I want to be a Farm Chick!

Serena Thompson, THE Farm Chick, is having a most awesome giveaway on her blog! One lucky winner will have the opportunity to get a real behind the scenes look at the Farm Chicks Antiques Show, from set-up to going to the Vendor Dinner on Saturday evening as Serena's special guest! Even better, the winner will have the opportunity to be a guest blogger/or Twitterer and write about their experience...

Fabulous or Flop?

Restoration Hardware's new products are just so fabulous! But yesterday when my catalog arrived and this chair was pictured on the cover, my first reaction was...yuck! But later I took another look and could really appreciate it's unusual lines - it would make a great statement piece in a library or living room.What do you think? Is it a hit or miss? Would you use it in your ho...

Yes! I chose.....to be a soccer mom.

I confess, I have a problem with the word "no". How about you?What does the almighty Oprah call it? I think she refers to it as, "the need to please". Yep, that's what I have got - "the need to please", and I got it bad!I chaired our school auction two years in a row...yes, you heard me right, I was dumb (yes, dumb) enough to sign up for round two after round one about kicked my butt!What is it...

It's the little things......

It is a well documented fact on this blog that I am a lover of all things bird/nest related....perhaps in a former life??.....Back in December I had the chance to visit one of my (and most likely yours)favorite bloggers, Kasey from Lola B's in her home. Before I even stepped inside the door of Kasey's lovely home, I was smitten with her front door....and not just because it was a charming front door...

It's a Good Thing!

During a flury of errands yesterday, I popped into my local Home Depot to get a little dose of spring color (in the form of pansies) for the cottage. Purusing a hardware store is my second favorite store to wander around, after Anthropologie, of course. So, I could not help to plop my pansies in the cart and head inside to look at the latest in lightbulbs.I stopped dead in my tracks when I came...

Winner!

A big bloggy hug and smooch to all of you for the warm and fuzzy birthday wishes. One of my favorite things about blogging is connecting with fabulous women! I had a great birthday. I began the day by doing a spin class at the health club and then came home to my favorite breakfast of homemade waffles with strawberries made by my kids and husband - I figured the workout cancelled out the calories!...

me at forty-three and a giveaway....

Blogging has been challenging for me at times. I have never been one to "toot my own horn", so to speak or reveal too much personal information. I think I have ever only posted a single picture of myself on this blog. I would much rather post pictures like the one above of my own living room as well as other interiors I find inspirational.But, here I am today, at 43! Yep, it's my birthday tomorrow....

Come to the flea....with me!

While I have never been one to pass up the opportunity to go to a great flea market, it just seems like spring/summer are truly "flea market season" for me!Twice a year, our local occasional sales hosts get together and collectively put on ONE BIG SALE they call A Gathering of Friends.So why go to a bunch of individual sales when you can get the goods in all one place? Plus, I secretly think there...

.........pretty in pink.........

Ok, I promised...pictures of the girls' rooms after the BIG switcheroo.....Let's start with little miss Abigail....Abby is my special miracle baby, of sorts. She is THE baby of the family as well. But she and I, we had quite the ordeal early in my pregnancy. After a long airline flight, at 12 weeks pregnant with her, I developed severe leg pain that grew worse over the course of 4 days. I ended...

Weekend in the Garden!

At long last, I can begin to tend to my gardens - the trees have begun to show their first buds and the weather is unseasonably warm. The ice is off our lake and the neighborhood is coming to life. Spring is certainly the season of renewal!I am a gardener. I love the process of tending and nurturing my favorite perennial varieties. Unfortunately, because we have moved around a bit (or ALOT) other...

Will you be watching?

I confess...I love just about any mindless, trashy show on Bravo television. Yep, I do. Think what you will about me, but let's just say sometimes this tired mommy needs a trashy tv timeout. That's my story and I am sticking to it.Have you heard about a new design show debuting on Bravo on Tuesday, April 13? It's called 9 By Design and features a couple that has 6 children (with a 7th on the way,...

Easter Images from Cottagewood.......

We had a wonderful Easter weekend.This year, our neighborhood general store sponsored a egg hunt in the neighborhood. Our cottage happened to be one of the houses designated for 4 - 6 year olds to hunt for eggs! And because it was the first annual egg hunt, I was told to get between 60 and 70 eggs to fill and hide in our yard. As the week progressed and the temperatures warmed, organizers of the...