fess up friday - design indulgence

Today is a real treat as we have one of my all time favorite designers and funny ladies, Sherry from <a href="http://designindulgence.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Design Indulgence</a>. Sherry is my neutrals idol. No one can do white and black better than this lady and she also just happens to be one of the nicest and funniest ladies I've met in this little corner of the world (wide web). So Sherry, fess up!<br /><script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-17695208-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pHxVdPL5zTC9gEjDGhFOofKrLNME7epOpET8Sm1lb9TyuHMxkLCWSxqgnWJd30kqKEod3MvciKXIFUSI2Baj0P7tWkxzEmh1jJn1wOboA2uNHX9GFTcsdIpWW_vg4C01IgR-jEYV3lrA/s1600/FessUpFridaylogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pHxVdPL5zTC9gEjDGhFOofKrLNME7epOpET8Sm1lb9TyuHMxkLCWSxqgnWJd30kqKEod3MvciKXIFUSI2Baj0P7tWkxzEmh1jJn1wOboA2uNHX9GFTcsdIpWW_vg4C01IgR-jEYV3lrA/s1600/FessUpFridaylogo.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Elizabeth.....<i>you funny girl</i>...thanks for asking me to join in on "fess up friday"....I think:)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I thought about all kinds of things I could confess to..... like I have a couple of hairs on my chin that seem to grow 4 inches in one night.  Seriously one day nothing and the next day <i>Rapunzel.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Or that I <i>HATE my curly hair</i>....it has always been a pain in my ass.  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVKSmeiXIRvMD41WirSK0jy3hyphenhyphenCSGPqDs7WAuR_28YGkTIBfQussiSDUee1i60Y4uyiP2bNVVIBBjfqqb7qph5OuOuPQsafuHv3FSYxuV0SMD72qRJjRKVaOBRfQBjF8Xzb36L0l0kg/s1600/5136_106847897937_8174843_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYVKSmeiXIRvMD41WirSK0jy3hyphenhyphenCSGPqDs7WAuR_28YGkTIBfQussiSDUee1i60Y4uyiP2bNVVIBBjfqqb7qph5OuOuPQsafuHv3FSYxuV0SMD72qRJjRKVaOBRfQBjF8Xzb36L0l0kg/s1600/5136_106847897937_8174843_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">That is me [25 years ago] with <i>Gene Simmons </i>hair.  Ridiculous.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Or....I am <i>totally petrified beyond anything</i> of spiders...large or small.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGWKLe_IDpfKDSCHsKPmjWNQVjL3hsyq_HVgoA6z_YRbc6x89g932hdzSsonvIqy3Il9eEKJ__ZRfNzoKV9wHJopJAJ0_GWw81uMOmag4C3iteA0NXVxO_iimSOWi-Js10r8mUNMbcQ/s1600/255374_10151061106762938_343235263_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGWKLe_IDpfKDSCHsKPmjWNQVjL3hsyq_HVgoA6z_YRbc6x89g932hdzSsonvIqy3Il9eEKJ__ZRfNzoKV9wHJopJAJ0_GWw81uMOmag4C3iteA0NXVxO_iimSOWi-Js10r8mUNMbcQ/s1600/255374_10151061106762938_343235263_n.jpg" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">But I guess the real thing I am confessing to is this....how scared I get when I post about a <i>design project</i> I have completed or <i>share pictures of my own home.  </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Seriously people I feel so vulnerable....<i>"is it OK....are people thinking WTH is THAT?"</i>  She needs to keep that mess to herself.   It's like I have that syndrome where someone can't recognize faces....only I can't recognize if it looks good or not.  Epic fail?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">On the one hand people tell me they like it..... but what if they really don't know?  We have all seen when someone leaves the house thinking <i>"BAM....I look good!"</i>  And....you wonder </span></div><div><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">what.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></i></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>were. </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>they.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>thinking.</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Whoever<i> </i>said <i>"I like it and I don't care about anyone else's opinion"</i> is a liar right?  <i>Of course we care or we wouldn't keep changing it.  </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">So there....it's out.  I have stood on the mountain [like Moses] with a bullhorn and hollered <i>"it's a crap shoot over here:)".</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Keeping it real.....Sherika</span></div><div><br /></div>

fess up friday - design indulgence

Today is a real treat as we have one of my all time favorite designers and funny ladies, Sherry from Design Indulgence. Sherry is my neutrals idol. No one can do white and black better than this lady and she also just happens to be one of the nicest and funniest ladies I've met in this little corner…

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farmhouse kitchen is famous thanks to kitchen + bath makeovers magazine

Today is thrilling for many reasons.<br /><br />First of all I get to finally share a secret I've been holding on to for close to a year - a big load off. Secondly, I get to share this info with all of you lovelies. And finally, I get to show pictures of my work that are more true to life than anything I am ever able to produce. Proof positive that I am NOT a photographer.<br /><br />But enough chatter, let's get to the good stuff. The <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/04/before-and-after-farmhouse-kitchen.html" target="_blank">farmhouse kitchen</a> that I shared with you last year is featured in the summer edition of <a href="http://bhgspecials.zinio.com/browse/issues/index.jsp?skuId=416304136&prnt=&categoryId=cat2365809" target="_blank">Kitchen + Bath Makeovers</a> magazine!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUBqHUtPyWh8ukHa_T0SNhJGZvKnWXIjl4qPLjiD0q_nwu-yCxDE6qE1J6tna96dlf_7fGrLMidSIGzJO5PX_vMWxKl4tJmbKLkr2FF6H0Q9OPBHOdmZ-HKipB3TVFn0Du3uKCbYfrmoT/s1600/BHGKitchenBathMakeoversSummer2014.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUBqHUtPyWh8ukHa_T0SNhJGZvKnWXIjl4qPLjiD0q_nwu-yCxDE6qE1J6tna96dlf_7fGrLMidSIGzJO5PX_vMWxKl4tJmbKLkr2FF6H0Q9OPBHOdmZ-HKipB3TVFn0Du3uKCbYfrmoT/s1600/BHGKitchenBathMakeoversSummer2014.jpg.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDI7AsKfwXbEpKSQnLgBd5u-VzNiexQ0MvCQc4IUMEoc4HK6dRqvv3wxbH6rFzgPcEppRDhln4uXrKnXLh6YmSXhEQPQ3cd9VhRqw9obmiDYEB2Bdw5BXMiQXbJSwrXTtdgCCq5XWAy2_T/s1600/BHGFranksKitchenWide.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDI7AsKfwXbEpKSQnLgBd5u-VzNiexQ0MvCQc4IUMEoc4HK6dRqvv3wxbH6rFzgPcEppRDhln4uXrKnXLh6YmSXhEQPQ3cd9VhRqw9obmiDYEB2Bdw5BXMiQXbJSwrXTtdgCCq5XWAy2_T/s1600/BHGFranksKitchenWide.tiff" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Alise O'Brien for Kitchen + Bath Makeovers</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxfvH8fJmSSu8xUDhmjsFmrjUYgnJ-5wB12Fo8FK6EGBsmUgJ6zhJV1GLdKuOfNSyMGlYaimULESqyJk_ZnCcTJfi3VFZVjmby9QUu5yLOnhwKIPM2uZ5PppkrOV9fkx3Oc6gDJYyKN_Y/s1600/BHGFranksKitchen.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxfvH8fJmSSu8xUDhmjsFmrjUYgnJ-5wB12Fo8FK6EGBsmUgJ6zhJV1GLdKuOfNSyMGlYaimULESqyJk_ZnCcTJfi3VFZVjmby9QUu5yLOnhwKIPM2uZ5PppkrOV9fkx3Oc6gDJYyKN_Y/s1600/BHGFranksKitchen.tiff" width="474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo by Alise O'Brien for Kitchen + Bath Makeovers</td></tr></tbody></table><br />What the what?! I know, right! Pretty cool. I always wonder how these shoots come to be, so I thought I would share a bit about my experience for any that are interested.<br /><br />Not long after I <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2013/04/before-and-after-farmhouse-kitchen.html" target="_blank">posted about the kitchen</a> I got an email from Meredith Field Editor Bonnie Broten saying that she would like to submit the kitchen for publication and would I be interested. Uh, yeah I would. And with that email began weeks of back and forth phone calls and emails between Bonnie and me and my clients', the Franks. Additional pictures from every angle imaginable are requested as well as a rough before and after floor plan (which I'm sure they pinned up on the bulletin board in the break room at Meredith so that everyone could laugh at my rudimentary drawing skills), budget information, information about me and the Franks'. Everything.<br /><br />And then, we waited. And waited. Until one day it was official - we were on the editorial calendar and the shoot was a sure thing.<br /><br />A week or two before the shoot a shot list is sent which is what the field editor and photographer use on the day of the shoot to make sure they are getting just what the magazine wants. It basically will give a picture of a certain angle of the kitchen and then directions for each shot (add more color, open window, make sure to show the floor, etc.). Then Bonnie and I got on the phone and went thru the shot list together, making sure nothing in the kitchen had changed since the original shots were taken, ideas we had for accessories, photo direction etc. Bonnie has shot with so many amazing people and spaces over the years so of course she was full of great ideas, but was also so open to any suggestions or ideas I had.<br /><br />She came into town the day before the shoot and we were able to spend the day shopping for accessories that I had scouted beforehand and getting more flowers that I've ever bought at one time. Perfect day material if you ask me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4VrE8hud4Rz4LLKdF5tU7xzk9Vqk1PA3xJXvS7mRypzbFtf7yDhIzTO4fPkmS69iQ4j8ZkUOO4u4Vv59hAJIdf70LfqOz0GhhgKTyCeLwes0Nej165IwrMJzYRuMOQv8d09_HzKSavX7/s1600/IMG_2556.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4VrE8hud4Rz4LLKdF5tU7xzk9Vqk1PA3xJXvS7mRypzbFtf7yDhIzTO4fPkmS69iQ4j8ZkUOO4u4Vv59hAJIdf70LfqOz0GhhgKTyCeLwes0Nej165IwrMJzYRuMOQv8d09_HzKSavX7/s1600/IMG_2556.JPG.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><br />Then after months and months of talking and anticipating the day finally arrived and we took over the Franks' house for the day.<br /><br />Each individual shot is set up, tweaked, photographed, tweaked again and photographed again. Then, you move on to the next shot and do the process over again. I found the whole thing thrilling and soaked up every bit of knowledge I could gain from Bonnie as well as from <a href="http://aliseobrienphotography.com/" target="_blank">Alise O'Brien</a>, the amazing photographer, and her assistant TeAnne. It was a long, full day of work and by the end I was both exhilarated and exhausted. And any other words that you can think of that start with 'ex'.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGVbzSVu50Vxn7F4lD8fusMbX6rclZs_reYQdq3yWB_nKcdQItuQq7AoGWG7arghuiMRp_8poJofhoIDFpd2i8JOtl_qdyCRWnr_hVxeHyipXpdsPGQj8MQ9pVGMNlH8XmPMVF5DaAMR9/s1600/IMG_2562.JPG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGVbzSVu50Vxn7F4lD8fusMbX6rclZs_reYQdq3yWB_nKcdQItuQq7AoGWG7arghuiMRp_8poJofhoIDFpd2i8JOtl_qdyCRWnr_hVxeHyipXpdsPGQj8MQ9pVGMNlH8XmPMVF5DaAMR9/s1600/IMG_2562.JPG.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonnie checking out a shot</td></tr></tbody></table>Then several months later the writer for the article, Mara Boo called to talk about the kitchen, the process, the pictures etc. It was just as thrilling to read the article as it was to see the pictures. It was something I will never forget. And even better, I've been able to do some additional scouting for Bonnie since then and helped with a few other shoots. I am nuts over the whole process and I could do it a million times over. What a thrill.<br /><br />So with that, I think I've reached my gush quota for the day. I'll stop, I promise but first - a million thanks to my wonderful clients who not only have been a joy to work with for the past year and a half but were brave enough to trust me on so many levels and just let me 'run with it'. Thank you also to everyone at Meredith and Better Homes and Gardens, Mara Boo, Alise O'Brien, and especially Bonnie Broten. You are one in a million Bonnie!<br /><br />Ok, now I really am done. Thanks for letting me indulge in a bit of horn tooting. And now you know, when someone says to me, "don't tell anyone yet" I lock that stuff in my iron clad vault. I'm a secret keeper like no other.<br /><br />So go out and pick up a copy of Kitchen + Bath Makeovers for more photos and information and join me tonight for a celebratory cocktail! Cheers to hard work!!<br /><br />

farmhouse kitchen is famous thanks to kitchen + bath makeovers magazine

Today is thrilling for many reasons.First of all I get to finally share a secret I've been holding on to for close to a year - a big load off. Secondly, I get to share this info with all of you lovelies. And finally, I get to show pictures of my work that are more true to life than anything I am eve…

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back in the swing of things

Happy Tuesday/Monday all. I hope all of those that had one were able to enjoy the long holiday weekend. Between vacation last week and then the holiday weekend this week I don't know what time OR day it is. I'm completely out of whack. Anybody else feel like this as well?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GP1v8oZ0nMnfHmyIzFnPwkuvLZ4XrZTiUuv6KDgF7rb1SfDjL5T2_lBUfXZyP-B9TwrmJ_7i7BpZ1QdGGcyUK88gND3miuTS_BFIXoQ9RsH-4cs7w-CmeYFffPuBq2i3G4y5XuXHZCLy/s1600/sedona.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5GP1v8oZ0nMnfHmyIzFnPwkuvLZ4XrZTiUuv6KDgF7rb1SfDjL5T2_lBUfXZyP-B9TwrmJ_7i7BpZ1QdGGcyUK88gND3miuTS_BFIXoQ9RsH-4cs7w-CmeYFffPuBq2i3G4y5XuXHZCLy/s1600/sedona.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Speaking of vacation, the hubs and I had a beyond wonderful time. We spent time in Sedona, AZ as well as a resort/spa in the desert south of Phoenix. It was spa, pool, hike, pool, explore, spa, pool, spa for five glorious days. I discovered the bliss of an amazing facial and we have made a pact to vacation without the girls at least once a year from now on. A damn good way to celebrate 14 years of marriage to this guy.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoh8XBlM_gU3p_dlR8t8UXekMR5DUjOKNKaVYvfwpoYedhoLSk_RWbZImUX4os4RcBOZMsBA6pWjzzbDfjEprDbOMaPWqjILVpWrJB_i5H6b3dkGsigtQcc6i9ywddQyLcoshpnqWzhGPZ/s1600/honeymooninza.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoh8XBlM_gU3p_dlR8t8UXekMR5DUjOKNKaVYvfwpoYedhoLSk_RWbZImUX4os4RcBOZMsBA6pWjzzbDfjEprDbOMaPWqjILVpWrJB_i5H6b3dkGsigtQcc6i9ywddQyLcoshpnqWzhGPZ/s1600/honeymooninza.tiff" width="320" /></a></div><br />Now its back to the real world. Work, the last five days of school, and a mountain of laundry that I've been neglecting. Where <i>is</i> that maid I keep wishing for?! Be sure to check in tomorrow as I have a BIG announcement to share, aka exciting news.<br /><br />So spill it. How was your weekend? Spend anytime at the pool? Why have you never told me how wonderful facials are??!!<br /><br />

back in the swing of things

Happy Tuesday/Monday all. I hope all of those that had one were able to enjoy the long holiday weekend. Between vacation last week and then the holiday weekend this week I don't know what time OR day it is. I'm completely out of whack. Anybody else feel like this as well?Speaking of vacation, the hu…

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fess up friday - comfy cozy couture

Thank god for Fess Up Friday, or I would have not even known what day it is! I'm still in a bit of a <a href="http://thelittleblackdoor.blogspot.com/2014/05/rest-and-relaxation.html" target="_blank">post-vacation</a> haze. I'll update you on all the vacation fun next week, but for today I'm happy to focus on the oh so lovely Dominique from <a href="http://comfycozycouture.com/CCC/blog" target="_blank">Comfy Cozy Couture</a>. I've long loved Dominique and long envied her style - girlfriend knows how to work it. When that winning lottery ticket lands in my lap, I'm calling Dominique for some hard core styling advice. Let's hear what my dear has to share today - Dominique, fess up!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDI8TPkoYL97E8uE4rB_4COzxDs5aRGEQMaIIerefwJjZNuKbRQCEn61NzyRmkAqabYuugx_0hbuBBkagpnSQnN7IqFpIwvZw0zwtss4qZOf1zOoyX0HWnraCl5qgxgoJ9NSR71_z7w9J/s1600/FessUpFridaylogo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDI8TPkoYL97E8uE4rB_4COzxDs5aRGEQMaIIerefwJjZNuKbRQCEn61NzyRmkAqabYuugx_0hbuBBkagpnSQnN7IqFpIwvZw0zwtss4qZOf1zOoyX0HWnraCl5qgxgoJ9NSR71_z7w9J/s1600/FessUpFridaylogo.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Hey lovelies, Dominique here from <span style="color: #ffcc99;"><a href="http://comfycozycouture.com/CCC/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffcc99;">Comfy Cozy Couture</span></a></span>! Thanks to Elizabeth for having me over today for "Fess Up Friday!" I've always loved Elizabeth's crazy good style and ability to complete a fabulous DIY right before our eyes! Oh and the fact that she's hilarious is the cherry on top!<br /><br />Okay, so I can't drag it out any longer...it's Fess Up time. Now I will admit I was so excited when Elizabeth emailed me about participating but that was immediately followed by nerves. Like omg, what am I going to fess up about but if you follow along with <span style="color: #ffcc99;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/www.comfycozycouture.com/ccc/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ffcc99;">CCC</span></a></span> you know that I recently announced the Mr. and I are expecting a baby in December.<br /><br /><img alt="Comfy Cozy Couture | Baby DeLaney" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3676" height="450" src="http://comfycozycouture.com/CCC/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Comfy-Cozy-Couture-Baby-DeLaney.png" width="600" /><br /><br />And since "fessing up" is all about being honest well I'm <em>terrified</em> about this baby...not about the labor or how this said baby will come into the world (I'm pretending like the stork is going to drop it off for now) but more about what's going to happen to my body and that I will be responsible for another human being. Don't get me wrong I am so thankful that God blessed us with this baby as we tried for many many months and I think pregnancy is a beautiful thing! But as I try to prepare for the crazy changes that are about to happen to my body or the fact that my hormones are on a constant roller coaster ride...and the numbers on the scale are going to start creeping up I can't help but feel anxious and vulnerable.<br /><br />But I'm vowing to put my negative thoughts aside and try to embrace this pregnancy thing along with all of the changes because I know in the end it will all be worth it or so I hear! Alright my confession is over...Whew, I feel better. Thanks for having me, I hope some of you readers can relate...tell me you can? I'm not alone here right?!<br /><br />

fess up friday - comfy cozy couture

Thank god for Fess Up Friday, or I would have not even known what day it is! I'm still in a bit of a post-vacation haze. I'll update you on all the vacation fun next week, but for today I'm happy to focus on the oh so lovely Dominique from Comfy Cozy Couture. I've long loved Dominique and long envie…

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Summer Changes in the Breakfast Room

I am always changing the hutch in the breakfast room, it seems. I love to change things seasonally but also to mix things up a bit!!! I also change the 2 shelving things (that are actually plant stands). I got them MANY years ago and now they live in the breakfast room. Here is what we have right now!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xFCGrlhg3UPZrqqATj0Zg5ApTRBx_443KciyAZ8E5k7VV7XE__5FYcwa35pJJPPkLxM6JnJq8qvdc0c_-Uzbzbw-mgw2GvsPWXL5wtcr8UYSsMtociaJAQMW9cDVSS-5nPO-UQRfAkA/s1600/IMG_0203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xFCGrlhg3UPZrqqATj0Zg5ApTRBx_443KciyAZ8E5k7VV7XE__5FYcwa35pJJPPkLxM6JnJq8qvdc0c_-Uzbzbw-mgw2GvsPWXL5wtcr8UYSsMtociaJAQMW9cDVSS-5nPO-UQRfAkA/s1600/IMG_0203.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> Since we have been gardening outside ALOT, I am using alot of gardening elements in this room for now.  Birdhouses, gardening implements, birds etc.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiPazf8dhKKUYSJXraSELaFx9ycHC0_rDQKUU3zrDnKZF8m82FCQYvPMR-BwMWzQCOytUtvAksgFq9hr4VQn9nt1gZMwlJW7nsz64sOEJWcNxjIOik1lLOo_R_evkoN42YWy-ajZkyzs/s1600/IMG_0204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiPazf8dhKKUYSJXraSELaFx9ycHC0_rDQKUU3zrDnKZF8m82FCQYvPMR-BwMWzQCOytUtvAksgFq9hr4VQn9nt1gZMwlJW7nsz64sOEJWcNxjIOik1lLOo_R_evkoN42YWy-ajZkyzs/s1600/IMG_0204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> My birdhouse lamp is one of my favorites.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaox0602wZYTGNvgYq2cil77pFtEgXT63fv2-dyYW6xi6e6Uz5CSI33z79lpyvuKPBAPb-weLVyq0GrwNEdLfmz_v_Kf6CEPn8TUBnTJp10jMoFT8E4YwKp4WZRzj52gBXdNHNhyB2Ds/s1600/IMG_0205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAaox0602wZYTGNvgYq2cil77pFtEgXT63fv2-dyYW6xi6e6Uz5CSI33z79lpyvuKPBAPb-weLVyq0GrwNEdLfmz_v_Kf6CEPn8TUBnTJp10jMoFT8E4YwKp4WZRzj52gBXdNHNhyB2Ds/s1600/IMG_0205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSf2R3rDi55zyBtoDzbpzhLEiOxbWXquHeLyBQ7Z___eEIR9J2GuRLto1SEZMRQvzRBFeGY5YWWxJ-DLwiKPMQkpTiBsyy7QYthzEqGnLOInN2HaYTq-5VzC1egGRXCGjM3mhvSNsi-bc/s1600/IMG_0206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSf2R3rDi55zyBtoDzbpzhLEiOxbWXquHeLyBQ7Z___eEIR9J2GuRLto1SEZMRQvzRBFeGY5YWWxJ-DLwiKPMQkpTiBsyy7QYthzEqGnLOInN2HaYTq-5VzC1egGRXCGjM3mhvSNsi-bc/s1600/IMG_0206.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> For those of you who don't know, Joe built this hutch for me. We saw one very similair up in Lancaster county and he made a sketch on a piece of scrap paper and came home and built it for me!!! He did it like the Amish do: you can not see ANY nails or screw. Great craftmanship!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDA6ficlbMDEs5y1sWVTLBwmXamE2ji8QnB56ePRwNamyinGio1IgTUMOBbFWrSM1-RxfcY5ID_j1NNGSYrEyMDrBJ8Z6DIXERU6UX52vj6X5lZfY93ZM5lte-_ke4CgzNvRepBArjuD0/s1600/IMG_0207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDA6ficlbMDEs5y1sWVTLBwmXamE2ji8QnB56ePRwNamyinGio1IgTUMOBbFWrSM1-RxfcY5ID_j1NNGSYrEyMDrBJ8Z6DIXERU6UX52vj6X5lZfY93ZM5lte-_ke4CgzNvRepBArjuD0/s1600/IMG_0207.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> My large birdhouse sits on top now. And some bee skeps that I love.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-ueD1PwCXQT8kE4KcERZT4KhQtWBkvkJkn70PDodr2FA73M16zlbxC69wmHcxvpFGWCvOfQVV9MA0TAu1mLm9215rcek6eUo1JFB0Ime12ojWBY55uGApmg6HgBB1lyIQzZXqDBDo9A/s1600/IMG_0208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-ueD1PwCXQT8kE4KcERZT4KhQtWBkvkJkn70PDodr2FA73M16zlbxC69wmHcxvpFGWCvOfQVV9MA0TAu1mLm9215rcek6eUo1JFB0Ime12ojWBY55uGApmg6HgBB1lyIQzZXqDBDo9A/s1600/IMG_0208.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> I love the galvanized wartering can and placed one of my gardening figurines on the edge.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeexEK5cdEUmCBalbWDSU-ra7ZkdRXXVCG45O1TXvyOQjcGQdha5H9ZqYVIbcQN8WOteGOdvzMHPb6bAtlPGvKGiCFkPxRi_G73jaN6Pzncz1zqGHl2WErCxdEOnwnmvSuqso1dST13U/s1600/IMG_0209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTeexEK5cdEUmCBalbWDSU-ra7ZkdRXXVCG45O1TXvyOQjcGQdha5H9ZqYVIbcQN8WOteGOdvzMHPb6bAtlPGvKGiCFkPxRi_G73jaN6Pzncz1zqGHl2WErCxdEOnwnmvSuqso1dST13U/s1600/IMG_0209.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjYp_UyuMZkV0-pNAvsrBjG9o1kIrxa54zOcQg9AL0JDEV-JvIKR2gnSN10e83ncNqMPY3SI7D-tVApyr57bbAgLb1h3JEDdy48-A4pAVdvrCahSVw_RAMF5AQdrhO58Ja7z_qU9E5z4/s1600/IMG_0210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjYp_UyuMZkV0-pNAvsrBjG9o1kIrxa54zOcQg9AL0JDEV-JvIKR2gnSN10e83ncNqMPY3SI7D-tVApyr57bbAgLb1h3JEDdy48-A4pAVdvrCahSVw_RAMF5AQdrhO58Ja7z_qU9E5z4/s1600/IMG_0210.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I kept this large bunny out because I just love him!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvXnShe5TYNk-As2fZtSIb2b36fzfv5aDKZOONPwlKHD3keuvBwKZnxlOmjfTZc1TOgysfboVpaHHHmerMBFT6FNb4L5jtYpNWhs_1VcDehUxygyZ484HdDjIDpm_jLjRmx6MIgxhok0/s1600/IMG_0211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvXnShe5TYNk-As2fZtSIb2b36fzfv5aDKZOONPwlKHD3keuvBwKZnxlOmjfTZc1TOgysfboVpaHHHmerMBFT6FNb4L5jtYpNWhs_1VcDehUxygyZ484HdDjIDpm_jLjRmx6MIgxhok0/s1600/IMG_0211.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> I made this napkin holder many years ago too; painted it and added the flowers, bird and pots.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZ6clx7qa86c8ry4DtB2nwt8BOesmFgJ5b26meqMWHvqNaJbZJ5qeeN426GGbJu-vPtXp3ibICIqGv1G6l67NYGcvsjgc9SQVI4_9uI3-_kpkZXgVWQtfDiKYlQ_sY8nNJGVNQRSmG1I/s1600/IMG_0213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENt6PgzqiVd1VV4JhW4VkvbQn_KMu0BXd5bHFVD9g4M7u4vxiIayh7mp5jxLLAr8zcegBQMxS5QgO8Ze3oNSEjCUf5zPaIka0L8BsIo4vghBq_-u_nxjmwGF7oJG8DW3qaChlD1X1Qzg/s1600/IMG_0215.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> I also painted this gardening cart, added the flowers and little signs and gardening hat!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2W8iVYAH8PpXVos0KmA47M6nJHFwziGCuzYsif8jsxL00zrHecjuWfusQ1QdcgQgXlflCaaAMopCAE19_qIymnkL-kQgFFXnr7qmwHY8znhCNF7V2lhqzQFz5d-9tIQB4MX7AOIHjzE/s1600/IMG_0216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2W8iVYAH8PpXVos0KmA47M6nJHFwziGCuzYsif8jsxL00zrHecjuWfusQ1QdcgQgXlflCaaAMopCAE19_qIymnkL-kQgFFXnr7qmwHY8znhCNF7V2lhqzQFz5d-9tIQB4MX7AOIHjzE/s1600/IMG_0216.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6l2sQOsuPHksTWd5QyQvOxVFsGd0UCNUUq1vRHRQK2SUogOXiZ7Nl4cLW9fNEMdsohXoyNV7trJ0IZOjs29taIwZ8IMfZz4xDuS0BMrVEeRCd6hcXKaLfk7wxi-y7DlMihZJJOaeg70/s1600/IMG_0219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6l2sQOsuPHksTWd5QyQvOxVFsGd0UCNUUq1vRHRQK2SUogOXiZ7Nl4cLW9fNEMdsohXoyNV7trJ0IZOjs29taIwZ8IMfZz4xDuS0BMrVEeRCd6hcXKaLfk7wxi-y7DlMihZJJOaeg70/s1600/IMG_0219.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I got this green matal jar on our trip to Fl. this past winter. Along with another turtle shell, I just lve them Our neighbor actually has baby turtles that just hatched in her side yard!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTD0EHkDDN6jAx7agWuevI7T1NPCjzN1JWMc8H5ZsCaW4D7myStaMA87wLIBj9GaqhqOPoVPbazDN46yW-SKoXaccmTrVYzavbvJXb2Xfwc1jpjvfIlqB884vpimqaMMqncPH2QUh4NAk/s1600/IMG_0220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTD0EHkDDN6jAx7agWuevI7T1NPCjzN1JWMc8H5ZsCaW4D7myStaMA87wLIBj9GaqhqOPoVPbazDN46yW-SKoXaccmTrVYzavbvJXb2Xfwc1jpjvfIlqB884vpimqaMMqncPH2QUh4NAk/s1600/IMG_0220.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJwLRAktYZZrgrwz1JMittNaJpkKUTarBrZ8xA9vMYM7uslBm0NxGLlIvYCzBt5bfG2kCneHQj8JblfgRZfgW9mlNQT9CQY7dk2IVXEy6TfCQJpsHhGwz6NJKUbBvlmzqT51c_VZy0vE/s1600/IMG_0221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJwLRAktYZZrgrwz1JMittNaJpkKUTarBrZ8xA9vMYM7uslBm0NxGLlIvYCzBt5bfG2kCneHQj8JblfgRZfgW9mlNQT9CQY7dk2IVXEy6TfCQJpsHhGwz6NJKUbBvlmzqT51c_VZy0vE/s1600/IMG_0221.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZqdW0NOZJwf239YfCG_qgPUoOBA8RB5jaT3M3gaY7LpAeVgvf1gjlFWX3AfqnqEqcLLKsxBwp4fYjlJ1IbkgUx5KbNsmGwSmNeTRtcq1AZSDz1rsmCBeZwfqvljGqr53DUyM6R4ZRwI/s1600/IMG_0222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZqdW0NOZJwf239YfCG_qgPUoOBA8RB5jaT3M3gaY7LpAeVgvf1gjlFWX3AfqnqEqcLLKsxBwp4fYjlJ1IbkgUx5KbNsmGwSmNeTRtcq1AZSDz1rsmCBeZwfqvljGqr53DUyM6R4ZRwI/s1600/IMG_0222.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMp_8kC3vJxLeqCgXjO3n9RMcqiZ33RSJuF-demazBRDhBRutNNUnQq4oLlNGYuiY4E-zl_PW6KSwivvL3RwE6zBQVgONNyxHqC3F54KdnGALXyYlyJqoeXdxpDYZFy_3lBKqfM_9PvI/s1600/IMG_0208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMp_8kC3vJxLeqCgXjO3n9RMcqiZ33RSJuF-demazBRDhBRutNNUnQq4oLlNGYuiY4E-zl_PW6KSwivvL3RwE6zBQVgONNyxHqC3F54KdnGALXyYlyJqoeXdxpDYZFy_3lBKqfM_9PvI/s1600/IMG_0208.JPG" width="426" /></a> Thanks for stopping by. 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Summer Changes in the Breakfast Room

I am always changing the hutch in the breakfast room, it seems. I love to change things seasonally but also to mix things up a bit!!! I also change the 2 shelving things (that are actually plant stands). I got them MANY years ago and now they live in the breakfast room. Here is what we have right no…

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rest and relaxation

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Do I sound really far away? I feel really far away.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjNmJLvbS6JbiRfW36jTthn7OPDyvZX8tyQ4rT7dv6t6g57T1E7HMGYK3grqsVMbBaLdn0FF-NG4kAJZr3RBuBifq65gFu1nFGF17s_tL8gNNLa2aFjTutAKGUwQ5AjkOMvLiL9QOUIma/s1600/tumblr_liyip352K01qa5yk4o1_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjNmJLvbS6JbiRfW36jTthn7OPDyvZX8tyQ4rT7dv6t6g57T1E7HMGYK3grqsVMbBaLdn0FF-NG4kAJZr3RBuBifq65gFu1nFGF17s_tL8gNNLa2aFjTutAKGUwQ5AjkOMvLiL9QOUIma/s1600/tumblr_liyip352K01qa5yk4o1_1280.jpg" width="510" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://trendytraveler.tumblr.com/post/5660066180" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table>The hubs and I have escaped to the desert for some quality spa and pool time and anniversary fun. I'll be back on Thursday but in the meantime, see what I'm discovering about the desert by following me on <a href="http://instagram.com/littleblackdoor/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.<br /><br />Cheers!

rest and relaxation

Do I sound really far away? I feel really far away.viaThe hubs and I have escaped to the desert for some quality spa and pool time and anniversary fun. I'll be back on Thursday but in the meantime, see what I'm discovering about the desert by following me on Instagram.Cheers!…

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~~~Gardening at the Table~~~

I have gotten all of my gardening things out now and decided to do a table with that theme. We have been gardening like crazy for several weeks now and our labors are starting to show. ALL of the mulch is done, the beds are edged, new bushes and flowers are planted, the roses are BLOOMING!!! My heart is full!!!! I just HAPPEN to have a set of dishes with a gardening theme:):) Shocker, I know. Here is what I came up with. I got a new camera for Mother's day and I can tell a big difference in my pictures! Do you see that they are so much clearer and brighter? For some reason these came up in the wrong order? Not sure why but hope you enjoy:)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97COOEYGVWGi8drZYGheDi_Qtwcnmr1vC3aZZjI1pw-O7QVrOGLP2iZ1By7JEN_4m2wq-vzqR8ebyKA6zMib2mfziLSd8Q6RzZWkdQle3owYzKrLKrAjxLfv7W7QF8JSnhWHVKWvvqKo/s1600/IMG_0143.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97COOEYGVWGi8drZYGheDi_Qtwcnmr1vC3aZZjI1pw-O7QVrOGLP2iZ1By7JEN_4m2wq-vzqR8ebyKA6zMib2mfziLSd8Q6RzZWkdQle3owYzKrLKrAjxLfv7W7QF8JSnhWHVKWvvqKo/s1600/IMG_0143.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> There is alot of green at this table, which is calming to me. I think green is a great neautral.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxzpunQVXh3sJXkqBkG4iygtR2D2mepGs8LBsMlHH1qqIQvRu6_23JuYDGsk6HEHxglCGgmVvQzUu8d_WCIjin2l0Qm4TW8Wt494SUMSd_1b-SQmbs-EdKSi5PUBPnOOmLsByLJ_T_gQ/s1600/IMG_0144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxzpunQVXh3sJXkqBkG4iygtR2D2mepGs8LBsMlHH1qqIQvRu6_23JuYDGsk6HEHxglCGgmVvQzUu8d_WCIjin2l0Qm4TW8Wt494SUMSd_1b-SQmbs-EdKSi5PUBPnOOmLsByLJ_T_gQ/s1600/IMG_0144.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I used these topiaries cause the dishes have a topiary on them too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3U5LgjECmJUnp__atsiSwK7Ht9rCZK5F6ZuLZCoZ1AdZZMc5llfSokEtTYfdfdFX_y9bVsKG08bfBL5h0sBXJFNX13gzNyqdF0efnF6ZQzfxrASLFd56djUQXsO7QdWZK1_lbwTDgSQ/s1600/IMG_0147.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3U5LgjECmJUnp__atsiSwK7Ht9rCZK5F6ZuLZCoZ1AdZZMc5llfSokEtTYfdfdFX_y9bVsKG08bfBL5h0sBXJFNX13gzNyqdF0efnF6ZQzfxrASLFd56djUQXsO7QdWZK1_lbwTDgSQ/s1600/IMG_0147.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGDrOSyVUJWdf0LE6t3O4Ew_2EG_KiMjh96UNQLLrOlcSk66yBpqD0eJW5zgt_CGKY6EM-LY-kaazmd4mjzrYGFSIQENUdF889f7JCSQfyoTWLoD-kawWQw-tPkHDNhKa0pBqkc80IdU/s1600/IMG_0151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGDrOSyVUJWdf0LE6t3O4Ew_2EG_KiMjh96UNQLLrOlcSk66yBpqD0eJW5zgt_CGKY6EM-LY-kaazmd4mjzrYGFSIQENUdF889f7JCSQfyoTWLoD-kawWQw-tPkHDNhKa0pBqkc80IdU/s1600/IMG_0151.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBknDs8CJlmE7Iav0KdIEaDnKso7kpOTZQnBZ6aGgez-LoSoTCjrpv4p_YiOrtcsG7-W3yPJr2u7Tv-ULr5lPppr0_z1VaOMjfx9vJ59kGK-7uhF4V1Hwe_m-yBuzD_49pWEzyyRmPXaQ/s1600/IMG_0152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBknDs8CJlmE7Iav0KdIEaDnKso7kpOTZQnBZ6aGgez-LoSoTCjrpv4p_YiOrtcsG7-W3yPJr2u7Tv-ULr5lPppr0_z1VaOMjfx9vJ59kGK-7uhF4V1Hwe_m-yBuzD_49pWEzyyRmPXaQ/s1600/IMG_0152.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I use the watering can S and P all summer.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYa5O1dMbXU383o_htkShHEJ91-qhpjsxB14mGqrQ2yzwE6Tgi8Jdoko1ptG5vlyHyQQRgEWqcP8Q3t7OP4qZFvFwpn0vc2tD-0SI50o-QJKnveK1n0ciOWEJd842mmvpPwJB7J0Y1yis/s1600/IMG_0153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYa5O1dMbXU383o_htkShHEJ91-qhpjsxB14mGqrQ2yzwE6Tgi8Jdoko1ptG5vlyHyQQRgEWqcP8Q3t7OP4qZFvFwpn0vc2tD-0SI50o-QJKnveK1n0ciOWEJd842mmvpPwJB7J0Y1yis/s1600/IMG_0153.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I used 2 napkins gatherd with a simple ring and then placed the gardening set in the ring. These are actually place card holders but we know our places:):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKD2i_rPlEWzsrb62XifwgAzoV-cQhVt2OdxJmMitZFK6P1RyqP87EKM0DT3rgTnaqos9IqqWR-HQmxON91zfU59V5Rqq5kPeqqDKDTyiM8YRv8l7PpbGQCqaSawvDEYEycV7K-WUchpE/s1600/IMG_0155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKD2i_rPlEWzsrb62XifwgAzoV-cQhVt2OdxJmMitZFK6P1RyqP87EKM0DT3rgTnaqos9IqqWR-HQmxON91zfU59V5Rqq5kPeqqDKDTyiM8YRv8l7PpbGQCqaSawvDEYEycV7K-WUchpE/s1600/IMG_0155.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n4rtQhUjKBNQxSNB221Tg7xQWEniFhxARODsW4KUoPd37r2ATNiLtfnQ-RY5GBReUqjQNfL-gCcr1FQW3h6pmcQvQDoVJi7rJ4Mrj3RGsu0O4lFUN8Yvhno0o65AibDTVUB9HqIMSS8/s1600/IMG_0156.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n4rtQhUjKBNQxSNB221Tg7xQWEniFhxARODsW4KUoPd37r2ATNiLtfnQ-RY5GBReUqjQNfL-gCcr1FQW3h6pmcQvQDoVJi7rJ4Mrj3RGsu0O4lFUN8Yvhno0o65AibDTVUB9HqIMSS8/s1600/IMG_0156.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The nest tealight holders are a favorite.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitt2CYK-Gj2ft503Qmk53Zr5LpWUMQXzpX_oQMb7_H-QM3MoHdeZCvOa0Nv_h6t848mssn6eqdpdB95OFI9xDI8JxEyJ7KEZdDoS9OBsLfH0Sa8vjQ0_trSqp-W_WRDayAdA2Hkdq-PDo/s1600/IMG_0158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitt2CYK-Gj2ft503Qmk53Zr5LpWUMQXzpX_oQMb7_H-QM3MoHdeZCvOa0Nv_h6t848mssn6eqdpdB95OFI9xDI8JxEyJ7KEZdDoS9OBsLfH0Sa8vjQ0_trSqp-W_WRDayAdA2Hkdq-PDo/s1600/IMG_0158.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> A bee has landed on the topiary pot!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBhLRz2DCjTUuEKb13wcoZe4izxgedLLEQHODXyW_umwB05lCj9hpvk2k_l7RSZ6Z6siqIp476zYeBXBI36UWGu13dYz1BXq1bubfWc1qcRB9kvdnxRvA1ewT3oTi0-ke2REir_RwVHw/s1600/IMG_0160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBhLRz2DCjTUuEKb13wcoZe4izxgedLLEQHODXyW_umwB05lCj9hpvk2k_l7RSZ6Z6siqIp476zYeBXBI36UWGu13dYz1BXq1bubfWc1qcRB9kvdnxRvA1ewT3oTi0-ke2REir_RwVHw/s1600/IMG_0160.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1wF5j2t6k0qE7Kw-RiR9-AtK0gMmNL7UlvcsM8MFTzCklcPuR4NChspeUO0u2p3A-p4ldBW64J0wH2m84gVfWDLyQPTV2mVqS5usl_-UYdQPkg_lEOz_pE6zrtS4rqv7EgcPQtKjiuw/s1600/IMG_0163.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1wF5j2t6k0qE7Kw-RiR9-AtK0gMmNL7UlvcsM8MFTzCklcPuR4NChspeUO0u2p3A-p4ldBW64J0wH2m84gVfWDLyQPTV2mVqS5usl_-UYdQPkg_lEOz_pE6zrtS4rqv7EgcPQtKjiuw/s1600/IMG_0163.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> My dinner dish is not Pfaltzgraff but the other pieces are.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge35AP2SmBZnmXSPRtMyTOZxTpXXRV8zC8xIbMbQTAgZdXnK0TMqZXXpWPwIF4IUwfUKXy2738LVZQo-eX0Yr2Zz4c9OLCwseNZTnYM-KwcNuFtGId1INrCm4YVMfCFZzm0OWf0pNsv6A/s1600/IMG_0165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge35AP2SmBZnmXSPRtMyTOZxTpXXRV8zC8xIbMbQTAgZdXnK0TMqZXXpWPwIF4IUwfUKXy2738LVZQo-eX0Yr2Zz4c9OLCwseNZTnYM-KwcNuFtGId1INrCm4YVMfCFZzm0OWf0pNsv6A/s1600/IMG_0165.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I placed some of the roses from our garden at our places, they smell heavenly!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20b0Z9mqywqF1_clJRMRvHzvSwc-w4iIIZKbQcdi1kLZI9f_LdXJph_YLHaQycAzlR8Qt2ipf2b7uyTH-uw2CWn5jdP6abnZ8twELdjfTR0UyN9G2KnrjCCw-AiLeDcz3FjZzqpee4XU/s1600/IMG_0167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I love anything with birds!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQ_MArIevaHfxU0ui1Q_hFKWEKw9pkG30-INUzvuhrCPvlQtyHcbgPbGfMDJju7lQg-DRZwhxBb_no3kneNDa9qanreL3vtttl2ooo_eUpllRwivm_SnxvLfcF7SdlW6wPw_mZBY_fgc/s1600/IMG_0146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQ_MArIevaHfxU0ui1Q_hFKWEKw9pkG30-INUzvuhrCPvlQtyHcbgPbGfMDJju7lQg-DRZwhxBb_no3kneNDa9qanreL3vtttl2ooo_eUpllRwivm_SnxvLfcF7SdlW6wPw_mZBY_fgc/s1600/IMG_0146.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Detail of the salad plate.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvzDxTa8FrhoQR_rQPhyphenhyphenGClt6KGUSuzA02fH2vkGSQssEfTiIX34edTW6ZYSBdTQbVVwwSPpzPXIjh0uLhjyJC_YDb0_YctbrW3R3BbyFy2OSJaLGqXXKKq5G2HLU3WcQj2mYn1K12Cs/s1600/IMG_0150.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvvzDxTa8FrhoQR_rQPhyphenhyphenGClt6KGUSuzA02fH2vkGSQssEfTiIX34edTW6ZYSBdTQbVVwwSPpzPXIjh0uLhjyJC_YDb0_YctbrW3R3BbyFy2OSJaLGqXXKKq5G2HLU3WcQj2mYn1K12Cs/s1600/IMG_0150.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtjEujjB8YzyVPX-cu-HQ8rnpIxhUylygSL2fitLSNnS9wcybVfBv8gYpUTUU2oKzXu2Vfoki4G6_4xeRTyu6lpkVX0sddZcUsg18xLSf12EPGH1d2GkmSt69j2CcN3Odj1WfNEhh9ok/s1600/IMG_0154.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtjEujjB8YzyVPX-cu-HQ8rnpIxhUylygSL2fitLSNnS9wcybVfBv8gYpUTUU2oKzXu2Vfoki4G6_4xeRTyu6lpkVX0sddZcUsg18xLSf12EPGH1d2GkmSt69j2CcN3Odj1WfNEhh9ok/s1600/IMG_0154.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> My green handled flatware is back on the table and my white chargers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZFE8AmCBHcdnxu8O7Zp2_dsut-PsFpovQp82R-9md_lQnjTvLPpAEr2Hh41jy-bXemn1CwM6n4esCdlQlKwN7XIihX_LhDPIHQeOaA7Fi20aI6AbDps6rz7Ed0eD6uq-NlCgBAKzVV8/s1600/IMG_0157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZFE8AmCBHcdnxu8O7Zp2_dsut-PsFpovQp82R-9md_lQnjTvLPpAEr2Hh41jy-bXemn1CwM6n4esCdlQlKwN7XIihX_LhDPIHQeOaA7Fi20aI6AbDps6rz7Ed0eD6uq-NlCgBAKzVV8/s1600/IMG_0157.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClEZWfuhk4Tohnant42c1LDZmplpxY94Oc1C2Vg_tFCRbKwCY89469_-R7vnVhoPjrQQ5BRDs-kcjfWmLkHT7i42XbPwIsOOVGhUOrpN-8_gK7s-DGnH5rOPZT1xYjlJd_3kHwl-pu-8/s1600/IMG_0166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClEZWfuhk4Tohnant42c1LDZmplpxY94Oc1C2Vg_tFCRbKwCY89469_-R7vnVhoPjrQQ5BRDs-kcjfWmLkHT7i42XbPwIsOOVGhUOrpN-8_gK7s-DGnH5rOPZT1xYjlJd_3kHwl-pu-8/s1600/IMG_0166.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoCC8yeznO4Q25ScYQponqMZHf4tKhiG2JsOity3l6neuBd2bTgZSpf386tZA5F24R3clDjL8Hlo3vJtE7QWFettmtIJAy3bfYaueO0au69mJG395pZPqAJtlr2RabrJ4yRotkE9UzKU/s1600/IMG_0168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoCC8yeznO4Q25ScYQponqMZHf4tKhiG2JsOity3l6neuBd2bTgZSpf386tZA5F24R3clDjL8Hlo3vJtE7QWFettmtIJAy3bfYaueO0au69mJG395pZPqAJtlr2RabrJ4yRotkE9UzKU/s1600/IMG_0168.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for your visit. 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~~~Gardening at the Table~~~

I have gotten all of my gardening things out now and decided to do a table with that theme. We have been gardening like crazy for several weeks now and our labors are starting to show. ALL of the mulch is done, the beds are edged, new bushes and flowers are planted, the roses are BLOOMING!!! My hear…

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