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Awake! It’s spring…time to get organized!
Awake, thou wintry earth - Fling off thy sadness! Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth Your ancient gladness! ~Thomas Blackburn tip 1: a place for everything Do you sometimes feel “weighted down” or dreary...
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Gathering Roses
Won’t you come into the garden? I would like my roses to meet you. ~Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) rose of sharing I am learning that one fundamental aspects of writing and reading blogs is...
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Blowing in the Wind
Live each day with joy in the journey… no matter what road the journey takes you down. ~anonymous joy in the journey No...
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Creativity at Chateau Dumas
A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted...
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Estivales du Chapeau {hat festival in France
Grab your coat, and get your hat. Leave your worry on the doorstep. Just direct your feet, to the sunny side of the street....
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Heavenly French Lavender
The air was fragrant with a thousand trodden aromatic herbs, with fields of lavender, and the brightest roses blushing in tufts all over the meadows…...
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The Fabulous French Straw Hat
Be like Curious George, start with a question and look under the yellow hat to find what’s there. ~James Collins (Note:...
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Memories of France
God gave us memories so that we might have roses in December. ~James Matthew Barrie, Scottland 1922 (Note: There are many spectacular images capturing the amazing beauty of Chateau Dumas and...
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Antique Mason Jars {before and after
I wish we could put up some of the Chrismas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. ~Harlan Miller you’ve got mail A bit of “Christmas spirit” was...
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Junk Bonanza
quick peeks The big junk market event is finally here! The fourth annual Junk Bonanza is in Shakopee, Minnesota — next door to Minneapolis/St. Paul. Over 100 juried vendors from across the country are...
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