By Elizabeth Prata A very Brady Renovation is a new show on HGTV . Apparently the home in Los Angeles used for exterior shots-only for the...

By Elizabeth Prata Things are so much easier when it's cool out. Happy Fall. I had energy this morning and decided to do all the pre...

By Elizabeth Prata I'm ruled by my ears. I seek atmospheres with soft sounds, calming and lovely. I enjoy good music, breezes ruffling...

By Elizabeth Prata This busy school year it kickin' my behind. But I have also been tempted to grumble, and had to repent of that seve...

I lived through this. I remember, vividly. Even if you didn't live through it or were too young, never forget America was cravenly atta...

By Elizabeth Prata My parents had money and I grew up with some of the finer things of life. One thing that was popular starting in 1963 w...

By Elizabeth Prata I just saw the National Weather Service come out with a warning for predicted high heat over the next week. Highs will ...

By Elizabeth Prata I needed this long weekend. I'll say it again, I neeeeeeeded this long weekend. I took two two-hour naps hallelujah...

By Elizabeth Prata If you have read my posts for very long you know that I collect teapots and teacups. I'm done now, having accumulat...

By Elizabeth Prata How has your weekend been? Busy? I use the weekend to prepare for the week, so it's not really two days off, except...