Thrifty Finds : SHOES!

I’m sorry to blog about one little photo (then again, why not??), but are these not THE MOST ADORABLE SHOES EVER???? Ballerina espadrilles in pale pink!! There is quite a heel on them, you just can’t see it here… I found them completely by fluke in a thrift shop, as I was looking for more [...]

Thrifty Finds : Metal Bowls

Had a FUN day of thrift store shopping last weekend with good friend NR. OOOOhhhh, the finds. And it’s (almost) guilt-free shopping when everything costs less than $5! Most things were $1.99! But I actually found these two silver bowls on two previous and separate occasions… (I’m using my daughters BRIGHT pink camera to take [...]

Thrifty Finds : Crystal Glasses

I must’a seen these in Martha once or something. Otherwise, I have no idea how I suddenly came to ABSOLUTELY NEED a set of old crystal glassware for our “fancier” dinner parties. Fortune, this past fall, was on my side however… I found 4 or 5 with a quick tour of our local Thrift stores [...]

Anytime is LEGO time…

… as long as it’s under carefully supervised, meticulously segregated conditions. We have a LOT of Lego in our house. It all started with a set of “Shark” Ocean Lego and grew like wildfire from there. Because we started buying it when Tt was just 3 yrs old and incapable of reading the directions, I’ve [...]

10 things I LOVE – 08.12.15

1. Cooking (and of course eating) French Food. I do it so much, you’d think I know a thing or two by now, but alas… I roughly (and in great panic) follow instructions and try not to screw it up. I don’t think I do ANY French Chefs proud, but it’s still my favorite food [...]

10 things I LOVE – 08.12.01

There are a lotta things I love in life… Here are the next 10! (For the first 10, see blog) 1. My Family. Awwww! Hubby and Kids are just swell. Something else I love? Family Photos. Of all of us. Together. I’m taking them all the time, but we also take one every year to [...]