Summer to Fall

  The last time I was here, I showed you these tablecloths and invited you to come back to see what blue and yellow have to do with Fall decorating.  You're back!  I'm so glad you stopped by for a visit. Thank you!  Now let's talk decorating ...   Do you like to decorate with blue and yellow in the Summer? Have you ever extended that blue and yellow into the Fall? Let's try it and see what happens!   Several weeks ago I was in Big Lots and saw this Fitz and Floyd piece for $30. I absolutely loved it, and it was calling my name -- but I walked away.  Not much time to shop ... it was large and I wasn't sure where I would store it ... I didn't NEED it ... the lines were long ...   I walked away.   Last week ... Keep Reading...

What has 12 arms and stands on 3 legs?

Do you know what this is?     I picked it up at an auction.   Maybe this will help ...   Do you know yet?  How about this?   Almost there ... Do you have it figured out?   How'd you do?   Did you guess it?   If you want to know what blue and yellow have to do with Fall decorating, stop back by on Thursday. I'll show you!   I'm linking this post to these great blog parties: Blue Monday at Smiling Sally Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays at Coastal Charm >Vintage Thingie Thursday at Colorado Lady ... Keep Reading...

The House with Nobody in It

I'm joining Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday ...   When I was 10 years old, my Grandma gave me a book of poetry entitled All the Silver Pennies.  I remembered it recently when my husband and I visited Half Moon Bay, CA. I looked out the window of our B&B and saw this ...   The House with Nobody in It by Joyce Kilmer   Whenever I walk to Suffern along the Erie track I go by a poor old farmhouse with its shingles broken and black. I suppose I've passed it a hundred times, but I always stop for a minute And look at the house, the tragic house, the house with nobody in it.   I never have seen a haunted house, but I hear there are such things; That they hold the talk of spirits, their ... Keep Reading...