I happened upon this little bit of decor tucked up next to the hand towel in the bathroom.

Apparently all you need is a horde of twisty ties from a few weeks of your bread supply. I have no idea where the boy hides his stash, but I am starting to wonder what other projects he has in the works that I don’t know about yet.

What can I say? At least it is a little closer to spring, but it is the month when winter starts to get old. The dreary view from the back porch:

And since I can’t run off to California, Florida or South America, I just want to run to the warm colors of my bedroom and the warmth of the down comforter.

I hung the curtains around our bed a few weeks ago. I was thinking of painting the room first, but something about hanging them always makes me feel like I have come home, so I decided not to wait. I noticed that World Market had my dream bed on sale for half off a few weeks ago. I have always dreamed of a four poster bed, but when we did have the money for it, we ended up adding it to what we needed to buy a car. The truth is, I am not sure I would buy it, even if I had the money. I hope to live in this house a longish time (10+ years, keeping my fingers crossed!), but I am a nomad at heart, and can’t bear to invest in furniture I will want to move over and over again with me for the rest of my life. So for now I am sticking with just the mattress and box spring, along with my $100 used sofa and $50 dressers. All things I would feel quite comfortable giving away, if we had to move. It’s working for me, so I guess I won’t change yet!