BBAP-Before Blogging And Pinterest

I don't know about you

but I used to collect

magazines like some

people collect 

dust on their shelves.

If a new magazine 

was published I was right

there to pick it up.

There were some wonderful

ones that have fallen by

the wayside 

as the internet has

become our go-to source

for ideas and inspiration.

Remember when

Country Home

was published bi-monthly?

And how about

Home Companion?

I had my own little system

before the internet craze.

I had (still have)

binders and binders

full of ideas.

They are all labeled and

organized.

I probably have 30 of them.

I have been poring through them

to figure out what to do

with our front gardens.

I took a drive on the west

side of the bay yesterday.

I came across this sweet

little spot.

It won't work for our 

landscaping problem

but it would work for 

my son's house.

Isn't this cute?

I think they did such 

a nice job...rustic

and so sweet.

I wanted to drive right up

this drive

and introduce myself.

Looking at that red barn

just makes me smile.

Somehow, I just felt there 

was a piece of apple pie

and a cuppa hot coffee

waiting there for a visitor.

(if this is your house and

you see this please call me...

I will bring the coffee myself

just to walk through your 

sweet space!;>)

So...still no answers for

me about what to do with 

THIS mess....

I know it doesn't look 

bad here but,

trust me,

another month and it will be

AWFUL.

So, until I figure out what to

do I guess I will just have to

dream a bit.

And, while I am dreaming,

I am going to dream

that
MY GARDENS

look just like 

Laurie's gardens

over at 

Heaven's Walk.

This is a side yard shot.

And another...

That is at her OLD HOUSE..

now for sale.

Do you suppose if I 

begged hard enough

she would cross 

Lake Michigan on her

rowboat and help

her poor Wisconsin friend

figure out what to do here?

The pay isn't much

but I will keep you laughing, 

Laurie....

while I sit and watch and 

direct things....

and if you drink enough of 

that FatCat/StupidDog 

wine you make you won't 

mind at all.

Okay- back to my

notebooks to see if

I can find some inspiration.

I hope you all have a 

wonderful Wednesday!