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I am certainly a girly girl and I love a girly bedroom and bathroom that smells like lavender and is frilly and soft. I just LOVE the bed in the picture to the left from the French Painted Bedroom Collection at Time4Sleep. It has an antique finish, wood carvings and iron handles with a rattan look. Beautiful!!

Now I know most of us married folk would never dream of having that type of bed in our master bedroom, but a girl can dream can’t she?? I love when my bed looks nice. When I was a teenager, I had a French provincial bedroom suit and the bed above reminds me of my old bed so much. But this French Painted Bedroom Collection is not for little girls.

I love to sleep well and if you don’t have a good bed, sleep time won’t happen. I have to have my 8 hours of sleep and because I have a good bed, I know that’s why I sleep well.

If you love leather beds then Time4Sleep is the website for you.   I love the white leather beds and that would look great in my bedroom too and would satisfy the guy in your life for sure.  There are many different styles and colors to choose from.

They also carry antique beds and divan beds and memory foam and mattresses to choose from.

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Blog Prompt – Do you have a house plant that you really love growing? Is there a plant you would love to have? Or do you have a “brown thumb”?

I love having house plants and being in Florida and having a couple of nice windows, my plants grow extremely well here.  My corn plant is so tall I had to find a new place for it.  And girls, if you have problems growing a plant, the corn plant is an easy one to work with.  It doesn’t have a large root system and doesn’t need lots of light.  I just water it and give it some house plant food every once in awhile and its about 6 foot tall now.  It was just a baby a couple of years ago.

My favorite house plant is the African Violet.  I’ve heard people say they are hard to grow.  They do require a couple of things, but if you follow those rules you will have great success.

All you need is a window that faces south or east and if its a kitchen window, that’s even better.  They love humidity.  They grow and stay in their little 4 inch pots, bloom all the time and are easy to propagate from their leaves.  That’s the only way I grow new plants. It’s cheap and if it dies, then you didn’t loose much.  You can also exchange leaves with family and friends.  I have about 20 different varieties now and they sit on my lanai.

The varieties are endless and the colors of the flowers are beautiful.  I am growing one now from leaves that the bloom is lime green and a touch of pink.  I  can’t wait to see how that one will look.  The picture to the left shows how the bloom will look.

Grab one from the local store and experiment.  They sure a joy to look at in the winter time when its cold and dreary and you have beautiful blooms sitting in your kitchen window.

Get your hands dirty and enjoy a plant today,

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Do you love the clean and sleek look of modern furniture? I have found a great furniture store online where you can purchase some really stylish modern furniture.  The picture to the left is a beautiful leather clean looking sofa that I just love.  And the colors are just gorgeous.  Their line of Italian furniture is extensive.

ERoomService.com is a great online furniture store with items for every room in the house.  Even items for the kids room.  They are known as having one of the largest, exclusive and comprehensive modern furniture selections in United States.

So if your are wanting to decorate with modern and beautiful furniture for every room, go to eroomservice.com.

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Blog Prompt – Today is National Potato Day. How do you like your potatoes?

I love potatoes in any fashion. Fried, baked or right out of the bag. Who doesn’t!! I love sweet potatoes the same way.

Nothin better than a good cheeseburger and fries, sandwich and chips, fried fish, fries and hush puppies and of course, steak and baked potato. aaaaaahhhhhh

But of course, since I am in the 50+ category, I can only indulge sparingly with these. Dangit. Why does all the good tastin stuff be so bad for ya?

Here is my favorite Mashed Potato recipe and is great when the family comes over for dinner.

Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole

5 1/2 cups mashed potatoes (about 4 pounds uncooked)
1/2 cup milk
1 package (8 ounces) regular or low-fat cream cheese, softened
1 cup regular or low-fat sour cream
2 teaspoons Parsley Flakes
1 teaspoon Garlic Salt
1/4 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
12 slices bacon, crispy cooked and crumbled (about 1/2 cup

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place all ingredients, except cheese and bacon, in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer on medium-high speed until potatoes are smooth and creamy.
2. Spoon mixture into lightly greased 13×9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese and bacon. If you prefer extra crispy bacon, reserve bacon and sprinkle at the end of cooking. Cover.
3. Bake 30 minutes or until heated through.

MY VERSION: I found it is much better to add the bacon after baking. The bacon becomes soggy if baked with the casserole.

Have a great day today with your favorite potato recipe,

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I love making my home look the best it can all the time. We love to update and add that special touch to make it stand out.

We decided that shutters on our front windows would just make our home pop and I found a great site where I can get exterior shutters for a great price and lifetime warranty.

They come in different styles, ready to be mounted, wood shutters are primed for you to paint any color you want and are covered by a 10 year manufacturers limited warranty. They also have composite shutters which are care free and ready for you to finish.

Since I live where the humidity is so bad, I think we will go with care free vinyl. I also love the hardware they have to offer, for that special look.

I can’t wait to see how they are going to look.

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Blog Prompt – “What kind of animal are you underneath your human skin?”

Oh I think I am just a big ole Teddy Bear.  All cuddly, soft and furry and I love to hybernate for sure.

But, you mess with me in the wrong way and I will turn into a tiger!!!!!

I did a layout that shows all my Teddy Bear friends I had when I was younger and the panda bear I still have.

credits – Weeds and Wildflowers

Everyone have a great day,

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I love Halloween and always enjoyed it with my son when he was smaller. Even though we lived in a small community, I sure did enjoy seeing his face as we went from house to house. I made a few of his Halloween costumes and as he aged, we would sit outside and give out candy to the children. He always loved his costumes so much and would play with them for months afterwords. Even though I made them and enjoyed that very much, I think I would’ve loved also to shop on line to find  great Halloween costumes for him. Something we didn’t have all those years ago. But, oh how times have changed and so has the ability to shop from your home.

They also have really fun costumes for adults too!  We have Halloween parties at our community center every year and I think I will get a costume from the 70′s.  The picture at the left shows just one of the costumes I can choose from.  I love the idea of shopping on line and having it sent to my front door is something I will always do.  They have a great secure website and trouble free ordering. They also have a great return policy, if for some reason your costume isn’t right.

There is also a backdoor for a great coupon on the home page.  Just look around and you will see it.

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