tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10952871078067974942024-03-05T02:01:17.517-08:00Best House Improvement Design Home Improvement Design, Room Design, Interior and Exteriorgenjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-72791341940205992272015-09-15T21:30:00.000-07:002015-09-16T02:13:03.884-07:00What's Been Happening the Last Several Months<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: purple;">Since the first of the year I've had sciatica. Then I went into physical therapy for it. After 4 months I'm somewhat better but still a burning hurt in my hamstrings. I'm now under the care of a massage therapist who is doing myofascial release for that area of my body. I am uncomfortable much of the time, but I have faith I'll be much better soon.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">But during all this I had a meltdown because of being in PT and Chiropractic also. I'm getting better with the crying but I'm still a bit weepy at least every day or two. I'm also very, very tired. I have some women who are a great support for me.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">We were planning a trip to California, where hubby would go to Fresno to a model RR train convention and I would stay with our daughter. I decided to stay here in our home. It's an 11 hour trip to the SF Bay area where hubs would leave me with our daughter for 10 days. Then he would travel to Fresno and pick me up on the way back. Just about everyone had me convinced to go so I wouldn't be alone. At the last moment, I sat my hubby down and told him I'd changed my mind. I wanted to stay in my home, my comfort zone. This was terribly important to me.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">He left early Monday morning. When he got to Reno he called me and told me he cried pulling away from our home. He was sad leaving me alone. I appreciated his sentiments more than you could ever, ever imagine but I felt good about my decision. I assured him I was fine and he called every day to see how I was doing. I suppose this happens when you're in the twilight years of your life. Sure I cry each day for missing the love of my life for a solid 9 days and pray that we're both well and have no problems. I told him on the phone tonight this is the last time we're apart. No more conventions, only going to visit kids, grandkids and great grandgirls. That's it. It is so much easier being in my own comfort zone, cry alone, go to a local restaurant if I want to and sleep in my own luxurious bed here at home. And I can clean my house and do some projects that have been put on hold for so long. But I'm getting much better and have friends who actually love me very much. I'll be fine. But, yes, it definitely took a lot out of me. I am getting my groove back though, trust me!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">If you love red, white and blue kitchens this will get your heart pumping. I think it's fabulous!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">And an exotic bedroom on a step-up level is pretty enticing also.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">If only I had this large a space to work in! But I don't do a whole lot of crafting anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I've always loved this look on steps and those plants, which the name escapes me at the moment. ;-)</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I love this chair—color, tufted back and on wheels also.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This actually looks quite like a shop with its tall wall but it could be a home. Gorgeous idea no matter what.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I very much like vignettes like this.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I actually have one of these little cages in my living room but it has roses in it. Easy way to add pizzazz to a room.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Beautiful Old World gardens.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Clever way to show off your dishes and store them at the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">My friend, <a href="http://sweetnshabbyroses.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Rhea</a>, paints these little birdhouses. I am the recipient of one of these, plus a few other painted things she's sent me through the years. They are displayed in various rooms of my home. I love the way she paints. She's very clever and very "neat" in what she does. She's been very sick for a long time and just lost her young hubby to a medical error when he had an appendectomy. I've talked to her on the phone and want to try and keep it up as she's very special to me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I love the colors of this room, yellow and pink. That is my favorite color combo. Those colors are stunning together.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">A very tidy and lovely office and craft room from all the fabrics behind the doors in the dark cabinet. Just beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">It's been a long 10 months for me. I've decided to make it official by telling you what's been going on and telling you I am taking a long break. I don't know for how long but since I love blogging so much and haven't been consistent with it for a while I thought I'd just make it official: I am taking a break and not sure when I'll be back.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">It started with the sciatica in my left leg and hip in the early part of this year. That took me a long time to figure out why so much pain. But then after months of exercising and chiropractic and massage something else happened.</span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">I was getting out of bed one night to go to the bathroom and as I arose from the bed and turned I felt a "snap" or "pull" as I thought about it later on. It was intensely painful. This went on for a couple of weeks before I went in to the emergency room one night. (I already had some pain pills from the sciatica so I wasn't in any big hurry until things got worse.) I thought I had pulled a groin muscle. That's where the pain was, groin, <i>around</i> the upper part of the left leg. After 4 visits and 4 shots of the "heavy duty stuff" in about 2 weeks, I finally got a doctor who thought it was something else and ordered an MRI.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">She scheduled it immediately and found out there were lots of things going on: "arthritic changes" (whatever that means), disk bulges, spinal stenosis (abnormal narrowing), referral to spinal surgeon who does the "minimally invasive" of this kind of surgery and more PT when that's done. Can't you tell I'm just thrilled?! I've spent the last 5 months doing physical therapy every single day to a minimum of help and now I get to do more? Well, it is what it is. So I just won't have the physical or mental capacity to blog a lot at all so I'm just not making any plans to do it for some time. I may drop in once in a while but my focus at the moment is to get rid of the pain. My nerve endings are just shooting pain down my legs horribly and pretty much consistently. It's mostly affecting my left side but there is a little pain in both legs sometimes. I'm pretty much on pain killers most of the time. I don't drive much at all, don't get out much at all either. I'm frustrated and feeling sorry for myself on a pretty regular basis. But I am a very strong woman and will do what I have to do to get better. Prayers are always appreciated and I pray for others also. So that's it for a while. I'll still do Pinterest though as that doesn't require a lot of time and I'm not consistent on my pinning as I've got over 16,000 pins up now. But mostly I want to thank those of you who visit here and especially the few who leave comments. It's encouraging to know some people care enough to do that. Thank you! And I'm leaving you with just a few of some of my favorite rooms to view.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple;">I especially love the windows, the pink sofa and the fresh flowers around this room.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I don't usually like high windows or ceilings but this house just speaks to my soul with the beautiful rooms open to each other. And I don't especially like rooms open to each other but with such large rooms flowing beautifully into each other this is definitely on my list of favorite rooms. Not saying I'd buy it even if I could afford it, just saying I like it a lot.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This has a coziness I like as well as an unusual staircase in such a small house.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">This is one of my all-time favorites room. Just like the red and yellow together.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">And again, the red draws me in. A cozy room to chat in.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I also love this room, especially since it is designed by Charles Faudree, one of my favorite designers. It is genuinely homey without being too exaggerated. Lush sofas, ottomans and cozy, comfortable chairs. The floor would be easy to clean. Windows admit a lot of light. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Cute is what I'd call this room. Ottomans are a big part of my decor because I truly want my guests to put their feet up if they prefer. I always, always have an ottoman in front of my chair and an extra two sitting around for guests. Essential in my home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">A bit more sophisticated than usual but I still like the decor. It's not an elegant room, just elegantly appointed. Groupings in which to chat are essential to me because hubby can chat with a guest about which I have no interest and I can chat with someone who shares <i>my</i> interests.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I'd call this a family-friendly room and I like its accessibility to the kitchen for a family room. Again, all the essentials I love: colors, coziness and foot/leg comfort with ottomans.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">A bit more elegant than usual but I do love the room with its two sofas and furniture placement. That's very, very important to me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Elegant and gorgeous is all I have to say about this room.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">I love the French look about this room. I could live in this room very easily but I'd have to have some pink in it. Beautiful!</span></div>
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genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-12370991842440239332015-01-25T23:00:00.000-08:002015-01-27T00:59:37.064-08:00Redoing Some Rooms In The House<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">As I've said before, we're "down sizing" the house a bit. Through the years my hubby has put up with me buying lots of froufrou for this house. We're now getting rid of a lot of it. I recently had a woman in our church ward and her two oldest girls come over and help me get rid of a lot of stuff in the craft room. Having 4 bedrooms in this house only one has a bed in it—ours. The rest were used for offices and craft/sewing rooms. In this stage of our lives the time has come to scale down and redo the rooms. We need at least one bed in one of the other rooms. So that's happening now. When our granddaughter and her family come, our daughter comes or our son comes with his boys we need at least one bed.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">I attacked the plant shelves, cleaned them up and put less back up there. Put a few things on craigslist also. Now the time has come to actually take stuff to the thrift stores. A huge desk and credenza, books, etc. I buy very little for this house anymore as it's decorated pretty much as I like and the furniture I buy is Ethan Allen and that lasts a long time.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">I'm not one that has to change frequently. When I achieve the look I want and love, why change it? I keep it fresh by moving things around in the rooms or from room to room for a fresh look. I cannot tell you the number of times someone has come to our home after many times before and said, "Oh, I've never seen that before." Well, one reason is because I change things around and two, there is so much "fluff" in this house they don't catch it all at once.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">*</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">Hubs and I went to see the movie "American Sniper" and absolutely loved it. In fact, it was showing on all 14 screens of each of the 2 huge cinema complexes in our city and one hour apart. We still had to wait in line to see it. I think it was about one hero's insight into his job. And he <b>was</b> a hero in my book. He was ready to defend my country from evil. When it finished with scenes from his funeral and memorial in a huge stadium in Texas and highway over ramps lined with thousands of people and the freeways lined with thousands of people you could not help but cry. When the movie was over there wasn't a dry eye in that theater and silence was overwhelming. It just caught you in the throat. I've never seen our complex so crowded with people. My heart swelled at the love those people have for our country. So if Hollywood would make more "hero" movies they might make more money as I keep seeing where "American Sniper" is on its way to be an all-time highest grossing war movie. My congratulations to Clint Eastwood and the hero, Chris Kyle. War sure is hell but someone has to protect our country and the Marines, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard and our policemen do a bang up job! My heart will always be with our fighting men.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">* </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Loving this porch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/ea95c.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/ea95c.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I visited Pierre Deux in Carmel once and it was a feast for the eyes with all the fabrics they had. This is one of my favorites.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/b36a5.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/b36a5.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm not so sure that sofa would be comfortable to sit on but I love looking at it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/b67ad.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/b67ad.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And yes, I love this room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/97baf.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/97baf.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A bit of purple eye candy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/202c3.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/202c3.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Those pretty bowls on the middle bottom shelf are what caught my eye.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/524ff.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/524ff.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Don't you just love quaintness in these small towns?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/91e04.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/91e04.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">If I ever redo some of my lamps I'm definitely doing this on one of them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/84b5.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/84b5.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Another one of "my kinda room"!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/87a07.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/87a07.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Beautiful table, setting and seating.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/0176c.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/0176c.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Love these potholders but I never see them anywhere around where I live.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/69eaf.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/69eaf.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">See what you can do with a plain old stool, pink paint, ribbon and upholstery tacks. Voilà.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/10bed.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/10bed.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is in England, another quaint shop that the British do so well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/r31qb.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/r31qb.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Elegance combined with Farmhouse style.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/msk8K.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/msk8K.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I love this setting but especially the bougainvillea draping over.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/mcnW1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/mcnW1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-42816056368993678002015-01-20T15:35:00.000-08:002015-01-27T00:59:37.080-08:00Just Rambling Today<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Okay, I’ve been a bit lazy lately.I woke up last Monday in an absolutely euphoric mood. It was odd but I got a lot done with my hubby. Getting back on track is a slow process but it’s happening. What have I been doing? Well, for the most part I’m being a slug watching trashy videos on Netflix on my iPad. I love not having commercials but since we gave up television 20 years ago it’s not something in my life but it truly is great watching old things without any commercials.<br /><br />I especially like Poirot and Foyle’s War, two British series taking place in the early 40s. The costumes are so much more modest than the modern day movies. I got hooked on <i>Burn Notice</i>. There is so much action and comedy in it I wish there were more to watch. Great series. But Sherlock is absolutely the best series I’ve ever seen. Everything about that series went well, the cinema effects, actors getting along with each other so well, action, the main character being very talented playing a high functioning psycho. Just delightful.<br />*<br /><br />Then of course the grand girls being here for Thanksgiving and having them be so funny with their antics and sayings was a true delight.<br /><br />Miss C told her mother that her baby sister is <i>a little nutcracker in the moonlight of her heart</i>. (Where does she come up with this things?!)<br /><br />Then her mummy saw her crying out in the yard because a bee was chasing her and told her mum that she <i>forgot how to survive</i>.<br /><br />One day her mum was telling her about dinosaurs because she was interested after I sent her a link for a diorama of the NY museum on dinosaurs. She was fascinated with dinosaurs then so her mum was trying to tell her anything she could about them. I think it got a bit quirky because Miss C then told her mom to “get a grip, Mum. This isn’t funny. It’s about dinosaurs.” She comes up with the strangest things.<br /><br />Her mum was telling us in her preschool the teachers were telling her that Miss C knew a lot of words. Miss C said, “No, mummy, I have a large vocabulary.” This kid will never have a self esteem problem! :-)<br /><br />Lately she’s been punctuating her sentences with “don’t you know” every time she tells us something. Sigh…..<br /><br />Anyway, she’s a delight to us but I think she’s gonna be a handful as a teenager.<br />*<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I've been a bit nostalgic lately since we're scaling down the "junk" in our house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins68/ef5c1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins68/ef5c1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm seriously thinking of Ethan Allen and another new chair for our family room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins68/c2b6a.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins68/c2b6a.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I've always liked pink and green together, but my favorite color combo is pink and a beautiful shade of yellow such as the yellow in the French settee in the photo above.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins68/c1fb1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins68/c1fb1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">One of my best friends would love this room. She's more into traditional decorating.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/55c31.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/55c31.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">For being so small I like this kitchen a lot. Perhaps it's the open door to the patio and the pink accessories.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/58c1b.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/58c1b.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">See, eye candy can be real candy also! I'm been chowing down on Mounds bars a lot lately. I have an uncontrollable sweet tooth lately!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/36bc2.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/36bc2.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I truly like this elevated dining room. The rest of the house must be gorgeous also.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/9f3bd.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/9f3bd.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I am ALL about froufrou and netting!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/8a880.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/8a880.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Another room my friend would like also. Her hubby loves when they go to the woods and rent a cabin. It's the only time he gets rest being the manager of a large store.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/07f3d.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/07f3d.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I've always had a fondness for this color of blue. Back in the 50s and 60s we called this French Blue.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/7b796.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/7b796.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This looks as if it could be an English home. Comfy and pretty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/7b6ac.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/7b6ac.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">What can I say about this beautiful nook in a kitchen? I love the color and the window treatment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/6dd91.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/6dd91.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Okay, ladies, it's a gorgeous home but would you really want to clean it <b><i>or</i></b> replace the roof when needed?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/4e55f.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/4e55f.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I have 3 of these tiny birdcages in my home and put flowers in them. One hangs over our garden tub in our bathroom, one in our bedroom and one in our family room hanging in a corner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/4f6mq.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/4f6mq.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I love the colors in that chair and the blue of the leather sofa. I do like to have a leather chair in our home also. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/002e0.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/002e0.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-64929544210324761762015-01-05T14:10:00.000-08:002015-01-27T00:59:37.105-08:00Back to Blogging<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">It's been a long while since I've posted a regular blog post but today just felt right. I think I'll be back at least once a week. A lot has happened.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">I did another round of physical therapy—fourth time for the same injury in a fall several years ago now. I was exhausted, physically and emotionally and still very emotional and my sweetheart of almost 54 years helps and supports me a lot.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">I had a "breakdown" in Costco in July; it was a Friday. I went over with hubby for his eye exam to help drive him home if they dilated his eyes. While he got examined I strolled around for some groceries. I was in one aisle and just felt myself welling up with tears. Immediately I went back to the optical department to wait for hubby. He finished and wanted to shop some so I said okay even though I really didn't want to shop.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">In the "syrup" aisle I just stopped and told him I couldn't go on any more. He went over and picked up our last item in the back of the store. A woman in the aisle I was in accidentally dropped an huge gallon of maple syrup all over the floor. That did it for me. I just broke down in tears. Hubby got me out of the store. I cried all the way home, went right into our bedroom and sobbed and slept until Monday, 3 days. It's been an uphill battle since then. I'm much better now, but my neighbor is a licensed social worker and referred me to someone who would be good for me. She knew I needed someone "neutral."</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">So I had more PT with another therapist and that did better than all 3 times with the former therapist. I finally got an MRI and there was spinal stenosis and nerve damage and my left hamstring is atrophying. I'm still doing the exercises but at home now. But I've had a great friend who has helped me along and I love her to pieces. She definitely understands as she has depression also. I can deal with it but it's harder in my 70s than the small bout I had in my 40s when we decided to leave California and move to Idaho.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">* </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is my 2 year old great granddaughter, Miss J. She has her own style and insists on dressing like this now and even going to daycare, this is the outfit. You can see she loves glitz and glam. She takes after her Nana, which is what my grand kids and great grand kids call me.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">We're calling this style "Dollar Store Chic" as just about everything she has on came from our local dollar store. I think they went there 5 times while they were here. It was their favorite place to go and went there 3 times in one day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/10904514_10153012353189887_1611969968266957237_o.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/10904514_10153012353189887_1611969968266957237_o.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Yep, got her cowgirl hat on backwards and unhappy she isn't getting her way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/10919403_10153012357439887_3177953857381533324_o.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/10919403_10153012357439887_3177953857381533324_o.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Sunglasses are accessories to ALL the girls in this family. We never go out without them. Notice she even has on 2 different shoes. Her favorite thing right now is shoes, even if the hand-me-downs from her sister are too big. Th' girl has style AND attitude! Just like the rest of the girls in the family.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/10896272_10153012357569887_6409640449397220125_o.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/10896272_10153012357569887_6409640449397220125_o.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Spaghetti is her favorite meal, along with raspberries.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/1836652_10153012354309887_3339935422348679770_o.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/1836652_10153012354309887_3339935422348679770_o.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is big sister, Miss C. She's also a pip!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/1957784_10153012353509887_5589287439577743598_o.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/1957784_10153012353509887_5589287439577743598_o.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is Christmas day. My granddaughter, their mother, said they unwrapped presents all day. They believe in "overdoing"! But I called them that night and they were still unwrapping Christmas presents.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/10869614_10153012354164887_7730947496717454578_o.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/10869614_10153012354164887_7730947496717454578_o.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is the bonus room and it is stacked wall to wall with toys and shelves holding toys. This is a "clean" room day. Most days you cannot get through it for the toys on the floor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/10896199_10153012352874887_3201124256365217370_o.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/10896199_10153012352874887_3201124256365217370_o.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is her big sister on Halloween. I have no idea what the costume is. But it's Miss C's style also.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/1911057_10152872138149887_6843683728183668655_o.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/1911057_10152872138149887_6843683728183668655_o.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">The kitchen cabinets were painted white over Thanksgiving so they came over here to visit us as the paint is oil-based and odorous and they had to leave the house. The light you see in the upper right hand corner is gorgeous. They have 2 lights over the island and they're crystals. I lost my breath the first time I saw them. I'd love to have them in my kitchen but we have vaulted ceilings and it would be a chore trying to change from the recessed ones we have. They are truly breathtaking in their kitchen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/10900208_10153012353369887_1148866326443919409_o.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2015/10900208_10153012353369887_1148866326443919409_o.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I love this room. Just cozy and a great room for company. I'd add pink of course.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/scr03.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/scr03.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">An adorable porch. Love the chairs but I'm sure they'd get dusty in this area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/e85ea.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/e85ea.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Another sofa and chairs I adore. Just a glamorous room and I love glam.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/e605a.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/e605a.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm not fond of the natural color of wood. I prefer white but this is gorgeous. Some people won't paint wood. I'm NOT one of those people. If it's too dark I paint it! Wood is not sacrosanct in my book. But this room is beautiful with lots of light.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/e1460.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/e1460.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">If I had this kitchen I just might cook more but we know how I feel about cooking every day. Not for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/ea4da.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/ea4da.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I also love this sweet entry area. It's welcoming as most entries should be.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/d453a.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/d453a.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-46449071311931319632014-12-07T13:03:00.000-08:002015-01-27T00:59:37.123-08:00Slipcover for Sale<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is just a short post about a slipcover. The cover below is for sale. I gave the sofa and slipcover to my granddaughter but she decided she didn't want the slipcover so she brought it back when she came over for Thanksgiving.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I bought that slipcover from a catalog I used to get but the publication is no longer sending them out to me so I can't remember the name but it was an upscale one. The cover in question is a green and white ticking stripe as you can see in the photos below. It is in A-1 condition or I would <b>NOT</b> be selling it. Several people asked me if I ever wanted to sell it to let them know. I've forgotten who they are but it's now for sale. This is one item I'm NOT giving away to someone. It's a heavy twill I would guess and it's been washed a few times and comes out beautifully. No stains or wear on it. I just put it right back on the sofa. I paid several hundred dollars for it, about $400 OR $500 if I remember correctly. So if anyone is interested just send me a comment and I'll get back to you. I'll let it go for $200.00 and that's a fantastic deal. Those of you who know how much good slipcovers are worth will appreciate this. I had one made for the same size sofa in the 1980s and it cost me $800.00 at that time. This is a steal and I would not get rid of it except that we're scaling down and don't need it any longer. I think it weighs about 40 pounds to ship. I'll check that out if there is any interest in it. Here are two pictures of it in our family room. The family room doesn't look like this anymore but you get the idea for the slipcover. I am also posting it on craigslist so first come first one gets it. I can guarantee you will NOT be disappointed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Nampa%20House/IMG_0633-1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Nampa%20House/IMG_0633-1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Nampa%20House/IMG_0635-1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Nampa%20House/IMG_0635-1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Again, contact me through a comment and I'll get back to you promptly. Thanks!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-35535623194260369982014-07-22T10:56:00.000-07:002015-01-27T00:59:37.183-08:00Back Soon!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I shall be back soon with more photos and a bit of an explanation of my absence.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Connie </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-80940321165106024702014-07-16T13:23:00.000-07:002015-01-27T00:59:37.204-08:00Producers' Message with Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty TEASER - MUST ...<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/pIar1tzylZ4" width="480"></iframe></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-17560577049720399162014-07-08T17:10:00.000-07:002015-01-27T00:59:37.220-08:00In Regards to My Rant Post<div style="text-align: center;">I deleted the rant post because that's what happens when those who disagree with what I believe start their venom and vehemence. It wasn't worth it to me. There are those of you who will agree with the rant and then there are those who don't agree but defend your right to say it and then there are those who attack and attack and can't let it go without baring their teeth when faced with an opposing view and then spew their venom. I can take it but hubby said it wasn't worth it. Belittling comments kept coming in from that one person. I won't say something like "I feel sorry for her" because actually I truly don't. I am sorry she disrupted it for those of you who had the courage to comment. Remind you of Nazi Germany in the 30s and 40s? Hmmmm?</div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-62156597839591433142014-06-15T09:30:00.000-07:002015-01-27T00:59:37.236-08:00Story about Watches<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Yes, I know I haven't been blogging much lately but I'll try to do better. Just too much "chaos" in my life right now. And I am <b><i>not</i></b> happy about it. It will get better though.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">* </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: purple;">This is a story of an anniversary gift from our son on our 50th wedding anniversary a few years ago. Although we requested no gifts as he and our daughter were treating us to a 3 day weekend in Santa Barbara on the beach and that was costly enough, our son gifted us with 2 very expensive watches. We had a delightful weekend and then went home. We put the watches back until we could get a few links taken out as they were a bit big. I'm sure these watches cost a couple of thousand dollars because when we took them in to the jewelers they told us they were extremely good watches—or in jewelers parlance, expensive, which is typical of our son and daughter.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: purple;">It took us a while to get them into a jeweler who would do it. Yes, "a jeweler who would/could do it." They can only be done by the maker of the watches since there were no approved dealers in Boise. So our batteries wore down. Well, to have the battery changed we had to take them to an <b><i>approved</i></b> jeweler for these watches or send them in to the manufacturer. We took them to a jeweler who would wrap, insure and send them in to the watchmaker for us. It cost us <b><i>$250.00</i></b> to have the batteries changed. Needless to say, we will now conserve the batteries by pulling the stem out (this preserves the batteries) when we are not wearing them. They are beautiful and have a simple elegance. I just wish our kids wouldn't spend so much money on us. They are both very generous to their mom and dad though. Now that I think about it, they'll inherit them. Hmmmm. ;-)</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">* <br /></span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I don't think I know anyone who wouldn't love to have this kitchen. It's one of the largest and prettiest I've ever seen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/07038.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/07038.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Or this one either. I love how they've woven new with vintage into a gorgeous kitchen. I wonder how they dust the rafters though. ;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/6abc7.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/6abc7.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I love blue but not a huge fan of blue rooms. But this one is stunning. The color of blue and the weaving in of reds and pinks and yellows is truly magnificent, as are the walls.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/KK593.jpg~original~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/KK593.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This room is a favorite of mine. I like the arrangement of furniture, easy to converse when 2 sofas are across from each other...if you have the room. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/scr03.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/scr03.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Of course the colors struck me first. I am not a fan of old dark pictures on the wall. Perhaps these are relatives but I'd still like to see bright cheery pictures on the wall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/85c16.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/85c16.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I like this room a lot also. Just a room large enough to accommodate several friends at one time. It's just a lovely room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/55c31.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/55c31.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A small cheerfully decorated dining room done in beautiful colors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/eb397.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/eb397.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I had to show you this bar of carved soap. Who in the world would want to bathe with it after all that intricate carving was done? Just a stunning work of art.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/867c7.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/867c7.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A beautiful bouquet of roses in a lovely blue vase. Those look like David Austin roses to me but I am no expert on this at all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/5217a.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins66/5217a.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A cute sofa in a french style. This looks rugged enough to have in a family room with a bunch of kids. I like this one a lot. I'll take it in pink however. :-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/0c5e6.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/0c5e6.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">More flowers in stunning colors of pink and orange.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/a775c.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/a775c.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I have no idea where this shop is but it's certainly a stunning place <i><b>for</b></i> a shop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/8Z1qb.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/8Z1qb.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A delightful place on a back porch for two. I'd really like this on our patio but our patio faces south—in a desert—so you know eating out there isn't going to happen. I've resolved myself to that a long time ago. But this is how I'd like mine to look anyway. Beautiful!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/q4K1s.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/q4K1s.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A beautiful rose arch with a pebble stone walkway. We can dream, right?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/5ca58.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/5ca58.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I find this cute. Plain and simple: cute.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/59a9e.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins65/59a9e.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-86110275105241711862014-06-03T00:45:00.000-07:002015-01-27T00:59:37.250-08:00Some Pretty Rooms and Great Granddaughter Stories<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm still doing physical therapy for the sciatica and now some chiropractic also. I've always loved chiropractic and it certainly can't hurt. I had a "massage" by a young man who is very familiar with the body. I hurt when he got though but I was hurting badly when I went to him, too. We'll see what happens. And I thank all of you for sending me personal advice. I am definitely taking the magnesium and it's helping. But I'm on pain killers at least once a day. That nerve sure can incapacitate you! It's certainly disrupted my life for 2 months now,</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">Also, reminding you again to go to my Pinterest page with over 15,300 pins and 26,423 followers so far. I pin every single day and there is nothing on there but beautiful images. Go see for yourself because I doubt I'll ever get them all on my blog here.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">*</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">And you <i>know</i> you're going to get some stories about our great granddaughters, too. Right? :-)</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">Some of the things the 4 year old said while we were over there recently:</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">At the dinner table: "Pass the French bread, my darling." [HUH!] But we did and she said, "Thank you." Her parents are very good at teaching her manners.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">Then later at the table she said: "I have an announcement." And then told us what it was.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">Then she told her dad to "Snap out of it. You need to focus, Dad!" We all just looked at her and wondered where that came from. Of course, she was trying to get his attention.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">When we speak to her on the phone she always says, "Thank you for the call. And I love you, Nana and Poppop."</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">Then one night as she was being tucked into bed she told her mom: "<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">You will never be alone because I love you so much. To be alone you would have to hide, because there is someone in this house that loves you so much...me."</span></span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">When we took her on a surprise visit to ride a pony cart she later told her mom: "I had a great adventure today, Mom."</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">This is a story she told her mom on the way to work several months ago, all made up of course. She has an extreme imagination. "As a child living in Mexico we swam in the ocean and ate fairies with a little tomato and Parmesan cheese. And then I was a pirate captain in the Sea of Egypt who found a boy who wanted to be a pirate but didn't know how to swim. So we took him to Egypt Swim School, but when they got there it was actually a house filled with gems that were booby-trapped with nails and they all had to run away." [As my granddaughter told me: This kid is nuts! LOL] Oh, and she's never lived in Mexico.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">I think we're creating a snob here!! But they <b>are</b> cute, great granddaughters, in general I mean.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Blue is a beautiful color and I like it a lot also, so I thought you'd like this elegant home to check out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/4bb01.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/4bb01.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This periwinkle color is lovely also. Very beautiful and intriguing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/1cb5d.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/1cb5d.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm a gal who loves seeing a pretty laundry with all the pretty colors of cleaning paraphernalia, baskets, tins of soap, baskets of laundry, etc. This is gorgeous to me.</span><a class="spell" href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=Wt4&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&q=paraphernalia&spell=1&sa=X&ei=SW-NU7-dLI7xoATUpoKIAw&ved=0CB8QvwUoAA"><b><i></i></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/8a019.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/8a019.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: purple;">While not too elegant, it is something I'd love in a house big enough for it. Lovely and adore the colors.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/oTxI1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/oTxI1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is cozy and intimate, more my taste.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/sS5f7.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/sS5f7.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A plethora of flowers over a draped door has me envisioning Mexico, which we visited many times. I love it more than any other place to vacation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/qPrv1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/qPrv1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This reminds me of Mackenzie-Childs ware, which I've loved since the early 80s. They are a very quirky couple but produce gorgeous items for the home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/8d15d.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/8d15d.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Even antiques shows looks gorgeous with all the lovely items they produce for sale. Not many around Idaho though.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/ae2a1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/ae2a1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">How about this darling suitcase used as a storage for quilts for winter. Beautiful!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/ade50.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/ade50.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I thought this was a great idea for kids coming in from mud or snow or for washing the family dog. What a luxury this would be to the lady of the house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/3a05a.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/3a05a.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Another flea market showing sweet sofas, desks and a plethora of desirable items we want. Cute!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/aec58.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/aec58.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A little sun room/porch to use as a place to laze around or eat in it in the summer time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/a33b6.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/a33b6.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is an English home—cozy, warm and life revolving around the kitchen wood stove.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/3ef7b.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/3ef7b.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I love this kitchen, especially the dining chairs and the french pastry cart.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/5c457.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/5c457.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Not sure what kind of flower this is. Looks like a multi-colored peony but I'm not familiar enough with flowers to be certain. Whatever it is it's beautiful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/a352c.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/a352c.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-35168640591886715012014-05-21T20:40:00.000-07:002015-01-27T00:59:37.262-08:00A Story Today and Another One In A Few More Days.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This sciatica has kept me from blogging much lately. I'm on PT three times a week and started going to a chiropractor because the pain is so bad. Hence, not much is happening in my life. I "ice" my hip, left buttock and legs frequently. So see how exciting my life has been for the past 2 months. Wow, can you stand the excitement? Pain pills figure frequently in my life now but I record every single time I take one, even if it's a quarter, half or the full pill. I hate being on them but it is definitely necessary at the moment. The pain from that nerve can be and is debilitating. So here I am tonight thinking of things to blog about. Give me a little sympathy here, please. ;-) </span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">My great granddaughters, featured in some photos below, are pretty funny. I'm relating a few stories today about them.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">They love getting mail. We try to mail them something once a week. I'm not doing very well at the once-a-week thing though but they love getting <i>anything</i> in the mail, even a postcard. Sometimes I'll send them Dollar Store items or candy but most times it's a card or note in an envelope.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">But the other day I found a doll's comb when cleaning. It looks to be the comb of the character Ariel that she got while she was over here visiting us last Thanksgiving. I put it in an envelope with a note and sent it to her. I had told her mum and her I was sending it so watch for it.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">It arrived last Monday with a note from the postman saying that it exceeded its weight so as a courtesy they were leaving it in the mailbox, but they owed the post office a dollar. I was stymied because I have a digital scale for weight and always look up the postage on line even considering if it's thicker than needed, irregular shape, etc. and add additional postage for that. I'm very particular about things like that. But anyway we laughed about it.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">But the rest of the story is that Miss C, the oldest to whom I sent it with the note, looked inside, took out the doll comb and hugged the note I sent to her chest. Her mum said she went on and on about her "letter", slept with it, lost it in her bed during the night and her mum had to come in and find it for her! When my granddaughter told me that we laughed ourselves silly. As I said, she loves getting letters, no matter what I say on the card or letter. Sometimes I write, "You [her mum] tell her a story." She doesn't know the difference yet but I'll have to be more careful when she learns to read well. And her father is the best story teller I've ever heard. He keeps ME enthralled with his stories at dinner or evening bedtime stories.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">Here's the baby sister, Miss J with the curly dark hair.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">She loves being outside and working in the yard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/10333.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/10333.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">That antique trunk is one I gave my granddaughter before the girls were born. I'm going to suggest that she paint it white. That will go more with her new decor she's implementing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/image001.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/image001.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">In Washington state one day can be like this, dressed in warm clothes...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/10258.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/10258.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And the very next day can be warm, dressed in an elegant chapeau.</span> <span style="color: purple;">:-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/image005.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/image005.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">You can barely see the new chairs and table they have in kitchen nook in their new house. I'm loving that she's decorating similar to mine!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/image006.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/image006.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Miss C is either Huck Finn or a bracero with this hat since she's Hispanic. She loves telling people "I'm an Irish Guacamole", since she can't say Guatemalan yet. It's still a tongue twister for her. She's a quick learner though.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/10285.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/10285.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is Miss J with her pony tails. Her hair is so curly it looks short but it's getting long. The white splotches on the wall are different paint colors they're testing. The blue was on the walls of the family room when they moved in but it's gonna go real soon! The whole house will be painted along with all the woodwork trim and cabinets but it'll take them a couple of years I know because of having little munchkins around.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/10257.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/10257.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Her favorite color is purple, next is pink.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/19566.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/19566.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I saw this colander on the internet, Amazon I think, but I can't justify spending the money just because it's pink. My old one is about 40 years old and still working great.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins64/f6a2e.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins64/f6a2e.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I love this setting, especially that lovely room divider. The chairs are lovely and the roses just top it off for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/sS5f7.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/sS5f7.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Isn't this a unique idea for a home outside wall? I like it and think it's adorable. Love the blues also.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins64/R98km.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins64/R98km.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Beautiful, but a bit rich looking for me. I am truly a simple girl. Which reminds me of a saying I saw recently and think it is totally accurate:</span><br /><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Be pretty if you can,</b></span></i><br /><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Be witty if you must,</b></span></i><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i>But be gracious if it kills you. </i></b></span><br /><span style="color: purple;">I truly try to live by that creed.<b> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/oTxI1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins63/oTxI1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I find this kitchen divine. I like how they have an antique rug in the kitchen. I wish more people put rugs in their kitchen. I have rugs over my vinyl to soften my kitchen. It's a small kitchen but adequate for our needs...if we eat out 3 times a week! Notice the doggie bowls are higher than normal so as to help the dog not to have to bend over as much.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins64/f5c45.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins64/f5c45.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm going to be looking for something like this that will fit in our small kitchen. Finding the right dimensions at the right price will be my challenge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins64/e9df5.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins64/e9df5.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is designer toilet paper! Can you believe that? I'd buy it but I'm sure it costs a lot more than Cottonelle, which I love, and probably not as soft. It is gorgeous and would be fun to have around, but we go through a LOT of toilet paper.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins64/de5fb.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins64/de5fb.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-81187844843568563572014-05-06T10:40:00.000-07:002015-01-27T00:59:37.292-08:00Reaching My Decision on Dining Chairs<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I haven't been blogging as much lately as I'm doing the exercises for sciatica and reading a lot. Today I'm going to go shopping. I need some new tops and hubby complimented me on a new one I bought last week so I'm going to go buy some new ones. At my age I am not a clothes horse anymore. I just wear what covers my body modestly and get on with it. I also bought a new leather chair for our family room as my physical therapist and others say I need a firmer seat than the one I'm in now provides. Okay, buying a new chair isn't a problem for ME! But firmness is essential for back muscles.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">I'll try and be more diligent about posting as I love blogging but it isn't my whole life. This is the only thing I could think of to post today and I thought you'd like to see some pretty chairs done up right. :-)</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This was pretty with the large "flowers" tied with a wraparound fabric.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/55a9e.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/55a9e.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Sweet but not quite what I wanted either.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/297fe.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/297fe.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This was getting more like what I wanted. Remember, I'm a froufrou girl. ;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/791c5.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/791c5.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Tying ribbons on for this effect would have taken a lot of ribbon and I was trying for more froufrou than this so it wasn't quite right either.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/52c20.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/52c20.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is lovely but wouldn't have worked as I wanted to cover most of the chair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/3be02.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/3be02.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Can't you just see these being stepped on all the time? Of course, I could have made them shorter. Nah, beautiful but not quite right either.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/2a102.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/2a102.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I even considered something like this. This would have been simple and easy to make but I wanted something fancier. This would be great for patio chairs however.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/571b3.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/571b3.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This got me to thinking about 2 separate things for the chair. Something clicked here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/8nstm.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins62/8nstm.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And this also got something clicking.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/db2879.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/db2879.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I used feather boas on some of my lamps and always have a few extra boas around just in case. I'll use a coupon from Joanns to have a small stockpile around. You never know when inspiration will hit and will involve boas and feathers!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/4f382e.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/4f382e.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This was a real consideration as I like it a lot but I thought on it some more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/76d26.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/76d26.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This would have been easy also.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/175d9.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/175d9.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is darling and it would have involved a bit of sewing. Beautiful table and chairs and seat covers. My two new ones are rounded high in the seat like this. But in the end I found some really pretty pink covers at Bed, Bath and Beyond. That involved NO sewing for me and that was a huge plus.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/df7c76.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/df7c76.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I loved this cover and this chair. The back of my new vintage chairs were not this lovely though. Two of my French chairs have cane on the seat and back, but not the two new craigslist find.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/9d92fc.jpg~originall" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/9d92fc.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">These are gorgeous but I really didn't want to make this many ruffles and sew that much.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/2e8d8.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/2e8d8.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">So in the end this is what I did to the chairs. You can see the whole blog about redoing the chairs <a href="http://connie-livingbeautifully.blogspot.com/2014/04/two-french-chairs.html" target="_blank">here</a>. A tiny bit of sewing for the tops of the 2 chairs and that was it. Very simple.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6876.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6876.jpg~original" /></a></div><span style="color: purple;"></span><br /><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-57586818191062852982014-04-26T20:40:00.000-07:002015-01-27T00:59:37.307-08:00Two French Chairs<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I haven't posted for over a week but I've been under the weather. I had been having pain in my left leg and after trying my best to diagnose myself—:-)—I made an appointment with my doctor. She thinks it's sciatica, gave me a prescription for pain killers, muscle relaxants and a prescription for physical therapy. I start Monday. My left leg all the way from the "hip" down to my ankle has hurt so bad I've been on pain killers. I'd cut them into quarters to try and cut the pain. I don't want to become a drug addict!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">Now, my husband and I are retired and have scaled down from 5,000 square feet to 1800 square feet. We don't have a formal dining room anymore and that's fine with us. We just have an area off our kitchen to eat. For us a formal dining room would be a wasted space. So I settled on this but knew I'd make it a special place when we bought the house 9 years ago. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">I've been looking for a pair of chairs for a long time now. A friend told me she got her gorgeous french dining chairs at Savers, a local thrift store. I perused the place but found nothing, but then she warned me I'd have to be diligent. She painted her chairs white and added a red and white check fabric and they are beautiful. Lusting again. I know, I know.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">So finally I found 2 chairs on craigslist that would do. They were sturdy enough, all wood with an open back and a piece of carving down the center of the back, already a bit shabby and cheap at $75 for the two chairs. I couldn't get over to his house fast enough!</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">I didn't particularly want to paint them or change the seat covers OR make new seat covers, which would have been easy so refer to the <i><b>first</b></i> paragraph above as to why. And I recently bought some pink seat covers for all the chairs to have a more cohesive feel to them. Finally, stores are getting more pink in their stock. Even men are wearing more pink lately.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Then I saw this website on etsy for these. SweetDreamTutus and the url is: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SweetDreamsTutus</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">I have to say this lady was a doll. She answered my questions quickly. I ordered them and she sent them to me in rapid time. I recommend her highly. This photo is on her etsy site; it's not my house. I'm going to order another pair in pink also. I love them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/chairtutus.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/chairtutus.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I have no idea why I'm posting so many photos of these chairs but I wanted you to see how cute they are now after their renovation. So now I have 2 cane back and seat French chairs and 2 of these. I don't have a "before" photo and I'll be darned if I was taking those covers off to show you the before. But they weren't fancy so I made them <i>Fancy</i>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6875.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6875.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I've had this fabric for years and was down to my last couple of yards. I absolutely adore this fabric. It's a designer fabric and nice and thick. Absolutely gorgeous in person.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6877.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6877.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I didn't know how to make them "fit" perfectly and was trying to get every bit of fabric out of the last of the roll I had bought many years ago. So I left them open on the sides and tied them with ribbon. One chair has pink grosgrain and the other one has white satin ribbon. I ran out of the grosgrain and am trying to scale down my craft room—and I'm also lazy—so I used what I had on hand.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6878.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6878.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I added a boa and a pink paper flower.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6876.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6876.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Trying to get as many views as I can to show you. You're probably sick of the photos by now, but WAIT! There are even a few more. ;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6871.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6871.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Closeup of the tutu.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6874.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6874.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">The white ribbon ties on the sides come on the tutu.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6873.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6873.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">So you can adjust it to the chair width. Fantastic</span>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6872.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6872.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I think this is one of the loveliest lamps ever. A great color, shape and just the right amount of "aging" done to it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins58/e582cf.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins58/e582cf.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Lovin' this pretty bed and pillows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins58/dd8d3.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins58/dd8d3.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Now, this is not my can but I've done this with coffee cans I get from friends since we don't drink coffee. And it is so very easy to make them gorgeous with paint, decals or paper mod-podged on it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins58/dcaf6c.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins58/dcaf6c.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I would absolutely love to find a chair like this. It is gorgeous, but my guess is it isn't comfy to sit in for any length of time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins58/de2ae.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins58/de2ae.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">There are times I'd love to have something like this for my home office and then I think: I have a whole room to myself. Isn't it true that we're sometimes unhappy with the things we have? It takes time to recognize our blessings. While this armoire is gorgeous, I'm blessed to have a whole room for my office. And another room to craft in. I sounded ungrateful but I'm truly not.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins58/d7a81.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins58/d7a81.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Oh my goodness, this is just gorgeous. I'd probably have painted it pink but I do love that color on it. I think it would go well in my living room. ;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins58/d63h9.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins58/d63h9.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-76873801390381822102014-04-07T23:00:00.000-07:002015-01-27T00:59:37.320-08:00Glasses & Vases Decorated with White Paint and Roses<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I pin images on Pinterest a <i>lot</i>, actually every single morning. If you'd like to see more images I post on here and more, then go to my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/connie94545/pins/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> and get addicted! There are over 14,000 pins there from all over the internet, only gorgeous images as you'll see. There are well over 25,400 followers so you have to know they are lovely images to view and pin. People have emailed me and said they've gotten so much inspiration from the images there. Just want you to see all the beauty there is in the world instead of all the negativeness being sprouted from the world. I truly mean what my saying is under my logo at the top of the page: <b><i>My life is to make everything around me beautiful.</i></b></span><br /><span style="color: purple;">*</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">I see a lot of things I'd like to do to our home but I'd truly rather read a book. However, I did finish one thing I've been wanting to do. A vignette of white glassware. I saw it on a blog or pinterest. I just can't remember where now. But I wanted something similar and since I have a plethora of old glasses, vases and such, I decided to finally get with it. I like the way they turned out. I had most of these sitting around the house but had to go to Goodwill and get a few more and it was only $4.25 for the lot. The photos below aren't exceptional but you get the idea. BUT I did you all a favor in that if you click on the photos you'll see an enlarged photo of the same pictures. I don't do this except in rare cases and this is one of them. I <b><i>love</i></b> big pictures but the blog isn't conducive to it and it takes a <b><i>LOT</i></b> more work to show them bigger. So enjoy looking at them. Just click and they'll be 1000 pixels wide instead of my usual 700 for the personal photos I display on here.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I painted them white 3 or 4 times depending on the item. I then scruffed them up a bit with sandpaper to give them an old look. The large vase in the back center is plastic and it was the easiest one to accept the paint. All others are glass.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6855-1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6855.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br />A wider look at the room actually.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6843.jpg-1~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6843.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I found pink ribbons, drop cloth, laces, netting and different kinds of small roses to add to each one. These might change a tiny bit. I thought I had some raffia but I can't find it and I really wanted some on these.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6854-1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6854.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm a devotee of putting things under living room tables, always have and don't see that changing any time in the future. Here I just took the vintage drawer filled with gorgeous faux peonies from the top to just under the bottom of the table. There are also boxes under there with things I might need in a hurry. That rose covered box on the right contains my Dyno label maker. Don't have to sift through cabinets trying to find it when I want to label something.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6850.jpg.1~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6850.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">As always, this north facing house has terrible lighting so this is as good as I can get it unless the sun is straight up and the solar tubes catch it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6845-1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6845.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Just another view of the living room with light and shadows playing across the room from the solar tubes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6847-1.jpg~originall" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/IMG_6847.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I think this is cute for a French-style decor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins61/57696.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins61/57696.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is very similar to my bed cover. I love white and always will. I'm thinking of a long white pillow across the bottom. I'd make it, of course. I have so many pillows in my craft room I'll never have to buy any more. Some I made, some were given to me and some I bought. All kinds, even down pillows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/10a3e.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/10a3e.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A cute red and white dining room and kitchen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/e6ae7.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/e6ae7.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A cute setting for a table. I always look around for things I already have and decorate them differently for the different times of my life. Sometimes I want simply and sometimes, I want flashy and bling. Just never know.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/d5cc3.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/d5cc3.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Wouldn't it be wonderful to have an entrance like this one? I think it's gorgeous.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/e65da.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/e65da.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This looks like it could be a craft room and a potting area also. Lucky is the woman who has this home though.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/a8431.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/a8431.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">How nice to have this sewing and craft area kind of sectioned off from the rest of the home with that little porch railing. Looks antique also.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/abd14.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/abd14.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I like that sofa and that table. The aqua of the wall is gorgeous also.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/73175.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/73175.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">There are some things that make me smile and giggle. This is one of those things. Pink in the garden!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/8555d.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/8555d.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-20951984648285457262014-03-31T23:00:00.000-07:002015-01-27T00:59:37.333-08:00Random Stories Today 4/1/14<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">My 2 children both have birthdays in April, which makes their birthstone diamonds. I usually just call and wish them a happy birthday as they both have so much there's nothing we can buy them except Momma's home cooked meals. ;-) But most of our family's birthdays are all within 3 months of each other. But we're all planning a train trip for our 55th anniversary. We are ALL excited about that. All fifteen of us on a train for at least one night and then a weekend in San Diego sounds like great fun to me.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">*</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">My great granddaughter, who will be four years old in May used to go under the kitchen table to do her "business." Once while my granddaughter and her hubby were house hunting she got under a kitchen table at an Open House. When her mother told her to come out she said, "I'm doing my business, Mom." When they were visiting here about a year ago, I gave her an area rug for her kitchen dining area as I was buying a new white one for ours. She took it home and sent me a picture of it and it made her kitchen dining area look cozier. She also told me "business" has "improved" under the table. We had to laugh. ;-).</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">*</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">Most of our friends have family photos lining their walls—living room, bedrooms, etc. I've never liked decorating like that. I have the 2 pictures that my husband had painted for me while he was in Japan on a wall that I see every single day. Those are my favorites of them. I love both of my kids and have them in my "heart photo album." The pictures on my walls are all serene (not that my kids aren't!) but I prefer that. I'm a very private person when it comes to showing my kids. Now, the great granddaughters are posted on one of my kitchen cabinets. But I've never liked seeing hundreds of pictures of someone's family. (I've been in some homes where political photos are on the walls. Never happen in this house!) It just doesn't interest me and I doubt my family would interest them. I do, however, have beautiful pictures that people rave about on the walls.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">*</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">Years ago when I was attending Weight Watchers meetings and was a relative new WW I stepped on the scale and told the woman weighing me in to not tell me what my weight was. She said, "Fine" and when I got on the scale she blurted out the weight! I couldn't believe it. What about "don't tell me my weight" did this woman not understand? I just wanted to know the loss, not my actual weight. That would have depressed me even though I knew it was getting out of hand. I don't do WWs anymore, but mainly because of the whining I hear at their meetings. Good grief, what about the program do these people not get?! The speaker will cover all the things for the lesson that day and invariably some nut will say, "Well, I'm going to a party tonight and there will be lots of food. What do I do?" Idiot. She just <i>told</i> you and other people chimed in also. Didn't you listen to her tell you? My opinion is that those people just want to be noticed. I just couldn't stand the absurdity of some people and stopped going to the meetings.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">* </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">As you all know I love vignettes. This one is particularly cute.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins38/oxW1r.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins38/oxW1r.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">There is certainly a "lusciousness" about having an outdoor room with a place to sit even in the rain. I think this one is beautiful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/l5Pt1q.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/l5Pt1q.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Another chair I should love in my home. These are beautiful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins38/6K1rr.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins38/6K1rr.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A bit of eye candy for ya.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/mxj9v0.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/mxj9v0.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I've wondered where to buy these pretty little pots. I haven't found any in my neck of the woods but I'll keep trying.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/nj1ru.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/nj1ru.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I have this pillow and the matching ruffle quilt but recently changed back to my old Soft Surroundings all-white one with one long ruffle skirt to the floor. Hubs and I were tired of fixing the bed skirt. So I may sell the <a href="http://www.summersatthecottage.com/home.html" target="_blank">Summers at the Cottage</a> one. If anyone is interested, just email me. It really is gorgeous!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins38/1PG1r.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins38/1PG1r.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm waiting for our rose garden to bloom. Love Bunny has cleaned it up after this long winter, clipped the branches back and got our yard looking lovely once again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins38/2l6JF1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins38/2l6JF1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I have a keen interest in beautiful laundry rooms. Mine being pink and cheerful with signs, clothes pin bags and shelving in there. I don't mind doing my laundry at all!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/75912.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/75912.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Isn't this a darling way to store your dinnerware and glasses?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/55R11.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/55R11.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">While this is a visual treat, I'm not sure I'd want my house to be this narrow between two walkways.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/7Y3c1r.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/7Y3c1r.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Cute dining room display.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/7bO910.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/7bO910.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Now tell me, would anyone actually wear a shoe like this? I'd think it would b a bit itchy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/6uBX00.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/6uBX00.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Do all women love feminine bedrooms like this? I sure do. Wouldn't have it any other way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/1G91rx.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/1G91rx.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">While this is a fetching bathroom, all that lace would certainly collect dust. Just kidding. It's actually wallpaper.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/Pgxp1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/Pgxp1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">My great granddaughter would call this a Princess dress. She makes me so happy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/njfcy1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/njfcy1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-86571367588879866662014-03-24T23:00:00.000-07:002015-01-27T00:59:37.348-08:00Rambling Today 3/25/14<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I was thinking this past week about my all-time favorite movie. You know, the one you loved the most. Of course, I like action, thriller, murder, spy movies the best.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">So in thinking about that I went out and rented the old Frank Sinatra movie, <i>The Manchurian Candidate</i>. I then watched on Amazon Instant Video the new one with Denzel Washington, one of my favorite actors. But I have to admit the Frank Sinatra one was the best. I liked it far more. A few months ago I watched <i>Key Largo</i> with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. It was just a bit weird watching those old movies and thinking how much movies have changed through the years. The old ones seemed amateurish with the scenery and all, but we loved those movies.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">Okay, for my all-time favorite movie: <i>Lonesome Dove</i>. As I'm a book reader, several years ago I was reading the book and couldn't read it fast enough as it's a very thick book. I made a pot of soup for dinner that night, asked hubby to go rent the movie and watched it for 6 hours! I didn't realize it until this week that it was a television series. Truly! Now, since we don't have a television, I have to watch on one of my computers, but that was fine with me. I may rent <i>Lonesome Dove</i> again from Amazon and watch it. That was an American epic movie. If you haven't seen it, rent it and watch it. It's so worth it.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">* </span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">I recently had a bout of acute bronchitis. Never have had it before but it got me down so badly I'm still recuperating from it. All I wanted to eat was ice cream and french fries. Bless my hubby's heart, he made so many trips to WM for ice cream and Jack In The Box for fries. My idea of a balanced diet for 2 weeks was Tillamook's Mud Slide ice cream or Blue Bunny's Bunny Tracks. With a little french fries thrown in for...well, just because I love them. I wanted comfort food and I truly got it!</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">*</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">And one other thing. My <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/connie94545/boards/" target="_blank">pinterest boards</a> have over 14,100 photos with over 25,500 followers. Just so you know, there are nothing but beautiful, "eye candy" images on there. Go visit it. I promise you won't regret it. Just beautiful images.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">* </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Could you ask for a cuter kitchen than this tiny, efficient one? I find it vastly appealing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins48/33aay.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins48/33aay.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="color: purple;">I think this little flower shop is adorable. You can find many flower shops but this one has an old world appeal to it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins48/aY1rp.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins48/aY1rp.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">One of my favorite breakfasts is pancakes with maple syrup. Or pie. Or muffins. I'm not keen on cereal or eggs but I love sausage and bacon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins48/6jtYha1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins48/6jtYha1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A vase of fragrant flowers in lavender.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins48/DpE1r0.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins48/DpE1r0.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Squeeeeal!! Be still my heart. A train car with a piano. I can't wait for our train trip in 2016.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/6defc2.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/6defc2.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A darling vintage medicine cabinet if you're lucky enough to find one like it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins48/MMiR1r.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins48/MMiR1r.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Yes, I love this sofa, but I'd probably not buy it. I'd have the chairs patterned with a plain sofa in this style though.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/f9570.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/f9570.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And I really like this little area for a sun room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/df4a1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/df4a1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Love the chair and these lovely pillows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/c37af.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/c37af.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This looks like a candy shop to me, all pink and black.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/b5751.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/b5751.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Lovely setting for an outdoor party. The chair covers are what drew me in here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/578be.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/578be.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm not averse to blue rooms; I just like pink ones better. This one is beautiful though.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/309fb.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/309fb.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Pink and yellow roses with beautiful china ware.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/7c57a.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/7c57a.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Another darling setting perhaps for tea with a friend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/9f782.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/9f782.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I love everything about this room: sofa, chairs, tables, big windows and beautiful fireplace.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins48/freege0.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins48/freege0.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-65654439797272331862014-03-17T18:50:00.000-07:002015-01-27T00:59:37.363-08:00Just Pretty Eye Candy Today Cuz I'm Tired.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A ten second video of what happens when our 16 month old great granddaughter wants the camera her mummy is holding but gets a hair clip instead. Laughable!! Poor little munchkin. Can you see that change of face from joy to disappointment in 5 seconds? Great grand kids are a joy beyond heaven!</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zF-UqIyDsRs" width="640"></iframe></span><br /><span style="color: purple;">*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A very sweet area to relax and read.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins51/9d7a7.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins51/9d7a7.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I love aprons.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins51/11e88b.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins51/11e88b.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is another house I could live in with the kitchen, dining room and living room one long room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/UAk10.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/UAk10.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A sweet vignette with a chair I adore.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/Rn1sg.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/Rn1sg.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Lavish tablecloths adorning a huge table in a lovely dining room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/befa9b.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/befa9b.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Sweet lamp in a pretty room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins51/7b152.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins51/7b152.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I sure am seeing a lot of pretty rooms lately. This is one. Darling and unique with that dress and jacket hanging in the window.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins51/6b5cf3.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins51/6b5cf3.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A quaint antique shop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins51/b0dc87.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins51/b0dc87.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Bougainvillea gracing a lovely entry way to a home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins51/b3c539.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins51/b3c539.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Lovin' the red on this home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/an250.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/an250.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Beautiful dinnerware with flair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/GtN15.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/GtN15.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Another vignette worthy of note!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/35a10.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/35a10.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A cute shabby chic living room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/595b2.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/595b2.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">More romantic tulips in red, pink and white with a cute polka dot vase.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/41s90.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/41s90.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Just call this a "cozy corner."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/235d7.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins59/235d7.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-64749400670047052382014-03-12T00:00:00.000-07:002015-01-27T00:59:37.380-08:00The Story of One Heroic Woman<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm finally getting over the cough, which turned out to be acute bronchitis, which I don't think I've ever had. It was rough. I stayed in the house for a month and rarely ventured out. But today I had hubby take me to the beauty shop for a hair cut since I haven't done a thing to it for about 3 weeks. Just too weak to do anything but sleep and read.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">*</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"> </span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Heroes! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This says it all so just read and pay tribute to this most magnificent of human beings. I only hope I'd have had the courage this woman had to save lives. Just another thing I must improve on I suppose. The humanity in this woman isn't even present in the tip of my finger. She's one of my heroes, along with the men and woman of the armed forces who want to fight and die for my country. Thank you to all you veterans. My heart is touched every day by your courage. If you are the relative or friend of a warrior, give them a kiss from this old lady. Please!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/060f355ee664650c08c779bd909305b8.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/060f355ee664650c08c779bd909305b8.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And now for some eye candy.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">This is one of my favorite rooms. Oh, I have many! This is just one I love, arranged for conversation and not especially television watching. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/63b28.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/63b28.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And as I've said, I love a bit of the French look since that is part of my heritage, but I'm a pure-bred American and proudest most for that. Vive l'america!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/Beeta5.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/Beeta5.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I found this flower arrangement most stunning. Few flowers and just candle holders, but truly stunning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/17daf.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/17daf.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Look at how the furniture is adapted to the curvature of the windows. Lovely.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/Abranca.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/Abranca.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Simply a bit of eye candy in a cute little cup made into a pin cushion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/be551.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/be551.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And another one most charming.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/0af10.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/0af10.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">The kind of wrapping I'd like to receive on a gift.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/69cc5.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/69cc5.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Another pretty vignette for a dinner party.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/86f0a1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/86f0a1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I love this chair, even the gray stripe fabric. If I need a neutral color I'd never ever use beige; I'd use gray and have in a room we redecorated in California. Love it much more than "neutral beige", which to me looks dirty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/5a6fc.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/5a6fc.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Without those windows this room would be just another living room, but that wall of window—along with the chandelier—makes it magnificent.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/2d4a5.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/2d4a5.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Cookies too pretty to eat!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/Qm1rc.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/Qm1rc.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A simple, yet stunning, room done just right.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/aa15b.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/aa15b.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A place to rest and dream.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/63067.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/63067.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A beautiful kitchen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/90571.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/90571.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-90649312920813431302014-03-06T15:23:00.000-08:002015-01-27T00:59:37.394-08:00Yanni and Until the Last Moment<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I simply want to share this video of Yanni and Samvel Yervinyan playing one of my favorite songs, <i>Until the Last Moment</i>. It is a song I've selected to be played at my funeral...someday. ;-) It is simply gorgeous and eternal. I listen to it in my car a lot. It is just so romantic and speaks to me of eternal life.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/CpwAQ9giRog" width="480"></iframe><br /></span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-69752691993094814152014-03-03T23:00:00.000-08:002015-01-27T00:59:37.412-08:00Respect for Others IS Love<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I have read a few things on the internet about bullying this past year. I'm a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and they put out videos like this. This one especially hit home with me. I was never really bullied as a child or teen but there was one incident that stands out in my senior year of high school, just this one time only.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">As I've said before, I was the child of a military man and we moved around a <b>lot</b>. I hated it. But I was in my junior year of high school and we moved to a new place. Being a rather shy young woman, it was difficult for me, especially in my last year and a half of high school. I was always a "visible" person, even to this day. But there were two girls who made fun of me one particular day on the school bus. Looking back, I have no idea why but I'm guessing they were jealous. Otherwise, why do something so cruel as to make fun of another person? It was a short incident but it has stuck with me all these years. I'm not into the "State" taking care of these things; I believe it's a parent's responsibility to teach these things to their children. I tried doing that with mine. But it's not up to other people to intervene unless it's criminal. Just my opinion. I suggest you watch this video and think about it. The speech is one from a General Conference talk of our church by Dieter Uchtdorf and is most profound. If this doesn't touch your heart and make you think, then there's not much hope for you. If you love others, you'll love yourself and vice versa. That also goes for respect. Seeing this reminds me I have much to work on also.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FYVvE4tr2BI?list=PL4E784EC0770935C0" width="853"></iframe></span><br /><span style="color: purple;">* </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A gorgeous Ralph Lauren room. I love his rooms because they are masculine in a feminine way or vice versa, but they are for just about anyone with taste.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/auren.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/auren.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I really do like white rooms but I need color and I think those homeowners who are switching to all white in their living rooms will revert back in a short while. It gets awfully boring seeing no color in a room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/Beeta5.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/Beeta5.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I really do love these pink and white tulips but tulips have such a short life span I don't let hubby plant them. I'd rather buy them at the market already cut.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/n1m6u.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/n1m6u.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I have seen these little bottle vignettes done all in white with cast off glasses and love it more than this color one, but I do think this is lovely. I plan on doing a white one or all pink with some of my vases and cast off glasses soon. I think it's just lovely. I think having them all the white color would pull them together more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/raI500.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/raI500.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">YES!!! It's a private train car. I'm in the stages of planning a trip for our whole family for our 55th anniversary in a couple of years. I want a train trip where I don't have to fly to get to it and spend at least one night on the train with all of us. Maybe even 2 nights. My son has responded: "Sweeeeeeeeet!" Our grandkids are all grown except for 2 that are 17 and 18 so it'll be fun for them, especially the great grand girls who will be 5 and 3 about that time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/6defc2.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/6defc2.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I love this room. Who says Christmas have to be red and green? Pink and purple are great also!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/27s1r.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/27s1r.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">One of the loveliest pillows I've ever seen. I have a plethora of pillows I'm trying to get rid of, giving some to the granddaughters but the grandsons want nothing to do with froufrou pillows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/b1f91.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/b1f91.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A gorgeous tablecloth and dinner setting. I love gorgeous dishes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/b1046.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/b1046.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Do I really need to say anything about this chocolate comfort food?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/aWS41.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/aWS41.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Yeah, yeah, I know. You all want a place like this in France. ;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/40a95.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/40a95.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Remember when about 8 years ago these vinyl chair covers were all the rage but they cost about $125.00 for a custom one? I would have loved to have bought one and they are worth it but I just couldn't see spending that much. Also I was too lazy to make one so I never did get one. I'm glad I didn't now as I'd have had to wash it frequently in this dusty desert farming community.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/53180.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/53180.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Yessireeee, my idea of camping—taking my foam bed, chairs, huge tent, porch, plants, rug for wiping shoes and lights out into the woods. Hubby just laughs and sneers at this though. ;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/1rqs6.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/1rqs6.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Isn't this a neat idea? Get a long concrete bench and put pillows on it for when a crowd shows up. It's pretty enough to have in a house that can accommodate it also.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/91t5.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins60/91t5.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Just some real candy and "eye candy" for ya.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/c5e37.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/c5e37.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This is my kind of kitchen—having a dining room in it. Saves a lot of space and a formal dining set goes well in it. I love this!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/62a69.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/62a69.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-7150356511908471652014-02-26T11:41:00.000-08:002015-01-27T00:59:37.430-08:00Our Heritage Is Important To Our Progeny<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm going to remind you again of <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/connie94545/pins/" target="_blank">my Pinterest</a> page where I have almost 14,000 photos of nothing but eye candy. If almost 11,000 followers find them interesting and beautiful, I'm sure you'll like to at least view them. I <b><i>promise</i></b> you won't be disappointed. Nothing <i><b>BUT</b></i> eye candy. A feast for the eyes!</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">* </span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">There are times when I need "comfort" food. Hubby always knows because I look at him with puppy dog eyes, put my curled hands up to my chin and whine like a puppy. He knows what that means. He's a sucker for it and will run to the store for whatever I need: Blue Bunny Bunny Tracks ice cream, cinnamon rolls, Häagen Dazs butter pecan or some kind of vanilla with caramel, cake or Drumsticks ice cream cones or even Werthers caramels. It depends on how I feel as to what I want. Since I've had this terrific cough for a week, it's been especially bad. I don't feel sick, don't hurt or ache, just coughing my head off. It started when we got an inversion in our city and the cold air just made me cough when I went out in it. Know what I mean? I'm sick of it. So I sent him grocery shopping a few minutes ago and put a few "comfort" foods on the list. ;-)</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">*</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">My great grandgirls, C & J, have become interested in our heritage, which is important in our church, and the oldest one who is almost 4 years old is asking about her great great grandmothers and great great great great grandmother also. I've sent my granddaughter the information but they also want stories. Stories are a big part of their lives as their Dada and Mummy read to them a lot, every night at least. So granddaughter wants me to send stories to them so they'll be acquainted with MY history. It's been a chore but I have to do it since I'm in my 70s and don't have a whole lot of time left and certainly want those little munchkins to have some memories of me. I'm also including some photos with each story so they'll know what I was like as a kid. I think it's a good idea.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">While we were over there in February we saw this painting done by the one who is almost 4. I was stunned that she could actually paint a dog. You DO realize it's a dog, right? I can't even draw a stick dog!! Her father and uncle are artists though so she's inheriting it from the other side of the family. Her dada can draw just about anything. I truly have never seen so much talent in a man—computer scientist, artist, handyman extraordinaire and a story teller with a <b><i>fantastic</i></b> imagination. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/Carolinespaintingofdog.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2014/Carolinespaintingofdog.jpg~original" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: purple;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I don't know if this photo has been photoshopped but it doesn't look real to me—beautiful!—but not real. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/wO1qb.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/wO1qb.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">There's always a bit of French and a bit of English in my home, 2 groups of my ancestry besides Dutch and Mexican.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/su41r.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/su41r.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Isn't this wisteria just beautiful? Goes perfect with the shutters on this shop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/S1qb.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/S1qb.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">How fortunate for this homeowner to have so much light in her kitchen. But if she lives in a warm climate it must get pretty warm in there in the summer season...if she lives in the northern hemisphere, but if it's in Australia or New Zealand then it would be the winter season that's warm. I knew a guy from Australia once and he was shocked upon his first day in the U.S. because our toilet flush water swirls in the opposite direction. He thought the toilet was getting stopped up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/mW1r.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/mW1r.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Just yum!!!!!!! Hubby made me a chocolate cake last night as I'm having a terrible time with a cough. Not sick, feverish, just coughing. So is he. But I wanted comfort food and that's what he baked. Wonderful hubby. ;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/chocolate-sour-cream-bundt-cake.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/chocolate-sour-cream-bundt-cake.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A room I love and think is very cozy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/e358b.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/e358b.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I like this sofa but I'd probably never buy one like it. A bit too busy for my taste.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/3483f.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/3483f.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">But I do love this distinctive dining room. Great for entertaining and it's made to stand out in this home. Marvelous!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/22128.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins56/22128.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Oooooh, yeah!! I could live in this home in a heart beat. Only I'd have to have someone else clean it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/d563d.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/d563d.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A cute English cottage with pretty windows, curtains and flowers with a lush green lawn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/d753d.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/d753d.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Another darling living room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/3245a.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/3245a.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I love this room and the way it's arranged but that painting on the back wall would HAVE to go. I mean GOOOOOO!!! Maybe it's their kids' school/fantasy project. ;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/ab247.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/ab247.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Another cute pillow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/922a1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins57/922a1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">There's always room for apple pie with ice cream. I think they put a dollop of cream on this. Let's not cut corners here, just slather it with premium vanilla ice cream!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/9xU91r.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/9xU91r.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And a home in Greece. They seem to love blue and pink with white the main color. Beautiful!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/kEqd.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/kEqd.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-75265044593727705622014-02-19T12:40:00.000-08:002015-01-27T00:59:37.520-08:00Th' Grandgirls' Performance in Sneaky!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">When we drove over to Washington State to visit our granddaughter and her family recently, we were treated to "concerts" every day and night from the great grandgirls. Now, they both love the camera when mom has it and <strike>try </strike>whine till they can get it from her. Here is one video my granddaughter put on my thumb drive for me before we left. It shows both of them trying <i>sneakily </i>to get the camera after she places it on the family room coffee table. Just notice how "sneaky" the oldest one is! Then she starts to pout by laying her head on the cabinet. Just too funny for us. The youngest just goes for it without any deviousness. We love to watch them. I cannot tell you how many times I watch these videos on my iMac. As I've said before, you don't have to view it if you don't want to but I get to post it since this is my blog. ;-)</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_zJhM5cy66o" width="640"></iframe><br /></span><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A delightful dining area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/t49xtf.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/t49xtf.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And a <i>delightful</i> white one also.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/TMJ1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/TMJ1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Sometimes these homes seem cuter than then ones we have in this country. Look how those upper windows swing in from the cute wall beneath. Lovely garden and a sweet door swinging out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/2nd60.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/2nd60.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A simply gorgeous, divine bathroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="hhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/0HSrhs.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/0HSrhs.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This reminds me of an ice cream tulip but I don't think I've ever seen one with a green center. Beautiful though.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/0O5T1q.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/0O5T1q.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Another lovely patio dining area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/1rMP10.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/1rMP10.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Blue isn't my favorite color but this open shelving cabinet is adorable.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/5gk1qd6.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/5gk1qd6.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Can you imagine a bright and shiny green kitchen. Pretty and original but I think I'd tire of it fast.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/07OO.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/07OO.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Bouquet of flowers on a beautiful chair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/9JOP0.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/9JOP0.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm pretty sure this is in San Francisco as I've lived close and been there many, many times. My favorite city for shopping and dining.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/57X1q.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/57X1q.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Just a simple vignette for a wedding party. Unique without a lot of cost. See what can be done on th' cheap.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/185nj1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/185nj1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I've always loved red and white checks and find this cute.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/91qatb.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/91qatb.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'd love to have a counter this big and this pink, but then I'd have to cook and we all know how I feel about cooking more than twice a week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/36f08.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/36f08.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Aren't these eggs gorgeous?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/A5f1qiy0.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/A5f1qiy0.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I've been thinking about making one like this to hang in my laundry room. I think it's very clever and darling.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/o6qahjpg.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins44/o6qahjpg.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-25998331705641768542014-02-11T23:00:00.000-08:002015-01-27T00:59:37.540-08:00A Story on Being Beautiful.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm not gorgeous nor even beautiful. I can say I am attractive, however. By that I mean "pleasing or appealing" to the senses. Even at seventy-one I get glances from men—and not just old men either, I mean younger men. I think it's my "cuteness." I'm always smiling, always ready to joke with someone and I look approachable most times. If I see someone who I think might be threatening I put on my <b><i>unapproachable</i></b> look. It works for me. But I've never, ever considered myself glamorous or gorgeous. I'm realistic. And cute...by my actions.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">But recently I saw this video put out by the American Film Institute featuring Dustin Hoffman talking about his role in <i>Tootsie. </i>I want to comment on that but first take a look at the video.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xPAat-T1uhE" width="640"></iframe></span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;"><br />It was an eye opener for me. First of all, I consider him very good-looking; he doesn't see himself that way. I'm not a big fan of his but he is a very good actor. I think if they had put on different glasses on him for the role and done a more stylish hair style he would have been lovely. But the Tootsie character looked a big "dated", in my opinion. I never saw the movie though.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">But it got me thinking about how many men have passed up lovely women because they didn't fit a certain description they considered worthy of their time. I, personally, know some of the most beautiful women ever. Some never dated much, if at all, in high school or college. Sad but true. They are intelligent, funny, great to be around and just super gals. They are also women of faith. I didn't date a whole lot because I was a bit shy then and it didn't seem important as I had girl friends I hung out with mostly. Men didn't particularly interest me as a young woman. I know a woman who stands almost 6 feet tall and is married to a man about 5 feet tall. She's lovely; he's hilarious. They have several children. She said she'd never even considered marrying someone she towers over but they are a funny, happy and cute couple still having children. You'd never picture them together if you knew them separately.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">This brings me to the crux of my story. I wonder how many men considered me dull, boring and not their ideal vision of a woman to marry? Then married the high school cheerleader and are divorced now. In fact, how <b><i>did</i></b> they view me? I got lucky with the man I did marry. He loves me unconditionally and I mean that with all my heart. He puts me on a pedestal, does just about anything I ask of him. He also thinks I'm beautiful. I also know some lovely women who are ugly inside. They don't think much of themselves, hopping from living with one guy to the next. Putting tattoos all over their lovely skin. How frightening for your babies to see only ugly objects tattooed on your body. I say this because a niece of mine is covered with tattoos and her hubby is also as that is his profession and so is her mom, my sister. You have no idea how it saddens me that their children will see frightening images on them for the rest of their lives instead of the skin God gave them. My sister was beautiful once and her daughter looks just like her. [My sister and niece never read my blog and don't even know about it so I say this knowing they'll never see what I write.] Men just use them, but you can't blame the men. Women need to take a good look at who and what they are. I am a child of a God and in doing so treat myself with respect. Hubs and I did not live together before we married. I think too much of myself and him to allow that to happen. I wasn't religious then but I am now and I'm glad we've stuck together though the hard times also. It took a long time to realize it and we rarely do when we're younger. I believe it takes many years to realize your potential and worth. You have to feel beautiful to be beautiful. I've seen many women carry it off wonderfully.</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span><span style="color: purple;">I cried when Dustin Hoffman cried in that video, mostly for his admission about how many women he did not talk to because they didn't seem to be his idea of an attractive women. I think he realizes it now. I've rarely ever turned some man away for his looks. I try to look at his heart and how worthy he is. There are a lot of them out there that probably won't find a mate because of the way women view men. It's the other side of the coin. Tragic in my opinion, truly tragic.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">So hubs and I will celebrate of 53rd year of marriage in a couple of months. With our gorgeous kids, grandkids and great grand girls, we are a forever family and love each other very much. Families are forever and beyond and I love mine tremendously. </span><br /><span style="color: purple;">*</span><br /><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I'm pretty sure this is a Charles Faudree room. As I've stated before I love his decorating.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/301cd0.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/301cd0.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A quaint French restaurant. I love its revolving door also. We don't see many of them anymore except in large cities, but I truly feel regal going through them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/Fh1rj0.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/Fh1rj0.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And a quaint cottage decorated with a profusion of flowers at the sweetly curtained door. Upper windows thrown open for airing the room and curtains billowing in the sun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/eu0TyB.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/eu0TyB.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A neat idea to separate a large room into smaller cozy areas. Easy and inexpensive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/tS6s0.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/tS6s0.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Just a couple of flowery pomanders hanging on doors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/s1r7.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/s1r7.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Sweet peonies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/nwc900.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/nwc900.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A tea party for friends.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/mjzRj00.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/mjzRj00.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I love this laundry room. So many places to store things!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/Image39.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/Image39.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And another beautiful pink rose fading to pale yellow and green.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/i5NLy10.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins40/i5NLy10.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A delightful living or family room. When our great grandgirls were here in November, I threw a quilt over our new sofa and didn't fret one bit about cookies, candies, fruits or anything else getting the sofa soiled. What a thrill not to worry. They loved it and so did my granddaughter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins45/oq0Zlj.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins45/oq0Zlj.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A bit of eye candy for you today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins45/oaOKs5.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins45/oaOKs5.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A cake for a queen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins45/l5qnV.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins45/l5qnV.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Lovin' the vintage tin cans in this kitchen. Cute!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins45/Fa1qk0.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins45/Fa1qk0.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Another idea for a garden using an old door. You can find these readily at garage sales or antique stores and not too costly at all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins45/eS4h91rj.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins45/eS4h91rj.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And just some lovely bright flowery, checked and plaid pillows for a porch settee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins45/3CKl.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins45/3CKl.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1095287107806797494.post-29026745698418810832014-01-27T23:00:00.000-08:002015-01-27T00:59:37.559-08:00Making a Room Gorgeous Doesn't Require a Lot of Money.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I've had my mind on decorating a lot this past year as I bought a new sofa and a new chair which you can see <a href="http://connie-livingbeautifully.blogspot.com/2013/06/my-hunt-for-best-new-chair.html" target="_blank">here</a>. My intention was for the new sofa to go in the living room, but I love my old one so much, I switched them around—new one in the family room and old one back into the living room. I truly wanted a new look for the living room but that 20 year old sofa has been my favorite from the get-go and it'll stay in there. But it still made me think of what else I could do to make it look differently so I bought the new Ethan Allen chair with a bit of French flair to it with the plaid fabric. It's also gorgeous. Well, to me it is!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: purple;">The old chairs now sit in our family room waiting to be taken over to granddaughter's new home. I spoke with her recently and she doesn't have room for them right now. She and her hubby are shopping for new furniture and can't make up their minds on what to buy. She said to bring them over and she'd put them both in her office at work to have a cozy place to sit while they straightened out the new house. Hubs and I are going over soon and since it's winter we don't want to have to take our truck over with the possible threat of snow so we've decided to take them over at another time. In the meantime, our small family room has a full size sofa and 3 chairs in it! I hate to give 2 Ethan Allen chairs away but it might come to that if she decides she doesn't want them. My grandsons aren't married yet so they don't want anything yet. But they're good chairs and I've had them reupholstered twice and they are still in great shape. Here's a recent picture but bear in mind the end tables are about 25 years old, the coffee table is about 15 years old the lamps are 10 years old and the sofa is 20 years old. Only the 2 chairs are under 8 years old and all pillows are made by me:</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2013/IMG_6739.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/BlogPix2013/IMG_6739.jpg~original" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: purple;">So anyway, I was thinking about how many times we decorate in our lives. The rich probably do it on a regular basis every couple of years, but the average person only does it a few times in their life. We've decorated when we've gotten the money or moved into a new place through the years. This has me arriving at one certain thought: We don't have to buy all new furniture, just a chair or table, curtains, inexpensive lamps redone, new color of paint for the walls or even wall decorations and pillows can make a huge difference in a room. That also means a lot less money. And sometimes that can make the difference in doing something or not. Think about it. ;-)</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">* </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">What a gorgeous entrance with red walls, that elegant staircase and dramatic black and white checkered floors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins47/jA1r4mm.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins47/jA1r4mm.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A sweet country window with shutters, blue gingham curtains and a potted flower.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins47/cjh1r3.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins47/cjh1r3.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And then we have another dramatic entrance to a log cabin. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins47/AizH1r.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins47/AizH1r.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">And a stunning pink rose.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/jusaAW.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/jusaAW.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">I love the shabby chic look here also. Looks comfy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/G1qkx0.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/G1qkx0.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Then the dramatic view from this restaurant somewhere in the warm climes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/eTo11.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/eTo11.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Lovin' the round ruffled tablecloth. I'm still working on my chair seats for the French dining chairs. <i>Or</i> I <i>should</i> say, <i>thinking</i> of working on the chairs. I've been so lazy lately.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/de61qkx.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/de61qkx.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">This striped headboard goes horizontal instead of the usual vertical. I have to say it's beautiful with the reds and those pillows.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/bO8M0.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/bO8M0.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">My idea of a cute and homey kitchen eating area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/bdb282d.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/bdb282d.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">The colors grabbed me first but I love the side chairs with green seats and flowered backs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/bc45cae1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/bc45cae1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">A sweet little area in someone's delightful yard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/b7Qzu.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/b7Qzu.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">If you could find an old bucket, you could wallpaper it like this and have a gorgeous place to store wrapping papers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/ab061ec.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/ab061ec.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Love these old vintage kitchens as they remind me of when I was a kid growing up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/AAg1rj0.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins49/AAg1rj0.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">Love these bucket containers for flowers from the garden. Ours will soon be blooming. Can't wait!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins47/mqu5.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins47/mqu5.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">What a delightful family room for kids. Colorful with lots of books and slipcovers so mummy won't have to worry about the furniture. ;-)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins47/dc0fa3f1.jpg~original" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/Connie43/Pins47/dc0fa3f1.jpg~original" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;">~*~</span><br /><span style="color: purple;">Linking up with <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Pink Saturday</a>. </span></div>genjringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333478954280989045noreply@blogger.com0