BEAUTY IS A LIFESTYLE THING

Happy September, and now welcome to fall's change of seasons. After this summer my area suffered through a harsh hot weather related drought and an uptick in tornadic activity; though we have a lot of tornados and straight line winds wrapped with thunderstorms here, this year we had at least three different occaisions where we had upwards to five or more tornados at one time! That will have your head spin for real! Sitting on the patio relaxing one night last week, I felt a cool breeze saunter through the trees and ruffle my umbrella ovehead announcing onset of fall was not far behind. I took this photo late in October 2022. My friend's sold their 25 year old home to get in on the housing boon and to downsize. My girlfriend wanted to finally, after all this time, get her true "forever home" just the way she wanted it. They built a new ranch style home with all the bells and whistles on it and in it. They finally finished it and her husband is about to retire so th

Here's an easy craft project to get you in the holiday mood; that is not only quick to do, it is also very beginner level friendly. This project involves no sewing, no hot glueing, and no spray paint! Yay! If you are like me the holidays come up so fast and cooking while decorating can and will leave you exhausted. For this post today, I'm thinking of all the things i'm grateful for and realizing that I am thankful and blessed to be surrounded by family and friends. I hope you are surrounded by this as well. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays; I love the simplicity of family and good food. My simple project involves things you have on-hand. *Remember to always shop your own home before you buy something. Chances are you may have something right there that you'll be able to change into decor you had not thought of. I have these three hanging wooded tags that I hang from lamps or doorknobs or vases. I've had them for years and years. I think I paid $1.00 for