Easter 2012

I love to decorate Grandma's old barrel - it's easy - all I do is throw on a tablecloth or some fabric, put out some candlesticks and a holiday accessories and Wah-Lah - instant Easter decoration. Of course, flowers never hurt. I took a couple pictures and wanted to share how pretty a simple little arrangement could be and how it can brighten up even a boring little corner.

I've always loved to decorate - even when I was a little girl. We didn't have any money to buy any fancy decorations so I'd make my own. At Christmas I'd string popcorn and cranberries, hang pictures on the windows, and make yarn-haired witches for Halloween. Every holiday has always been more fun - at least for me - if I have a few decorations hanging around the house.

Coming from a family with nine kids, every gathering used to be humongous. But now the kids are grown and so many of us are so busy - it's hard to get everyone together. . . but I still try.

So, to entice the kids to get up out of bed, on Sunday, I put together a fun little feast. A little basket was waiting at everyone's seat. The Easter Bunny filled each basket with yummilicious goodies and a special treat for each person: maybe socks, seeds, or even a little cash :)

I stuffed the napkins with bunnies and filled the wine glasses with colored eggs.

I dipped Strawberries in chocolate and stuck them on skewers to stick into a vase - like a spring bouquet . . . only this bouquet was so much better 'cuz you could eat this one;) (I weighed the vase down with beans but you could use rice or jelly beans)


I also made some white chocolate lollipops that I stuck in some floral foam inside an Easter basket for another quick "edible bouquet".

Oh and the girls brought over some rice krispie treat Easter Eggs, and to be even more decadent they dipped some in chocolate - yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

And if you look closely, you can see some jellybeans hidden inside the "Easter Eggs" :)


I'm lucky to have a side table where I can stack loads of food without taking up room on the already overcrowded dining table.


Because as you can see, there is barely room for salt and pepper

I think it was a fun way to spend a day. How 'bout you - what did you do?

Downton Abbey

My favorite new show on t.v. is on PBS or OPB and it's Downton Abbey.

My husband and I discovered the show by accident and ended up watching the entire first series in one weekend. . . and we aren't even big t.v. watchers. It's kind of a Pride and Prejudice during the Titanic era.

Have you seen it? Do you like it?

If you haven't seen it, look up Downton Abbey and check it out. It's on Netflix and you can probably check out the dvds from your local library - at least you can here in Portland.

Rice Krispie Easter Egg Treats

I spent the night with my daughter and her gfriend making candy, Easter Eggs and Rice Krispie treats.

We stuffed the eggs with jelly beans and peeps

Word for Wednesday

This is a game for writers or anyone who loves words.

Guess what the word means.

Word: TIZZY

What does it mean?



Scroll down.


Further.



Further. . .


Tizzy is a dither, a nervous, excited, or distracted state. If you want to read more, read it here.

The Lucky Seven Meme

I recently received this award from Rena who writes the her own blog. The Lucky 7 Meme award is for writers, and it's a chance to showcase your latest manuscript. Here are the rules ...

1. Go to page 77 of your current manuscript.
2. Go to line 7.
3. Copy the next 7 sentences exactly how they're written. No cheating!
4. Tag 7 other writers to pass this meme on to.

Here is an excerpt from page 77 of my manuscript, THE WRITER'S HOUSE . . .

but the bigger question screaming in my head, the real question everyone wanted the answer to was WHO? Which one of us had done it? I had no idea. But, I knew one thing. One of us had. One of the few guests left alive was a cold blooded murderer.

I looked around the lobby, wondering which one of us was the heartless killer.

Kelly Matthews had shifty eyes. She never looked right at a person. She bobbed and weaved even when she was standing directly in front of a person. Her

Here are 7 writers I'd like to tag. Please check them out!

1) Cate Gardner
2) David Batista
3) Christina Farley
4) Jen on the Edge
5) Green Girl in Wisconsin
6) Ellen Oh
7) S.R. Johannes

Drum Roll Please

And the winner is:

young primrose they chose
girl on fire goes instead
let the games begin

only one can win
for their sick entertainment
the berries she held

Thanks to everyone who played!!!

I'll post pictures on the shoes being created.

Fatina email me your shoe size.

Winner Will be Announced Tomorrow

I had my dates wrong on the last post. Monday is April 2, 2012 not April 1, 2012 and that's when I'll announce the winner.