When it comes to Christmas in July... you know I am all about setting up the twinkling trees and decorating tables with ambiance. I love to mingle the seasons- and what better way to mingle the magic of Christmas with the magic of summer than to set up for a gathering out under the stars? With READ MORE

You probably remember the story about ‘The Little Engine That Could’. My mom used to read it to me and it was one of my favorite stories. In a world with big important shiny trains, it was overlooked. But the little blue engine stepped up when she was needed to pull a load of toys over the mountain- READ MORE

It is almost the 4th of July and I am over here wondering where in the world has the year gone already? I know I say it every year but time is really zooming on by.  Today, I thought I would share some favorite decorating and nibbles ideas for 4th of July festivities. Whether you are hosting READ MORE

I might be a bit odd.  I will admit that and I will also say I have no shame in admitting that. Whimsy talks to me all the time. The unusual and unexpected moments of magic and vignettes are the ones that dazzle me. And I do find magic in the ordinary and the not so ordinary, around the READ MORE

You know how it goes, you are minding your own business when the car decides it needs to make a thrift stop. Just because. There are always so many things to find while thrifting- I have decided I no longer need to have an idea of what I would like of find in mind. I go with what speaks to me and READ MORE