Home Wong Nga and Black Cty: April 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

Life ~ Food & Friends~

Mmm...sushi...I don't know what it is, but I am going through a major "sushi" craze. Last weekend, we got together with some frineds, and I was assigned to make something Japanese.I decided to make some sushi, but real sushi quality tuna has been pretty expensive nowa days.So I made sushi without raw fish...From the top:{Spam Musubi} / You might be thinking "what?! Spam for sushi? What is that stuff made out of anyways?" but, trust me they are actually pretty good. My kids LOVE this. All you need to do is slice the spam, grill both sides...

We have another wonderful Phoenix home to share with you as part of our 'lovely homes' house tours. This time Amy Adkins let us invade her beautiful home. This 1952 mid-century gem is beyond charming. I love that old Phoenix feeling that still exists in these homes. Hope you enjoy peeking around as much as we did... Have fun!Thanks so much, A...

Hello everyone, It is hard to believe April is almost over and tomorrow we welcome May. It is still cool here but the weatherman has predicted sunshine and warmer temps for the next few days so the garden will jump ahead now. Anyway,lets enjoy a cup of tea with a pretty garden bouquet.Daffodils and hyacinths are pretty and fragrant.Did you notice my pretty little vase from tjmaxx? It goes nicely with the pretty mugs from Winners(tjmaxx in U.S.)Sugar cookies on a pretty plate also from tjmaxx.Inexpensive china...

The weather may have been throwing its worst at us this week, but we don't mind, a pair of boots, a hat and we are still game to get out and about. When I visited Giverny last week, I was a little too early for my favourite season when the irises and peonies are on show.But the lily pond looked calm and magical, and the gardens were a riot of colour with all the spring flowers. The tulips were magnificent, and by their thousands!And peonies in bud, are really almost as stunning as fully opened. I'll just have to go back next week!...

Bulkheads

We have bulkheads over our kitchen cabinets. For years we've said that when it came time to renovate the kitchen we'd take the bulkheads out and make the cabinetry as tall as possible to maximize space. Fast forward to this past weekend and my Mom casually said, "Are you sure there are no heating ducts behind the bulk head?" Yikes. We totally forgot to check. So this afternoon Aubrey took out a drywall cutter and of course I took a video....

Well, seeing as though my sister-in-law's wedding was this past weekend, I figured it was about time for me to finally post these pictures from her french-themed bridal shower. Her shower was many months ago, but with so much going on lately, I just never got around to sharing these with all of you. We won't have the wedding pictures back for a couple weeks, so I'll fill you in on how the girls did as the flower girls and the whole wonderful experience once I have some pictures to share. All I can tell you right now is that is...