• Towel Troubles

    towelsOh, to be a towel.  Just think of all those bare bodies you get to wrap yourself around.  That is, if you are one of the lucky ones.

    Now, the reality of the towel hysteria that I find when my family is all together.  That is, of course, the grandkids.  In reality, they are thieves of the good beach towels at the cabin.  This means they covet my beautiful new soft luxurious large beach towels and then, would you believe it, they take them home, and I never seem to see them again.  

  • A Hearth of My Own

    fireplacesFireplaces have always been an important part of decorating for me.  I love old houses where you will find a fireplace in just about every room.  They offer such a fabulous atmosphere and seem to facilitate the urge to just sit by the warmth, enjoying the crackling of the fire, and read, have conversations, or just enjoy hanging out and relaxing.

    As a kid, I did not have a fireplace in our family home.  Our house would have been perfect, but it seemed that during this time, the fireplace just wasn’t a priority for my parents as it was to me.  My dad would always talk about putting one in, as we had a blank wall where it would be perfect, but it just never got done.