Every year about this time, I start thinking ahead to Spring and that leads to thinking about Spring flowers. So I thought I’d share some pictures I took last summer of my favorite nursery, Watson’s Greenhouse & Nursery in Puyallup,…
7 Ways To Add Cottage Style To Your Garden
Cottage gardens have their origins in the more functional gardens of old which incorporated vegetables and herbs added with flowers for decoration. It was an informal design with every square inch being used. Some have said it looked like “a…
Shopping Garage Sales For Home Decor
I love garage sales! You never know what you will find. Here in the Pacific Northwest we can only shop at garage sales from June till about September. The rest of the time it’s just too cold and rainy. So…
Outdoor Dining
Here in the Pacific Northwest, warmer weather and summer are slow in coming. Although we have started to see a few warmer days and more sun which has me thinking ahead to being able to enjoy dining outdoors. Our last…
How To Decorate Cottage Style
My very favorite home decor style is Cottage Style. It is very versatile and actually includes a number of different styles such as Country Cottage, French Country, Coastal or Beach, Shabby Chic and Romantic. There are certain characteristics common to…
Cottage Style Decorating
What do fresh flowers, wicker furniture, comfortable couches with slipcovers, painted bead board and wood floors have in common? They are all part of a relaxed, comfortable, cozy, easy on the budget style of decorating called Cottage Style Decorating. I…
Gig Harbor – A Relaxing Day
There are so many wonderful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest, but one of our favorites is Gig Harbor, Washington. During a heavy storm in 1840, Captain Charles Wilkes brought his small boat (a gig) into the harbor for…
Sumner, Washington Shopping
One thing I like about living in Washington is all the small, quaint towns, especially Sumner, which is only about 10 minutes from where I live. My husband and I enjoy driving over and looking through the antique and gift…
Spring Flowers: A Look Back At Previous Gardens
This time of year I start getting anxious for Spring. Winter is not my favorite season. It’s just too cold and dreary for my taste. So to cheer myself up, I was looking through pictures of some of my past…
Federal Way Washington Botanical Gardens
I’m almost embarrassed to admit this, but we had lived here for almost 13 years before we ever got around to visiting the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden in Federal Way, WA. I’m glad we finally got around to going, it…