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• The Food Network, Upscale Restaurants and Your Kitchen...GIVEAWAY!
  on May 13, 2011 in Illinois travel giveaway Foodie Friday
       When you think of Central Illinois, do you think of cornfields, rich black soil and a flat landscape? That seems to be our "claim to fame" around this part of the country. I doubt that you think of Bobby Flay, Martha Stewart,...
• For A Special Mother
  on May 11, 2011 in family recipe family table settings tablescape thursday
       When thinking about how to set the table for Mother's Day this year, it was easy for my daughter and I to decide what dishes we were going to use. The china belonged to my mother-in-law who died last month. My sister-in-law d...
• Flowers, Treehouses and A Treat!
  on May 10, 2011 in Outdoor Wednesday Wow Us Wednesdays
       You may have noticed that I'm having a hard time keeping up with blogging the past week or so. My daughter was here for 9 days and we put her on a plane back to Orlando yesterday. By the time we got home from Indianapolis,...
• Happy Mother's Day
  on May 7, 2011 in Mother's Day family
       A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, sti...
• Bits and Pieces
  on May 5, 2011 in friends family table settings tablescape thursday
       It is Thursday, which generally means a Tablescape on my blog. With my daughter here, we had a plan for how we were going to set the table. We are still going to do that and call it a Mother's Day Table...my guess is that you...
• The Beach Theme is Taking Over the House
  on May 3, 2011 in White Wednesday Wow Us Wednesdays Table Top Tuesday
       I've added a few more beach touches around the house this week. Most of these things you have seen before, just in different locations. I kept the long silver tray that I used for Easter decorating on the coffee table and sim...
• Working On the Front Porch and a Happy Week Ahead!
  on May 2, 2011 in family Met Monday
       With all the rain we have had, I haven't been in a big hurry to get outside and dress the house up for spring. Saturday we finally had a day at home with a few hours of sunshine. We made a trip to our favorite nursery and bou...
• Add A Bit of Green to Your Plate and a Winner!
  on Apr 29, 2011 in giveaway Foodie Friday
       This is so simple that it hardly qualifies as a recipe. My kids always loved vegetables and this is one of the ways I prepared brocoli for the family, before we started roasting most of our vegetables.     ...
• Dessert for Two
  on Apr 28, 2011 in table settings tablescape thursday
       As I prepare to post my tablescape, I am watching the devastation in Alabama on the television. In December, we stayed at a resort between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa on our way home from Florida. It is a beautiful part of the...
• Rain, Rain, Go Away!
  on Apr 27, 2011 in Outdoor Wednesday
  You know that field behind my house that should show the beginnings of something that looks like this?     This was my view yesterday, before the last round of heavy rains came through in the night. Not exactly the beach, is...
• Beach Dreaming
  on Apr 26, 2011 in Wow Us Wednesdays Table Top Tuesday
       I packed away all of the bunnies and eggs yesterday and decided to try to bring a little sunshine to my house. We seem to be in the midst of a monsoon season in Illinois. We had another 3 inches of rain just last night and it...
• Free Music Giveaway to Start Your Week
  on Apr 25, 2011 in He Is We music review giveaway
            I love music, but I'm picky about what I listen to. I tend to turn the radio to Top 40, love the classic rock that I grew up with and like to toss a little country and Christian music into the mix. I'...
• Happy Easter!
  on Apr 23, 2011 in photobucket photo Easter
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• Teeny Takes Over My Kitchen
  on Apr 21, 2011 in Gone With A Handsomer Man Michael Lee West Foodie Friday
  "All I ever wanted in life was true love, a set of copper cookware, and the perfect recipe for red velvet cake"  Teeny Templeton     Teeny Templeton magically appeared in our home this week when the UPS man brought me a copy...
• Easter Memories
  on Apr 20, 2011 in Easter table settings tablescape thursday
           The star of our Easter table this year is the centerpiece. This holiday is bittersweet at our house. Last Easter I was in Florida having a steak from Outback Steakhouse, in styrofoam, on the patio at t...
• The House Is Filled With Spring
  on Apr 19, 2011 in floral arrangements Outdoor Wednesday Wow Us Wednesdays
       This week my house is bursting with spring color, both inside and out. We came home from my mother-in-law's service yesterday with our arms full of beautiful flowers. Some were sent from friends, others were pulled from the a...
• Thank You and Met Monday
  on Apr 17, 2011 in family thanks Met Monday
       Thank you all so much for your kind words and prayers. My mother-in-law's services will be held Monday morning. We spent Saturday ordering flowers and taking my father-in-law to get a haircut, clothes for the service and out...
• Rest In Peace
  on Apr 15, 2011 in family
  My mother-in-law's name was Lillie.      As of a little before 4 this morning, she is at peace. My husband is doing okay, but in that stunned place where you realize that your mom is gone. My father-in-law is very confused and we...
• It's Black, It's White
  on Apr 14, 2011 in table settings tablescape thursday
       My inspiration for this tablescape came from the cute little black and white bird plates. I found the set of 4 at TJ Maxx (can you tell there is a TJ Maxx near the nursing home that we now visit every weekend). They are 222 F...
• A Prayer in Spring
  on Apr 13, 2011 in spring Outdoor Wednesday
  A Prayer in Spring Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day; And give us not to think so far away As the uncertain harvest; keep us here All simply in the springing of the year. Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,Like nothing else by day, li...