Instead of a Father’s Day card this year, why not give him a personalized mini bulletin board. Take a basic 81/2″ by 11″ card stock paper and print the Father’s Day template {HERE} and fill it with special messages and pictures to give Dad.
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Here are the finished mini bulletin boards my kids made for Father’s Day.
It’s time to go fishing, take the whole family, an early Father’s Day outing, learn something new! Whatever the reason may be, come and join other people across America and learn how to fly fish. Orvis stores across the country have been offering free fly fishing classes on the weekends. These classes will be ending in the next few weeks. There is still time left to participate and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity {Click Here to find the store nearest you and register}. This is open to all ages, beginners and all skill levels of fly fishing. All equipment and supplies will be provided by Orvis. Just sign up and show up for the class.
I finished the class a few weeks ago with six friends at the Orvis store in Denver, Colorado. The Orvis staff was outstanding. They were very knowledgeable, experienced, and knew all the material extremely well. The group was made up of people with little knowledge of fly fishing to people like me that have been enjoying this since childhood. We had a great time learning casting techniques, understanding the rod, reel and line relationship, knots, and selecting flies. In a few weeks my friends are heading back out for the “201 class” and fishing a local river (there will be a small fee to attend the “201 class”) It was a great experience, and I recommend it to all.
Soon I will be attending another fly fishing “101 class” with my kids at the Orvis store in Bellevue, Washington. It will be a fun day with them. The last time we did any fly fishing together was back in 2009. Definitely time to get back and do more fly fishing as a family.
Go and give it a try!
{to register and find the nearest ORVIS store, Click Here}
Gathered a few favorites things for entertaining and gardening this summer. It’s nice to add a twist to the basics that’s unexpected like the “Cape Cod birdhouse” painted in a pale mint color and soft blue hose that should be on display. I am eyeing the citronella candle in the square container. What about you?
A wonderful time to enjoy the garden and the beauty that can only can be observed early in the morning. It was about 6:30am when I decided to take a stroll through the garden as the sun started to peak through the cool, misty air. I came back around the second time with my camera and took these pictures with the dew still clinging to the leaves and flowers.
When it comes to designing and decorating, most of us would love to have more space to work with. Now that I’m given that opportunity with the new addition to our house above the garage and the mud room, I’m feeling a little overwhelmed because I want to be sure that the space will be efficient and well designed. These beautiful airy interior spaces are well designed and gave me inspirations and ideas {see tips below}. Our new addition is not anything like these Grand rooms, the only similarity is the two words, “Vaulted Ceilings”.
This home is located in Alabama at The Ridge on Lake Martin. Designed by Tracery Interiors, with Sumblin Schnell as the principal designer and assistant Anna Kay Porch. The home combined rustic, white and a little French influence. Continue to Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles to see more images of this home. Photographer, Eric George Dines
This party barn space was designed by Napa Valley interior designer Erin Martin to be a place to entertain.
Wine Country Farmhouse located in Northern California on a hilltop overlooking Bennett Valley in Sonoma County. Designed by John Malick & Associates / Photographer, Jeannie O Connor.
This barn is on a ranch located in Hidden Valley, California. The interior was designed by the owners, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi along with Jay Holman and Cliff Fong. To see more pictures, Continue to Elle Decor… photography by William Abranowicz
1. Have goals {i.e. purpose of the space, the look to achieve, color palettes…} 2. Repeat materials and colors for a unified look 3. Create individual spaces and they should all flow and work together 4. Resist the temptation to push all of your furniture against the walls 5. Do not clutter the room with too many things, instead try grouping collection of similar items 6. Define the spaces with area rugs, room dividers… 7. Utilize various types of lighting throughout the space, one overhead light will not illuminate the space 8. Choose large furniture pieces & accessories {avoid overstuffing the room} 9. Add texture to create visual interest {i.e. draperies, wall accents… } 10. The end result … Do you like it?
Margaret Hilda Thatcher was born on October 13, 1925 in Grantham, England. She died on April 8, 2013 at the age of 87. “It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning,” a statement from her spokesman, Lord Tim Bell, said.
Former Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher
Baroness Margaret Thatcher was the first and only woman to serve as the British Prime Minister. She held her office from 1979 to 1990, longer than anyone else in the 20th century. She led Britain to significant growth and back on the world stage at the time when the top tax rate on earned income was over 80% and inflation was over 20%. She was an inspiration for many women around the world and still is. She will be remembered as a woman with strong core values and was prepared to make bold decisions. In 1976, the nickname “The Iron Lady” was given to her by the Soviet army newspaper “Red Star”. To this day, the nick name is synonymous with Margret Thatcher.
She will be missed.
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{Margaret Thatcher in 1950, at Buckingham Palace garden party as a Conservative candidate for Dartford}
“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” M.T.
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{Britain’s first woman Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street with her husband Denis, 1979}
Print Father’s Day template {HERE}
