With Mother's Day approaching, what a perfect time to take out those special items that make a table beautiful! And what a better way to celebrate Mom, than bringing out the things she loved. Blue and white Staffordshire ironstone, always a classic, handed down from my Mom. She actually gathered it piece by piece from our local …
spring topiaries
Hello! Didn't really want to title this dining room 3, but here are a few more photos of the dining room. I decided that I needed to add another layer of texture, so I put up the linen curtains. I love the big windows that we put in this room, it brings in a lot …
dining room…. part 2
This is were the idea began.... I had filled this dough bowl with driftwood that I had gathered from the river. Have you ever been doing something that people look at you with that "look"? Well, I got plenty of "looks" as I was gathering a very large arm full of wonderful driftwood. We had …
valentine
spring fever
I know, I know. It is way too early! I mean way. too. early. January is just about over, and there is still February. And March. Not that I am really ready to get outside and face all the work and projects waiting for me. In fact, I haven't even gotten all the projects on …
winter’s bounty
Today we have winter. The last few days have been grey and windy, and I hate the wind. But today we finally have snow, a lot of snow, and it just feels warm and cozy in my home. The fire is going ( we heat with a wood stove.... a love/hate relationship ), and with …