We walked on this beach every morning, every afternoon, and every evening I just returned from a ten day vacation to a beach house near Plymouth, Massachusetts. My vacation was a bit longer than normal for me, given the distance involved. It took basically a day to get there (six hour flight, traveling to the…
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…
My dining table is kept ready for someone to do homework, eat a meal, or for me to host an impromptu dinner! One of the reasons my Spring Cleaning can be relaxed and slightly enjoyable, is I’m not starting from a place of mess and chaos. I keep up with my home to a point…
My dogs, bored of winter, are delighted to spend time enjoying their bones in our grassy, sunny back yard today QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Just a few days left in the month. Do you have any upcoming birthdays to send gifts or cards for? Parties to attend? Bills to pay ahead of time? Have…
Fledgling tomato plants I purchased recently at Home Depot I think this is the longest title I’ve ever written for a Lovely Living post! I’m trying to control myself this weekend and not go crazy turning my backyard into a suburban homestead. No shopping online (slapping my hands) and I should be taking care of…
Stonewall Kitchen Lemon Pound Cake Mix, on Amazon Tonight after work I’m planning to get into the kitchen and cook up a bunch of yummy things to eat over the weekend and into next week. I have a bit of work to do later tonight on my blogs, so I probably won’t be doing a…
The first signs of spring – snow drops coming up in my yard! I look forward to seeing these every year. So grateful to whichever previous homeowner planted them years ago. Now that Valentine’s Day is over, I’m taking down all my red decorations (some which hung around since Christmas). I’m swapping out for my…
My cat, snoozing happily away in our kitchen What makes you feel like your home is cozy? I keep thinking about my friends back East suffering through multiple snowstorms in a row. How they must look forward to returning to their homes after venturing out into the cold and snow! Besides the obvious (shelter, warmth,…
Orange “Store Anywhere” Boxes, at The Container Store QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Is your Facebook feed as cluttered as mine? Let’s clean ours up a bit today. Take a quick peek at your “Pages I Like”, removing any pages you aren’t actually interested in hearing from. Add pages you really do want to hear…
Freshening up my bathroom with fresh freesia My two guest bathrooms really got a lot of use over the holidays, with extra guests and visitors and houseguests. Time to freshen them up – not only cleaning and sanitizing, but making them look pretty and part of a welcoming home. QUICK THINGS TO DO TODAY: Are…