Of farewells and welcomes...

On my walk today I could smell the freshly mowed lawn that is so typical summer and at the same time I saw the tips of the sumac and sugar maple starting to blush a deep shade of red.A season in transition. As I leave behind memories of a beautiful summer and walk into one of my favourite seasons...

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New Age Furnishing Shopping: CustomFurnish.com

In my previous post I had mentioned about my recent purchase, curtains for my home. I can't stand the chaos in the markets during festive season, it makes shopping for furnishing such a hassle and I need time and peace to select a stuff. Moreover to escape from overcrowded chaotic markets I always...

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DIY- Blooming Dry Branch

Namaste dear readers!! Hope you all had wonderful weekend. So what are you planning to do next weekend? Let me suggest you something.....try this quick & easy DIY - blooming dry branch. Yes you heard it right, a blooming dry branch!!I pruned some of my plants that were growing wild in my balcony...

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Quick Fall Door Decor

It is begrudgingly that I am slowly thinking about Fall decor. Why?I have been busy with vacations, preparing our rental house for new occupants and of course, our new granddaughter.Plus, I LOVE SUMMER. I love the heat since I am one that is always cold.Though I do love decorating for the changing of the seasons, I just know that after Fall is Winter and NO, NO, NO, I hate that.My...

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Hello September...

The transient season of summer in Minnesota is coming to an end, there are signs of the upcoming season of fall all over my walking path.The break from blogging was great.My garden and backyard yielded some amazing varieties of flowers, bumper crop of mulberries and the tomatoes are still going strong.Cocoa...

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A New Look for Our Fireplace

Happy September, friends!I know I've said it 1,000 times before how much I miss the fireplace in our old home (especially during the holidays) ... because we had an 18 foot vaulted ceiling in our great room, that allowed our mantel to be nice and tall!  **sniff sniff**I knew I wanted something...

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This CUTENESS is why I haven't been blogging!

ThisCutenessIsWhyIHaven'tBeenBlogging!This is my 4 month old granddaughter, Isla (Eye-La) Rose. Our first granddaughter and we have been having so much fun with her. My daughter asked me to make a sun-suit for her 4 month professional pictures. She found a pattern on Etsy and picked out the fabric. I have been sewing for 49 years...since I was 8, but have not made a baby...

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