Treasure comes in many forms, and one Saturday morning I hit the motherlode! Let me set the stage. Searching For Treasure When we’re back in the Heartland, I often pour myself a “to-go” cup of coffee. Then I head out on Saturday mornings for a short drive. It’s the perfect time to check for nearby […]
Solar Success – An Upgrade On Our Deck
Sometimes watching DIY shows can lead to a lightbulb moment. A SOLAR one, that is! One of the designers stuck solar lights into antique lobster buoys and placed them on a deck. And that got me thinking. For years I have stuck small amber colored glass votive holders into the wrought iron sconces I hang […]
Let The Packing Begin! These Snowbirds Are Itching To Head NORTH!
Let the packing begin! In some ways it’s hard to believe another winter has passed, but in other ways it seems like FOREVER since we’ve hugged our grandkids! So for that reason we’re more than ready to pack up our belongings and button up our condo for another year. And thanks to the generous gift […]
Mirror Mirror On The Wall…Once Again. Check It Out!
As some of you already know, our snowbird nest is a one bedroom condo with less than 600 square feet of living space inside. (Take a tour HERE.) Two walls in our home are totally covered with a floor to ceiling mirror. Those mirrored walls make our tiny place feel so much larger than it really […]
Fort Lauderdale Or Bust…We Made It Once Again!
Our most recent snowbird road trip ended successfully in Fort Lauderdale. (Thank God!) We have our “getting settled” routine down to a science. We actually stopped to pick up our DVR’s at Comcast on our way into town. That way Peepaw could take care of the TVs and the “technical stuff” while I unpacked our […]
Update – Hurricane Irma Spared Our Snowbird Home…Our Hearts Go Out To Others
This will be a very short update on the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Two of our condo neighbors (Sarah and John) prepared our home for the storm and we will be forever grateful to them. Sarah put all flower pots inside to make sure there would be no projectiles flying in the wicked wind. And […]
Hurricane Irma – Will Flowers Still Exist After Today In Florida?
Flowers and Florida go hand in hand…and as we watch and wait for word of the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma I decided repost these photos I took after last Christmas. God only knows what our Snowbird home will look like by tomorrow night. I offer heartfelt prayers for everyone in Irma’s deadly path. Christmas […]
Family Time Is The BEST Time In My Life!
Family means everything to me. So I am taking a short break from my blog to spend the next week with our SEVEN grandkids. (We call it GrandCamp!) GrandCamp 2017 began like this… And the FUN continues for days on end. And yes…this old Meemaw let those kids eat their watermelon while sitting in our hot […]
Our Condo Tour…From Trash To Treasure
Peepaw and I have turned trash into treasure for as long as I can remember…so I decided to give you a tour of our Florida condo so you can see just how serious we are about reusing and repurposing items to give them new life and to keep them from the landfill…and to save a […]
Meemaw’s Tropical Herb Garden…A Work In Progress!
There are many reasons why I love our winter home…and my tiny herb garden is certainly one of them. Every year I am anxious to see which of my mostly-perennial herbs have survived the tropical sun and heat of the long summer in Fort Lauderdale. This year when we returned, I was greeted by only […]