May Day Basket

I ran across this great idea for a May Day Basket on the blog site "Skip to My Lou."

We used tall tin cans (the ones pasta sauce comes in), a coat hanger for the handle, a piece of brown paper grocery bag cut with scalloped scissors and a piece of twine. The cans would be extra sweet with a scrap of pretty scrapbook paper, or fabric and pretty ribbon tied around the middle or you could paint the can. We pierced holes for the handles by nailing a nail in each side of the can.
Make the handle long (ours was about 18 inches) so it will fit over a door knob when filled with flowers.

20 Things About Why We Love Windsor!

1. Lots of majestic Oak trees.
2. Lots of split rail fences. (A personal favorite)
3. The town has a beautiful town green.
4. Driving Ella to school in the morning and seeing hot air balloons in the sky. One morning Ella and I counted five!
5. Tree lined streets.
6. Summer nights on the green. Movies, bands, and lots of FAMILY fun!
7. A very charming downtown.
8. Great parks and hiking trails.
9. Beautiful neighborhoods.
10. We are in the heart on Sonoma County which means lots of vineyards. We’re lucky enough to have one behind our house and a large one across the street from our neighborhood.
11. Lots of open space.
12. We have great wine tasting rooms.
13. Halloween rocks is our neighborhood! The adults give out glasses of wine to parents trick-or-treating so it is very important that you pace yourself or you will be drunk before you finish the street. Ella even got a groove girl doll this year trick-or-treating. This is not the same Halloween that I had as a kid!!!
14. Windsor has a beautiful country setting.
15. We are only sixty mile from San Francisco.
16. We see lots of deer – which Ella and I enjoy. They are so fun to watch.
17. Love the seasonal changes in the weather.
18. A great schools district. One of the best in Sonoma County.
19. A great place to raise a family.
20. Best of all Ella loves it here!

Morgan's First Feis...

This was my niece’s first feis and she did an amazing job!

She took home four medals! WOW!

1st in her two hand reel.
3rd in her reel.
3rd in her light jig.
4th in her slip jig.

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GREAT JOB!!!

Amanda, Morgan, and Lucy. They are in Morgan's class! How cute!

WICKED - There's No Place Like Home

Last night I went to see Wicked with my friend Missy at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco. It was GREAT... If you get a chance defiantly go and see it.

But I have to thank Kira, my wonderful sister-in-law, who is the Director of Advertising at SHN and who gave me these great tickets, plus a fun goody bag of gifts from Wicked... WE LOVED IT – THANK YOU!!! Yeah for Kira! We also enjoyed a great dinner and martinis at the California Pizza Kitchen. So much so that Missy and I had to sprint back to the theater in order to make the curtain. (Just picture two crazed women running in heels down the side walk after a few cocktails! Yelling at each other to hurry up... That was us!) Thank goodness we made it or we would have missed the first twenty minutes. Once the doors close you must wait twenty minutes into the performance in order not to disrupt the theater.

This little county mouse had the best girls’ night out in the city!

Kira hope your back is feels better...

The Art of Outdoors Entertaining...

With summer comes everyone’s favorite pastime –outdoor entertaining. Summer patio parties and backyard barbecues turn your yard into the hub of casual entertaining. Here are some items to can really add to your outdoors fun.

Okay, this one may be a little over the top for us common folk!!! But still lots of fun .

Ella's Spring Picture...

Is she not the cutest? The school takes fall and spring pictures. This is Ella's spring photo that we just got today, and I thing she looks adorable! I can't believe how big she is. It's even harder to believe that she will be starting second grade in four months...

Fun and Charming Breakfast Nooks...

Now I just need a cup of tea and a bowl of fresh fruit salad and I ready to begin my day!