Romantic Homes September 2013

I have been so far behind in my

Romantic Homes posts 

that I know you won't BELIEVE that I

am ahead of the game this month.

September at the end of July?

Crazy!

Anyway~Inside the cover I found this:

Beautiful, huh?

My hydrangeas are all white or greenish-white.

No colored ones at my house-Darn it all!

The cover tells me that this issue is all about

KITCHENS.

Why-oh-why do I always get the

cover a bit askew?

I have to say that I was disappointed in one thing.

There were no blogger profiles or reviews

in the front of the magazine this month.

I certainly hope they have not done away

with that feature.

What did I find?

Some awesome kitchens.

This belongs to Stephanie @ thespanishdahlia

Pretty romantic and beautiful, isn't it?

Next I came across Bjorg Njosen @

husetvedfjorden

Her kitchen has a cool Swedish appeal.

This is a lovely featured kitchen

 but doesn't give a link

to any particular site.

And, lastly,

this kitchen is not credited to anyone but was

used for the cover shot.

The article is titled

Sweet As Pie.

Speaking of pie.....

I made a pie the other day.

I went to bed early and when I got up

the pie was gone.

Who ate the pie?  I wanted to know.

I dunno- was the answer,

paired with a dumbfounded look.

There wasn't any pie left, Diana.

Really?  I wonder who left

THE CRUMBS 

on the table then.

Just wondering....do any of YOU have 

ghosts that eat in the middle of the night?

I am thinking we might need an exorcism here.

Some of us PLAY and some of us WORK

Last weekend the kids came to visit.

What do little boys like to do?

They like to play, don't they?

Age four is a fun age.

An age to learn a brand new trick.

Do you remember the first time you

Flung a Frisbee?

I was a teenager but this boy

is starting early.

Ready?

SET.....GO!

 Whoo Hoooo!

I DID IT,  NANA!!!!

Meanwhile, while Big Brother E is playing

Charles In Charge is sweeping....

AND mopping,

Listen up here, buddy.

Look at Nana!

You MISSED a spot!

HEY-

Where are you going?

Guess I'll have to sweep my own drive

from now on.

Happy Birthday To My Oldest Son- Mr T

I don't often mention

my oldest son, Mr. T,

on my blog.

However~

This weekend was set aside for him.

His sister, Mimi, her hubby and two boys

arrived from Milwaukee

and joined their other

siblings and spouses,

nieces and nephews.

Mr.T does NOT like a fuss made 

over him.

He runs from the camera like I do.

However, when he wasn't paying attention

I caught him off guard.

Pretty handsome, huh?

Please wish him a happy birthday.

His life has undergone some major changes

in the past couple of years.

I am proud of the man he has become

and, even more importantly,

I am proud to call him my son.

Thanks everyone!

Later this week I should be able 

to show you some staging pictures

of Tom & Ruth's house.  

It's looking GOOOOOOD!!!

I Am Off For The Weekend

I will taking the weekend off

and I may or may not be

  cooking, and cleaning 

spending it with some of

these characters!

See you Monday!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Update on Beth Marie.
See the original prayer post here.
The message below is from Ramblinon's blog:
Her link is on my previous post here.

Please continue to pray for her.

Up Date on Beth 26 July 2013 @7:23 PM

Beth's sister called to say Beth had a really bad day and morning especially.  She had a lot of pain.  Our prayers will and are upholding her.  I had an urgent call to pray for her just about the time she was having her worst times this morning and I did so immediately.  Let us pray that Beth will feel the Presence of Our Lord with her because He is, as the Holy Spirit, within her as she is a believer. He promised He will never leave us.

That was my prayer, largely for her comfort.  Her sister told me that Beth did go to 

surgery to get the pins out and that she is still in recovery. 

More if I learn more.

I Gotta Pea-I Gotta Pea

Want to know what ELSE I got?

(yeah- I know- poor English skills!;>)

I have mostly perennials this year .

I only got around to planting a few

annuals.

This one is in an old copper wash tub.

Yep- It needs deadheading.

Want to know what ELSE I have?

I have some gorgeous hosta plants.

I have some BLUEtiful Columbines.

I have some plants waiting to bloom.

Phlox, I think.

And....You know what ELSE I got?

I gotta PEA!

One lone little pea plant.

Where the heck did THAT come from?

So, when I rush into the house saying

I GOTTA PEA

everyone scrambles to clear a path

so I have a clear shot to the 

powder room.

If you don't know WHY-well, if

you live long enough you WILL know.

Remember the kid's song?

I got a carrot

I got a yam

I got a green bean fresh not from a can

Got a potato and as you can probably see

I also got a pea.

I got a pea, I got a pea

Why is everyone laughing at me?

So if you find a little pea

On the Floor after I leave

I think it probably belongs to me.

Yeah- Got it now?

Have a great Friday.

See you LATE today-

still working at Ruth's house.

We're finishing up the kitchen today.

WhooooHooooo!!!!

How Much Is That Hutch In The Window?

That title should be sung to the tune of

How Much Is That Doggy In The Window.

Some of you kids are too young to remember that song.

I'm too young, too!  

Okay- I mighta lied about that fact.

Anyway-I promised you more pictures of

things going to the auction house 

from my friends Tom & Ruth's home.

Just a peek at some of their pieces.

These boxes are packed full of

collectibles and labeled inside.

Think of a box of crystal candlesticks

and a box of vintage Halloween items

and a box of Fireking

and maybe a box of collectible dogs 

from years gone by.

There were at least a dozen of these decorative boxes

PACKED FULL.

And totes-

Oh-My

We had totes and boxes full.

Think decorative kitchen ware

and bluebirds 

and 

pottery head vases.

like the one pictured below.

you can click on image to see more of them

And furniture.

Pieces from the 30's and 40's

And curio cabinets

Those are wood church chairs to the left.

There is so much more but I will leave you

with their beautiful 

Chippendale dining room set.

It is a huge china hutch and was full to the brim

of beautiful china and collectible pieces.

Sigh.

Do you LOVE Chippendale?

I told MyHero I was sighing over 

the Chippendales at Ruth's house.

 MyHero's hackles rose.

UMMMMM.....

Um...Helllllooooo!

I told him that these  

Chip'n'Dales are a lot more

MY SPEED these days.

Yeah- Sad but true!

And besides that-

MyHero is squirrely enough for me.

(yes- chipmunks can be squirrely)

Come around tomorrow-

I have some more fun in store

for you!

Please Pray For Beth Marie

Somehow Beth Marie and I found each

other in blogland.

Her blog is 

Day By Day With Beth Marie

She is just the sweetest woman.

She lives alone but never seems lonely.

Yesterday

she had surgery for 

CANCER to be followed immediately

by a radiation treatment.

.

Cancer, that dreaded disease

that hides and jumps out

and lays claim to our lives.

This is the only picture of her

that I could find posted.

I know she is scared and worried.

I am sure she is in pain this morning.

We need to pray her smile back.

We need to pray that her pain is not in vain.

We need to pray for a healing for her.

And, after you are done praying,

could you please pop over here

and wish her well.

Thanks- You know I love how you 

always come through with prayers and love.

Y'all are THE BEST!

ps. Tomorrow I will pick up where I left of

and show you some of what is going to

auction.

Ain't Got No Junk In MY Trunk

Pffffffffttttt.

HA!  It's not even MY trunk.

It belongs to my friend, Ruthie.

I think I left you hanging

a few days ago.after

I promised a peek at what 

was inside some trunks

at Ruthie's house.

Ready to see?

Well, I am only opening ONE

this morning!

But both trunks are FULL of the same thing.

It's a bride and groom.

No! Not a REAL bride and groom, silly.

It's a set of Storybook dolls.

It's a whole trunk full of 

STORYBOOK DOLLS.

The other trunk is full of antique dolls.

LOTS of antique dolls.

I have SO MUCH MORE stuff to show you

BUT---

I have to get going.

There is lots to do.

SO---

If you are good-

very, very good-

tomorrow I will show you

some of the stuff that went 

out the door to the 

auction house!

Got any junk in

YOUR trunk?

Huh?

Why MyHero is NOT Allowed To Decorate

When I came home after being

gone for a few days

I found the kitchen in pretty good order.

The counters were wiped clean.

The sink was empty.

The island had one of my cake domes on it.

I have three of them.

I smile expecting something pretty.

like this....

source

WHAT?

What IS that?

WHAT is in my cake dome?

Yes-Look closer!

It's Yo-Yo's-

Yes-Yo-Yo's!!!!

And, THAT, ladies, is why

MyHero IS NOT allowed to decorate!

Romantic Homes Review- August 2013

I don't know about you but I

get a huge kick out of opening

a magazine that I have been perusing for years

and find that , since I started blogging,

I KNOW some of the people

that are featured inside the cover.

These are in no particular order...

just how they loaded up for me today.

First up is Mary Ellen's

Wrentham Country Store.

There's a six page spread.

Her blog is beautiful and she has

a knack for beautiful displays.

Yep- Here is the August Cover

of Romantic Homes.

It's as gorgeous as ever!

Oooops- I see it scanned in a little askew...sorry 'bout that!

And that 

darned girl that seems to be in every

magazine I open 

sweet darling, Elyse from

Tinkered Treasures

is in this month again- She does such 

beautiful craft work and has an 

artist's heart and eye.

She has THE CUTEST projects!

Do you know Jane from

Blondie's Journal?

She is a dear, down-to-earth person.

She has a city home and a lakeside home

and moves back and forth effortlessly.

She's a good shopper and a good cook

and shares her love of both on her blog.

Oh---

Judy-Judy-Judy

(that was an old line attributed to Cary Grant)

Anyway- 

Judy from 20 North Ora

 wants you to know she has

a very nice bust!

What?  Well, of course NOT-

I am talking about her 

DRESS FORM BUST

~Miss Begonia~

Isn't she lovely?

Wish I had a bust like that!

I could, you know!

With plastic surgery......

Happy Sunday-

I am gone most of the day

but will try to catch up tonight.

A Little Birdie Told Me

A little birdie told me

that there were some

REAL TREASURES

hidden in Ruth's house.

Oh-My!

Was that little birdie right!!!!

She gave me a set of these.

They are the sweetest little

dishes ever!

My camera was all clouded

up from the humidity-

this was the best of them all.

Here's the markings on the bottom

MyHero popped in to see how

things were going.

He said he couldn't stay because

he had a job to do-

A LOT OF WORK TO DO

at home.

We decided to quit early because

everyone was tired out

AND we can't do much more

until the auction house makes

a pick up.

I get home unexpectedly early.

Guess what?

Here is how I found MyHero.

In front of the TV-

eating the last piece of 

chocolate birthday cake and 

watching a movie about

Jackie Robinson.

I guess that 

"little birdie"

forgot to tell me that 

he got a new job as a

MOVIE CRITIC!

Boy-wish I could get a job like that!

Roses And Tansy And Mallow Oh My!

Look what I discovered 

along the fence line!

If you remember a couple of months ago

it looked like THIS-

A little later it looked like this~

.

So-God smiled down and this is what happened~

A little ray of sunshine to make me smile.

Next to it is Tansy.

White as it blooms and yellow as it matures,

Kinda like my hair only in the reverse!

Mellow Mallow

Speaking of MALLOW

Remember the Mallow Man?

I like him so much I found a T-Shirt with him on it..

I was thinking of wearing 

it around.

Just kidding!

Imagine ME in THAT shirt-

Marshmallow woman?

Ummmm-No!

That would make some eyes roll!;>)

Have a happy, sappy day.

I'll be around late today...

We are moving and shaking

as we pack up Ruthie's house!

She has called me several names

under her breath but I pretend

not to hear her because I know

She loves me.

Tomorrow I will show you 

some progress in the packing.

ps....This is what 98 degrees

looks like over the bay.

Can you see the haze across

the way?

It is HOT, baby....HOT!

Kinda like MyHero was 40 years ago.

Shhhh-he still thinks he is pretty hot stuff.