You Only Get One Chance to Make a First Impression
Now that the weather is staying nice, I want to play in the dirt! So I spent a few hours (ok...an entire night) surfing around for some landscaping ideas to make my yard more attractive. Afterall, we only get one chance to make a first impression, right? On the advice of HGTV's Garden website, I'm stealing techniques used by professional landscapers to make more efficient use of my gardening time and money... and now I'm sharing that with you. So check out a few of my favorit
Spring Cleaning the Silver
Some friends gave me a generous gift—a gift card to one of my all-time favorite stores for home accessories. I totally geeked out this weekend looking at new pillows and decorative containers and placemats of the "in" color! My house has a nice fresh look for spring. And while I was in this freshen-up mode, I went through the cabinets to see what I could toss. I found the silver. I really love the silver. I love it's elegance and its charming feel for the old formal ways of e
