One Room Challenge ~ Week 1 ~ Backyard Makeover
Well y’all, the One Room Challenge is underway again for Spring 2017. I joined in as a guest participant for the 1st time last Fall (2016) & had a great time working on a room that had been put on…
What is Green Design?
I’ve been getting this question a lot lately. “What is Green Interior Design? What do you mean by “Sustainable Design”?” I don’t think people are asking for a technical definition of green design – they can google that. I…
Homemade Vegetable Broth
I cut up all these vegetables to prep meals for the week – onions, bell pepper, celery, garlic, carrots, zucchini & 2 types of squash plus some cilantro ends from the salsa I made. Normally I would throw all of…
The Best Is Yet To Come – Expect Good Things
Good morning. Today, let’s wait, and expect good things—for ourselves and our loved ones. When we wonder what is coming, let’s tell ourselves the best is coming, the very best life and love have to offer, the best our Higher…
2017 Color of the Year Roundup
The “color of the year” concept that Pantone started back in 2000 has been around for 17 years now. Since then, other companies have started to introduce their own picks for color of the year. There’s some debate on whether…
Lessons Learned from the Summer Garden
Spring is coming. Well, in Houston it’s almost always spring or summer so I guess I could say spring is unofficially here. I’m ready to get outside and start my summer garden for the 2nd time. But first I have…
Choose to Have a Good Day
Top of the morning dear friends. Today, let’s consider that good feelings can become a habitual part of our lives. There is absolutely no virtue in the unnecessary suffering many of us have felt for much of our life. We…
Moisturizing Semi-Homemade Body Wash Using Castile Soap
Being the naturalista that I am, for years I have used castile soap to wash my hair. On a whim I started using it as body wash, mainly because I was tired of shelling out loads of cash for Cetaphil soap &…
Brown Sugar Bundt Cake
Every week, I make some sort of homemade sweet treat for my family, and to share with friends & neighbors. Every now & then I get a little adventurous, but I like to do a few things & do them really well….
Homemade Oatmeal Cookies
Last month I told you that I only make 2 cookies, sugar cookies and oatmeal cookies. You have the recipe for my signature soft sugar cookies, and now I am sharing my oatmeal cookie recipe. Every week, I make some…
