Spring Tablescape Shopping: So Many Great Finds & Here’s What I’ve Ordered
Welcome to the 906th Tablescape Thursday! Valentine's Day is just 9 days away, with Easter not too far behind, so I've been doing a bit of spring shopping. I just ordered two sets of these adorable "Conversation Hearts" salad/dessert plates. I've always had a hard time finding Valentine's Day salad plates that I really like, and these are too cute to pass up. Plus, it doesn't hurt that they are so reasonably priced. (Conversation Heart plates are available here: … [Continue Reading...]
An End-of-Winter Sale, Adorable Spring Finds & A Book (Series) For Cold Winter Nights
We made it through January! Yay! February is officially here, and with just 45 days until the first day of spring, the end of winter sales are getting fired up. While scoping out the sales, I took a peek at some of the upcoming spring fashions, too. This beautiful sweater caught my eye. I love horses, and I think they are such beautiful animals. If you love a beautiful winter scene, this sweater is currently on sale here: Beautiful Sweater for Horse … [Continue Reading...]
Big Change To My Hair Routine, Plus, A Small Office Update
Welcome to the 888th Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Monday! Thank you so much for all your kind words and well-wishes for a speedy recovery from this awful flu that I've been fighting. Other than being tired (didn't get enough sleep last night), I am so much better. All the aches and pains are gone, and now I'm just fighting the lingering head-cold stuff that seems to be left from my battle with the flu. This has been such a strange flu. I thought I had turned the … [Continue Reading...]
Reminiscent Of That Time I Caught Influenza-A While Traveling In Germany
Welcome to the 905th Tablescape Thursday! I don't have a tablescape to share, but please join the blog party if you do. I am sick with a really nasty flu. It's a doozy, reminiscent of the time I caught Influenza A while traveling in Germany. I've been running a fever—not sure what it was the first day since I didn't have a thermometer, but it was 102.4 after one was delivered yesterday. I will spare you all the gruesome details, but it's been awful. At least this … [Continue Reading...]
Making My Own Sunshine This Week!
Welcome to the 887th Metamorphosis Monday! These are my plans for later today. I bought this puzzle as soon as I heard a storm was headed our way. The nights have been dipping into the single digits, but as I type this, we are at a sunny 13 degrees. (Puzzle is available here: Puzzle for a Snow Day.) This is what I saw when my Ring floodlight went off this morning at 3:40 this morning. There were 4 guys back again, working hard to clear the snow. I … [Continue Reading...]
Snow For Days, A Heated Bed, & So Many Happy Cardinals
How is the weather in your area? I awoke to my lawn service doing their first snow removal process. It was snowing the whole time they were working, so within a few hours, it looked like they had never been here. I think they are coming back for a second time tomorrow. The city snowplows came through, but the roads are all covered again. My DIL texted me to let me know that our area is under a Level 3 warning. I think it's going to … [Continue Reading...]
Cozy Tables For Winter Dining
Welcome to the 904th Tablescape Thursday! I will be heading back to Georgia before too long, and I'm looking forward to being reunited with my dishware so I can create some winter and spring table settings to share. I plan to stay there for a bit, at least until spring arrives. It should be an interesting trip with two meowing cats in the car with me. Ha! Hopefully, they won't do that all the way there, which is exactly what they do on trips to the vet! In the … [Continue Reading...]
Here’s How I’m Preparing For Challenging Weather
Winter is in full force here in Ohio right now, and I've been hearing that there's a big storm moving across the country this weekend. The weather experts on TV appear to be revising their predictions on where the storm will be most intense. In any case, I always like to have a few things on hand, just in case I lose power for a bit. Of course, when the weather is looking suspect, you definitely want to make sure you have plenty of food and any medicines you … [Continue Reading...]
Just Call Me Sherlock Holmes
Welcome to the 886th Metamorphosis Monday! If you've been reading BNOTP for a while, you know I tend go from zero to 100 when I find something I really like. That's pretty much what has happened to me since I discovered Bogg Bags. It all started when I gave one as a gift to my lovely DIL. After seeing her bag in person, I was so impressed with how well it was made, I decided I'd one day buy one for myself. A few months later, Bogg tempted me with a great sale, … [Continue Reading...]
Tour The Beautiful Library & Bedrooms Inside The Historic Tate House, aka, The Pink Palace.
Seems like I start every post lately with, "I know Christmas has passed now, but...." There just weren't enough days in December to share everything with you that I thought you would enjoy. So, as we trudge our way through the cold weather of January (maybe I'm the only one trudging as I long for warmer days), I thought you would enjoy seeing more photos inside the beautiful Tate House, aka, The Pink Palace, located in Tate, Georgia. A beautiful … [Continue Reading...]
