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in the kitchen, candy corn now fills the old mason jars  ( I love that stuff!), the old walnut tree is dropping her fruits of summer, and I pulled out my fluffy pink cool weather slippers. I take more walks now, just enjoying the delicious crisp...

GROUT.......not a pretty title today.....but somebodys gotta' do it.:) No fabulous old vintage items, no pretty Autumn decorated front porch, no pretty chair makeover......just.....GROUTHaving replaced just about everything you can replace in a house...

I love burlap! I remember the first time I ever used that rough woven, organic, textural, homespun stuff. It was a long long time ago. I was an Indian Princess and the home made costume was of burlap, fringed at the bottom of course, as only the be...

 I love burlap! I remember the first time I ever used that rough woven, organic, textural, homespun stuff. It was a long long time ago. I was an Indian Princess and the home made costume was of burlap, fringed at the bottom of course, as only...

And at the end, they sat on the tarmac waiting for a very special plane to take off...... so they could too.  The President was visiting our fair city and my family's flight just happened to coincide with his take off time too.  So it was a...

Down by the fence line, I found a few....just a precious few, not found by the deer, wild blackberries. Destined for a cobbler ....dessert on the first night :)Beds freshly made for sweet dreams,  cool crisp vintage cameo linens, smelling sweetl...

 If I had a beach house.....just a little tiny one....two bedrooms.....one for us and one for you....gray shuttered windows, vintage sea paintings, an ocean side porch, some weathered old rocking chairs, WHERE I could watch the magic o...

Remember this chair I redid for my ongoing forever family room makeover?? ( and I'm still not finished) Well....I had purchased its mate also, which someone saw and commissioned a makeover for a room they are decorating. This time I went in an entir...

 If idle hands make the devil's work then he doesn't like me at all because I have been busy, busy, busy........Just a few things I have been working on for the booth. This week I will take away bunnies and tulips and daffodils and make way for...

 If  idle hands make the devil's work then he doesn't like me at all because I have been busy, busy, busy........Just a few things I have been working on for the booth. This week I will take away bunnies and tulips and daffodils and make w...

The family scattered to the wind Easter weekend. Having grown children and grandchildren living all over the United States makes it tough to get together during the holidays. So....I had brother and sisters and Mom and neighbors over this past week...

Yum!This is the cake I made for an Easter invite :).  It's perfect for a Spring time brunch or lunch or church pot luck or family and friends 'carry in' get together.  I made a "nest" of orange coconut and topped it with a white chocolate c...

I just get giddy with excitement every single time I hit the road for a treasure hunting trip or yard sales. You would think after all these years the enthusiasm would wane but NOT. With the mild winter and early Spring warm weather the yard sales...

Sherry, of the blog No Minimalist Here, was so sweet this past winter to tag along with me as I was on my quest for new sofas and rugs, and etc. for the family room redo. One day, we traveled up to GreenFront in Farmville, Va. (if you have never bee...

It's a tired old cliche....but in this instance happens to be so true. Virginia's motto: If you don't like the weather...stick around....it will be different tomorrow. The poor birds.....they don't know whether to start building their nest or run...

~ Still sending apologies for missing your fun posts and not visiting and having my own new blog post few and far between. Still having internet problems. The technician is fit to be tied and so am I! :) ~ Still working on the family room redo...

Carol of the blog The Polka Dot Closet, announced last month she was having a party. I knew Carol, way back when, before she came out of the closet, with her fabulous blog that gives us the secrets of her "how to's". Ms. Carol's party quickly became...

 ***** To be honest I am baffled by all the google changes going on. It seems soon as I learn one thing, something changes and it's something else to learn.  I was upset that we will be losing Picnik.  I was a premium member and absolu...

When the front porch lost it's holiday look, I was unhappy with the emptiness of it all. While loving the uncluttered and fresh look inside, the outside wasn't happening for me. So, I put the wreath back on the front door.  :) Since January i...

With simple curves, gorgeous cabriole legs, beauty and design, functionality and an antique provenance (had to get a little French in there :), this lovely old three drawer chest was so worthy of a makeover.  It is a nice heavy piece, walnut, an...