Dog love

Aren't these pics wonderful?! As a dog lover- I am enamored by of Sharon Montrose's work. I have owned her "Mutts" coffee table book for several years and was delighted when I came across her blog.



I would be as happy as "a puppy with two peckers" (as my bf likes to say) if I could just live on a big 'ol farm and have all kinds of mutts running a muck.

Until then, I will just continue to tune into Sharon's blog. Thanks for your excellent work!

The great bed search--

I am in a great search for a new bed. But not just any old bed. I am looking for the kind that I will look at when I am 85 and say, " I love that bed. I got it when I was 25 years old with one of my first pay checks, and I want to pass it down to my daughter." Now, I understand this is a tall order, not an simple feat that is accomplished in one day. This search has led me into just about every antique store in the area. I have found these two beds on ebay and have been contemplating them, wondering, is this it? Is this the one I have been searching for? Is this classic and ageless? What do you think?

"This is a rare 1930s French painted and gilded Louis XVI upholstered queen size bed. The upholstery is new cocoa hued chenile and is soft and clean"


This bed dates is a queen size cane bed that dates back to the 1920s and is carved from solid walnut.

Daydreaming of summer nights

I cannot think of anywhere I would rather be right now then at my lakehouse in Alabama with a house chock- full of friends. Everyone just off the boat with suntanned legs and faces sitting around laughing and playing cards, still in our bathing suits and cover ups.



Pull together some fresh fish, steaks, and veggies for grilling, cocktails (including our fav wine spritzers with crushed fruit), and a few rocking chairs. Watch the sun set over the quiet lake, light some tiki torches, and end the night with a midnight cruise. Ahhh....serenity now.

Map My Run

While doing all this training for the half marathon, a girl can get bored with the same ole runs. Thank goodness I have found this website, www.mapmyrun.com, where you can plot your run/bike rides/etc anywhere in the US and see how far it is. There are also hundreds of local routes that other runners have recommended. I think I am going to try a new one today.

A little hint of spring

While browsing Etsy today, I found these neat little moss terrariums. They remind me of spring and of brighter days to come. They also have me brainstorming about my garden this spring. I think I will grow my usual herbs (mint, basil, rosemary,etc) and include tomotoes and jalepenos this year. More to come about that later. Stay tuned....

I love you, lemon

I love lemons. I love the smell of fresh squeezed lemons, the taste of the juice in my water, cooking with it, and the way they single-handedly brighten up a room. They bring a little sunshine inside my world these days. Aren't they pretty?

Happy Valentines Day

Is it no small a thing
To have enjoy'd the sun,
To have lived light in the spring,
To have loved, to have thought, to have done...
- Matthew Arnold