Do you remember when hub painted our console table to better coordinate with our old dining set?Ā And then.Ā We got a new dining set.Ā And then.Ā The white looked a little stark in our entryway against the new table.Ā And then.Ā I heard about a specialty paint brand for furniture.Ā So we tried, and […]
Autumn 2022 has made a big splash at Target and I thought I would share a few Target Fall Finds from my field trip this week. Wow, my last Target trip was in the Spring, so I guess we are due to see what they have on hand. I am not a Target affiliate, but […]
The time came to say goodbye to our kitchen bar stools.Ā It was another hard parting, much like the dining room we recently changed. Our old counter-height stools were the perfect height, the perfect foot rest, perfect match with the kitchen dining set. But. They were old. And apparently not made to last. The seat […]
It was way past time to bring our dining table and chairs into the 21st century.Ā But when you love something, itās hard to say goodbye.Ā Donāt you think?Ā So, after heart-wrenching months, the decision was made to sell the bookcase in our dining room and the table and chairs. Hub sold everything on FB […]
This spring and summer I wanted a few colorful touches here and there.Ā Anthropologie for home has so many vibrant choices.Ā If you donāt want to jump into the deep end (like buying an emerald green velvet sofa), but stick your toe in (like buying a velvet throw pillow), some of these suggestions might hit […]
A classic recipe modified with gluten-free flour and bread crumbs and using a jar of Kirkland Tuscany Marinara sauce made an easy gluten-free chicken parmesan ālinner.ā Using an aluminum foil baking dish made clean up easy too! One of my favs, Natashaās Kitchen has a video and recipe for Classic Chicken Parmesan with a homemade […]
Of course, everyone knows the weather axiom, āMarch in like a lion and out like a lamb.āĀ March being March is unpredictable. Itās never really fair to treat Phoenix weather as typical, but March is certainly acting as transitional here as it is in other parts of the country. Gorgeous pool weather last week and […]
The Target Dollar Spot really delivered during a recent shopping trip. I had as much fun as a kid in a candy store and I brought a small haul home. To be quite frank, our Target is in the hood. No offense if you live in the hood, of course. But when I visit other […]
Letās get this weekend started, shall we? Saying I need some downtime is a gross understatement. Iāll share my less-than-wonderful-week with you shortly. But on the positive side Iām going to share my very minimal Christmas decorating involving almost no shopping. For Christmas decorations, that is. Not to say I didnāt shop this week. […]
A warm, wintery look in my bedroom is always on tap after our long Arizona summers. But since we donāt have that long of a winter season, I really donāt want to make a huge dollar investment and then feel saddled to expensive bedding for the next ten years. Bedding that will look nice all […]