splurge vs steal by dpasco on Polyvore Pottery Barn Textured Linen Pillow Cover / Shop allen + roth 18-in W x 18-in L Coffee Square Accent Pillow Cover... I love when magazines do splurge versus steal columns. Last summer I was looking for some pillows for my new sunroom couch. I came across some pillow covers in an assortment of colors … [Read more...]
Favorite Items from Trader Joe’s
I love to make a Trader Joe's run every month or so to stock up on some of my favorite items. It's not that convenient to do my every day grocery shopping there, but there are a few things that I really like that you can't buy at other stores. I have listed some Trader Joe's favorites in past posts and will continue to do so as I … [Read more...]
Bourbon Vanilla French Toast
Before I tell you about this weeks recipe. I wanted to answer a question I often get from friends. That is, how do I share your post? If you are reading this post and are an email subscriber just click on the title of the post and it will take you directly to my website. Unfortunately from email you can't see all the bells and whistles of … [Read more...]
The Office
source blank sprinkled pages The beauty of being my own blog boss is that I create my own deadlines. The downside is, I create my own deadlines and therefore don't always always get things accomplished in a timely manner. The television series The Office came to an end last month. The month of May is always very busy and I wasn't … [Read more...]
Pearl and Leather Jewelry
My newest obsession is pearl and leather jewelry. When I was in Seaside, Florida (I'll share more about Seaside next month) I kept running into ladies wearing pearl jewelry strung on leather cords. It seemed like everywhere I walked I'd spy pearl and leather bracelets or multiple strands of necklaces on women of all ages. There are a … [Read more...]
Two Great Lunch Places
One of my favorite things about working in an office was planning where my co-workers and I were going for our lunch break. I haven't worked in an office building for quite some time, but I still love going out to lunch. I recently met a friend at Fresh Grill located at 13145 State Line Rd. in Kansas City, Missouri. My … [Read more...]
Herb Gardening and Lunch at Red Cedar Gardens
I'm pretty sure I've mentioned before how much I love to take classes. I recently had the opportunity to take an herb gardening class at Red Cedar Gardens with two of my good friends. I've written about my love for Red Cedar Gardens in a past post here. This wasn't your run of the mill herb gardening class. We enjoyed a boxed lunch which was … [Read more...]
Homemade Granola
This is a recipe I tore out of a magazine, but I can't remember which one. I love collecting recipes, but I don't particularly love to cook. I keep thinking "one day" I'll make this. Well that "one day" finally came for this recipe. It was easy and as an added bonus I already had most of the ingredients. The granola keeps for about two weeks … [Read more...]
The Gold Challenge
Gold makes me smile. Not just because it's worth a lot of money, but because it reminds me of my mother. She has always been a big fan of gold jewelry particularly when it's 14Karat. She loves gold so much that we even had metallic gold vertical blinds that covered our dining room windows. It wasn't quite like Donald Trump's home, … [Read more...]
Good Deals
Good deals are a simple joy! Very Jane is a daily deal website that features merchandise from different boutiques and Etsy artists. My friend Mary shared this site with me and I'm not sure if I should be thanking her. If I'm not careful I could wind up buying something from their site almost every day. However, I love a great deal and Very Jane … [Read more...]