Hello Everyone! I hope you had a good weekend. We had heavy rain most of the weekend but it was nice and warm at least. I went to an auction sale on Saturday where there was lots of interesting pieces that went pretty cheap.I got a little table and a vintage galvanized cooler for $5 and a mirror for $7 so I was happy with that.I wish I had taken my camera to show you some of the unusual pieces like a buttercup yellow vintage stove.
Since I didn't take any photos this weekend I am sharing some mosaics that I like from my vast collection!
Hope you all like dishes as much as I do!
Our little green and white toile guest room.
The blue and white teacups are Spode
Our blue and white guest room-at one time our bedrooms were all used but alas our children have all grown up .
Vintage china
I love this teacup.
Some of my teapots and teacups.
Well that's it for today but thank you for visiting me. I am hoping the sun shines soon as I have some painting I want to do before it gets too cold.
Happy Weekend! I almost missed this little autumn rose blooming in the garden. I don't know the name of it but it was just one of those little pots of roses that you buy in the grocery store in the winter to enjoy indoors.Did you know you can plant them out in the garden and often split them in two or three piecs and they will bloom all summer and winter over in the garden.
Anyway,I thought I should get some photos of it as I am will soon be missing going out to the garden and picking a bouquet for indoors. Soon,but not quiet yet!
Love these old looking baby boots.
When I was done of my photo shoot the little rose went to it's final home in the vase on my kitchen window sill to be enjoyed.
This hammock came home with me from the 70 mile yard sale last Saturday. It was $4 and still had it new tags on it. I knew I had just the spot for it in between these two old trees by the woods and near the pond.
Our Autumn days have been lovely here and the heavy rain we had a couple of days has given the garden a pick me up. It is so nice to have the grass so lush and green again..
Our water fountain.
The annebelle hydrangeas are still giving me pleasure with their beautiful big blooms.
The birdhouse on a shelf on the north veranda.
The sedum Autumn Joy and Annebelle with a burning bush make a nice Autumn combination.
Autumn Joy sedum is so easy to grow and looks good all season long.The bees also are loving it.
Martha's Garden is taking on a fall look as the virginia creeper is just starting to turn red..
Have a seat for awhile and watch the birds.
The Limelight hydrangea has turned a rosy pink now.
A double red hollyhock that I started from seed this year is blooming now.
The phlox has all pretty much faded now except for the varigated phlox.
An early morning shot with the dew on the mirror behind Martha(statue).
Our sweet angel is still keeping watch.
As are these.
Our old boat by the pond. Now that I have shown you the garden I better get out and take a stroll through it on this lovely sunny day.
Hi there and Happy Friday. Another week gone by.......wow they are going fast! Even though I think some of these random posts might be short, they inevitably end up being rather chock full as I keep on adding to them and by weeks end...I have one heck of a long post, but its normally up through the weekend, so its a few days worth:)
I am still recuperating from my party last weekend, did very much enjoy the leftovers and had a few friends stop over to help me polish them off (cannot stand seeing waste)! I love how the "after effects" of a great party linger well into the week after.............
See exhibit A.
A plate full left of the fabulous French pastries......yum!
And exhibit B.
All the pretty flowers I received still going strong and condensing some arrangements to maximize their staying power.
Other than that, trying to get going on more projects in my house, doing two E-design jobs, and that along with all my other non blogging commitments has me really busy....as in wishing there were more than 24 hours in the day kind of busy!
So let's begin shall we with all the randomness that has come to make up these random musing posts.....
For those who have not seen, may I present my completed formal powder room........
And the back powder room is pretty much done as well..............
I went to for a lovely breakfast/brunch the other day to a friends house, who had some pretty fall decor out on display, here's a peek....
Love these mugs! I have to find them......
Love seeing autumn branches as she displayed them here......
How cute is this picture? My friend sent it to me of her pooch celebrating his birthday, too adorable to not share!
We have some new lighting going up around here...FINALLY! My bathroom the sconces I was waiting on for about 8 months finally showed up and are being put up in the next few days. You might have seen my new dining room chandelier which I am loving as well as the absolutely gorgeous crystal sconces for the living room.....super happy with the lighting so far!!
Stunning new sconces for the living room
Close up!
The gorgeous new chandelier for the dining room finally came and got hung!
Dough bowls...you know I love them and I have a really great new resource, so kept one for myself and filled it with lemons and artichokes.....
Any good new books or movies lately? I am soo excited over the release of Les Miserables in December!! Anyone else with me on that? I know its going to be fabulous......
Click on arrow to watch the trailer....looks amazing and the music always gives me goosebumps!
Very off the interior design topic, but I caught tale end of something which captivated my attention and that is the focus in some schools and amongst educators on "CPA va GPA". I was intrigued about what CPA means, it stands for "character point average", its a movement towards taking a closer look at character education vs. traditional education......there was a very interesting article put out by the New York Times that you may or may not have seen, in any case click here for link if you are interested......(particularly interesting for those who have school aged children)
A little store biz...the big buzz is my very special napkin rings, click here if you missed my post on them, worth seeing they are amazing!
Also getting in 5 of these oversized tole trays......antiqued and painted with gorgeous florals! Email me if interested, don't think they will go on the online shop so just email me if you have any questions!
So that's my randomness for this week! Lots of rain around here this weekend.....good weekend for a movie and to catch up on all kinds of things that have fallen to the wayside. What are you up to this weekend? Hope whatever you are doing is enjoyable and relaxing!
Well that's it for today but thank you for visiting me. I am hoping the sun shines soon as I have some painting I want to do before it gets too cold.
