Tag: Centsational

This is the first weekend I’ve been home in a month! I was away the past three weekends, first we visited my daughter in Santa Barbara, next we ran away on a 4 day trip to Kauai, and then we drove up north to visit our son at his university. Finally, a weekend to enjoy…

Hello all and Happy February to you. I’m at home today watching the Superbowl and catching up on some little projects around the house. Now that the nest is empty, it’s quiet and clean but still has those cozy touches and that feeling of comfort. I’ve been lighting a favorite candle in the evening and…

Cold January greetings! We’ve had a week of blue skies but it’s been oh so cold here in Northern California! I saw pictures this week showing snowfall in Florida, woah! My brother and his family in Savannah had snow as well, so they tied a huge inflatable tube to the back of the minivan and…

Hello friends, happy weekend to you. It’s been a few weeks…. what a somber start to the year reading about all the fires near LA, we have friends and family down there and the stories are tragic. We had our own catastrophic wildfires in Northern California back in 2017 and now watching these recent fires…

Happy almost 2025! I’ve already switched gears and I’m looking toward the future. I’m working hard at my law firm taking on more responsibility and a lot of interesting cases, but still spending my non work hours admiring inspiring design content, pinning images for the Mediterranean house I want to build in another year or…

We finally picked up our Christmas tree from a local lot and hung a fresh wreath on the front door. We will decorate the tree tonight and play some holiday music like we do each year. Instead of stringing lights on our two story home, this year I bought two snowflake projectors for the front…

It’s December! Time to decorate and spread holiday cheer! I’m finishing up two craft projects by twilight and hope to photograph them this week. We pick up our tree next weekend and Saturday will be all about trimming the tree and hanging garland up the stairs. Christmas is three weeks away! I have most of…