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Quick coffee table refresh!

Started with my favorite Italy coffee table book by Gray Malin for the base,

then added a textural vase with faux flowers (that look and feel so real...real touch for the win!),

then added a couple of candles.

It's so easy to change things up to add little glimmers of joy throughout the day!

Charlie turned nine and I am not okay that we are entering his senior years. :(

Placing stepping stones from our back patio door to the small grass area.

I think I like this sparse and simple look (which also makes it less expensive than a full flagstone path)! Yay for less money out the door!

This small, but mighty hobby room works so overtime for me!

Painting, journaling, crafts, flower arranging, photography edits, music edits, songwriting and recording...

Now I just have to figure out how to keep the closet clean (which I will not be showing at this time). :o)

Landscaping progress - August 7, 2026

Landscaper dug holes for the plants yesterday, but will be out of town for a couple of weeks, so now we wait. :o)

I got saved by the beauty of the world. - Mary Oliver

A little glimmer of light through the trees. A soft, furry dog that looks like he’s smiling (people say dogs don’t smile. I disagree). A trickle or water running through a field. A kind word from a stranger. The soft and subtle shades of pink that light up the night sky. Somehow, despite all of its heartbreak, I am always saved by the beauty of the world.

Trying to decide between the weeping cherry tree or a japanese maple. I think the cherry tree has spoken.