tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:55:05 +0000Around CaliforniaHome DecorholidayShow and TellbakingbirthdaycookingcraftsdecoratingdishesflowerskidsmakeoversprojectstaggedthriftstoreGardeningIn the kitchenInspiration FridayTThriftstore bedroomcake decoratingchristmascrystalcupcakesfallgarage salerecipes thriftstorerosesshoppingtablescapesthrift store findstransferwarevintage linenshttp://romantichome.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Cindy)Blogger1439125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-5772151692028291633Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:28:00 +00002021-07-12T14:30:28.702-07:00My home office (a work in progress)Happy Monday! Surprise! I didn't wait three years to update my blog again!I've been working from home since the pandemic hit and luckily I will be working from home even after everything opens up. My company gave me the option to relocate to Houston and keep my same salary but I'm not ready to leave California yet. I don't do well in hot and humid weather! http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2021/07/working-from-home-and-loving-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-320776956056501446Wed, 31 Mar 2021 21:50:00 +00002021-03-31T14:51:42.889-07:00 Hi all! Wow, I can't believe it's been 3 years since I posted anything here! I'm still living in California and still working for the same company. My daughter flew the nest a couple years ago so I decided to move and rather than be in a small one bedroom apartment I rented a house with a friend and his friend. Yes, we are sort of like Three's Company! haha! We found a beautiful 4 bedroom home http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2021/03/im-still-alive-and-doing-well.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-8999286773159421936Tue, 03 Apr 2018 18:21:00 +00002018-04-03T11:21:28.271-07:00   Hi all! Happy Spring!  I'm back to share some great news! My friend and fellow blogger Tracey from Notes from a Cottage Industry is starting a new monthly feature called Humble Abode of the Month on her blog! My little apartment is the first to be featured. What an honor! Stop by and check it out! I know I will be looking forward to seeing this every month on her blog now!Cindy http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2018/04/happy-spring-and-some-fun-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-379788402082928376Mon, 11 Dec 2017 18:37:00 +00002017-12-11T10:37:37.903-08:00 Hi! It's been awhile since I've updated my blog! I thought I would check in and let everyone know I'm okay and also share some of my Christmas decor.   Not much has changed in my world. I'm still living in my same apartment and still working at my same job!  I'm now supporting two VPs at work rather than just one and I got to go to Houston on a business trip last month http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2017/12/our-home-at-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-5504950582699621009Tue, 11 Apr 2017 17:32:00 +00002017-04-11T10:32:00.030-07:00 Hi friends!  Since my last post was during the Christmas holiday season I thought I would check back in with you all!  I didn't intend to stay away so long.  I just decorated for Easter/Spring about a week ago and I still haven't taken any photos so I thought I would share some from archives!   These were taken many years ago in my old apartment. Not http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2017/04/happy-spring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-8875784989581868368Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:10:00 +00002017-01-06T10:10:30.770-08:00   Every Christmas I make my snowflake cookies (pictured below). They have become a ritual during the holiday season but this year I decided to make a Croquembouche instead which is something I've always wanted to make ever since Martha Stewart's first book "Entertaining" came out in 1982.  I think that was the very first time I had seen or heard of Croquembouche!  I made http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2017/01/my-first-croquembouche.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-1727346518622660693Wed, 04 Jan 2017 02:43:00 +00002017-01-03T18:43:21.036-08:00  Hi again! Remember me?  It's been almost a year since I posted anything here!  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! I never intended to take this long of a break, I guess life just got busy!  That, and after 10 years of blogging I really didn't have much to share. After years of buying stuff for my home I realized it was bursting at the seams and whenhttp://romantichome.blogspot.com/2017/01/happy-new-year-and-yes-im-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-6305927694443284207Fri, 29 Jan 2016 02:00:00 +00002016-01-28T18:00:16.259-08:00  Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I can't believe we are already getting towards the end of January!  Soon I will be decorating my mantel for Valentine's Day, which probably won't be too much different than I did last year.   It seems in January I always use silver, crystal and white to decorate and that's what I did again this year...with lots of candles! http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2016/01/january-mantel-show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-6577428119042114435Fri, 22 Jan 2016 02:00:00 +00002016-01-21T18:00:03.216-08:00 Hi and Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!   I have nothing new to share this week but I've been very much reminiscing about my old apartment.  My lease just came up at the apartment my daughter and I have been living at for the past two years (I cannot believe it's been two years already) and I would love to move but the rent prices in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Areahttp://romantichome.blogspot.com/2016/01/reminiscing-show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-7532892913201779456Fri, 15 Jan 2016 02:00:00 +00002016-01-14T18:00:12.864-08:00 Hi all! Welecome to Show and Tell Friday!   I didn't know what to share this week and then I found these photos on my iPhone from Christmas. I made these snowflake cookies during the holidays but since they are more "wintery" than "Christmasy" I thought I would share them.  I make these same cookies about every-other year.  I think this year I will even make some heart http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2016/01/snowflake-cookies-show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-5930266121235643496Fri, 08 Jan 2016 02:00:00 +00002016-01-07T18:00:10.088-08:00    Welcome to Show and Tell Friday! I can't remember if I've shared this recipe before or not but I made it Thursday night so I thought I would snap some photos of the process. I started making this about 3 years ago when I lost a ton of weight.  I think I made it about once a week back then.  I've gained some of that weight back (luckily not all of it) so I decided tohttp://romantichome.blogspot.com/2016/01/pita-pizza-show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-82639755417364580Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:09:00 +00002015-12-18T08:42:57.418-08:00   Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  Unfortunately I have some sad news to share.  As many of you know I have been taking care of my ex-husband since he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last August.  I told him he was welcome to stay with us until he was not well enough to stay home alone and then we would have to put him in a nursing home.   Last http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/12/glittered-seashells-show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-3802501849730023819Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:13:00 +00002015-12-10T13:13:41.673-08:00 Confession…I LOVE pie! I love pie more than cake, candy, pastries, cookies or any other dessert!  I think for me it’s not only because it tastes good but because I grew up eating a lot of pie!  It seems to me that my grandma, who lived with us when I was little, was baking pies every week...I could be wrong but I know she made them at least every other week!  I think pie is http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/12/i-love-pie-sweepstakes-win-100-visa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)130tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-5386069792866276918Fri, 27 Nov 2015 02:00:00 +00002015-11-26T18:00:03.238-08:00   Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I hope all my American friends had a great one! This week I'm sharing my Thanksgiving table.   This year I used a burlap runner and I really like how it adds a little rustic charm to a elegant table setting!  I found this large silver-plated tray at an estate sale last week for $5.00! http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/11/happy-thanksgiving-show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-1684820987665061159Thu, 26 Nov 2015 01:20:00 +00002015-11-25T17:20:35.103-08:00 Hi all!  I shared the Christmas Tree I was given last week but Tree Classics  also let me pick out some ornaments!  I picked both of these and I want to share 1/2 of what I received with one of you!  Aren't they are so beautiful! You will get 6 of the gold bulbs above and 3 of the red ones below!   To enter this giveaway you just have to visit the Tree http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/11/christmas-ornament-giveaway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-7577515406007801593Fri, 20 Nov 2015 02:00:00 +00002015-11-20T09:24:35.995-08:00 Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I usually decorate for Christmas the weekend after Thanksgiving but this year I couldn't wait to get my tree up!  I received an email recently that Tree Classics wanted to send me an artificial Christmas Tree!  I have been wanting an artificial tree for a few years now for many reasons. I'm tired ofhttp://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/11/christmas-tree-2015-show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-6657020115168400110Fri, 13 Nov 2015 02:00:00 +00002015-11-12T18:00:13.622-08:00   Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  I'm back!   It's been over 3 months since my ex-husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and moved in with my daughter and I.  Over 3 months is good...one doctor told him he only had about 6 weeks to live. The other doctors said it's hard to say but at this point, it's weeks-months.  We are taking it one day at a http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/11/autumn-mantel-show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-2130395135842282940Thu, 12 Nov 2015 03:47:00 +00002015-11-11T19:47:19.371-08:00 Hi everyone! Is anyone still out there?  I'll be back tomorrow with Show and Tell Friday!  Until then, above a small hint of my post! Hope to see you on Thursday at 6pm PT for Show and Tell Friday!  It sure feels good to be back!    http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/11/im-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-1117925740703364126Fri, 21 Aug 2015 01:00:00 +00002015-08-20T18:00:02.353-07:00  Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  Thank you all for the warm comments you left two weeks ago and sorry for not posting last week!  My ex-husband was released from the hospital last Friday so we were still going to the hospital every night after work last week and I didn't have time to write a post.   Joe is staying with us for now and he seems to be doing okay http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/08/a-new-orchid-show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-4274019786918156207Fri, 07 Aug 2015 02:41:00 +00002015-08-06T19:41:14.321-07:00 Sorry but no Show and Tell this week. We are dealing with a terrible tragedy.  My ex-husband (my daughter's dad) has been sick for the last couple weeks. I took him to ER on Monday night and what we thought what was a really bad stomach flu is pancreatic cancer.  We've been spending every minute we can at the hospital.  Even though he's my ex we have http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/08/that-horrible-c-word.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-1627319065480631349Fri, 31 Jul 2015 01:00:00 +00002015-07-30T18:00:03.195-07:00   Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!   I really don't have any home-related things to share this week but I did make a summery mosaic with some of my old photos.    I've been out with my friends enjoying summer.  Last weekend we went to a party at a spectacular home...   Me and my friends with the DJ who was also serving us wine before the music started. http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/07/summer-fun-show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-2023171254501366014Fri, 24 Jul 2015 01:00:00 +00002015-07-23T18:00:00.873-07:00   Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!   I've been moving some more summer decor around...   I brought the dried hydrangeas and the apothecary jar (which is actually a beverage dispenser) from my bedroom into the living room for a little bit of a change.  I get so tired of looking at the same tablescapes after awhile!  This table was ready for a little change.http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/07/a-little-more-summer-decor-show-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-6667184121857877004Fri, 17 Jul 2015 01:00:00 +00002015-07-16T18:00:01.265-07:00 Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  This week I'm sharing my fireplace mantel that I decorated for summer. I used things I already had around my apartment and just brought them all together here. I love summer decor because it goes so well in my blue and white apartment!  On a different subject...has anyone tried the Whole30 diet?  Ihttp://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/07/summer-mantel-show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-5673113730716767921Fri, 10 Jul 2015 01:00:00 +00002015-07-09T18:00:02.333-07:00 Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  Sorry for missing last week, time just seemed to get a way from me.   Two weeks ago I went to my nephew's wedding at a Avio Vineyards, in Sutter Creek which is in the Gold Country in California (about 2 1/2 hours away from me). It was a beautiful wedding and I loved that my two nieces and my daughter and I got to spend some extra time togetherhttp://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/07/solar-powered-light-up-mason-jar-lids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-7397127909559187538Fri, 26 Jun 2015 01:00:00 +00002015-06-25T18:00:03.012-07:00 10 Years of Blogging! Welcome to Show and Tell Friday!  This week is a very special week for me. It's my 10 year blogging anniversary!   Sorry this is sort of a wordy post but 10 years deserves that! When I started my blog on June 23, 2005 most people didn't even know what a blog was!  My very first post was of my living room and I cringe when I look at that photo http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2015/06/10-years-blogging-show-and-tell-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cindy)53