I was at Barnes and Noble awhile back and they had a lot of posters up about classic literature. When I saw the one for "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", I got the idea for this post. This bottlebrush tree was in our backyard when we were married in 1992. I came across the photo …
I think it's about time for an update on my Whimsical Garden. Feel free to come along for a visit, and I promise you won't get caught in a whimsical spider web! One of the things I like best about my Whimsical Garden is the fact that I now have some solar lights in the …
In the 1970s the opinion was that you should talk to your plants. It was supposed to make them grow better. However, I don't remember ever reading that you were supposed to name them... Meet Sunny, the latest addition to my whimsical garden! Only $4.99 at Orchard's, which I thought was a good price. Not …
In case you've been wondering (...or not...) I think I'm almost done with the Talavera Kitchen! (For background on this, see Talavera Kitchen, Part 1 and Part 2.) For awhile I had toyed with the idea of contact paper, since last year I had redone the inside of the cabinets, and now I realized …
"What's whimsical about armadillos?" you may ask. The answer is..."Everything!" In the summer of 2015, while sitting with Mark during one of his many hospitalizations, I got the idea to draw whimsical animals, all set in more or less the same jungle-type environment. After doing penguins, cats, and dogs (though not all in the same …
This probably won't come as a surprise to you, but I just finished another project! It all started when my neighbor (the one I got Foster from) gave me this cat tower from her mom's house (where Foster was born, actually). It was used, but I was happy to get it, because even I must …
You might remember that in October I did a post about my brand new "Talavera" stepping stones. Well, I sprayed them with a clear acrylic coating and put them out in the yard... ...where they promptly faded! (Note: Remember, this is California at the end of a five year drought. So the grass actually looks pretty …
Lately I have been reading about ways to decorate old file cabinets. Since I just happened to have an old file cabinet in the garage (does that surprise you?) I decided to try my hand at another Pinterest project. Here are some of the ideas I thought were cute. But first I had to get …
In case you've wondered how the Talavera Kitchen is progressing, here's an update. (For background on this story, see Talavera Kitchen Part 1. ) After painting my "Talavera Kitchen" and studying different color combinations on Pinterest, I decided to do the trim around the cabinets with blue.I decided to paint the hardware the same color as the …
I might start by saying that no, my cat is not spoiled! It's just that he's an indoor cat, and I know he likes to look outside. Plus I enjoy watching him playing and climbing on things. And now that I'm retired, Pinterest is just way too accessible! Okay, that was the disclaimer. Now it's …
Nana's Whimsical World 