You’ll Never Believe How This Beautiful Vintage Dinnerware Was Acquired!
Welcome to the 928th Tablescape Thursday! On July 4th, America celebrated our country's Semiquincentennial birthday, and what an amazing day it was! I hope the celebrations continue all through July, even through to the end of the year, since it's not often we get to celebrate something so momentous! Elena created a wonderfully patriotic table setting, and I loved reading how she selected her dinnerware for this charming tablescape! It made me a bit nostalgic … [Continue Reading...]
The Most Charming Storybook Garden Sheds, I Need One Of These!
You know that children's book, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie? Ever since I decided that this is the summer I'm going to whip the backyard into shape, I've been accumulating a lot of great gardening tools—like two shovels, including THIS one designed especially for cutting through roots. I purchased an awesome DeWalt fan (used it 4 times already for a baseball game, assembling furniture in the garage, fireworks watching, and gardening), a DeWalt limb … [Continue Reading...]
It’s Raining Bark (Again) and 3 Fabulous Finds For The Garden
Welcome to the 910th Metamorphosis Monday! It's raining bark. Again! See that large Sycamore tree on the left? It's that time of year when Mr. Sycamore decides it's time to bless me with a million pieces of shed bark each day. Argh. It does this every single summer around this time. The first year it happened, I was worried there was something wrong with the tree. Nope. This is normal behavior for a healthy Sycamore Tree. Some of … [Continue Reading...]
Happy 250th Birthday, America!
Happy 250th Birthday, America! Seeing photos and hearing all the accolades from those who have been visiting for the World Cup have made me realize how little I've seen of the United States. My goal over the next several years is to see more of this beautiful country. As varied as the features, landscapes, and cultures are in each state, traveling in the U.S. in some ways is almost like traveling across 50 different countries. Where should I start? What should be … [Continue Reading...]
Happy 4th Of July; It’s Almost Here!
Welcome to the 927th Tablescape Thursday! I so wish I were in Georgia today... ...where lives this wonderful flag dinnerware that I love using for patriotic holidays like the 4th of July. But since I'm not there to set a patriotic table, I have the next best thing. A few weeks back, my friend Teresa happened to come across an event at her local clubhouse. She captured some great pictures of the tables on display … [Continue Reading...]
Big Disappointment, So Going In A Different Direction; Pine Straw Looks Great, Though!
Welcome to the 909th Metamorphosis Monday! Have you ever ordered an item and when it arrived, it looked a bit different than it had online? Maybe the color was slightly different, or the texture wasn't quite what you expected, but it was close enough that you didn't mind and kept the item. Then there are the times when you open the box, and the item looks so different, you are sure that you've been shipped the wrong item entirely. Unfortunately, that was the … [Continue Reading...]
Best Rechargeable Fan, New Favorites (Sneakers, Bowls, Lamps) & We Were Attacked!
I had a chance to wear these adorable sneakers yesterday to my grandsons' baseball tournament games. I wore them with a casual Lilly Pulitzer dress, and it made for such a cute outfit. It was a bit risky wearing them to the tournaments since we ended up walking back and forth through weedy fields to get to the various ballfields/diamonds where the games were being played. This was my first time wearing them, and I was in them for 6 hours. I found them to be super … [Continue Reading...]
A Beautiful, Elegant Table Inspired By A Love For The Color, Pink
Welcome to the 926th Tablescape Thursday! Brenda, in coordination with Tom, her wonderful hubby, created a beautiful spring table setting that was perfect for Mother's Day. Brenda said, "I had this table envisioned even before I set it. I did not use a tablecloth this time, as I took some inspiration from Susan, who rarely uses tablecloths. The whole table, from the dinnerware /runner/glassware, is Famille Rose from Williams-Sonoma." (Famille Rose is available here: … [Continue Reading...]
Garden Updates, Hand-Saving Tool, Outdoor Furniture, Pine Straw, 2 Prime Sale Buys
So, you know how I got really fired up when I was working on the movie room last year? That was such a fun project, and once I started, I couldn't stop. Well, that's sort of what's going on with me right now regarding the gardens here at the Dollhouse. I am determined to whip this yard into shape this summer, so I've gone a little cray cray! Here's how the side yard/path looks after its recent weeding. We had to clear away some of the daylilies that had spread out … [Continue Reading...]
Escape Artists, Big Yard Projects & The Coolest Looking Driveway!
Welcome to the 908th Metamorphosis Monday! Things are hopping around here this morning, but before we get into that, look at these two escape artists! A few days ago, late in the evening while I was upstairs working in my office, this was taking place in the sunroom. For the past two weeks, I've been opening a window in the sunroom after having reinstalled one of the screens I removed many months back. I've been checking the screen every few days, from both inside … [Continue Reading...]
