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    HOME
    Home is where life is lived. This is where I love to show my creativity and individuality. Let’s make our homes as beautiful, interesting and comfy as they can be.
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    HOLIDAYS
    Celebrating holidays throughout the year brings joy to life. Bringing this joy to you by sharing ideas and visual concepts through this blog makes me happy!
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    FLORAL DESIGN
    Floral design is my art form. I love the look, the smell and feel of flowers and love mixing and matching flowers into gorgeous arrangements. I want to share all things flowers with you.
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Hello!
I'm Christine and am so glad you are here. I am a wife, a mother of three grown children, and a grandmother, as well as a floral designer. I am also someone who loves making a house a home. This space is my opportunity to share ideas on floral design, holiday decorating, entertaining, gardening and so much more!

Please come and enjoy the journey with me!
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Showing posts from July, 2014

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Back from Vacation!

I've been away on vacation with very limited internet access.  While that is kind of wonderful in its own way, posting to my blog was near impossible.  I wish I had been prepared and savvy enough to have found a host blogger while I was away but, I have to admit I wasn't.  I'll be working on that in the f…

The Joy of Free Plants

You probably think I am talking about the free plants you get from a garden club plant swap or those you get when your neighbor needs to divide her irises and she hands you a clump.  Maybe you think I mean the free plants you get when you divide your own crowded perennials.  Although all of these are terrific example…

Nantucket Window Boxes

As I had said in my last post, I was away for the 4th of July holiday.  Over the weekend, my family and I traveled to Nantucket for a one-day trip.  While waiting for the ferry to arrive for our trip back to the mainland, I shot some quick photos of these window boxes.  They decorate the shop fronts that line the co…

More Fourth of July Designs

I have been away for the 4th holiday with very poor internet reception, so I wasn't able to post anything until today.  I  know the 4th of July holiday is over but, it just so happens that I decorated my side yard in red, white and blue and thought I would share my "4th of July" inspired design with you…

My Garden Update

A few weeks ago I posted pictures of my side garden with the red begonias, blue lobelia, blue Browallia, foxglove, Jacob's Ladder, yellow and red snapdragons and purple cleome. As you can see the foxglove and jacob's ladder are past their first blooming.  I am not sure if they will have another smaller on…