We've been playing with jacks at our house again. Remember when Renaissance Man and I did that before ... three weeks ago? If not, you'll want to read about it HERE -- so this post will make sense. This is the view I left you with ... the view from our kitchen window. Lovely, huh? The view that resulted from this "I'm not sure why it started to widen" crack in the 100-year-old lintel above our kitchen window... In a situation like this, the first thing you must do is get input from someone competent about old house construction. As I mentioned in my previous post, it turned out that the first person we consulted did NOT understand old houses. So that was an easy call for yours truly. If you don't ... Keep Reading...
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At The Picket Fence Supports Hope Unlimited for Children
A BIG thank you to Heather and Vanessa of At the Picket Fence for their Inspiration Friday feature of my recent posts about the ministry of Hope Unlimited for Children. To see what they said, click HERE. If you missed those posts and want to go there directly, just click the titles: * The Very BEST Tablescape Ever * Why I Blog: Still Morphing ... To learn more about Hope Unlimited for Children, click HERE -- or the logo above or on my sidebar. To visit Hope's new blog, the least of these, click HERE. If the children in your life don't live like this, click the picture below to see how a measly $10 will help ... 'For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and ... Keep Reading...
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A Nod to St. Valentine
I just couldn't do it this year ... I'm sooooo not in the mood for a pink and red Valentine's Day tablescape. I wanted something more soothing ... softer ... more romantic without being over-the-top-frilly. I looked around for inspiration. I found it here -- in this Capidomonte centerpiece bowl ... ... and here in this Noritake Irene china. I used a vintage pale pink linen tablecloth with matching napkins ... A vintage white-on-white embroidered runner with handmade lace trim ... Clear ribbed glass chargers ... The inspiration china dinner plates ... Clear salad plates with encrusted gold rims ... Keep Reading...
