January 13, 2012

It's Friday the 13th so I'm posting a pic of a spooky black cat with fangs. Seriously, this picture cracks me up. Maggie is just turning around, probably to get away from Studley, and it freaks him out a little so he hisses at her. I bet they both ran inside right after this.

(I miss you both!)

January 12, 2012

I can't decide if I want these shoes or not. They're a nice nude neutral color but with bling. That's kind of great.

January 11, 2012

I'm a sucker for funny mugs. This is one of my favorites.

January 10, 2012

Velvet Bow by China Glaze. Love this color. Hope you can tell by the pics what a pretty deep, dark red this is.

January 6, 2012

Wouldn't it be fun to have a Tiffany bag in Tiffany Blue?

January 5, 2012

The birds and I are not happy that Billy pruned the crepe myrtle. They've been hanging out in the pile of brush in the background.

Two blue jays at the bird bath. And, yes, that's my halloween pumpkin still hanging around. Also hanging around is my pot of dianthus. I planted them last April! I need to plant some in the front garden this spring since don't really have to do much to take care of them.




My dad helped us cut this dead pine tree down last week.


There was a casualty - a scraggly peach tree.

I want to do something with this area. I'm not sure what. A fire pit? A picnic table? My deck is also blah, I didn't even feel like getting a pic of it. Looking at all these pictures makes me ready for spring. I'm ready to make my backyard pretty!

January 4, 2012

Even though I desperately wanted Velvet Bow for Christmas, the first polish I wore from the set was Twinkle Lights. I thought it would be sparkly and festive for the New Year. And, of course, let me say it before you do, I'm not a very good swatcher. Here is my attempt at swatching China Glaze Twinkle Lights -

This is the ONLY way I will remove a glitter polish. I've seen it on nail blogs and even on Pinterest, and it's awesome. Cotton balls soaked with regular polish remover and foil. Seriously. Awesome.