The Blue Giraffe

I remember visiting my Grandad in the nursing home. A beautifully restored house, with spectacular grounds, and a garden that looked like...

This week is my newsletter, filled with lots of ideas on how to enjoy those gorgeous, lazy, simple days of Summer…..(Click here to read)....

For many of you, the outside is just another place to sit; a place to soak up the sun, have your morning coffee, or take a break from the...

One of my absolute favorite movies is “Calamity Jane”, with Doris Day and Howard Keel; the cowboy version of Cinderella, comes complete...

One thing I get asked, time and time again, is how to pick a new color for a room. Many of us watch design shows, and are often told that...

All the parenting books in the world, can’t prepare you for being a Mom. It is indefinable, confusing, simple, difficult and beyond...

Did you know that certain shapes, colors and scents will automatically make your home happier? Why not include some of these ideas next...

Many of you know that I am a devout gadget and technophobe. I would rather use a pencil than a pen (do pens count as a new fangled...

At last count, I have 46 coffee cups on my shelf, and, I am the only one who drinks coffee. When I was younger, I began collecting them...

Last week, I wrote about Emotional Insurance; the small things that we all look forward to when we first walk through the front door. I...

This week has been unusually busy for me; I have felt like I was chasing the train, instead of sitting in a comfy seat traveling to my...

I visited an Art room at school yesterday, and I didn’t want to leave; it was joyfully cluttered, over-flowing with activity, and it...

My kitchen garbage is almost overflowing this morning, but I don’t mind. It is tucked away in a vintage cupboard, and no-one can see it....

I am not French, but I do have a tendency to drool over shows that have that “C’est la vie” type of vibe to them. I know it’s not real...

Ever see those pieces of furniture that transform into something else? You wonder who made them, and why (or if they really work?). Check...

If anyone ever doubted the power of plants, they should meet one of my best friends. Just when I start to dread the cold Winter days, she...

Unfortunately, I am not good at remembering my camera, and my phone isn’t fancy, but I do try to take photographs whenever I can....

Now that the holidays are over, January can feel a bit flat, and our bank balance can seem a little empty. What better way to cheer you...

One of my favorite parts of a magazine is when they show a photograph, pinpoint the items, and tell you where you can get them and how...

One of my favorite books is about a businessman who buys an entire country on a whim (out of a catalog). Okay, so I admit it isn’t a real...