Summer Fun

July 30, 2009

I’m taking the day off to splash around with my son!
It was blistering hot here this week!

I hope you are enjoying your week and
finding beauty in those fleeting moments!

It is Beautiful Life Friday!

Please share the beauty you savored this week
in the comments or via a link!

PS. I have some fun new things to show you
and talk to you about next week!

Be sure to visit Hooked on Fridays,
today I am hooked on FOUNTAINS!

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A beautiful life is right in front of us!

July 2, 2009
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I like the simple, homey look of that quilted round tablecloth! {House Beautiful} Wishing you all a wonderful 4th of July weekend! I had a busy week (ha, as usual!) and am looking forward to some family fun and fireworks this weekend! How about … ** Read more **

Posted in Authentic Living, Decorating Inspiration
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A Crooked House

June 22, 2009

Crooked Houses I really love talking about homes with you all. I enjoy the creativity, the sharing of ideas, the kindred spirits I meet every day.  You are all my best girl friends, the ones with whom I cannot wait to share the beautiful things I … ** Read more **

Posted in Authentic Living, blogging
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Sweet Escape {in your own backyard}

May 28, 2009

Love this adorable little garden shed turned sweet escape! Sigh. Where are you escaping to this weekend? Where am I escaping to? Besides having a party at my house tonight and then going to Portland for my middle daughter's graduation party, I … ** Read more **

Posted in Authentic Living, Decorating Inspiration
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Mother’s Day Weekend

May 7, 2009

In my pursuit of finding balance in living, I took a tour around blogland for inspiration and found a great selection of ideas for everything from baking a cake to organizing your pantry to finances to crafting for Mother's Day, and of course, … ** Read more **

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Capturing the Moments

April 17, 2009
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Flickr: lepiaf.geo Part of finding beauty in life is savoring the little moments. A lot of life is stressful, busy, hardwork, often forgettable and quite unremarkable. And, many days are downright painful and difficult. That is what is so sacred … ** Read more **

Posted in Authentic Living, Traditions & Memory Making

A Beautiful Life: The U-Haul Edition

April 3, 2009

Just a quick post from me today...we arrived back home in Washington with our 26ft U-Haul, unloaded it and now our 10ft trailer has arrived. Our new house now looks like a furniture store. And that means I can start 'shopping the house'! Oh happy … ** Read more **

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