The dress of the season

Last summer I wanted to buy a maxi dress. But, I had heard that if you wore it the first time around, you are too old to wear it this time. Is that true, am I too old? I 'm not thinking about anything too flashy or garish. It wouldn't have ruffles or lace trim. Just a dress I could wear when I'm at home. They look so cute with a pair of flat sandals. I have also heard that rules are meant to be broken. Sadly, I usually play by the rules. But, maybe just this one time I will abe a rule breaker!

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Ready to relax

I bought these lounge chairs two years ago. They were a bargain $30.00 a piece. This year after taking them out for the summer I noticed they were a little rusty and needed a little care. I also bought three new chair pads last week for $19.00 a piece. That is a great price, I had looked around and the cheapest pads I found were $40.00 a piece. And they are reversible, too! Hopefully, I can get few more summers out of them!

This is not a pretty picture! Last week I bought green paint, that was a perfect match. I am proud of myself for buying a big tarp to keep the grass from being covered with paint. I would usually put a piece of newspaper under the legs. The plastic made my job very easy. No pulling paper from the freshly painted legs. Now, I have a few other pieces of lawn furniture that need a little tlc. However, today I am fighting a losing battle with the pollen in the air! My head is about ready to explode! Not a pretty picture either! No painting today.

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Here's to the class of 2010

Today we will be going to our youngest daughter's college graduation. It wasn't that long ago she was a preschooler. Now, with diploma in hand she will be an elementary school teacher.

A little look at the younger years, she was to say the least a character, who kept us well entertained!

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Blissful Hour

Not much going on today. I am enjoying a beautiful spring day. I am relaxing sitting on the deck (actaully I am sitting in a chair on the deck) with an iced coffee, reading a fashion magazine. It is rather rare that I have my household chores done, but today I do. A friend gave me this plant a few weeks ago. It is so pretty. Maybe one year I will buy only white flowers for the yard. Our house is light gray with white trim and shutters. I think I will google white gardens and see how they look. I love google!

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Waiting to bloom!

Every year I plant impatience in this whiskey barrel. Not much to look at right now, but in a couple of weeks with a little water and shade this barrel will be full of white and pink flowers! I will post an after picture in a few weeks! That is a lot of pressure! They better bloom and bloom big!

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Stamp On!

Last week a friend gave me a box of stamps. I mean, the box is full of stamps! I am a very lucky girl.

It also came with a book full of ideas. But, what do I make cards! Also in the box was a pretty blue ink pad. The color reminds me of the sky that I would like to wake up to every morning. Or the color of the warm water of the Caribbean. I would not mind waking up to that every morning either. Boy, I am going off on a tangent. Focus!

What I would like to say is, I must do more stamping!
The cards were easy to make. My daughter likes these two the best and I love the one with the orange background. Either way it was a nice way to spend an hour or so. I think I am slowly getting back into the wonderful world of crafting!

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Bake Something New

I wanted to do more baking this year. Try new things. I started off with a bang. I was baking cookies, scones and muffins. Then not so much! I will admit I am a recipe collector. I use to buy cookbooks, now I just find recipes online and put them in my favorites. This recipehttp://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/05/a-tasty-recipe-grannys-chocolate-cobbler/ I found on The Pioneer Woman blog. I found her blog just after Christmas, I like it. What I liked about this recipe was that I had all the ingredients.

Let me just say I was not disappointed with Granny's Chocolate Cobbler. I made it for dessert last night. It is like eating a brownie all covered in warm melted chocolate. It sat on the counter while we were eating supper so I did warm it up a few seconds before I put the ice cream on top. There is something about the warm chocolate and cold ice cream. I am going to make this again. It was very good!

Thank you Granny, the cobbler was terrific!

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