Peacock Pillow, from Pier 1 Imports Tonight is a worknight, so my Spring Cleaning project will hopefully only take an hour or so. I plan to clean and refresh my downstairs guest room – the one we call the Peacock room. I don’t have any guests arriving until later in May, but now their room…
Happy Easter Eggs Pillow, from Pier 1 Imports I just had a houseguest stay for two nights over the weekend; I have a guest staying one night this weekend; and a guest staying over the first weekend in March. I’m delighted to finally have guest bedrooms (two of them!) to offer guests instead of a…
Are you ready to host your holiday guests? Even if you don’t have any immediate plans for family or friends to visit, you might want to check to be sure your guest room (or pull-out sofa) is ready for company. You never know who might drop in, or if weather will suddenly strand someone overnight…
I had to throw out my decorative beaded pumpkins last year due to some damage. I might replace them with these pretty ones from Z Gallerie. Are you ready to host holiday guests? Even if you don’t have any plans for family or friends to visit, you might want to see if your guest room…
Sometimes a girl needs to treat herself to a new lipstick – so I did! This is “Calypso Glaze,” from Bobbi Brown’s “Metallic” lip shade collection. Let’s face it. Most of the time, mothering and homemaking is pretty much a thankless job. Even if you have the world’s most unselfish children, and a tender, communicative,…
Trader Joe’s new Apple Cinnamon Bread and Muffin Mix. I’ll use this to bake muffins for my guests next weekend Are you ready to host holiday guests? Even if you don’t have any plans to have family or friends visit, you might want to see if your guest room (or pull-out sofa) is ready for…
Pomegranate for my Autumn fruit bowl, 99 cents QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: – Kitchen floor need sweeping or mopping? Counters clean? – Tidy bathrooms – refresh toilet paper rolls, empty trash cans if needed, wipe down mirrors, sinks and counters, change out hand towels and rugs as needed, for clean ones – How is…