Well it's Whimsical Garden time again...although I have to admit I had to look back on my old posts to see if this was Part 2 or Part 3! The weather is getting nicer and with that comes inspiration to work in the yard. To start with, the daffodils turned out pretty well. I planted …
My English learners and I had a favorite poem called "I Found a Cow." It went like this: "I found a cow! How? I found a hen! When? I found a bear! Where?"...and it went on from there...you get the idea. Well they would all be so pleased to hear that...I found a TREE! First, let's …
I can't even say I knew him well! I can say I knew this was going to happen, but against all odds I did it anyway. I'll admit it, I spent $11.99 for another houseplant and the proceeded to systematically kill it off. Not on purpose, you understand, but it's like Mark always said, the plants …
Okay, how many grandmas do YOU know who would let you paint their bathroom door? Or perhaps the better question is, "How many would let you paint a whimsical scene on their bathroom door?" Now we're getting somewhere... For the longest time I had been thinking how fun it would be to paint a whimsical scene …
As soon as I thought of the title of this post I was reminded of a story from when I was teaching 7th and 8th grade English learners. Besides being a Spanish teacher, I also taught English as a second language. It was decided that I was the logical choice to teach the beginners, since I …
A couple of months ago, in keeping with my quest to make my home unique and whimsical, I got the idea to have a Talavera theme in my kitchen. It's far from finished, but I do have some pictures of its progress to show you. First there were the paint chips. I kept them around for …
For a cat, some people say I'm spoiled. That's because Mom is always doing stuff to make my life interesting. But she says she's also doing it to make her life interesting, because watching me really keeps her entertained. So it should not have come as any surprise to me when she came home one day …
There is a remote possibility that being retired gives me way too much time to get ideas from Pinterest. However, all the Pinterest ideas I have tried out have met with at least some degree of success. So it should be no surprise to you that I eventually would decide to try making climbing shelves for …
It all started when I decided to get a hummingbird feeder that would stick to the window. I thought, naturally, that if the feeder was closer to the window I would get better pictures. It all seemed very logical. Until... I'm not showing the brand name of the feeder, because it was only on the …
It is common knowledge that I have never been good with plants. Mark used to tease me that every time I went into the plant section at a store, the plants would all scream out "Don't buy us!". He was known to have asked the checker at Orchard Supply (with a totally serious tone and …
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Nana's Whimsical World 