Yes, I am really going to try this again. I'll be starting off very slowly as I can see [now that it's too late since I've already begun] Google has changed everything about blogging I thought I knew. So here we go ... a bright button newly created and two beautiful ArtFire Collections from ChristieCottage and then a lovely Spring Collection from VanillaExtinction. "Blue,...

Olympic Cheeeeeeer!

1960 Winter Olympics USSR Trading Pin THE LONDON SUMMER OLYMPICS begin on July 27th! I'm always psyched for the Olympics: Winter *and* Summer. And no, I'm not that athletically inclined. If I were invited to attend and participate in the Olympics it would be The 10 Foot (Couch to Television) Frantic Cheering and Hollering. And I'd stand tall and...

Hearth and Home ~ Carl Larsson

I remember when I saw Carl Larsson’s work for the first time ~ A freshman in college, 1971, and my roomie (and childhood and life-long friend) Janet, gave me a gorgeous birthday card. I still have that card, 40 birthdays later. She and I had great fun as roommates ~ The summer before our freshman year, we made matching...