Happy Valentine's Day! Hope you are having a lovely one! We are having some amazing springtime weather here right now. The daffodils are already up all over my yard, though not blooming yet. Whenever this happens early, I always panic a little, fearing they will get frozen when the cold weather returns. Then I come across photos like this on my computer and remember it's not the first time daffodils have … [Read more...]
It Took A While, But At Last It’s Done!
February 12, 2018 by 45 Comments
Welcome to the 472nd Metamorphosis Monday! Last September I shared some information I had gathered regarding the process of having VHS and 8mm Tapes transferred over to DVD. If you have the right equipment, you could probably do it yourself, but since the tapes I wanted to have converted over contained irreplaceable, precious memories of my son and other family members, some who are no longer here, I … [Read more...]
Online Shopping for End-of-Winter Deals & Loving the New Spring Fashions
February 11, 2018 by 21 Comments
L.L. Bean is having an End-of-Season sale, just wanted to share this in case you're looking for some last minute goodies to get you through the winter. I just ordered this coat for my son. With the sale, plus an additional 25% off at checkout, it ended up being half off. Awesome sale! They have gotten a lot of snow this winter so I thought he would enjoy it when playing outdoors in the snow with his … [Read more...]
Beautiful Inspiration for Your Spring and Easter Tables
February 8, 2018 by 46 Comments
Welcome to the 489th Tablescape Thursday! I always love to stop by Pottery Barn this time of year to see what they have available for Easter and spring table settings. It appears they have a Friends and Family 20% off sale going right now with the code FAMILY at checkout. I'm happy to see they brought back the bunny bowl I purchased last year. I love this bowl! I keep mine out all through spring and … [Read more...]
A Great Way to Carry Your Favorite Perfume In Your Handbag & When Traveling
February 7, 2018 by 37 Comments
This post is for the perfume lovers. I know some folks don't care for perfume or may even be allergic to it. If that's you, please feel free to skip this post and come back tomorrow when you'll find a new post on a different topic. If you love perfume as much as I do, read on! Hope you enjoy! :) Perfume is a passion of mine and I'm always up for trying new scents. Lately I'm really enjoying some of the … [Read more...]
Easy Way to Remove Pills and Fuzz from Cashmere & Wool Sweaters
February 5, 2018 by 34 Comments
Welcome to the 471st Metamorphosis Monday! Happy Monday! Hope you had an awesome weekend! For this week's Met Monday, I have a great little tool to share, something I've been meaning to share all winter. At the start of fall this past year, I noticed a lot of my sweaters were covered with little pills here and there, especially my light-weight cashmere sweaters. I have a battery-operated pill-remover … [Read more...]
Inside Ballynahinch Castle: Take a Tour of this Romantic Irish Castle
February 2, 2018 by 22 Comments
I've been dying to take you inside Ballynahinch Castle ever since I returned from Ireland, but it has taken a while to get through all the photos I took. Pictures could never do this beautiful castle justice, but at least they will give you a little idea of how magical it feels to stay there. In this post I'm sharing a mix of photos, some taken by me and some from the Ballynahinch Castle website. Those … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Table Setting with a Guest Appearance by the Easter Bunny
February 1, 2018 by 73 Comments
Welcome to the 488th Tablescape Thursday! We are in the dining room for this week's Tablescape Thursday. It was quite late when I took these photos, so please excuse some of the darker pics. Update: Adding a photo taken this morning with a bit of natural light coming in through the windows. Have you ever wondered what the Easter Bunny does during the off … [Read more...]
Hiking the Grounds of Beautiful Ballynahinch Castle, Galway, Ireland
January 30, 2018 by 35 Comments
Ireland is a magical, beautiful place. I would love to go back again someday. The tour I took last summer was a "Castle" tour, so in addition to touring Ireland during the day, the nights were just as magical because they were spent sleeping in fairy tale castles and manor homes along the way. I loved all the homes and castles we stayed in, but my favorite of all was Ballynahinch Castle located in a … [Read more...]
Denim Transfer, The Bane of Handbag Lovers Everywhere
January 29, 2018 by 114 Comments
Welcome to the 470th Metamorphosis Monday! Update: I found a much better product that has worked for removing denim transfer from my car's leather seats and from my office chair. I've linked to it at the very end of this post. I fell in love with wearing denim jeggings this past fall, those and the "ankle-slim" pants have become my faves. Unfortunately, having never worn really dark denim jeans in the … [Read more...]
