I love, love, love hot weather. When I used to work in an office environment, when my fellow office mates thought the temperature was just right, I was cold. If it felt just right to me in the office, everyone else was roasting. Cold weather is not my friend. Over the years I've found ways to deal with Old Man Winter. Today I thought I'd share a few things that are high on the "Susan's Winter … [Read more...]
Dremel Deserves a Crown
January 16, 2012 by 116 Comments
Welcome to the 156th Metamorphosis Monday! Greetings Friends! I hope you've been having a marvelous weekend! I have a mini-metamorphosis to share for this Met Monday, but before I letcha see what I've been up to, I want to share a big change Blogger made recently, a change that made this girl very happy. Mini-Metamorphosis: I've been dremeling. Yep, I'm using that word as a verb today. You may … [Read more...]
A Wedding Reception, A Magical Evening
January 12, 2012 by 35 Comments
Welcome to the 176th Tablescape Thursday! Recently, my friend Maree, who blogs at Tales from an OC Cottage, shared some wonderful photographs taken when her nephew, Joe (son of her sister, Bee) and his sweetie, Katie, were married back in November. The wedding reception was held in the backyard of Maree's sister (Kae's) home. Maree has posted pictures on her blog in past showing Kae's gorgeous gardens … [Read more...]
Photography Equipment: What I Use and Love
January 10, 2012 by 53 Comments
Photography: That's a subject I never had much interest in until I began blogging. I think there are a lot of bloggers out there who could say that. Once you begin blogging and/or reading blogs, you become acutely aware of just how important the pictures you post really are, especially if your blog is about design, decorating or any topic where photographs are critical in conveying the topic and meaning … [Read more...]
Table Numbers for Wedding Reception
January 9, 2012 by 67 Comments
Welcome to the 155th Metamorphosis Monday! Greetings! Hope your weekend has been going great! I have a Before and After to share for this Met Monday that's near and dear to my heart. My son, Chip, and his sweetie, Nancy, will be getting married in May and they have been busy planning out all the details. I'm always telling Nancy she would be a great blogger and should have an Etsy shop because … [Read more...]
Reforming My Faux Ways
January 6, 2012 by 117 Comments
I've shared this view of my family room many times. Many, many, many years ago, when I put this room together, I seriously believed I needed something reallllly big over behind the burgundy wingback to balance the height of the armoire (which houses the TV) on the left. A nice, tall tree seemed just the answer. Not only would it provide the height I needed, it would add some much needed "greenery" to the … [Read more...]
Elegant New Year’s Eve Table Setting
January 5, 2012 by 57 Comments
Welcome to the 175th Tablescape Thursday! Can you believe this is our 175th Tablescape Thursday? Wow! That's a lot of fabulous tablescapes when you consider how many are linked here each week. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all you talented ladies and gents who share your amazing eye for detail and beauty. It's so wonderful to visit your blogs. The world just melts away for a while as I lose … [Read more...]
Fun Stuff Worth Sharing: Part II
January 4, 2012 by 43 Comments
Sometimes I think these are the most fun posts. I've accumulated all these tidbits and ideas to share with you, but somehow I just never found the right day or time to do so. So here they are, all lumped together. I dare say, there's something in here for everyone. Before Christmas I found this cute little deer door hanger at Lowes for $9.99. He ended up out here on the porch. I decided to leave … [Read more...]
Christmas Tree Lit with Real Candles
January 3, 2012 by 43 Comments
I know Christmas is behind us, but I just had to share these wonderful photographs of Cornelia's, gorgeous tree. Cornelia lives in Switzerland and each year she decorates her tree in a traditional way, using real candles. Wait until you see the photos of it all aglow in candlelight! It truly is breathtaking!The decorating process takes Cornelia many hours, usually 15-16. The … [Read more...]
Brumby Hall: Tour the Upstairs of This Historic Home
January 3, 2012 by 13 Comments
In early December I had the opportunity to tour Brumby Hall while on a Christmas Historic Home Tour in Marietta, Georgia. One of the homes open during the tour was Brumby Hall. I previously shared a tour of the downstairs of this beautiful home HERE and a tour of the two dining rooms HERE. In case you missed those previous tours, here's a brief history of this historic home. In the previous posts, we … [Read more...]
