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Happy Anniversary "Pink Saturday"!!.....

Friday, May 29, 2009

One year ago, a very wise woman thought it a lovely idea to set one day aside each week to post about the luscious color "pink"!.......Thinking that by Saturday ideas for posts were running a bit thin, writing about her favorite color seemed the answer!.....This wise woman also thought it might be nice to invite her friends in the blogging world to join her & "Pink Saturday" was born!.....Well here we are, "1 year later", with "Pink Saturday" now a weekend tradition!

I would like to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt "thank you" to our dear Beverly, the very wise woman at "How Sweet The Sound".....Beverly, you have not only given us a day we all look forward too, but also one where we all have made good friends,.... visiting & commenting about each other's posts,.... which on this special day are filled with pretty "pink" images! I for one truly look forward to this day!.....I appreciate all your efforts, & once again "thank you" for being such a incredible lady!.....May "Pink Saturday" continue for many years to come....& delight all those who participate!......Happy "Pink Saturday"!.......Your friend, Heidi XO

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My "Baby Bird Blankets" Have Hatched!....

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

This evening I would like to announce the arrival of my "Baby Bird Blankets"!.....They have all hatched & are ready to show themselves off!.....
I am so proud of these "old-fashioned baby blankets"!....All are two sided, with one being soft "flannel" & the other a charming "print"!......And each one is adorned with little appliqued "baby birds"!....They are all beautifully sewn & all ready to be "wrapped 'round a sweet baby"!

I invite you all to visit my Etsy shop, "baby people" & browse! So many pretty combinations! Perfect for your own "wee one" or to give as a thoughtful gift!......

As with all "babies" each has a unique style, some bright & happy.....


And other's a bit more quiet...... So come on over to "baby people" & snatch up one of these "birdies" before they all fly away!......Hope to see you soon!......Your friend, Heidi XO




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Wishing You All A Lovely PINK SATURDAY

Friday, May 22, 2009

Thank you again Beverly for thinking up, organizing & continuing to host the sweetest Saturdays.....our "Pink Saturdays"......Lots of love to you all!......Your friend, Heidi XO

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My Tuesday......

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Happy Tuesday to You All!..... I am off to spend the day with my friend Debbie G.!.....Although she has asked me to help her with a few decorating issues & fabric decisions, instead we usually spend most of our time together sitting, chatting & catching up!....& I call this "work"??.....

I did want to remind you all once again that my first "newsletter" will be going out later this week!...so if any of you have not signed up yet, I invite you to do so! I have had the best time putting it all together & hope you will all find it "informative & enjoyable to read" & possibly something with great ideas we can all learn from! Just send me an e-mail & I will add you to my growing list!!!

Wishing you all a fabulous Tuesday!!!....Your friend, Heidi XO

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On This "PINK SATURDAY".....Everything's Coming Up Roses!.....

Friday, May 15, 2009

#1..... On this "PINK SATURDAY", .....everything's coming up roses!....These are all "David Austin" roses, which I simply adore beyond words!.....I am trying to decide which one of these (or maybe all three?), I should purchase for our little house!? I am planting it next to our chimney, so it will one day climb all the way up the brick & drape itself over our front door!!.... Oh! How lovely that would be!.....Please help me decide which one of these "beauties" will come to live at my house!...#1...#2...or #3???.....Thank you to Beverly @ "How Sweet The Sound" for another celebration of "pink"!.....Happy weekend!....Heidi XO


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The "Ultimate Homebody".....

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

A few weeks ago, after my daughter & I had decided a quick trip to Target was in order,..... my grandson Andrew responded by telling us that "he just liked staying home the best!"....That's exactly how he said it,....Very politely, but very seriously.....So we took pity on him & stayed home.

A few days later my daughters were at school, my husband at work & we were having an "Andrew/Nini" afternoon.....We were sitting together chatting,... about important issues only grandsons & nini's understand....& the subject of "enjoying being home" came up once again. We agreed that "home" is where we both prefer to spend our days....I looked at that little face, with it's furrowed brow,....absorbing every word I said, & told Andrew that we were what some people would call "homebodies". I explained what homebodies were, & we agreed that yes indeed....we were a couple of "true-blue homebodies". Andrew was just delighted to have a "label" that we could both embrace!.... & has continued to remind me "daily" of our "title"!

This conversation got me thinking....like my grandchild, I too have been someone who preferred being "home" ever since I was a small child?....I am not at all "adventurous"!...O.K. maybe during the bright morning hours I think an exotic vacation somewhere sounds fabulous, but by late afternoon, when shadows are lengthening & the day's light weaking, I began feeling like an orphan if I do not have home to return to!... Of course a "day shopping", especially visiting boutiques in NYC or antiquing in Orange, CA. is wondrous fun for a day or so....but then I have had my fill, & once again feel that yearning for home!....

"Being home" is more than just creating a lovely environment for my family to live.....It is truly experiencing the "moment by moment doings" here in our little house.....I like to "tidy my house" ( a bit of dust though is perfectly acceptable!)...I like to hear the "hum" of the washing machine & dryer.....I love the beauty of a "sprinkler spurting water", against the early morning rays of sunshine....love "clothes on the line".....love something "baking in the oven" & the aroma it creates....I love to "putter in the yard"...get my "hands dirty" in the garden....I love to create, & craft & sew..... I love to "be cozy" in the evening, crawling into my "own bed".... but most of all I like the "familiar voices" I hear throughout the day....those of the people I love, that I hold most dear.

So in closing, I guess Andrew & I are "cut from the same cloth"...we are, without doubt, "homebodies". As a grandparent we look for those similarities that tie the generations together....I think I have found mine & Andrew's.....& it just makes me smile......

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"Summer & Shells".....

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

So "charming" when combined with "antique silver" & "burnished brass sconces"!.....

O.K.....Summer is coming once again & so is my desire to make a "shell frame"!.....I have wanted to take this project on for sometime,...in fact for the last couple of years, but for some reason it always gets postponed?....So is this the year?, is it finally time for me to sit & intricately place shell after shell, in lovely patterns, hoping for a shell-encrusted masterpiece?....I so hope so!.....I happen to love that kind of "pastime", arranging, fiddling, gluing......& the result is so amazingly pretty!....."Nature" taken to a whole new level!......So simple & yet so elaborate!....Here's to "Summer & Shells"! Wish me luck!.........

So "beautifully intricate"!.....

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Happy Mother's Day....To the Ladies of Pink Saturday!

Friday, May 8, 2009

" Pink Saturday & Mother's Day" all in one weekend!!!!...How lovely is that!!....I am very fortunate when it comes to this sweet day!......I am blessed to have my mother, Marie, who at 80 is healthy, working & loving life!...& even though I live here in California & my mother in Spokane Washington, we talk often & are very close! In fact, the older I get the more she amazes me?.....Things that drove me crazy about my mom even a few years ago, are now the very same traits I am now truly appreciating!....
I also have my daughter Holly, who many of you know, (mommyholly@blogspot.com), who is also an incredible mother!...Of course I am a bit biased, but anyone who knows my Holly knows I am telling the truth!!!....Her Andrew is one lucky little boy!
Along with these two ladies, I also have my wonderful mother-in-law Noreen!....A woman who would do anything for her friends & family members!
And of course there is "me".....When God decided to give me Holly & Mallory, he gave me the two most precious gifts!.....& in turn they gave me "my most important & rewarding job".....as their "mother".
"Happy Pink Saturday"!....& "Happy Mother's Day"!.....& thank you to Beverly @ How Sweet The Sound

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My Andrew......

Thursday, May 7, 2009

On the 17th day of May, my grandson, Andrew will turn "five"?.....I can hardly believe it has been almost 5 years since this photo was taken of the two of us?...We had just moved to our home & 31 acres in upstate New York, with our two daughters & tiny little grandson.....I was very new in my role as "granny", which Andrew morphed into "Nini".....but amazed at how natural "grandmotherhood" came to me!....& how not since the arrival of our own girls, had a "tiny life" made such an profound impact in my own life!......I was again reminded, how much "love" this "wee being" could bring to our family.....& how our household could have ever felt complete without him?.....What a "true gift" he has been & continues to be!....So as sorry I am to see that the "baby years" have passed, I realize that the "little boy years" are just beginning!.......Yesterday, waiting with Andrew in the car while we were running errands, we were having one of our "Nini/Andrew chats". He turned to me,.... mid-sentence, looked up & told me he "L-O-V-E-ed me ,.... to Pluto & back"...& smiled!.....I think the "little boy years" are going to be just fine for this Nini!......Hugs To All!......Heidi XO

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My Newsletter".....

Monday, May 4, 2009

Happy Monday Friends, I am busy, busy, busy!.....not with things that I necessarily "need" to do, (however the laundry is calling!).... but instead with tasks I "want" to do!......one of which is my "monthly newsletter" that you may have heard me chatting about!......I am right in the middle of putting it all together, scribbling my thoughts & ideas & recipes down in a little letter that I hope you all will enjoy & possibly learn a tiny bit from.....I invite you to e-mail me (heididevlin@gmail.com), letting me know you would like to indeed receive it!......As usual, I am running a tad behind, so the first "newsletter" will be all about the first of the summer months...... "Sweet June"!...I will be sending it out in the next couple weeks, so hopefully you will be able to use my ideas to make your June all that much lovelier! Off to continue writing!......Heidi XO

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Fresh Strawberry Cake for "Pink Saturday"!.....

Friday, May 1, 2009

Here in San Diego the "Strawberry Fields" are open & ready to be picked!....Next week we plan on spending one morning filling all our buckets to the brim & then eagarly coming home to make up a "batch of jam"!....I also think I may have to whip up this "Fresh Strawberry Cake", which I found on Country Living's website!! Not only does it look delicious, but how perfect is this cake for "Pink Saturday",.... hosted by Beverly at "How Sweet The Sound"!!!.....So girls, let's get busy picking, jamming & baking!......Happy Pink Saturday from the Strawberry Fields!

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