Pocketful of Blue

In my last post I mentioned that we had been on vacation. It's always nice to get away but it always feels so good to return home too. I feel so fortunate to have a home that I love and that I am able to be home full time. I can remember so many years in the past where I would just dread coming  home and returning to a job in the business world that I didn't like. Now I realize why I was not happy in those jobs. I was not following the 'desires of my heart'. Being a full time wife, mom, homemaker, and part-time  blogger with a passion for decorating are exactly where I want to be right now  and I don't want to take that for granted. I would like to show you some of the flowers and foliage  around the cottages of the little beach town where we spent our vacation. They must really love the climate because some of the flowers are just huge and the colors are amazingly vibrant. I think these are knock out roses ~ aren't they beauti...

Hi Everyone, I am so happy to finally have some time to get back to blogging!! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  We just returned from vacation and I would love to  show you some pictures I took. Every summer we go to a small beach town in Delaware  with my husband's family. One of my favorite things about this town is all of the New England style beach cottages that are everywhere. ~ JUST LOOK AT ALL OF THE COTTAGE DETAILS  ~ ~ screened in porches ~ ~ gingerbread house trim and white picket fences ~ ~ colorful doors ~ ~ clotheslines ~ ~ brick sidewalks and little patios tucked away ~ ~ porticos, shutters, and white railings ~ ~ pastel colors and awnings ~ I could spend the entire week walking around and looking at all of these houses. Wouldn't you just love to see what they look like  inside? Me too!! I hope to be back soon. I have a few more pictures to share. ...

I want to wish everyone a very happy and special  Mother's Day! I don't usually show pictures of my 2 kiddos but  I just had to make an exception today and  share a couple of my favorites. {They are at the ages now where they would prefer to not have their pics on here so we just won't tell them ~ okay?  Shhhh!!}  {i love you guys} {more than you will ever know} •  ♡   •  ♡  •  ♡  • ~ HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY ~

 ~ ~ ~ ~ • ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  •  ~ ~ ~ ~ Hi Everyone, I made some changes in the little hallway that leads to our bedroom. ~ this is how it looked for a long time ~ ~ and this is how it looks now ~ I found this plate at a yard sale a long time ago and I love it. I love it even with its little imperfections. But I had never really found a good spot for it. With the little bit of yellow in it, I thought it might look good here with the yellow of this little table. Then I just added some flowers in pretty jars. I found the jars at Joann Fabrics and thought they were pretty with the design on the front. They were very inexpensive ~ $3 for the small one, and $4 for the larger one. (They came with lids also.) Doesn't it look kind of sweet?  ~ ~ ~ ~  •  ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~ ~  •  ~ ~ ~ ~ A simple little change to freshen up this spot for spring and summer. ...

Do you ever feel like there is something just not right about a room? I like our family room but I don't feel completely satisfied with it. I think I want it to have more of a cottage feel than it currently has. So I made a few easy changes to give it more of what to me is the quintessential cottage look. I moved my chippy window frame from the entryway to this wall . . . My husband gave this trunk to me for  our first Christmas together as a married couple ~ 18 years ago! . . . and placed a vintage tablecloth that I had on the trunk. ~ love the weathered look of this flower pot ~ Then I cut apart a $3 spray of white geraniums and arranged  them in a pot that did have some old dusty flowers in it. What do you think? I like it so much better! Now I have to see what I can do to the rest of the room!! ~ joining these parties ~ SAVVY SOUTHERN STYLE -WOW US WEDNESDAY NO MINIMALIST HERE ~ OPEN HOUSE THURS...

Good Morning Everyone, Just sharing some pretty table settings today. These are all so fresh and sweet. I don't know which one I like best! source ~ unusual use of radishes here for some added color ~ source source ~ I like how they used the asparagus ~ source source ~ pretty pink flowers always make a table special ~ source Which one do you like the best? ♡ ♡ ♡ ~ I hope your Sunday is special ~

Hi Everyone, Life has been keeping me really busy lately. My baby  will be going to high school next year  (which makes me proud and sad at the same time) so we've been trying to make sure his schedule is all set. There are so many options that I think my head has spun  around a few times!  : ) Spring sports and activities have started up also so there has been a lot going on at our house. I have to show you something I found this week. I went to Target to return a few things and at the last minute I decided to check out their garden department. When I saw this watering can, I knew it had to come home with me. Isn't it just the cutest??? I've never seen a gingham check watering can before, have you? It just totally says spring and summer to me. Here it is 'modeling for you' on my pink cake stand. (It's such a show off!) ~    ❀ • ❀ • ❀ • ❀ • ❀   ~ I hope you all have the most wonderful Sunda...