Outdoor living spaces today are extensions of our homes. The stores are full of options from indoor/outdoor rugs and pillows, to fireplaces and fire pits. Most of us spend many hours inside during the winter and can’t get enough of the fresh air during the warmer months. Why not make your outdoor living space as nice as the inside of your home? Comfortable furniture is a must. I love the addition of an ottoman. Who doesn’t like to put their feet up to relax, especially when outdoors? Pillows add great pops of color and are also great for back support in larger furniture. During the day, umbrellas offer great relief from the hot sun. Light throws are perfect for chilly evenings. Speaking of colder weather, fireplaces and fire pits have become wildly popular. If you love to entertain, large dining tables will accommodate your alfresco dining. Invest in some great pieces that you can enjoy year after year. Bring the indoors outside and make it inviting.
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You can jazz up your centerpiece by adding fruits or vegetables to the arrangement. It gives it a whimsical flair. You can shop your local farmers market or grocery store for colorful fruits and vegetables that would enhance your table or buffet. Continue Reading
Until today, there’s been a box under my bed I haven’t opened since before James died. It’s full of architectural plans, magazine photos, fabric swatches and paint chips. It’s the house we were due to start building, two weeks after he died. The box has awakened a longing in me, not just for our house, but for the person who “got me.” In many ways, James and I were mirror images of one another.
WE TALKED ABOUT ALL THE YEARS WE’D WASTED, SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO TRIED TO CONTROL AND BULLY US INTO DOING IT THEIR WAY.
This morning I drove to Fredericksburg, a quaint, old German town in the Texas Hill Country. The abundance of spring rains have filled the land along the highways and back country roads with endless carpets of wildflowers. Prairie Angels, Texas Bluebonnets, Indian Paint, Mexican Hat and Evening Primrose are scattered along the roads and hillsides. Wildflowers blanket pastoral fields of sheep and goats, and beauty blooms among the prickly pear cactus. These earthbound bouquets signal rebirth and renewal, and they remind me of the spring my chemotherapy came to an end.
I LIKE TO THINK BABIES WERE CONCEIVED AND BORN HERE, AND WOMEN MADE FRESH TORTILLAS AND HUNG LAUNDRY…