it's all about the hospitable home
I took a little break ….
So I will let you know what I’ve been up to and revealing a little secret.
What have I been up to? …. I traveled to California with my hubby.
He had a conference there and we decided to take a few extra days
to enjoy the beautiful Southern California Coast.
Our balcony view at the Monarch Beach Resort. Not too shabby!
Hello everyone! You are in for a treat today as I am happy to share with you,
Matthew Mead’s new publication (by Country Sampler), ” Upstyled Home Outdoors”
As soon as I received this issue in the mail from Matthew,
I could not wait to sit down and browse through the many articles
of beautiful gardens, patios, porches and as the cover states,
200 ideas for making outdoor spaces livable and lovable.
My mom used to live in Florida for many, many years.
She now lives with my brother and sister-in-law in the North Georgia mountains.
Yes, a bit of a change for her, but I can say that she is very happy
and thriving in her new environment.
Prior to my mom moving to Georgia, my sister-in-law Pam wanted her to
have a very special place that she can enjoy and also see from both her
bedroom window and a very large screened porch that is adjacent to her room.
Thus, My Mom’s Japanese Garden was created. … Creation by Pam.
I was fortunate to have had the pleasure of touring the HGTV Smart Home in Raleigh, NC
and wrote several posts about the home and one of the posts states how serendipitous it was.
I met the builder of the HGTV Smart Home and discovered that they also built in the same subdivision
that my son was researching to buy a home.
To make a long story short, I told my son how impressed I was with the quality of the
Homes by Dickerson and told him that he may want to consider looking into their homes.
He did, was impressed, and bought one of their homes.
“Thank you for your service.”
Seems like a phrase that we have used so much recently
when we are in the company an active service man or woman or addressing a person
who had served our country so heroically to preserve our freedoms.
Today, we say to all those brave men and women who made those sacrifices
so that we can live in the greatest country in the world,
“Thank you for your service”.
