Bonnie Part II

A little more about my friend Bonnie.....

Here are a few photo's that were taken by my sister.
These are photo's of our son's wedding reception at our home.

This is some of Bonnie's magic!

This table was in the entrance and it had
bags of homemade cookies for guest to take home.

Our son and daughter-in-law had their wedding on
Sept. 19th, 2009 in St Louis, Missouri .

Three weeks later we had a second reception back in Illinois.

The displays were fantastic!

So many wonderful choices!

My kitchen never looked so good!

How about all these dessert!

Having 175 guests at your home is soooo stressful.
And yet Bonnie made it seem effortless.

It was amazing to watch everyone have such a great time!
So much yummy food, we ate all night long!!!

I heard about Bonnie through another lovely friend of mine!
And because of Bonnie our night was unforgettable....

So there you go...wedding lesson 101.....
find a truly fabulous caterer!!

~Thank you Miss Bonnie~

My Friend "Bonnie" ~ Part I ~

Last week my mom and I were invited to tea!

That's right,
my dear friend had us over.
Entertaining friends has become such a lost art.
An art I wish we would find again!

This friends name is Bonnie and she is a wonderful person.
Bonnie is a caterer and the most creative caterer I have ever known.
Not to mention the woman can cook!

This is Bonnie and my Mom.
Sitting on a settee, in her master bedroom.

{Bonnie on the left & mom on the right}

Her home is over 150 years old.
With all kinds of beautiful antiques
that she has collected over the years.

Check out her fridge cabinet!

And with this little beauty.....

Bonnie whipped up all of this!

It was as yummy as it looks!!
(I only wish my photos did her justice)
~~~~~

I will leave you with a few photos of her
gorgeous gardens.

Photo Overload?
Hope not!

I hope you enjoyed them as much as I did!
{Bonnie part II to follow!}

As Always,

Would you rather?

Plant in the Garden!

or....


Cook in the Kitchen?

~~~


Would you rather?


Have an Appetizer!



or....


Have Dessert?

So hard to decide!


~Do something you love today~

~ya gotta love springtime~

just a little something I learned in my
photoshop class


all of these photos were taken in our yard


kinda fun don't ya think


next...
I think I'll try and tackle a photography class


the photos on so many of the blogs I follow are so beautiful
they have inspired me to learn more...


how about it?
is there something or someone that has inspired you lately?


HaPpy MoNdaY to YoU

~Bittersweetness~

What a bittersweet week it has been for me.
One of those weeks with the ups and downs of everyday life.


First, I had a refreshing heart to heart with
my oldest and dearest best friend!
We laughed and cried and decided that
getting old is what you make it.
We decided to embrace it!
(At least for that day! Haha!)



Then the next day my mom and I went to another friends home.
She had us for tea and homemade pastries!
Yum!:-)
She's such an interesting friend who makes the
most wonderful pastries!
I met her last summer when she catered our sons
wedding reception at our home.
Her home and gardens are a direct reflection of her,
all are very unique!
{I will show you photos soon.}
What a special time we had!




Then......
the next day I had lunch with another very dear friend.

And....was so very sad to learn that she
will be moving far away to Pennsylvania. :-(

For many years we lived only a block away from one another.
We worked on many church projects together.
I attended many of the bible studies she taught.
We have raised our children side by side.
{And that was no small feat!!}

She was always there for me.
She's loving, tender, compassionate, forgiving and very wise.
She's a women of God!

Even though I moved a short distant away
to another town we still have stayed in touch.
But Pennsylvania that's a whole different story.
I am still trying to let this news sink in.

Oh....
~I will miss you dear friend~



Yes,
it was a bittersweet week......
hmm......


Warmly,

Your Thoughts?

I came across these photos when
I was browsing online.

They caught my eye!

So.....
now here is were you come in.

Can you figure out what caught my eye?

It's the same thing in every photo!

Figured it out yet?


It's the one thing I always notice first
when I walk in to a room.

The pictures are to HIGH!!

I would rather see them to low then to high.
I'd rather look down then up!!

Now this is strictly my own opinion!
I'm not an expert picture hanger,
it's just an uneasy feeling I get!


I bet your looking around your room right now
to see if your pictures are to high?

Made ya think. ;-)

I'd love to hear your opinion!
What's Your Thoughts....
to high or not?


~Have a fantastic weekend~

Terrarium

That's right....
A Terrarium!!
They're making a come back.

And..
they are really simple to make.


First you need a way cool glass thingy!!
{even one with a lid will work}

Like this.

Then you need:

*A Layer of Pebbles
{small pebbles for drainage}
*A Layer of charcoal
{you can find it in the house plant department}
*A layer of cactus potting soil
{it has sand in it, which is a good thing}
*Some fern type plants
{good because they can handle dark, damp places}
&
*A little garden jewelry
{some fun little trinkets to jazz it up a bit}

Now... layer, plant, jazz it up a bit and you have......

A wonderful Terrarium!!

So... what do you think???


{As always say a little prayer that I keep mine alive!!}

Bye bye now,

Ever heard of a Morel Mushroom?
For some people, Morels are a big deal!

My mom is one of those people.
She has hunted for morels for a very long time,
without much success.

~~~

Until last spring!!

Last spring was our first spring in the house we live in now.
We are blessed to have 6 acres of woods and lots of the
ever popular Morel Mushrooms.

Kind of Ugly? Don't you think?

But to the "shroom hunter" they are beautiful!


So..... on Sunday afternoon the hunt began!


Actually we picked up these cement garden statues
for my mom for Mother's Day.
My husband decided that we should put them out in the woods.
Then when she was out hunting she would come across them!

So here she is.....

With her little mesh bag & silly boots!

Having a wonderful time "shrooming."


The bigger...

the better!!


In our family it becomes a competition.
Who can find the biggest!
Who can find the most!
So even if you don't like to eat them
you still like to hunt for them!



Here's my Step-dad with his great find!

These two didn't find much!

They were just modeling their trendy rubber boots!!

~~~

All in all a successful spring day of mushroom hunting!

Happy Monday Everyone!!