. . May arrives like a favorite guest, bringing gifts of sunshine, warmth, and blooming flowers... evidence of Mother Nature rising from her...

. . This isn't a secret: Deb becomes obsessed with POTS in springtime! I've waxed poetic about my collections here , they are the ve...

. . 'April showers bring May flowers'... after we've done a LOT of work in the garden! Working in the yard or garden is an acti...

. . Spring cleaning gets me into trouble... I unearth things I have forgotten about, the Muses jump into action with ideas, and the next thi...

. . You just never know what you can do with a piece of junk! I found a vintage wood ironing board really cheap about a year ago at the Hab...

D is for Daffodil. And Delight. And Deb! This month, in honor of my birthday, I'm sharing some of my favorite things about Spring with y...

Mother's Day is coming up this weekend... are you ready?! If you're in need of some last-minute table decor ideas, I've got them...

With Cinco De Mayo just days away, I thought I'd share some older content  that might just inspire a different way to approach this spri...

  Since this is the time of year when most locales have favorable weather for gardening, I'm re-visiting an old project - the one where ...

My sweet lifelong friend Kim came to So Cal on my birthday weekend, and even though it was to attend a concert, she made time to meet me for...

My sweet aunt Diane gifted me a terra cotta bunny figure in March for my birthday, along with a lovely lunch at one of our local wineries. A...

  With April's arrival, Easter draws closer... and while I like to focus on 'seasonal' decor rather than specific holidays, some...

Back in January, I picked up some garden seed packets at Dollar Tree... three packs of green zinnia seeds, and one pack of white morning glo...

  In springtime, I focus a lot on decorating for the season with moss, plants and flowers. That includes coming up with fresh new ways to di...

Daffodils are my FAVORITE flower. Have been since I was a Little Debby and loved watching 'Daffy O'Dill' dance in Disney's ...

March is here and spring is coming! I'm always so glad to see the earth awaken after her winter nap, and love to use flowers and other g...

  Last Spring, I made a 'Living Nest', and shared it here on the blog. Shortly after that, I was contacted by Editor Lisa Sloan at C...

one last post before i take a break for the month of june...  this 'discovery' came one DAY after my last blog post, which was all a...

this project may not 'bowl you over' (geeze, i'm old) but i hope it will inspire you to use things differently  in your home dec...

after sharing an epic paint fail ( and a fix! ) in my last post, i thought i should share another paint project - one that went WELL! inspir...