Welcome Friends …. September 13, 2008
Just a little note from me to you … this blog is for you, great craft ideas…easy recipes, and my inspirations… scroll to the bottom of the page and click next
BLOG CRUSH – THE PIONEER WOMAN June 21, 2009
To start I just came back from Deerfield, New Hampshire where my sister Jessica, was in a horse show she came in Reserved Champion! that is second place for you non- horse peeps. It was an incredible class with eight other horses! Jess has been riding for over 20 years and she has not showed in a few years! So last night when she showed this 8 year old horse for the first time ( not Jess the horse) I heard the horse was kinda jumpy and skiddish – I am thinking it had something to do with a muddy track since it rained all day – But today they came in 2nd place! and for you non-horse peeps – its is because of the rider not the horse! BIG CONGRATS TO JESS!
So I am inspired from being around horses all day to let you know that I would give up my life of keeping criminals in order and crafting on the side to be Ree Drummond @ The Pioneer Women please check out her blog- she does it all, she writes, cooks, home schools her children and has a great husband she fondly ref errs to as the Marlboro Man! oh and her photography is incredible – below are just a few images from her blog! I could easily give up working in the city! and living a life on a farm! Now if I could only find my own Marlboro Man!
bread & lily, newton, ma June 21, 2009
I would like to give a shout out to my friends Katie (great old friend from high school) and Ben (Katie’s fabulous husband)!!!!!
Ben and his brothers, The Cutlers just open their new Cafe! But it is sooo much more than that! First of all- they have incredible homemade ice cream, cookies, cupcakes and other sweets! They even sell the cookie batter frozen to take home and bake yourself! Which I did! Ohhh I did not have time to take pics because they were gone in seconds! yes seconds! Did I mention the homemade ice cream!!! at least 8 different flavors the day I was there and they sell it to gooooooo! Ya – take some home!
They have food that is so comforting, yummy and sophisticated! You can create your own sandwiches, tons of toppings, breads, and meats! They have soups and salads! I had the gazpacho! soooo fresh and with grilled watermelon! Props to the Chef! All of the salads are made to order!
They have prepared entrees and a grab and go section! For the prices you pay at the local supermarket! YOU need to stop in here instead and get it FRESH!
I had the steak sandwich, which was delicious and they came with sweet potato chips! ohhh soo crispy thin! yum!
the space inside is great but with this summer here make sure you have your lunch on the patio and enjoy the super good eats!
Congrats to the Cutler Brothers for a job well done! I wish you continued success! Cheers!
this economy sucks! June 7, 2009
to all my friends that love home decorating stores, I am sad to tell you that my friend Ellen’s store is going out of business! Madison James is located at 222 Webster street in Hanover, MA and she has great items that need to go! She is having a 50% off sale and has incredible finds! All sorts of Christmas stuff, mirrors, plates, candles, all sorts of bedding and ribbon galour!
for directions -
http://www.madison-james.com/directions.html
the antique roadhouse February 21, 2009
Hello Everyone! I’ve been running around trying to decorate my new place and it has been slow – hence living on a budget! So I found this great antique store right down the street from my new place! and thanks to Andrew, the owner I scored a great shield mirror! I will take a picture soon! So Andrew’s store is called The Antique Roadhouse located at 700 Washington Street, Norwood, Mass, 781-769-1532 and of course you can check out the website at www.antiqueroadhouse.com check him out! Thanks Andrew! 
klovedesigns’ shared items on google reader January 18, 2009
for my gals that are not familiar with Google reader it is a page for you to visit all your favorite blogs… so you need is an account with Google go to “reader” and simply start adding your favorite blogs and every time your fav blog adds a new post it goes to your Google reader!!! this is my Google reader page! all stuff that i want to share with my friends … click on the logo below to visit the page! and have fun and make your own!
stock the bar party January 9, 2009
this post is for my friends Lex and Ayanna!!
they are having a “stock the bar” party in a couple of weeks and I think these are some good ideas!
the first pic is bottles of vodka frozen in ice of course from Martha and she even has a video to show you how to do it ! click on the pic for the link! the second pic is the essential for setting up the bar and she has a video for that too!
my other fav idea is to go to a local stationery store and order paper cocktial napkins that you can personalize!
waiting to move in to my new place January 6, 2009
i can’t get my thoughts straight to decorate my place – I need a couch and maybe a new bedroom set on a very limited budget!!! augh! and of course I can’t decide on anything -sooo not me – hence i’ve been searching and found a few new sites my new fav designer is elements of style 
and decorology – i love this site – sooo me!
out running around December 19, 2008
While I was running errands this week, I went into one of my favorite stores, Madison James Home for a little holiday cheer!
I was so luck to meet Kristen Taylor from TAYLOR MADE designs.
She is the creative genius behind TAG IT, and Taylor Made Designs, please stop by her Etsy store and her fabulous blog.
I can see from Kristen’s blog we share similar interests like Oreo truffles and Stationery!
KrisTEN, Thanks for the inspiration! Cheers!
stuck at home in a snow storm December 19, 2008
I think this is a good time to get back into the swing of putting up some posts before I need to take a break again. I will be moving soon and will need to pack up the PC and get things settled. I am looking forward to making a before and after page of my new digs. At least something to look forward to…with that said… I have been trying to figure out a clever way to decorate my walls… I’m going to paint them but I want something grand to put on my wall. First I wanted to hang some wallpaper in a huge square and frame it with casing ( as seen in the yellow and white below). But I don’t want the mess of putting up wallpaper and putting casing on the wall that would have come down some day. So, I thought of stretched canvas prints… when we were kids my mother had great designs on her stretched canvas. One was a huge strawberry print done with an orange background and the red and greens in it were sooo vibrant. I have no luck of falling in love with any designs that are out there… plus wall paper is in right now! I have been trying to think of clever ways I could put this up with out making a mess and I found KIM MYLES from Myles of Style that did a segment on the Today Program. She is so smart and clever. She took canvas, double side tack paper and wallpaper and put them all together and hung them up in a large group. That may have to work for now! click on the 2nd pic for the video! 
