Got Milk?

I'm one of those people who absolutely LOVES milk!  

To me it's one of those old fashioned comfort foods, or shall I say drinks, that goes with almost everything and is SO good for you!  I know this might sound strange, but I actually love to drink it with potato chips.  There's something about the salty/milky combination that I find really enjoyable!

I remember way back when,(ahem, I'm giving my age away a little here), when the milkman used to drop off our bottles of milk and return to pick up the empty bottles...those were the days!

I have a small collection of vintage bottles, and found a milk bottle complete with it's original bottle cap in Door County several years back, which happens to be my favorite.  Last week while out at an antique shop I came across these vintage scrabble tiles game pieces and thought it would be cute to spell "Got Milk?" out and display it next to my bottle.

What do you think?

GOT MILK?

Sharon

Happy Earth Day!

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As I get older, I really want to do my part and try to live greener and try to protect this beautiful land of ours.  I am especially concerned at the amount of plastic being found in our oceans and lakes and the dire consequences it is having on many fish and birds to reptiles and mammals, etc.  Many are consuming large amounts of these plastics, often times resulting in death and many are now considered endangered or in threat of becoming extinct.  Unfortunately, nothing can be done about what's already out there(with the exception of volunteering to try to clean up this mess), but let's make a real effort to try to cut back on the amount of waste we produce, especially plastics, which most are not really recyclable and take thousands of years to decompose and can release harmful toxins into the environment.  

So, go out and plant a tree  ~ not only do they add beauty, 

but they provide much needed oxygen and help cool the environment. 

If you can't do that, take little steps to improve what you can ~  using paper instead of plastic, brown bagging it, using your own bag, using environmental friendly products (I love Seventh Generation) you get the idea...

Respect

The 

Earth!

Sharon

Pretty in Pink!

I must confess...I'm a little partial to pink.  

Especially pink flowers! 

I absolutely LOVE these pale pink petunias

 and I plant them 

in many containers in our yard!

I planted pale pink phlox in a large container and I think it looks nice 

along with some hens and chicks...

I plan on making this a fairy garden with some lights and 

whatever else sparks my interest.

I love the color of these lush Ranunculus ~ 

they really brighten up any space!

A closeup shot of some sweet cherry blossoms...one of my favorites!

Hope these brighten your day!

Sharon

Spring has Sprung

Spring has sprung and I am always excited with the change of seasons...it's a sort of rebirth where everything seems to come to life.  I'm always a little surprised when the grass starts to turn green, after a long drab colorless winter ~ it's so nice to see some color again!

I also simply adore tulips and wish I had more of them, but I plant a few in pots for a quick fix ~

 in my opinion you can never have enough of these sweet flowers. 

I planted these in my flower boxes and will switch them with petunias in a few weeks.  

Have a beautiful spring and a Blessed Easter

Sharon

Hilary's Hearts

Four and a half years ago, I lost my beautiful niece Hilary at the age of 16 and it has been the most difficult time for me in this journey called life.  After my niece passed away, my other niece, her younger sister, started noticing hearts everywhere.  Hilary LOVED hearts and the color pink and even signed her name with a heart.  At first noone really paid that much attention to it, but then everyone else in our family started noticing them too. 

This was one of the first hearts my niece Kendall found on a cow at one of her field trips...when's the last time you saw a cow with a heart on it?  I'm guessing probably never:)

I started finding hearts in unusual places and usually at a time when I was really struggling with my grief and it always brought me great comfort.

This one I found on her head stone last year ON the anniversary and the heart appeared right above her name and then disappeared after about 5 minutes.   

I was in awe!

Found this heart on Christmas Day at my mom's last year on her driveway.

Heart shaped potato chip I got at Panera bread

This one totally blew me away... I had spilled some baking soda on our deck and the next day I notice two pieces of charcoal that formed a heart.  The next day I noticed another small piece of charcoal also in a heart shape.  Another heart formed at the bottom section and eventually the whole baking soda portion formed a heart....amazing!

Heart on my fork!

These are only a few of the MANY hearts not only I, but our family has received and are grateful

for every one!

Hilary,

WE LOVE YOU!

You live FOREVER in our hearts!

Happy Valentine's Day

Let it Snow!

Well we finally had our first real snow of the season and it's just beautiful!  

Light fluffy glistening snow and snow caps everywhere...

simply 

MAGICAL!

 Snowbirds welcome!

 Our snowmen all decked out in their winter 

snow hats

A snowy re "tweet"

Enjoy the magic of this beautiful season!

Sharon

Oh Christmas Tree

How lovely are thy branches!

For me, my favorite Christmas tradition is putting up and decorating the Christmas tree.  

Every year we put up the same tree and the same ornaments(several hundred now) and it keeps growing.  The ornaments are as important as the tree itself ~  most of them have been either given as gifts or tell some story.  I love to put on some of my favorite Christmas music(Barbara Streisand and Bing Crosby) which really get me in the mood and brings back so many fond memories of Christmases past.

I don't just put up one tree though...

I also put a small simple shabby tree decorated with 

glittery white snowball ornaments in our bedroom

Another small twig tree decorated in hearts in memory of my niece

  who loved hearts and the color pink( I couldn't find any pink heart ornaments, so I bought these plain glass heart ornaments and decorated them in pink glitter)  

 I think she'd love it!

Another rustic nordic style tree in our family room 

(the vintage reindeer I just got from my mom's collection...

they're over 50 years old and I really love them!

A mini tree in our kitchen

and a beautiful Swarovski crystal tree

Have 

yourself 

a 

Merry little Christmas!

Sharon