Celebrating Pink, Again!

I woke up this morning with the urge to clean and rearrange.  I think it the sound of the birds happily singing and the warm, balmy air .... Winter is over and a new season is beginning ....

Are you like me?  Does spring inspire you to clean and rearrange and give things a new look?

I know this is not pink, but this is such a pretty rose corsage Marian Elizabeth fashioned for our 

website and would be a lovely Mothers Day gift, that I just had to show you!  Lots of pretty things happening at the Ruffled Rose ~

You will find many more blogs celebrating Pink over at Beverly's  and that is where I am headed, too!

Happy Pink Saturday!
♥ Jil

Promises, Promises!

I am so bad about blogging....I make all of these promises but, I get busy and forget.  Another problem is I am not a writer and it takes a certain amount of talent to keep your audience engaged!  I read blogs and the post may be short, but it is written so well and just draws you in and you don't want to leave.  I want to be one of those bloggers!  Well, maybe someday, as I believe I will always be the reader more than the writer!

What I have been doing is making things for the   website ... items to freshen up the home for Spring like the pretty hand towel, below ~

And the fun and roomy bag and scrumptious pillow ~

Today is heavenly....it is almost 80 in my part of Michigan, sunny and just plain glorious!  While at Sam's we picked up some potting soil and Turf Builder to make the yard shine and every pretty day I intend to put in at least a couple of hours working out there....

It is hard to believe it is snowing in Colorado and Minnesota on May 1st!

Have a happy day!

♥ Jil

A Little Tale Of Woe!

Computers!  Some days we can't live with them, but I know I can't live without one anymore, either!  lol!
I have been locked out of my blog for the last five days, but all is well, now, thanks to my Dell Support! Thanks guys!  I pay a lot for that service, but it keeps things going smoothly!

Have you ever done this...put a plant in the sink to give it a drink and let the water trickle on it for a bit?  Five minutes they say is how long you should do this.  Well, five minutes came and went as I forgot about the plant being busy cleaning the upstairs and also had a call from my son and even went downstairs to tell Mr. S. what son had to say.  So, a goodly amount of time went by until I walked into the bathroom and to my horror, the water was cascading over the sink and cabinet onto the floor which was mostly a lake by then.

I called Mr. S. and he came running and we began the process of dealing with this mess...an all afternoon mess, I might add!  The little bits and pieces of soil and other materials from the plant had clogged the sink and after we got past all that and everything decorative out of the bathroom, I went to mopping up. The water had filled the cabinet under the sink and as I was dealing with that, I kept getting drips from the two deep drawers.  I pulled the top one open that holds hubby's items and to my dismay!  it had at least three inches of water in it!  I then checked my drawer at the bottom and it too, had the same amount of water.  Mercy!  

I told myself I had been planning to clean the cabinet anyway,  so what better time than now.  All that positive talk was not working too well as I mopped and threw away everything from my hair curler set to many of his things.  I was at this all afternoon and all I can say is, I have the cleanest bathroom as a result of forgetting a plant getting a drink in the sink!

And that is my sad tale!  

Have I learned my lesson?  I hope so!

Hope your Sunday was much different than mine!

xo Jil

The Wind Is Howling And The Snow Is Blowing

Yes!  It is a true winter day!  The wind is bending the trees and the snowflakes are swirling around making the ground  look like someone with powdered sugar came along!   It is a good day to be in with the tea kettle softly whistling....It is a lazy day, but I managed to list this lovely vintage pedestal dish in a chintz design on the website  ...Oh!  it is so pretty and much prettier in person.  Chintz china is some of my favorites when it is in pinks and blues as this dish is ~

I can't believe where this day has gone and it's already time to start dinner! 

                        Do stop over to BEVERLY'S and visit lots of pretty blogs all about PINK!

Wishing you all a warm and cozy weekend!

♥ Jil