The Wildflower Window

Can you even imagine being able to lean out your own window and pick flowers? via

True Secret of Happiness

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.

After the Storm is Over

A cold front is on the way to cool things down for one single day, tomorrow. I'll take it because I have a day of errands already planned. I let my grass (and weeds) get ahead of me as I do every year and it has taken me three days to catch up. Two consecutive days and a break for rainy days. Today I finished and it looks as if I will have to repeat the process in just a few more days. I took this photo at 7:00 after a short, heavy rain. Be safe if bad weather is in your area. xo

Iced Coffee in a Mason Jar

 

This rich dark iced coffee with lots of milk or cream looks absolutely delicious. I am posting this photo because of the wide mouth mason jar. I recently found one that is perfect for making my morning smoothie. I had been using a blender but too much was left behind on the sides of the glass container and I had to figure out a better way. Now I dump all of my ingredients into my large mason jar and stick in my immersion blender and it works beautifully, even with frozen blueberries. Then I eat it with a spoon right out of the jar. I rinse off the blender and put it away and am left with only a mason jar and a spoon to wash. xo

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A new use for cabbages and what a great idea. The limelight hydrangeas are perfect against the green hollowed out cabbage right now. It doesn't have to be Easter or St. Patrick's Day, cabbages are inexpensive and available all year long. The rabbit pushing the wheelbarrow is perfect. Love it. xo

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Landscape: 'Duned', Zeeland, Netherlands By Nico Brons

Read this great article about a contest for iPhone photography. I love this one. Have a great weekend. xo

Still Curating My Living Room

I haven't posted any of my own photos lately so here is a section of my living room. I am still agonizing in my quest to get it perfect and I'm almost there. I have been way too busy trying to get a real estate listing back on the market after two rooms in the house were completely emptied out and guess who had to stage them? I ended up making them look better than they were before. I'll share the before and after photos soon. xo

Walls are Benjamin Moore BENNINGTON GRAY HC82

Stone Folly with A Beautiful Facade

This ancient Architectural Beauty is simply wonderful. I would love to see what's inside, wouldn't you? I tried to search the location but was unsuccessful so I am assuming it is in England. via

I was wrong. It is in France. Château de Corabœuf: a beautiful place to visit between Beaune and Nolay, to discover Burgundy off the beaten track. Read more about this beautiful place here. Thanks, Cathy!