Thursday, September 29, 2011
Afternoon Thoughts
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Everyday Musings
The countryside is continuing it change and we are heading into our winter season as fall continues to strut it's stuff... As I look out the large picture window this moment the skies are very grey and the tree branches are swaying from the winds as it appears rain may be nearing ....
Saturday, September 24, 2011
A Charming Place To Dwell
Thursday evening after the sale Tom and I rode to Defiance to catch a a bite to eat and upon returning home I misfooted and fell when getting out of the car right into my garden space in front of the house into a rock and buried plate in the garden area.. Needless to say I am bruised and sore but nothing broken... Geez, I don't like falls...I plan on making some small changes in the house this next week when I am not moving as gingerly... I will take a look at my objects I choose not to put a price on and mix them up and marry them with something new.... I always of course have a romantic look in mind... Simple but beautiful that delights the sense of sight and smell always works... Sparkling glassware catching light always adds a touch of the lovely.. I many times said that the lighting makes or breaks a mood in a room.. Spread soft light throughout the room instead of one pendant in the ceiling is the key... Always in cooler times the flickering of a candle or the fire in the fireplace makes it complete..
Although we may be having a few lovely days and I plan on enjoying them as they are available, I am adjusting to the fact that summer living has just about came to the end for this year here in Ohio. Already the weather can't seem to make up it's mind..as today is chilly and grey and damp... I know keeping chills a bay is now going to require supplying more blankets to the bedding and throws for chilly nights while reading or viewing TV.. It all becomes part of a process as we prepare for our seasons to change... as we choose ti live in a area with four season... It is time to focus on bringing and using a mix of flea market and higher end antique objects for a uplift and create some charming spaces to dwell...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Musings
For me fall brings on a nesting instinct... Acquired taste over the years has allowed me to love fall decorating but I don't care much for Halloween decorating... The urge for more actual cooking and warm foods seems to increase... Tom and I both like the tradition of a Sunday feast... with that comes only 2 meals instead of 3 however... A late breakfast and a complete supper...
I know all the delicate little details in ones lives differ greatly from family to family and I strongly urge all of you to live the life you love and enjoy... For me a touch of vintage and antique... good food ... family and friends just about says it all...
So long again for a couple days as I get through the sale and play catch it up afterwards... Sending best wishes and blessings....
Friday, September 16, 2011
Garage Sale Offerings
Old celluloid box with gloves... post card holder with card ... Little accent pillow
Pillows
Vintage hats.....
Shabby frame...
I have included a picture of the wall in my living room with objects similar to what you will find in these garage sale offerings... This is a "GIRLY" sale...
The items I am offering are not from your everyday local retailer like Walmart ect. These offerings have the charm of times past... I have been in design for many years over 25 now and have retired... Many little gems came from high end gift marts or antique shoppes.. and some are created by me.. Many , more small little treasures that won't last long...
Grain Sack Musings
I usually do not end to follow trends but I am sure loving the newest and hottest trend of the use of vintage grain sacks... Seems with the recession and more budgets being put in place people are moving away from the more polishes and toward vintage and hand-made materials... The warmth of these objects offer comfort to people in times of hardship and have personality all their own..
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Values I Hold So Dear
The elements I love and define what I consider my style will have to stay with me as I don't mind as I love almost all of them and my budget doesn't allow much spending...
With aging I have changed almost to the point of dramatic... I find only wishes for a peaceful, much, much more simpler , happier, life.. With the lessen in desires, I have found my life to be much more fulfilling.. Time taken to absorb the gentle breezes and the beauty that is all around me... to allow time to read a book that transports me to a different time and different places many times ... simples pleasures...
The pool crew is suppose to come this week with the cover for our new pool and the first year they will close it up for us... as they have to come and drill screws for fastening and stretching the new cover... The water is very cold and the crickets and leaves are making their way into the pool making it a real challenge to care for... The landscaping we choose to do was simple and is completed , except I would like to make a trip to select stone down by Toledo and pick up a few speciality rocks and one dramatic one for the one stone garden... The seeded area is shooting new grass and showing a bit of green.. Tom is however thinking of seeding it again to make it thicker... The time has come to winterize this wonderful part of our back yard and look forward to the spring opening...
I am off to search out a few more objects for pricing.. As I look about you can see the way I place things together I do truly love most of my belongings.. and do not have to have new or different.. It does become a state of mind...
As the weather report forecasts much cooler weather the next few days... for today it is just lovely and comforting to walk out on our acres and enjoy the calmness of the day.. These days and times are what truly matters and the values I hold so dear....
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Burlap and Grain Sacks
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Changes Are Upon Us
Rain... rain and more rain has been answered by earlier prayers this summer when we were in need so very badly... Now ... reversed prayers may soon be needed to tighten the valve.... so farmers will be able to go to the fields in a couple weeks to try to secure the harvest that will be allowed to them...
I believe we will also be calling next week to have our pool cover installed and closed for this year as the elements are making it very difficult to keep it clean.. That enjoyment will be placed in storage... just as our holiday ornaments and decorations until the proper time to unveil it once again...
This time of the year has a transition time and sometimes is difficult to come in from outdoor events but we must... I have started my fall and winter entertainment by reading a book.... " Growing Up Amish" by Ira Wagler... I also purchased " The Help" yesterday while doing grocery shopping... The local library has it reserved into the middle of next year... Hard to believe.... More time spent indoors however does allow more time to be spent on altered art and creating... as more time is allowed due to not having outdoor chores.... I do have many projects waiting for this time period...
I had passed on all the issues of Jeanne d Ark since last Christmas but have allowed myself to order the fall and Christmas from Tracey... I will so be looking forward to receiving them... They are so lovely but with my shoestring of a budget I must make some choices to a couple a year... All the lovely pics today are from the Jeanne d Ark living site...
Lovely gift boxes will be making their appearance under the twinkling of lights of our beautiful trees.....
Thursday, September 8, 2011
A Warm And Cozy Cottage
Creating a warm welcome to our home ... for those who we love to visit... family, friends, and neighbors.... A wonderful thought.....
We here in Ohio have been experiencing rain and cool temps and winds the past couple days... The work I would have loved to accomplished I am pretty sure may be waiting coming next spring... We did have a load of decorative stone delivered to finish the one back area by the new pool... Hopefully that will get done by next week... Falling leaves, 3 days of wind and rain have some things looking pretty drab here but hopefully the lawn that was freshly seeded will take sprout... I am sure some pretty days will return yet this month however...
Home is where my heart is as I have stated many times before... The place we long to return to after a long stressful day... But is home is just 4 walls and been left untidy and unorganized it could be just more stress. Today I have a kettle of home-made chicken noodle soup on simmering for lunch... Since being in the back yard and by the pool is out of the question today... I am thankful for a cozy warm shelter inside our home... Today it has provided me with a sense of security from the word outside as the rain and chill continues... It is the complete home however that brings a sense of ease into our life...
Most of my day yesterday was spent pricing more objects for my coming sale of which I think will take place on the 22nd of this month... I am off for a nice warm bowl of soup and complete more chores and some pricing...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Gathering Autumn Treasures
I am ready for fall after the chaos of this summer although it means the closing of our lovely new pool... but also knowing what we have to look forward to next spring.... Crispness and clarity has definitely arrived... It becomes the season season of plenty with the arrival of the final harvest for the season... Tomatoes sit in a large group on our out door table awaiting someone to slice them for enjoyment and it will bring on the apples oh so crisp.... The making of wonderful treats from our kitchens will be in full swing... apple sauces... apple butters and ciders and just wonderful baked apples from our ovens, will be in full swing...
It becomes a might bit tempting to partake in pumpkins, squash, Indian corn, gourds and bittersweet for decorating our homes... I know my cooking and baking seems more complete meals start to increase during this time.. The foods prepared seems more comforting... Although I have corn stalks available in our fields I choose not to decorate with them as the winds and rain always seem to make a mess of them, scattering them all over the yard... so I just stay away from using them... As fall gets further along the winds pull our leaves from our trees and leave them like skeletons for the season... This is always a sad time as I love the foliage on the trees but the ice and snow lays upon these skeletons and creates a winter blizzard effect and creates wonderful beauty also... Fall is the one time of the year that we allow dummies in our yards.. Chuckle... Then comes the goblins... I have already started to knock down cobwebs inside and outside our home... I will be going to storage this morning after posting and gathering some of my outdoor fall decoration... keeping it simple will be placing them out on the front porch today...
As we enter into the plentiful season it will be a perfect background for pleasures and wonderful treats... Don't forget to get those clear white lights and add them to your fall settings as a early start for Christmas.... It is wonderful the fall traditions have developed into some magical fun filled days and nights and it is a reminder for us to stop and enjoy moments as the pass by so very quickly... The calendar says the time is arriving .... so lets just enjoy the offerings and treasures this season creates for us.....
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Imagination..Creates Personality
As many of you will be touring around this weekend with different celebrations of all kinds... do you let your imagination travel with you? I know many times I view styles or something I find very appealing and try to imagine how I can make something similar work in my style... Always love looking for seating arrangements.. Bold colors not so much as they do not work for me.. I have to go with calming.. not something that makes me want to jump out of my shoes when entering the room...To enjoy the ambiance I love I have to stay with warm color choices... Considering how you can out something to use can be quite challenging and fun... It only makes sense to do what you want to surround yourself in... I love lots of stuff yet a more serene way of living... I always have stressed groupings instead of items just setting randomly everywhere... It all should be dome with your imagination and own personal touches however.. It is wonderful to find inspiration but making it your own is what adds the personal charm.Viewing and searching out salvage architecture can make many forms of decorating very lovely.. In my area this form is salvage is not very often found... Not plentiful as I have viewed on other blogs that you may have access to ... in fact, if you find one piece you may be lucky... Letting your imagination travel with you on your journeys will bring one-of-a-kind character by revealing your own personality....