from Bluebird Hill

Books I enjoyed reading To me reading is like taking a trip.  It takes me on adventures, meeting new peole, seeing new places, and sometimes to a different time in history. Water for Elephants                by Sara Gruen The Kite Runner   by Khaled Hosseini Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil    by John Berendt The Paris Winter   by Imogen Robertson Tis    by Frank McCourt The Celestine Prophecy   by James Redfield Memoirs of a Geisha   by Arthur Golden Sastun    by Rosita Aruigo

Our homes say alot about who we are.     At this time of year, we make changes to accommodate our holiday furnishings.  We might do something big, like repaint a room, or just add some accessories to freshen things up. Some of my favorite things are:  A nice cozy throw, to add warmth, texture, color A patterned rug, over the top of a sisal Plants and flowers to add a sense of life Good scented candles, subtle & seasonal Interesting chairs for extra seating Trays to organize remotes,  books & accessories

        I have always been a little bit reticent about trying something new.   I find it intimidating, because what if....        What if I embarrass myself?       What if so&so doesn't like it?       What if I'm not good enough?       What if I make a mistake? Do you let life's what ifs hold you back? Let me tell you that you will never look back on your life and say    "I wish I had not tried that"  Actually, quite the opposite is true.  You'll find that you no longer have the money or energy to do some things.  Or, you will no longer have that friend to go on an adventure with. I have always been a creative person, but not artsy.  My son is a really good painter.  My husband can do anything with metal.  Me, I am a good visualized, but not doer. So, I decided to try to do a project that I was visualizing.  I thought really nothing to lose.  If it turns out ugly, I will just throw it away.  But you know what?  I got really lost in the pr

Style.. i t says alot about who we are  This picture of a garden setting says that I love to garden. It also says that I like shabby chic, rusty & crusty, by the old chair that I have left in its found condition.  I like color, as shown in the variations in the old planter.  My style is a stylized traditional, which is shown in the shapes of the chair and planter, as well as the soft edging of the terrace they sit on.  And I am casual, shown in the small plants starting to grown in the crushed granite on the terrace. Our style is shown in everything about us.  The clothes we wear, our hairstyle, accessories, cars & homes. Never  apologize for who you are.     Be true to yourself, because these are your own inner likes and dislikes.  Some of us are messy, and others are driven to distraction by that.  So what??? The world would be very boring if we were all alike.  I have found that the reason I like some of my friends is for the very reason that they are