnesota. Winter lingers....And for a girl like me who loves all the whites and creams in her interiors....it seems a bit boring, if not redundant, right about now ....especially since out my windows I see nothing but crispy white snow!The shades of grey and brown I have been incorporating into...

Lost.....

Life....It has been a crazy week...I won't go into all the details but let's just say I just about, almost cried "uncle"...I am trying not to complain, because I know my problems are not on par with those in Haiti or those with sick children, no job, etc...and I am trying to remember that when times get tough...that I don't have it so bad...Along with the above mentioned goal, I am also trying to...