tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25404597934178339402024-03-05T02:17:05.897-08:00Sweet Cottage DreamsSweet Cottage Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.comBlogger789125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540459793417833940.post-32553783801829242102015-12-16T07:00:00.000-08:002015-12-16T09:52:57.067-08:00A Cottage Style Christmas - 2015<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I am super excited to have been invited by <a href="http://20northora.blogspot.com/">Judy</a> of 20 North Ora blog and <a href="http://www.my1929charmer.com/">Cathy</a> of my 1929 Cottage Charmer blog to be part of their Tidings Holiday Housewalk Christmas tour, which started yesterday and ends today. I am the last stop but will list all of the ladies at the end of my post who participated in this years' tour.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Our little home is a Cape Cod style home located in the Central Valley of California. Over the years our Christmas decor has taken on many looks, but this year I pulled out only a few boxes of decorations for a "less is more" feel. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I will start off by sharing with you the guest bedroom. Earlier this year </span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjl5-37pt7JAhVB3mMKHZorAjcQFggqMAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsweetcottagedreams.blogspot.com%2F2015%2F03%2Ffarmhouse-style-guest-room.html&usg=AFQjCNF_CclksuU1uEFZMf83_yJFg1azxQ&sig2=dFs1842wIWoIEtYNxz43rQ" style="font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">this room</a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;"> was featured in American Farmhouse Style Magazine and, at the time, was decorated in a palette of creamy whites, white and browns. For Christmas I added pops of red, layered the bed with cozy antique quilts and added a farmhouse bench at the end of the bed. Most everything used to decorate this room is vintage. There is something magical about using the older stuff that has a worn patina - and maybe a little story to go with it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">A simple boxwood wreath was hung over the bed. I bought the wreath at Lowe's and didn't realize at the time that it had a chalkboard in the center. A nice little surprise! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Instead of having a "Bat Phone" I have a red "Santa Phone" for those special orders on the family Christmas list.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">On a side table cherished ornaments dangle from a Bethany Lowe music paper fringed feather tree. Next to the tree a bottle brush tree is tucked inside an English marmalade jar...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">...and a vintage marching band uniform collar is used as a tree skirt. (I know..you are probably thinking, "Last year at band camp.")</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">I love the old twisted fringe of the collar and the creamy white stars against the red and that the stars match those on the ornaments.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">One of my favorite things to collect are antique linens. I bought the redwork pillowcases years back and decided to use them on the bed for a pop of Christmas red. The pattern reminds me of red stars and snowflakes. A Santa burlap pillow and a grain sack pillow rest in front.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Across from the bed is a white dresser and primitive chair. On the chair I draped French monogrammed towels over the back and added a French grain sack pillow in front. MC..could be for "Mrs. Claus". </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The mirror over the mantel has a fresh pine wreath layered on top of it and the mantel is draped with a simple garland, white lights and, of course, some more Belsnickle Santas. If you haven't figured it out by now, I collect them and really like their old-world European charm.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">Plaid bows on the wreath & tree topper coordinate with the plaid stockings. Of course, Katie and Duhgall have their own Scottie stockings that Santa will add a little treat and toy to.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">The Christmas tree is filled with family ornaments - those handmade, my children's Hallmark ornaments and others given to me from friends over the years. A tradition that I started when my boys were infants was to buy them an ornament each year that had a special meaning that pertained to each of them, something that had to do with what they did, liked, etc that year. When my youngest son moved out and got his own home, I gave him his box of ornaments for his tree. As a lot of you know, we lost our oldest son, Jordan, six years ago. Each year his ornaments are hung on our tree and each year I cry as I am doing so. (It just never gets easy.) The tradition of buying an ornament for my boys continues. I write a little note to go along with their ornament. Being as Jordan was a Fireman, his ornaments are relative to his job - or Star Wars.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">In our house, we must have a Christmas Scottie pillow! This cute one was a find last year at Macy's.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: large;">A charming majolica pitcher with a cottage motif holds a bottle brush tree. An impish gnome toothpick holder reminds me of Santa's Elves. Little Belgium clogs from 1945 add a pop of red and the flowers match the fabric on the chair. Below the Christmas tree has an antique red and white quilt wrapped around the base. No presents yet..those come on Christmas Eve.</span></div>
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<br />Sweet Cottage Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540459793417833940.post-24955448585114816502015-11-27T09:18:00.000-08:002015-11-27T09:18:01.634-08:00I am not counting....<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">nope, not counting the days left before Christmas. 75 days till Christmas would sound just about dandy. Or how about 125 days till Christmas? But who's counting, are you? We turned the corner on the "month away" mark. I am done decorating and only have a few things left to add, like fresh greenery. I am going to participate in a Christmas Open House Tour in a few weeks and will post more about that here soon. This should be a lot of fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have read all of the comments left on my last post and they really touched my heart. A few friends, not bloggers, even shared with me their thoughts about me keeping the blog going. I just want to thank everyone for each word and heartfelt kindness. In all honesty, I'll try my best to post now and then. This morning I revisited some of my posts on Christmas decorating. I came across this photo of my youngest son who was Santa Claus one year at a shop that I had a space at. He is holding Duhgall and our our late Scottie, Fiona. They were quite spirited sitting on Santa Spencer's lap! </span></div>
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<br />Sweet Cottage Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540459793417833940.post-72153135077574499732015-11-15T11:36:00.002-08:002015-11-15T11:36:51.413-08:00Being Real<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you ever wonder where ants go when they slip into a crack? What does their "world" look like that they disappeared into? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And because of busy, this little blog has been on the back burner. I've oftentimes thought deeply about not blogging anymore. When I began blogging eight years ago, blogs were new and they were just different then how they are now. Not that that is a bad thing..not at all. But I'm just weighing out whether or not to keep on. There is a season for all things. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'd like to take time to enjoy the moments that are a gift and not be glued to any gnawing feelings of having to meet expectations or to keep up with the Jones'. I'd kind of like to slip into a crack and not spend so much time on social media. Can we have the 1960's back? Wholesome. Simple. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My father had a stroke in late September. He has been through a lot, and thanks to God, he is making great and impressive strides to get better. I'm profoundly impressed with his willingness to try so hard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">...and enjoy my Scotties, my family and be in touch more with nature. We have a wedding to plan for 2017! Yes, my youngest son is engaged and we are so happy for him and his fiance'. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will continue to give some thought to keeping this blog going. I won't completely disconnect. Who can? But the reality is this, I really need to take the time to smell the flowers and breathe in the fresh air - advice given to me not long ago from a good friend. I think I need to take her advice.</span></div>
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<br />Sweet Cottage Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540459793417833940.post-55001321538937985672015-09-01T07:09:00.002-07:002015-09-01T07:10:59.324-07:00I've Fallen....<div style="text-align: center;">
.<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">...and I can't get up! Man! I plum fell out of the land of blog for the past month. This new critter of mine, Miss Katie, has been "making" me take her on at least two walks a day AND I am gearing up for the retail rush that is peeking it's head up rather swiftly. Where has this year gone? I seem to be asking that same question each year, but really, 2015 has slipped by like a sneaky snake in the grass.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">His beautiful neck, round black eyes and the soulful way he has about him. If ever a dog could read your mood, know when you need a little nudge of love, it is our guy. I often wonder just how much these little creatures really sense ... just how much they know that we don't even realize.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It has been three weeks since we adopted little Katie and she has made such wonderful progress in the short time she has been here in her new home. She wakes up with her tail wagging away and loves to chase the "red" ball, just like Fiona did. (Makes me miss Fiona!) She is quite the comic, however not so comfortable when having a camera aimed at her. But we took our time, let her get acquainted with the black box with a single eye that stared straight at her. With a little coaxing from me and some loving reassurance from her new brother, we were able to snap some sweet photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My beautiful furry children. I love them so much! Katie's hair is starting to grow back in. I am waiting for her "skirt" to grow in - but it may never be as thick as Duhgall's. Time will tell. She is much smaller than Duhgall. A wee petite lassie. He doesn't mind at all having his new "sister" here. It is quite sweet to watch him with her. He even waits for us to catch up to him when we are out on walks. So thoughtful and so very kind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Delicious!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It is a gift for summer deliciousness!</span></div>
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<br />Sweet Cottage Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540459793417833940.post-56549954694109201592015-07-20T08:33:00.000-07:002015-07-22T07:06:18.713-07:00My Newest Collection - Antique English Cream Crocks<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">First of all, <b><i><u>thank you so much</u></i></b> for all of the comments left for our new rescue Scottie, Miss Katie! She is settling in, adapting to her new forever home and even had her first hair cut, which I will share later. Duhgall is so sweet with her and lets her lay on his pillow and sleep next to him under the buffet in the entry hall. He has such a gentle spirit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Let me share with you the beginning of one of my newest collections, antique English cream crocks. I have been collecting the English marmalade crocks for some time now and had only one little cream crock. A few weeks ago I found three more cream crocks and as you all know, it only takes "three" to be a "collection". </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Having spent a lot of my childhood time out at my Uncle and Aunt's Dairy, I have a soft spot in my heart for cows and horses. I don't have masses of collections of one specific thing (I don't like clutter), but I do believe that I could easily start such a collection with these wonderful little works of art. The graphics on them are charming AND they are mostly of cows. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am fond of antique advertising, especially that on crocks. Black on cream is my favorite, but I really like the blue on cream as well. The gentlemen that I bought the Carrick's Cumberland Dairy and Hailwood's cream crock from said that these were dug up near the river Thames in England. They are chipped and a little dirty, but imperfections are ok with me. After all, they are over one hundred years old and have been layered in dirt. I'm "digging" them now! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My hubby likes these as well. I have shared photos of them from Pinterest and I think he fancies them just as much as I do. That is a good thing girls! Hubs likes + me likes + want more = a win, win and a "green light" to find more! Maybe not a big thing to some of you who have husbands that collect things, but for me it is all good! He hasn't been bit by that collecting bug - or just simply doesn't have that gene - until now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For now the little herd of crocks sit on the shelf in the farmhouse style laundry room. I like that they go well with the "Cowhide Brand" sign that sits on the top shelf. When the collection expands, I will have to find a funky piece to display them in. I may even have something stashed in storage to use...note to self, look for that shelf!</span><br />
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<br />Sweet Cottage Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540459793417833940.post-13385573545188086032015-07-11T16:59:00.000-07:002015-07-11T17:03:09.461-07:00Meet Katie!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Do you ever get that feeling of urgency - when you really have to act upon making a decision that will positively benefit someone or something? Last week I had one of those urgent feelings - a deep down tugging in my stomach, in my heart, in my soul, to do something to help a rescued Scottie dog. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My Facebook friend, Cate, posted a photo of a Scottie that had been rescued and was in placement with a foster parent through a California Rescue Organization. She had been in an abusive environment AND had recently whelped puppies. She may have had several liters in the past, but who knows. Only she does.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Cate was very instrumental (thank you Cate) for recommending me to the Rescue folks. Evidently, Cate has been reading this little blog of mine for years and never put the two-and-two together that her FB friend was one in the same as the author of Sweet Cottage Dreams blog. Small world we live in. I call it the Kevin Bacon rule of 7. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Many emails were exchanged with the Rescue director, Cate and the foster parent. It was decided that I was first in line to adopt. Evidently, there were many people who wanted to adopt her, so she would have had a home, one way or another. But God's grace was on me. He knows my heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The shelter Doctor did an assessment of the little Scottie girl and said she was healthy, despite her ordeal. (Some people should NEVER be able to own animals!) But because I am me and wanted more information on her, Cate traveled over to the city and picked up the wee lassie and took her to a different vet and had a blood work up done. Everything came back perfect! Cate knows our story about Fiona and her advanced liver disease and I wanted to make sure this little girl was ok. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">She has a gray beard, wisps of gray around her eyes - like a bandit mask - and the tiniest feet and crooked four-inch legs. Her brown eyes melt my heart. And she has a perfect Scottie tale, like a carrot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As for Mr. Duhgall, he is being "tolerant" of her. Those of you who are familiar with Scotties, they can come off as being aloof. Kind of like when you had a crush on a boy in school and they didn't care that you existed? Well, that may be a bit of an exaggeration, but you get my drift. Duhgall was patient with her when she shared a corner of his pillow with him. She will be getting her own floor pillow. That's a no-brainer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So meet Kate, also known as Katie! Not her original name, but it is fitting to her. We adopted her on the day that would have been my Grandmother Katie's birthday, so I thought it fitting to name her after my short and sweet Grandmother. And she would have liked that, too. I can even hear her laugh of approval, that is after having told me three thousand times how to make a Chocolate Mayonnaise cake. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"HI, Becky! I'm the editor of American Farmhouse Style magazine and would love to discuss the possibility of including some of your work in our magazine. Please contact me at merriedestefano [at] yahoo [dot] com. I hope to hear from you soon! Blessings, Merrie Destefano" on<a href="http://sweetcottagedreams.blogspot.com/2015/03/farmhouse-style-guest-room.html?showComment=1427741571818#c9057121664249284000" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Farmhouse Style Guest Room</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For those of you who may be new to reading my blog, we had remodeled this bedroom in January of this year. My husband hung the pine planking on the walls, of which we painted a bright white, and we replaced the carpet with wood flooring. It is one of our favorite rooms in the house. I know I hit the mark with design when I see my husband walk in the room to take a look. One day I asked him what he was doing and his reply was, "this room is so calming...I really love it." ...thank you, sweetheart.....I have a wonderful husband!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The clothes drying rack was pretty much the inspiration piece for the entire room. I wanted to use primitive farmhouse looking pieces, most of which I already had. As I shared with Stephanie, I spent a lot of my childhood years at my Uncle and Aunt's dairy farm. These moments were some of my fondest memories of being a kid and to this day, I remember so much of the fun we had out there. Not so much fun when I jumped from the corral fence into what I thought was "dry ground". The top looked dry and cracked, but ended up being fresh manure ... and, well, just imagine being waist deep in cow dung. My cousin and I were just recalling this moment a few days ago. Laughable now, not so much then. It was like cow dung quick sand. My poor Aunt had to strip my clothes off and wash them. I spent the day wearing my cousin John's underwear until my clothes were washed. Not fun at all! Stephanie wrote, "You can take the girl out of the farm, but you cannot take the farm out of the girl." That pretty much sums it up!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Below is the beautiful Merrie Destefano. Thank you Merrie! And thank you Stephanie! I am humbled and honored to have been a part of the recent issue of American Farmhouse Style magazine. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!! And from the bottom of my husband and son's heart, too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">...and these child size cowboy boots were seven dollars at a little junk shop. My friend had the stool for sale in her space at the shop - and it is chippy black paint (love.....) - and it goes nicely with the other things in the room. I actually use it as a side table next to the bed, but thought it would make a nice photo prop. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">nother fun thing to collect are old books. This one is from the early 1900's. I love books that have black covers and spines with gold writing and details. Ohhh...the details of long ago. </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">PS: Thank you for the sweet comments left on my previous post. ((hugs, hugs, hugs))</span></div>
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things in my head. Why? Well, because, I lost a precious sister in
Christ. Her name was, and still is,
Sonja. Today was her service. Some of my most near and dear friends were at
the service. We were there to
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;">Over my years of blogging, I have spoken how God is the
master weaver of life. He intertwines
friendships in such a way that there is a connective reason for such a
crossover of the threads in our life. <i> </i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><i>He
has a plan</i>.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: center;"></span><span style="text-align: center;">Be it incomprehensible at
first, but a realization of the whys later on.</span><span style="text-align: center;">
</span><span style="text-align: center;">One thread at a time.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">One friendship
at a time…and step after step after step, thread after thread after thread, the
masterpiece comes together.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">The
realization of the beauty of the piece is displayed in a way that each thread
has a name, a reason, a purpose.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">The
humans, who are the threads, may not at first notice the importance of the such
thread, but if you pay attention, each thread has a name – a reason, a soul –
and those threads all become the shroud of life.</span><span style="text-align: center;"> Sonja was one of those threads in my life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As I grow older, my mortality is becoming heightened. I am 54, however I have lost so many loved
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Sonja was 81 years young.
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sister in Christ, but a wife, a grandmother, a sister and a friend to many. She was an inspiration to many,
including myself, and had the most impeccably beautiful home – one of my
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Her death made me think of so many things. I drove past her house the other day and had
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had recently painted a French blue and then about everything else that embodied
her and her home…her husband, especially, and how he would endure her passing
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I hope that you and yours had a lovely Easter. Yesterday was the day that I made a brown sugar glazed spiral ham, scalloped potatoes, steamed asparagus, a mandarin orange green salad and a jello salad with cool whip and cottage cheese. I wasn't able to serve dinner at our home because I have been sick with a cold, so I delivered a large platter of food to my sweet son and his girlfriend. I would have much rather had a lovely meal at our table, but sparing loved ones from illness was a better option. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hello! Today I am sharing our other newly remodeled room in our home. This room has previously been used as the bedroom to our two boys (at different times) and is the second largest of the bedrooms in our home. Over the past twenty years, it has had many styles of decor - from wallpaper to dark painted walls, sports posters, video game equipment, stereos .... and, well, you get the picture. Now the room is simply decorated in more of a restful New England farmhouse style.</span></div>
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<br />Sweet Cottage Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540459793417833940.post-428302438173949772015-03-25T10:18:00.001-07:002015-03-25T10:18:48.151-07:00Cottage Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am thankful for a mother who always had lovely flowers in her garden. I remember her standing in her garden, hose in hand, and watering her flowers in the light of the moon. Mom was an artist not only in painting on canvases, but she had an effortless way of knowing which flowers to plant in her yard. We have two of her rose bushes now growing in our backyard and I think of her every spring when the first glorious pink blooms bud and stretch their petals in the face of the sun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My father loves to garden, too. This was a hobby learned later in life and his garden is full of bulbs and beautiful perennials and annuals. I find it endearing to visit his yard that captures the essence of his love of gardening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As an adult, I still love flowers. One of my favorite things in our home are the amateur floral paintings and prints that are displayed in different spots of our home. A wall of our family room have several of my favorites. I also adore little boxes with flowers on them; books about birds and flowers and door stops that have little florals. And lets not forget beautiful plates and pottery with delicate images of flowers and birds. I'll share more of some new finds in another post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Outside, the Snapdragons, Pansies and Allysum are thriving. All in shades of coral, white, yellow and pinks. Happy flowers make me smile......and they make me think of my sweet folks.</span></div>
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<br />Sweet Cottage Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540459793417833940.post-31581247506715244882015-03-16T19:11:00.001-07:002015-03-16T19:11:02.286-07:00Happy Birthday Duhgall and Some Of My Favorite Vintage Bits <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"Do what you love and do it often" is one of my favorite sayings. And with this, I am planning on doing a lot of sewing in my new room that I shared in my last post. I have a soft spot in my heart for the cute and whimsical stuff and filled my room - sparingly (did I hear a "yea right"?... ha ha) with the little things that I have collected over the years that bring a smile to my face. A lot of the vintage collections have been gifts from friends and other things I have purchased over time. You may recognize a lot of them from having been shared on my blog before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On the wall next to the window is a Victorian shadow box that I found at a local antique store years ago. My friend Marsha had it for sale in her space. It is one of those pieces that I will never get tired of. Inside are little cottages that are incense burners, squirrels, mushrooms, gnomes and a neat metal Red Riding Hood bank.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Thank you for the kind words left for me on my last post. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Guess who turns 9 tomorrow??? You got it, my baby boy, Duhgall Piper. I cannot believe he is NINE already! Happy Birthday to my little Scottie Boy!!!! Love you tons and tons!!!!</span></div>
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<br />Sweet Cottage Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540459793417833940.post-80228791037727009622015-03-15T12:15:00.003-07:002015-03-15T19:44:37.971-07:00My New Creative Space<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Any of you who have followed my blog for sometime know how much I love to sew and create. Over the years, my sewing machine "Mr. Janome", has had many landing spots inside the house - like the kitchen table or a large table in our bedroom. Because we have a three bedroom house, and my boys occupied two of those rooms, my own sewing space was never an option. Now that we are empty nesters, my husband and I both agreed that I should have my own creative space. We decided to use the smaller of the bedrooms as my sewing room (which had been the red and white guest bedroom) and made the larger bedroom a guest bedroom now. I will share that room soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The process was a bit tedious. Had to box up 20 years of "stuff" that the boys had accumulated over the years and put a lot of it in a secure place. <i>It was bitter sweet.</i> That part took me a long time because I read birthday cards, found a little black book of "cute girls" of Jordan's and combed through the binders of class room assignments with artwork created in the margins. Art that only a mom would appreciate knowing their children's sense of humor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> I ordered a natural fiber rug to</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">go under the sewing table and Duhgall's cushion is there for him to have a comfy spot to rest while I sew. (He likes to be near his people!) I found darling floral curtains at Ikea and took down the checked panels. The yellow dresser is tall enough for me to use as a cutting table - I just have to remove the things on top first. Hubby still needs to put large caster wheels on my sewing table to lift it up in height. My long legs barely fit under it. It is not a comfy spot to sit for very long. I am also going to get a good chair to sit in with lower back support. Ikea has a cute checkered one that I am thinking about buying. I LOVE Ikea!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The white cabinet use to be in our bathroom to hold towels, etc., but now it holds my favorite collections in my sewing room. I will share more about these collections in another post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">So here we go....my little corner to create. The second photo is the former guest bedroom, which I did really like, but that is ok....I have something better now. It is a cheerful space full of the whimsical s</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">tuff and gifts from friends that I hold near and dear to my heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Pitter patter goes my heart when I find an antique Bible. Not the large ones, but rather the small hand size ones and even smaller. The size that could be tucked inside a woman's purse or a gentleman's coat pocket. Covered in leather, softly worn around the edges and perhaps a note or two written inside - maybe marking a favorite verse or a thought written that may pertain to a passage. Not all are in English, some I have are written in Danish, German and Swedish. Some dating back to the mid 1800's. Precious Catholic prayer books, a Lutheran song book (that belonged to my great, great Grandma) intermix with the other cherished books. For now I have about 25, but am always adding to one of my favorite little collections. They are nestled inside an old wood cabinet with antique transferware, a crucifix, rosaries and other tiny odds and ends. My newest one traveled back from Germany in the suitcase of my friend, Waveney. It was my gift from the antique club that just visited my home. It is dated 1900, bound in leather and has the sweetest metal clasp closure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If I could close my eyes and see the person who once held these gems. If they could take me to church with them one time and we could read from the Bibles as the minister gave his sermon. Take me back to the simple white church with the hard wood pews and listen to the choir sing. Show me the hands that once cradled these precious books. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Cozy is a feeling of warmth, comfort and contentment. A bowl of soup on a cold day, a stack of pancakes for breakfast, a crackling fire in the fireplace to warm your cold feet or being snuggled up in bed with a good book and a favorite blanket. It could be as simple as a bouquet of flowers that deliver a sweet perfume with every deep inhale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Cozy is that feeling when something feels right and makes you want to linger and saturate the senses. A scent or a flavor can conjure up that mood, or state of mind, that just makes you sigh and tell yourself that all is good. A moment that your heart will remember.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cozy is a favorite pillow, <a href="http://www.parachutehome.com/collections/bedding">a bed layered with beautiful linens</a> and squishy down pillows; a stack of quilts that are worn to a buttery smoothness. Candles burning, homemade cookies baking in the oven, a favorite pair of slippers and flannel pajamas. </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Reading the morning newspaper while eating breakfast and drinking that first cup of steaming hot coffee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"As snug as a bug in a rug" is an old saying that originated </span>s<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">omewhere in the late 1700's and basically is another way of describing a cozy feeling. I remember tucking my boys into bed at night and saying that they are as snug as a bug in a rug and then saying a goodnight prayer with them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Cozy is the feeling that when you walk into your home, you are happy and think "ahhh, home, sweet home". Life is good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have linked Parachute Home's website in my post. They have beautiful linens and I am seriously thinking about treating us to their beautiful linen striped duvet cover. We are redoing our bedroom and it would be beautiful with the nautical accents that we have there. I love the story behind the company, too. It goes to show that if you follow your heart, anything is possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Do you ever wonder what it would be like to live somewhere other than where you live at this moment? I do, and I have thought about what it would be like to live somewhere on East Coast, Mid-West, Texas and even in New Mexico. Why? Well, there are different reasons - such as living near the Atlantic, maybe in the Texas Hill Country, having an old white farmhouse with lots and lots of land or living in the beautiful high desert. All of these reasons sound divine, however truth be told - I am terrified of hurricanes and tornados, cannot tolerate humidity and I don't care much for snow. And at this current time, many of you are battling tremendous amounts of snow - and, well, that just doesn't sound like a whole lot of anything but simply a huge headache.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Where I live, it does get smoking hot in the summer, but we don't have the humidity, well maybe a wee bit now and then, but nothing like east of the Rockies. Though our state is in drought status, it still is beautiful. Today was a bit foggy, but the sun did break later in the afternoon. Birds played outside and chattered amongst themselves.</span></div>
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Sweet Cottage Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540459793417833940.post-48280398156036041852015-02-18T09:22:00.001-08:002015-02-18T09:22:39.220-08:00Sugar...Sugar...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Last year my friend Wave asked if I would be a hostess for an antique club that she is a member of. I hemmed and hawed and turned her down several times, but then caved. I thought it would be a good motivator to get some things done in this old house of mine. So.....last night I hosted the meeting. Though I was a bit stressed out over having the meeting and having every thing in the house "just so", the evening turned out to be lots of fun and I enjoyed having the ladies over. Several of the gals in the group are friends of mine and others I know through the circles of being an antique vendor....aka Junker. The program was to share items of affection, so I shared several of my favorite collections of linens and samplers and the ladies each brought something of theirs that they love and hold near and dear to their heart. I loved listening to them talk and share. To top the evening off, I served homemade cream puffs filled with lemon curd and delightfully sweet whipped cream. It was a sweet evening! </span></div>
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<br />Sweet Cottage Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540459793417833940.post-42051087451148068222015-01-23T08:56:00.001-08:002015-01-23T09:05:57.334-08:00Hearts<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Could</span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> Valentine’s Day</span><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"> be right around the corner? It was <b><i>JUST</i></b> Christmas, for Heaven’s sake. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">When I was in elementary school, I was a hopeless romantic. I had a few crushes on some boys in school, but I was super shy - and, might I add, a homely freckled face little girl that was usually taller than boys of my age. I was always the "friend" that the boys would ask if a girl thought they were cute or if I thought they liked them. Silly grade school stuff. And it was those "friends" that were usually the ones that I thought were awesome - and a few of them were my secret crush. Heart broken when they weren't "interested" in me as a girlfriend, but rather<i> just</i> a friend.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Remember grade school Valentine’s? The ones that we would fill out for each classmate and leave them in their handmade card receptacle. I had a crush on a<i> very cute</i> boy in the 4th grade and was giddy in anticipation to see what kind of Valentine would be from him. Would it be one that read I think you are cute or special or I like you..or..or..or.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On Valentine's Day our teacher read us poetry and delighted us with homemade cupcakes with pink frosting on white cake. On our desks were other special treats of heart shaped chocolates and heart cutout cookies. Along one stretch of the south wall of the classroom, our handmade heart envelopes (with our name visible) were taped and ready to be filled. After we devoured the sweets, each student distributed their Valentine cards and ...and..and... would <i>he</i> have picked me out the prettiest Valentine in the dime store box his mom bought for him? My card to him was simply signed with my name..not love Becky..but "from Becky". At the end of the school day, we removed our bevvy of Valentines and took them home. I RAN home! At home, I spilled the Valentines on my bed and read each one. They were so cute and so sweet and..and..and..nothing from the boy that I had eyes for. I saw him pass his out, but he didn't have any "Valentine Thoughts" for me. My heart was broken. I didn't understand why. There are things in life we will never understand or never really know an answer to. And my crush ended there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Over the years I have made a variety of hearts – to give as gifts and to sell. I have a few on file in my computer and revisited those. I am mulling over in my mind what kind of hearts to make this year. The ones in the first picture were for last year and I sold most of them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">These little hearts God made. I found them on the beach during a most difficult time in my life. I like to think that God was sending me <i>HIS LOVE</i> and giving me something to smile about. He fancies making us joyful. We just have to pay attention and take notice. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The following photos of hearts were found on Pinterest. If you click on the photo, you will be guided over to the source. I think all of them are so pretty and all were handmade by some very talented ladies! Such inspiration!</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/219029524/sacre-coeur-heart?utm_source=OpenGraph&utm_medium=PageTools&utm_campaign=Share"><img alt="Sacre Coeur heart" src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/052/0/9530847/il_570xN.713644238_kvr9.jpg" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://lellaboutique.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-funky-valentines.html"><img alt="Lella Boutique: My Funky Valentines" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/98/e0/62/98e062927083f164dc381d0929ba26f0.jpg" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://lellaboutique.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-funky-valentines.html">source: lellaboutique.blogspot.com</a></div>
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<a href="http://pamgarrison.typepad.com/">Source: Pam Garrison</a></div>
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<a href="http://epherielldesigns.com/valentines-day-hearts?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+EpheriellDesigns+(Epheriell+Designs)&utm_content=Google+Reader"><img alt="hearts" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/01/d3/e6/01d3e6978908f946c4ef84075b3a5544.jpg" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Update on the remodel: Earth to mother ship, the floors are IN! </span><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>HOWEVER</b></span></i><span style="font-size: large;">, a third of the floors in the smaller room were scratched. Yes, you read that right. After the installers left, I was wiping them down with BONA and found the scratches. I simply could not believe it. They came back to look at them. I used blue painter's tape to mark all of them...<i><b>over 30</b></i>. Needless to say, they will be removing the laminate and replacing it. I cried. The only thing the installer could think of was that there must have been something on his employee's knee pad, like a piece of metal. (Laminate is very, very difficult to scratch..so go figure.) They put in our other floors and did a perfect job. I felt bad for him, but maybe they will learn from this. I don't understand how this went unnoticed during the install? One was over an inch long! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> And while I was banned from my upstairs today, I got my fix today by catching up on my FAVORITE HGTV show, Fixer Upper. I love those two!!! And I found a lamp on their website that I am thinking about purchasing for the guest bedroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Till next time....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">hearts....</span></div>
Sweet Cottage Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540459793417833940.post-17188830892160322712015-01-19T07:29:00.001-08:002015-01-23T07:34:18.569-08:00Oh SNAP!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: large;">Good morning! I’m up early today because I have a “to do” list to accomplish as our revamping project is nearing the end. As I shared previously, we – hubby and I – decided that the two bedrooms (that were our children’s rooms) need an update. New paint, new flooring and a little cottage flair to make them sparkle. I am taking the smaller bedroom to use as my “creative” space and the larger bedroom will now be the guest bedroom. Colors have changed and the little guest bedroom (shown below) will be my office. But for now, I am waiting for the sun to rise so that I can finish painting the door trim. I like natural light when I paint, otherwise I tend to miss spots. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: large;"> Coffee is made and I thought I’d cull through some of my photo files on my computer. Most of the snaps are from the house and some of my favorite collections and a few things that I have sewn. The large angel on the wall was from one of my favorite stores in Pacific Grove, Ca. And, of course, there are the scotties….((heart))….Duhgall and Fiona.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: large;">I also want to say thank you to all of you who were so kind to leave a comment on my post for Fiona. (((( hugs )))) So many of you have shared your story about losing a cherished friend and my heart hurts right along with yours. Us bloggers may never have the chance to physically “meet” each other, but we sure do get to come and know each other through our words written, photos shared and stories told. Some people may never understand the connection, but I am forever grateful to all of you. I am thankful our paths have crossed. <strong><em>So thankful. Have a sweet, sweet day and be safe, warm and cherish each minute.</em></strong></span>Sweet Cottage Dreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.com21