The other day my husband went out onto the front porch to get the mail out of the mailbox. "Did you order something?" he asked, handing me ...

Talavera pottery, from Puebla, Mexico, astounds the eye with its bright colors, intricate patterns, and overall beauty. It's a kind of ...

(Drawing from Artist and Writer, Susan Branch's  2010 calendar) It's almost a tradition in our house that I must have a Susan Branch cale...

Today we are joining Show and Tell Friday at Cindy's My Romantic Home and  Thrifty Things Friday at  Diann's blog, The Thrifty Groove. G...

Alexandra Stoddard, author, interior designer, and lecturer extraordinaire, has influenced my life a lot, despite never meeting face-to-fa...

Lunch with two dear friends of many decades is always a bright spot in the day.  Unfortunately, everyone is so busy we don't get together...

Looking through romantic decorating magazines and publications about antiques , one often comes across brass fireplace screens in the shap...

Talk about bargains, there were so many of them to be found during a recent shopping excursion it would be enough to make die hard bargain ...

Storyteller dolls are among the most fascinating of art pieces in the southwest. In Native American tradition, there is always one person...

This is a happy story. It's about a mansion that was saved from the wrecking ball. In the mid-1990s, the former summer home of wealth...