Holidays, Home Decor, Pinterest Challenge

Anything Goes as “The Girls” Get Dressed-up for America’s 250th Celebration!

Welcome to this month's Design Challenge, everyone! Anything Goes is the name of this fun summertime challenge and our host Cindy from County Road 407 has give us carte blanche as long as whatever we dream up has patriotic style... Our inspiration piece is this wonderful antique postcard Cindy found online. Its patriotic message is… Continue reading Anything Goes as “The Girls” Get Dressed-up for America’s 250th Celebration!

books, Holidays, Home Decor

America 250: Celebrating Juneteenth & Flag Day w/ a Patriotic Mantel

Hello, dear friends! As we finish up our Travels Out West series, I thought we'd begin the transition back to post at home with this tribute to Juneteenth and Flag Day, which was just yesterday... And a few thoughts... A little history lesson As we celebrate our nation's 250 birthday, as I was setting up… Continue reading America 250: Celebrating Juneteenth & Flag Day w/ a Patriotic Mantel

Home Decor, Travel

French Antiques & Victorian-Regency Glamour at the Silver Legacy Resort & Casino

No sooner had I parked the car and walked into the Silver Legacy Resort & Casino, and whilst still on the telephone with Gini (my mother-in-law), I found a couple of glass cases containing fabulous silver pieces! The Silver Legacy is appropriately named... The Silver Legacy seen from its front on North Virginia Street, Reno.… Continue reading French Antiques & Victorian-Regency Glamour at the Silver Legacy Resort & Casino