The Friday Files

Hello, dear friends.  The Friday Files is up and running a day early this week because tomorrow I will be on my way to see a certain special girl graduate.

Our house looks like Lilac City.  Two of our trees are in full bloom.  The lilac aroma reminds me of my old grammar school days. Some students would bring a bouquet from their garden into the teacher to suck up to her.  As one with experience with this tactic - it didn't help.

If you are looking for last minute Mother's Day inspiration and missed my posts on gift ideas you can find them here, here, and here.  

This week, we are highlighting Atlanta for our dream home tour.  This beauty is in Buckhead and it's for sale.  

Calgon, take me away!

I could fit ALL my sizes in this closet!

Our second gorgeous house is in Chapel Hill, NC.

I am drooling over this kitchen.

I would even consider learning to cook!

I can just picture myself in my mom-kini sunning by this pool. 

Maybe the Mister will buy it for me for Mother's Day.

Need some inspiration for throwing a Mother's Day brunch?

HGTV can help.

Or maybe you were thinking about having a Mother's Day tea party?

If you need some inspiration planting a perennial garden, you can find the scoop here.

I enjoyed this article about Ernest Hemingway's unrequited love interest and letters that got lost in the mail.

The Mister and I may bicker about a lot of things.  But the one thing that we have never snapped at each other about is being late.  Our girls, I am happy to report are always on time, as well.  

Do you know someone who is consecutively late?  Does it bug you?  Here is the psychology behind the behavior.

Here's some great news for college grads.

If you're a nervous flyer like me, this interview with a real pilot will set your mind at ease.

If you are looking for some tips on how to look more photogenic in those Mother's Day photos, read this.

Trailer

The Mister and I saw The Circle last weekend.  

It was okay but not worth the price of the ticket.

Amazon

I just finished Wait for Me and really enjoyed it.  It's a beautiful love story with a historical slant.  I highly recommend this one.

Synopsis

You know that you listen to a lot of audible books when you begin to recognize the voice of the reader.  Cassandra Campbell read The Baker's Secret and did justice to this wonderful novel.  I enjoyed every page of this book filled with colorful, quirky, and flawed characters fighting for their lives in the worst of circumstances.  Emma is the heroine and the town baker with a heart of gold who is brave, as well as clever in aiding her fellow villagers. 

As a side note... I love listening to audible books.  It was a gray, cool day today and I didn't want to go out for my walk.  But I did want to finish this book.  So instead of slacking off, I took my walk, finished the book, and felt much better when I got back.

I greeted you with lilacs, and I leave you with lilacs.

Enjoy your Mother's Day weekend.

Until next time...

My Painted Garden