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...

"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...

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...

'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...

I’m surrounded by stacks of magazines.  Silently, they have crept up on me and are taking over my home.  I have stacks on the floor, piles on my side table and beside my husband’s recliner.  I love magazines.   There’s nothing like sitting...

Today I feel like doing absolutely nothing.  My mind is blank, and that’s not good when I need to be typing up this blog.  So, in honor of this blank feeling, I will elaborate on what I do on days like this, and how I get done what needs to get d...

Welcome! I hope you are all well and enjoying this first month of 2010. How are you doing with your "Nesting" projects? Many of us are creative in some way. Whether it's scrapbooking, painting, sewing, collecting magazine tear sheets,...