Pete the Cat, The Whimsical Art of James Dean
Each week when I take Max to Georgia Veterinary Specialist, we wait in the "cat" waiting room until it's time for him to go back for his chemo treatment. The walls in that area are decorated with some great kitty cat art. Yesterday, I snapped some pics with my cell phone to share it with you. I saved my favorite for last. Pete the Cat looked vaguely familiar to me, but I wasn't sure why. It turns out he's a local favorite (now a world … [Continue Reading...]
HGTV Smart Home, 2013: Take the Tour!
Have you seen the HGTV 2013 Smart Home? It's located in Jacksonville, Florida and it's pretty amazing! Wish I lived close enough to see it in person. I love techy stuff and this house is loaded with the latest technology to keep things running smoothly, as well as lots of neat safety features. I'm not sure how I feel about those teeny, tiny windows on the front of the house downstairs, think I would have preferred full size windows there. … [Continue Reading...]
Warm Weather Dining on the Porch
Welcome to the 244th Tablescape Thursday! The iris in my garden were at their peak last Tablescape Thursday but alas, I had no time that day to create a table setting. This week they were starting to wane but I couldn't resist one more tablescape using them as the centerpiece. Two weeks ago, when they were just beginning to open up, I created a simple table setting with the few I could find in bloom, placing each stem in its own … [Continue Reading...]
Houston, We Have a Problem!
What a day! Earlier today I was downstairs minding my own business, working on a tablescape for Tablescape Thursday. I came upstairs to look online to see if I could find a napkin fold in a particular shape I was thinking of using. Instead, I found a big ole UGLY Bluehost page where the Between Naps on the Porch blog is supposed to be. Not good! Apparently, the domain name came up for renewal and though I had it set to auto-renew, it … [Continue Reading...]
Secret Lives Between the Pages
If you subscribe to the Between Naps on the Porch newsletter, Postcards from the Porch, you know I always highlight a couple of books I'm reading that week at the end of each newsletter. Sometimes the books are recent finds, other times they are books I've had for a years and have pulled back off the shelf to enjoy again. A few months ago I ordered the book, Forgotten Bookmarks, a book Amazon recommended to me based on my previous … [Continue Reading...]
Beautiful Porch and Deck Additions: An Amazing Transformation
Welcome to the 225th Metamorphosis Monday! Greetings! Hope your weekend was fabulous! Mine was relaxing, spent with good friends. Unfortunately, my son lives too far away for us to spend Mother's Day together but at least we were able to talk on the phone. I really should check into skyping, that would be better than just the phone. Do you Skype and if so, do you like it? Max Update: I've been getting a lot of comments and e-mails … [Continue Reading...]
Fill Those Summer Pots and Planters Without Blowing the Budget
This past Sunday I managed to get a little planting done before the rain started back. Most of the planting took place on the deck off to the right of the porch, the one with the bottle tree. Come spring, I'm always looking for ways to spruce up and add color and life to the deck without spending a whole bunch. Bottle trees are a great way to add color and liven things up and they require no weeding, replanting or watering! I … [Continue Reading...]
Spring Table Settings: It’s a Party!
Welcome to the 243rd Tablescape Thursday! Sharing some wonderful tablescapes from last week's Tablescape Thursday. A Woodland Fairy Birthday Party A Tea Party with Brownie Bites A Cinco de Mayo Party Please Read: If you are participating in Tablescape Thursday, please be sure to add your permalink below, and not your general blog address. To get your permalink, click on your post name, then copy and … [Continue Reading...]
Mario Buatta: Fifty Years of American Interior Decoration
Mario Buatta, I'll marry you! And you only have to ask once! You'll have to watch the first of the two videos at the end of this post for that statement to make sense. :) For years I have had a big, big crush on Mario Buatta. Unfortunately, it's a case of unrequited love...he has no idea. ~~~SIGH~~~ Not only is Mario Buatta amazingly talented and one of my all time favorite designers, he's very much the dapper dresser and has a terrific … [Continue Reading...]
8 Months of Procrastination Finally Ends
Welcome to the 224th Metamorphosis Monday! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. This was one of those weekends where I had a long list of things I really wanted to get done but Mother Nature had other plans. It rained "monsoon style" all day long on Saturday, but being the determined, crazy woman that I am, I dragged the tall urns from the deck onto the porch and replanted those as I had planned. Afterward, I dragged them back out onto the … [Continue Reading...]
