We are beginning our third week here in the beautiful city of Buffalo, NY. I really feel like we are beginning to settle in. I know we are because my thoughts are turning to empty canvas, brushes, and paint.  I'm so very ready to beg...

I can see the grass in my backyard today.  It seems the sun has decided to come out and grace the world with it’s presence.  This makes me immeasurable happy. I found this poem, or rather a collection of wise quotes, that made me happy when I rea...

  Hi Everyone from Buffalo, NY! I've moved and am settling in.  All our stuff is in our new apartment and I'm going through the process of finding a home for everything here. If you are a regular reader of The Artful Blog here on Ami...

"I must take issue with the term 'a mere child', for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely more preferably to that of a mere adult."  ~Fran Lebowitz~ Do any of you out there in blog-land have teenagers...

  As I sit here in a hotel room, watching the snow fall (again) and listening to the wind whistle by the window, I'm trying to rest. Friday the moving truck came to my little apartment in West Virginia.  I watched as the bits n piec...

Have you ever seen those cars that fly down the road, you know the ones, that are piled high with snow?  This morning,  I gingerly walked through the slush, taking care not to get my pink and red striped pajama pants wet, and hopped in the car. I w...

  What a Great weekend I had with friends LeeAnn Miller , and fellow blogger, Junkbabe (Missy Herrera) at the Ashland Home and Garden Show. LeeAnn, over the past few years, has been a great influence in my life and has helped me to stretch...

'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark our coming, and look brighter when we come.  ~Lord Byron Valentine’s Day has become so commercial.  All the commercials about diamonds they throw at you are sometimes cringe-worthy.  Buy this diamond ...

Hi Everyone! Ya know, sometimes it's just fun to dream. To open up a catalog or magazine and tear out some pages with things I like, whether I can afford them or not.  I choose them because I like them or they speak to me in some way and w...

I'm tired of everything that's in my cupboard. When I go to the store, I mindlessly browse the aisles and put the same things in my cart -- every time. I'm in a rut. Some days when it comes time to decide what's for supper, my mind just goes blank. I...