Decorating, Tablescaping, Before and Afters, Thrifty Finds, and Gardening
I have come down with an acute case of Doc Martinitis. I first caught this condition when I discovered the show on our local PBS station. Since then I've watched every season on Netflix. Here's the definition of the clinical description as found at Doc Martin Online. About a week ago an email arrived in my Inbox from Netflix, alerting me new episodes were now online and available for … [Read more...]
When I visit my doctor once a year for a check-up and whine about that 15 lbs I can never seem to lose, he always goes into this big spiel about how I should buy one of those exercise stepper thingies, forgetting we've had this talk before. He pulls out the step he has tucked under the examining table just for these such moments and he demonstrates, stepping up and down, up and down, all the while … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 148th Metamorphosis Monday! Hope you've been having a fabulous weekend! Have you been shopping for groceries in preparation of Thanksgiving? The stores have all been packed when I've been in. I don't have a big "Before and After" to share for this Met Monday--it's more like a little tweak. Last week I shared a change I made in my kitchen, HERE, that was inspired by the baking … [Read more...]
Hope your day is going great! It's been gorgeous here...in the 70's, so I've been spending some time out of the porch enjoying the fall colors. I know the cold is coming so I'm trying to fully enjoy these last warm days of fall. A while back I posted a tour of the house in the movie, It's Complicated, starring Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin. (That movie house tour is available … [Read more...]
Welcome to the 143rd Metamorphosis Monday! For Met Monday, I'm sharing a fun Before and After you can make at home. Recently, I posted a movie house tour of the amazing house in the movie, Practical Magic. While watching the movie, there was a scene that reminded me of something I had seen recently while out antiquing. In the movie, the Aunts (Aunt Jet and Aunt Frances) have a fun wind chime … [Read more...]
Thanks so much for your help in identifying some of the hats in yesterday's post. I loved your comments! So much fun to find you enjoy the old movies, too. It wouldn't be fair to share all the great hats Doris Day wore in the movies, Lover Come Back and Pillow Talk, without also sharing the fabulous dresses with which they were paired. After watching these movies, I can understand why there are … [Read more...]
I'm a picky movie goer. I don't like scary, sad or super intense movies. Just give me something romantic, funny or inspiring and I'm happy. A couple of years ago, I purchased this "Romance Collection" set of movies starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson. It included three movies: Pillow Talk, Lover Come Back and Send Me No Flowers. When the movies arrived, I was too busy to watch them so I tucked them … [Read more...]
Not so very long ago, I was a woman on a mission. My sewing room/craft room/office was gradually moving closer to being completed. But I still needed a small chest to go along side the chair in my little reading corner. I searched through every thrift/antique store in my area and when I couldn't find the chest I had envisioned in my head, (why do I do that to myself?!) I gave up and began … [Read more...]
Well, THE Father of the Bride movie house isn't for sale, but the other one is. Huh? Apparently, there were two houses used for the filming of the first Father of the Bride movie. The one that we all remember below that's located in Pasadena, CA is NOT for sale. But the home that's located at 500 North Almansor Street in Alhambra, CA and was used for the backyard dining scenes on the deck and for the … [Read more...]
Hold the phone! Guess what?! The Home Alone house has been put up for sale! Yep, it's true. If you fell in love with this home when you saw the movie, for $1.4 million ($1,392,000 to be exact) you can own the actual home where the movie was filmed. This Zillow article HERE says the home is listed for 2.4 million, I know, let's all pool our money together and buy it. ;) If just 52 of us each pitch … [Read more...]
