Hello World! Welcome Friends! No, I have not fallen off the face of the earth. I've been working on another valance which I hope to have finished this week as well as some embroidery work on some wall hangings that will go up in the Dedicated Daughter's room. However, the last couple of days have been spent in the back garden pulling weeds and getting the flower beds ready for their Spring ... Read More about Spring Has Sprung
An Actual Craft
Hello World! Welcome Friends! I hope the weekend treated you well. Today I want to show you a little craft that I did. A few months back I bought this plate rack from Home Goods for $6.99. Sorry for the crookedness. Here's a little close-up. ... Read More about An Actual Craft
A Few Books to Adore
Hello World! Welcome Friends! I love books. If I had all the time in the world I would have my nose in a book. I love getting lost for hours in the pages of a good book. Not only am I moved by the stories that are written, I'm moved by pictures that paint a story without words. A book with pictures will always get my attention. Well, for Christmas, my Mother-in-law, Joan gave me some lovely ... Read More about A Few Books to Adore
A Light for the New Year
Hello World! Welcome Friends! We have made it through the first week of the new year. Hopefully, it has been a nice and productive one. For today's post, I want to share some pictures of a beautiful present my Mother-in-law, Joan gave me for Christmas. She presented the lovely Rosetta Lantern from Pottery Barn to me. I was completely overwhelmed. Would you like to see her? Here she ... Read More about A Light for the New Year
A Look Back at 2011
Hello World! Welcome Friends! Happy New Year! I really cannot believe we have hit 2012. It just seems that it was yesterday that I was planning my life and now I'm in the middle of it. I hope all my lovely readers had a wonderful Christmas and holiday season. Here at The Dedicated House we celebrated quietly. However, I will tell you that I'm now blogging using my new MacBook Pro! Yay! It ... Read More about A Look Back at 2011