My Go-To Style For Easy Summer Outfits
A few days ago I purchased two more pairs of white jeggings from Talbots. I really love their jeggings because they don't fit super snug, they are a bit more of a relaxed jegging fit. They have a good sale going on right now: Buy 1, get 1 50% off, so I purchased two more pairs here: Regular Fit White Jeggings. If your waist is a good bit smaller as compared to your hips, I really recommend their curvy fit. I often buy those in their slim-leg pants, … [Continue Reading...]
Beautiful Tables–So Much Inspiration From Aris
Welcome to the 757th Tablescape Thursday! Aris, a lovely BNOTP reader, enjoys entertaining. She has a wonderful group of friends who love gathering for her fabulous dinner parties! Recently, I heard from Aris and she wrote: Dear Susan, I thoroughly enjoy your tablescapes blogging, but I don’t do any social media myself. I thought you might enjoy seeing a bit of what I’ve done with inspiration from you and your tablescape Thursday gals. Included with her email, … [Continue Reading...]
Still Dreaming About A Mountain-Top Home, Where Do You See Your Dream Home?
If you could live in any place in the world, where would that be and why? A few months back I mentioned how I'd love to live in the mountains. I've been giving that a lot of thought over the past year and I think I'd love to live so high up that when I looked out the windows or stood on my deck, I would find myself surrounded by clouds. Okay, maybe not all the time since it would be nice to have beautiful, long-range, wooded mountain views, too. I would go for a … [Continue Reading...]
All My Favorite Cleaning Products, Including One That’s Great For Polishing Jewelry
Welcome to the 739th Metamorphosis Monday! How was your weekend? I hope it was a great one! We've been having the nicest weather lately and I've so enjoyed all the sunshine! This weekend it was so nice, I backed my car out of the garage, blew out the few leaves that had blown in, and gave the garage floor its first official mopping since it was installed last summer. There were just a few spots here and there where rain had dripped off my car and one especially dark … [Continue Reading...]
How I Store/Organize My Napkins + Some New Additions For Spring and Summer
Welcome to the 756th Tablescape Thursday! If you've been reading BNOTP for a while, you know that I store a lot of the goodies I use in table settings in these cabinets here in my garage. I've been doing this for quite a few years now and it has worked out really well. It's super convenient having so many things grouped in one place and so close to the three areas where I normally set tables in my home. When I renovated the garage last summer, I add … [Continue Reading...]
This One Is For The Coffee Lovers
My son and daughter-in-law are on the tail end of a full-blown, down-to-the-studs, kitchen renovation. They've been so close to having it complete but the countertops were very delayed. Those finally arrived and were installed on Monday. The appliances and plumbing stuff go in next, so they may have a functioning kitchen again by this weekend! Yipee! Recently, I was shopping in Williams Sonoma and I saw this adorable SMEG coffee maker. I was thinking how cute it … [Continue Reading...]
I Found A Solution, But You May Not Want To Read This Post! Spoiler Alert!
Welcome to the 738th Metamorphosis Monday! Recently, I mentioned I had purchased The Happy Isles puzzle from the Magic Puzzle Company. I didn't know a lot about their puzzles, or this particular puzzle, when I purchased it, only that there's a bit of a magic trick at the end that reveals a surprise twist to the story of The Happy Isles. Before we go any further into today's post, if you've purchased this puzzle OR you plan on purchasing this puzzle, there are … [Continue Reading...]
The Sale Just Got Better–But I Was Too Slow & Missed Out On My Favorite
Happy Weekend! Just hopping on to share that Talbots has turned up the volume on their spring sale--it just got a lot better! In addition to everything being 25% off, the sale includes 40% off any one item. So that's 40% off one item, then 25% off everything else. If there was something you were eyeing in the sale, SPRING is the code to use at checkout. Sadly, this jacket I had in my cart has sold out. I hope they get more in because I absolutely love … [Continue Reading...]
A Colorful Saint Patrick’s Day Table Setting, Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Welcome to the 755th Tablescape Thursday! Happy Saint Patrick's Day--it's almost here! Usually, when I put together a Saint Patrick's Day table setting, it's almost always just in the colors green and white. Not sure why, but when I started thinking about a Saint Patrick's Day table this morning, I was craving color, lots of bright springtime color! This is definitely the most colorful Saint Patrick's Day table I've ever … [Continue Reading...]
Wish I Had Discovered These 2 Years Ago–Such A Time and Labor Saver!
Thanks so much for all your comments, advice, and input in the comments of Monday's post! From reading your comments, I can see so many of us have had similar experiences. I've heard from several BNOTP readers who've said that reading about your experiences has helped them so much! So thank you for sharing those--you've definitely helped others by doing that! ♥ If you've been reading BNOTP for a while, you probably know I don't really enjoy cooking unless … [Continue Reading...]
