I Miss You Mom & Dad

I keep watching and watching....it has been 3 long days....

three days is such a long time.......

you know my Mommy and Daddy went on a trip to Washington D.C. and I couldn't go.....
I miss them so much....they call me everyday...but it is not the same.......

I hope 3 more days goes by fast.....
they said they would be home on Friday....
I miss you Mom and Dad.....
Love,
Mika
P.S. Do you think they will bring me a present ?????

Washington D.C. Here We Come

Hubby and I are off to Washington D.C.

Through my Hubby's planning and excitement this will be a trip of a life time for us....I feel so blessed to be able to visit and see some of our Country's history....my Hubby has not left out one thing.....and I mean nothing......

Picture from Google
among all the typical amazing points of interest we will be seeing, we are also having breakfast with California Senator Dianne Feinstein on Wednesday and then a tour of the US Capitol....but the icing on the cake is we were lucky enough to be able to have a tour of the "White House" on Thursday......my Hubby sure does know how to plan a vacation......we are excited we are packed and we are gone...

Have a wonderful week ...see you when I get back.....
Hugs and Love,
Mo :-)

A Moment of Silence

This post is very near and dear to my heart....as you can see in the picture below my grandson Christian is proudly wearing my Son his Uncles Police Uniform........

*My Son David*

*My Son-in-Law Jason*

and father of 5 of my grandchildren

and my Godson Darrell

are all Police Officers......

The terrible killing of 4 Police Officers here in Oakland last Saturday has brought so much sorrow to all the families, friends and our Community.......please keep them in your prayers....

and please say an extra prayer to keep my Boys

and all of our Officers and Public Servants safe and out of harms way....

Thank You,

With Much Love and Hugs,

Mo :-)

A Little of This and That

In my guest room I have LOTS of white pillows on the day bed...this morning Mika decided to separate them and make a little bed right in the middle of the bed and pillows....when I walked into the room she just looked at me so proud that she made a little nest for herself ....my little Mika started my day off with a smile.....

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Below is a little bike planter I bought last year.....

I just did a re-do for Spring......

painted the planter pink and white and put it next to my little Spring girl.....

and planted some pink Impatiences...
Impatiences bloom all summer long and into the fall...
they are one of my favorite plants for Spring....

I also found a new pillow for my bench....Home Goods.....
I love to change things around.....

and found this silver platter for $8 at a tag sale.....
I like it on the bench.....
I am so happy that Spring is here !!!!!

Headboard Bench

I have had this headboard bench since last Friday and this was the only day I had free to play around with it.....I had so much fun...it was a beautiful day here in the Bay Area......

and here it is.....

my front porch looks like Spring........I added some cottage pillows

I added this old window ...I wanted to give my porch a cozy effect.....
I hung it with some chain and put this cute little welcome heart on it.....

spring flowers are very welcome.....

I think I shot this bench from every angle.....

I have a very small front porch but it "WELCOMES" you with open arms...

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Things I love

I put together a little mosaic of things I love around my home...

it is all the Spring colors I love.....

I bought a bench made out of an old headboard that I will putting on my front porch....I have a few ideas I want to play around with tomorrow....I will post it as soon as it all comes together....

Have a wonderful evening....

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Pink Time to Change Saturday

Pink Saturday brings me to Change....

I have been changing things around a lot lately....

I think it is because Spring is coming.....

the bay window in my kitchen has gotten a little change....

my friend Sharon gave this beautiful 3 tiered silver cake stand...it is one of my favorite treasures...... it was a get well gift about 4 years ago...I bring it out for special occasions... well now it is out for good in my bay window.....

a little faux cake for color......

and my sweet little Fairy....

I bought this tea light lamp at a garage sale for pennies.....

I added a pink bow with a pink crystal on the shade
and some netting with satin roses....

for more wonderful Pinks...
Please visit Queen Beverly at "How Sweet the Sound"....
Have a wonderful Pink Saturday.....
Hugs,
Mo :-)

More Change

I am still changing things around....

I love to have a little lamp on my kitchen counter.....

I have had one on and off for a while....so now it is back on again.....

I am in the process of look for new kitchen counter tops....I love the look of marble...I am at the cross roads of marble versus granite....What do you have granite or marble?????.....

I put a mirror in back of the counter and love the way it reflects the light of the lamp.........

this is the look at night....just so romantic and cozy.....I also put on my little chandelier in the evening that I showed you yesterday....I just love this look.....
now on to something else......

Change is Good

Time to move things around.....

My green house window needed a little change so I moved things around....

I also found this great little chandelier.....Lamps Plus is closing their store by me and this was 75% off.....so of course at $30 I couldn't resist it.....
it has lots of Pink crystals and looks so pretty at night.......

I have been seeing "NEST" on so many blogs lately...it is such a sweet word describing your home....just the right saying for Spring

Now what else can I change around ????

Pink Almost Spring Saturday

Pink Saturday and getting ready for Spring......

I have showed this Cloches collection before....

I just added the crystals to the base.....

I love this look.......

I also added this cute little Fairy to the top of the cloche.....

the little Fairy is watching over the Tea Party.....

I just had to set the table to welcome Spring with my faux cupcakes.....

I found the table cloth and napkins at Home Goods....

I love the color and the way they are cut out.....

I added the the pearls as a napkin ring.....

my Granddaughter's love this.....

to them it is like playing TEA PARTY....

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for more beautiful Pink's visit Queen Beverly at

"How Sweet The Sound".....

Have a wonderful Pink Saturday....

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Happy Birthday Mika Bella

Today my sweet Mika Bella turned One Year Old...

this sweet little girl was a gift from my son David

for Mothers Day last year......
I have loved every minute we have had her in our lives....
Happy 1st Birthday My Sweet
Mika Bella!!!!!

(she is a Maltese)

Tea At The Secret Garden

Last Saturday my friend Sharon and I had our tea

at the Secret Garden in San Francisco.....

It was very cozy and cute.....

and very small and intimate....

a cute little hutch......

I loved how they labeled the flavor of tea on the

tea pots with this cute little topper....

our yummy food has arrived.......

this was our dessert...a yummy pear pudding....

and it was good......

and assorted tea sandwiches......

they were also very good....

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after our Tea we drove through Haight-Ashbury....

remember the Sixties !!!!!!

this is the famous corner of Haight and Ashbury.......

this area is still quite colorful......

and fun........

some very old homes....just charming.....

everyone is so different and yet the same.....

I would love to take a peek inside all of them.......
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and of course the best part of my week.........

I had 4 of my 7 grandchildren spend the night.......

Brogan and Nevaeh.......

and the twins on the right....Finnian and Callan....

as you can see they are allllll boy...... band-aids and all....

I hope you all have a wonderful week....

Hugs,

Mo :-)