Memorial Day Gardening

I don't know about you, but Memorial Day....Weekend, for me, feels like the formal invitation to the endless possibilities of Summer...

Moosey's County Gardens

I prefer the purple, blue and white.

J.B. Greenhouses

Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend!

It's a Gardening Day!

The clouds have parted, the sun is out.....and I will be too! After I post a few reminders to myself. Here are some beautiful images that will give me inspiration

all images are from Southern Living.

Supermarket Flowers

I decided to start the week off with some beautiful roses. I got them at the supermarket. The weather is gloomy and rainy. I can't go out and garden, so I'm working inside.

Remember to do something nice for yourself today!

Happy Monday

Charity Garage Sale

It's charity garage sale time! A few weeks ago, I posted about Spring Cleaning for a Cause. I have spent several days over the last two weeks, along with my friend Lisa, pricing many of the donated items......and now it is Garage Sale Time!

If you live in the Northern New Jersey area, you may want to stop by....

2011 Yard Sale                                                      Saturday, May 21st                             Sunday, May 22nd                                   10am-5pm                            45 Florence Street                         Joan's StoryJoan was delivering two boxes of Girl Scout cookies to a neighbor who lived across the street, three houses down from her house. The neighbor, a Tappan Zee high school chemistry teacher, Joseph McGowan raped and murdered her. This happened on April 19, 1973. McGowan became eligible for parole for a third time in January 2009 and was denied on December 8, 2008. Today on June 11, 2009 the parole board released its decision that McGowan's next parole eligibility will not be for 30 years, which amounts to about 18 years after deductions. This decision comes after Joan's mother Rosemarie led a continuous nine-month effort to publicize the danger to the public that the release of McGowan would cause along with a grassroots movement of concerned citizens that grew to support this effort. Over 80,000 personal signatures and 7,000 letters were collected. McGowan now has 180 days to decide if he will appeal the decision of the parole board, which he did the previous time his parole was denied.

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Viva Las Vegas

I recently returned from Las Vegas. I haven't been to Vegas in over 20 years! Needless to say, it has changed. We stayed at the Belagio Hotel. Here are some of the beautiful floral displays throughout the hotel.

as for the rest of our trip...you know the saying!

A New Movie House to Dream of

Don't you just day dream over some of those homes in the movies? I know I do. In fact, this one

from Something's Gotta Give, is still in my dreams!

Then, there was this one

From It's Complicated. I want that garden....even if it's not real

What about The Lake House

It looks like a life-size terrarium!

Well, now there is a new movie house to dream about

The house from Jumping The Broom....I think it's my new favorite!

Happy Monday

Oprah's Home

In case you missed it yesterday, Nate Berkus took a tour of Oprah's Tea House and garden. I know not many of us have the ability to construct this, but we can borrow a lot of ideas!

 

 

I don't know about you, but I'm motivated to create more beauty in the details.

Hampton Homes

Today, I am admiring the exteriors of Hampton Homes. All of the photos are from homes for sale.

 

Love the stepping stones

This was a fun break from the day to day of Monday!