First of all I have to say THANK YOU! You girls (and a few guys) sure know how to make a girl feel good! It would almost be worth having a birthday every week (if I didn’t have to get older) to get comments like I did yesterday. I loved reading all your birthday greetings [...]
Finding 50}Days 358-364
January 5, 2011 By 4 Comments
There are only a few days left until my year of Finding 50 is complete – can you believe it? It has been a wonderful and pretty journey. The only downside to it being over is that it means I am a year older! I’ll have my last pretty post next week and then we [...]
Finding 50}Days 351-357
December 30, 2010 By 2 Comments
We enjoyed a wonderful week at our house. I hope you did too! We had all four kids home for four days and I was in heaven! Unfortunately Clark had to get back to work but we have Logan and Cali through the New Year and I’m going to enjoy every minute of it. Despite [...]
Finding 50}Days 126-133
May 16, 2010 By 8 Comments
Spring is definitely here in Portland and maybe even summer! We have enjoyed an amazing week full of sunshine and blue skies. The garden is really starting to pop! Can’t wait to share it all with you! May 10 – Day 126 My hardy geraniums in sunlight. May 11 – Day 127 The last of [...]
Finding 50}Days 105-111
April 26, 2010 By 17 Comments
A crazy whirlwind week – a 25 hour round trip car ride to Utah for graduation, celebration of boys’ birthdays in just four days, got Cali off to London and a neighborhood potluck dinner at our house! Crazy but oh so fun and there was lots of pretty involved! April 19 – Day 105 I [...]
Finding 50}Days 84-90
April 4, 2010 By 10 Comments
Despite the rain this week I managed to find some pretty each day. March 29 – Day 84 Some pretties waiting to go into the garden – can’t wait for the juicy, red strawberries! March 30 – Day 85 Good morning! March 31 – Day 86 Did I mention I like tulips?! April 1- Day [...]
Finding 50}Days 56-62
March 7, 2010 By 8 Comments
What pretty did you find in your week? Here’s mine! March 1 – Day 56 We enjoyed a very pretty 70 degree, bright sunny day in Portland yesterday – there is lots happening out in the garden! They say we may get snow on Tuesday though - yikes!! Hope my pretty daffodils in the woodland path [...]
Finding 50} Days 49-55
February 28, 2010 By 8 Comments
How would you like to win a little bit of pretty this week? Pay a visit over at Find Your Sock Yarn for a chance to win one of my pretty reusable shopping bags! Be sure and check it out!! I apologize to those of you who may have tried to enter the other day [...]
Finding 50}Days 33-40
February 14, 2010 By 15 Comments
With the warm weather we have had here in Portland (warm but rainy) there is a lot starting to happen out in the garden. Some pretty things are popping up!! February 7 – Day 33 We celebrated Valentine’s Day early with our annual Beach Babes and their Boy’s Valentine dinner. My friend April hosted this [...]
Finding 50}Days 12-18
January 24, 2010 By 12 Comments
My journey in finding the pretty in turning 50 continues…. This week I had a little help in finding the pretty. Tessa found our first pretty for the week. One morning she called me into the laundry room to show me how pretty her dress was with the sunlight streaming through it – she was [...]
