June 3rd greetings!  And hello Month of June! My mom's birthday was June 1 and a grand get-together happened. Unfortunately, it was in California and I was not in attendance.  However, my sisters were and my youngest sister, Lisa, was the shaker-maker-and creator of all things called birthday lunch/food requested by Mom:  fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, creamed corn, green beans, rolls and rhubarb pie for dessert.  Bravo Lisa!  Jennie was the clean up crew - as in dishes.  Clap-clap, Jen. I received pics -- thanks to our modern day technology tucked in our pockets called cell phones with camera + able to zap over lickety-split! Birthday girl had a grand time. Another very cool line-up today! Beginning with: BEST TIPS FOR CLEANING OUTDOOR FURNITURE Power washer/and or Dawn soap (blue) with a soft brush. I'm totally on it! HOW TO MAKE DIY CINDER BLOCK GARDEN As in herbs and or succulents.  Totally love this cool idea because I/we can create a super cool planting inside the pockets of the cinder blocks and arrange the blocks in groups -- here, there, everywhere!  Super outdoor living space artsy idea. BEAUTIFUL PORTRAITS OF MAJESTIC HORSES

Greetings Beautiful Readers and Happy Friday ! Another stellar line up this 5 for FRIDAY beginning with: STEPHANIE'S CHIC ON THE CHEAP column. As always, Steph brings her innate fashion expertise to us!  Fortunate us - she writes exclusively for Daymaker Readable Art. The SPANX leather looking leggings are the bomb-a-reno!  Love that they're so versatile - tennis shoes, boots, sweatshirt, dressy shirt, and BONUS they keep any jiggle-wiggles tucked in! I'm gravitating toward the tennis shoe look with the SPANX leggings.  That's me. My sisters, have said to me more than a handful of times, "Cher, do you have any other shoes in your closet besides tennis shoes and Birkenstocks or flip-flops?" I say, "Yeah, of course."  They say, "Time to break 'em out."  HA! As soon as I finish plugging in today's episode -- I'm going to look for a pair of these SPANX leather looking leggings for MOI.  Starting with Steph's tip of checking out Ebay first! Thank you, Steph, for keeping us in the know with your tried-and-true insider info! QUICK QUESTION - What could someone figure out about me by the friends I've chosen? My answer -- positive, happy people who are laid back and easy to be around.  You?