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Monday, May 31, 2010

quick and easy headboard change

over the weekend i pulled out my stash of domino magazines. i love looking through them every now and then just to see what i can find that i haven’t noticed before. i find that as time goes by i notice different details in the articles and pictures. sometimes it’s a light fixture; other times it’s a particular color. this time i noticed a great way to make an easy change to a headboard. domino did a article in their june/july ‘08 issue about stephen elrod, vice president of design for lee jofa, and his seaside cottage. ...

In the shadow of roses and scampering along the path, hardy geranium 'Rozanne' is proving to be a great performer in the garden. My plants had a difficult start as they were nibbled so badly by rabbits that only three survived. This year, with the help of a repellent with natural ingredients, the rabbits have stayed away and the geraniums are glorious. There is another hardy geranium in the cottage garden. 'Brookside' is edging the path beneath my azaleas. Both work well for edging the paths, but 'Rozanne' is gaining ground as my favorite. Hardy...

From our family to yours! Hope you had a wonderful and relaxing weekend!See you back here tomorr...

This is a picture of the front of my house right before we closed on it. The inspector was inside looking for issues (he found many, if you remember). To the left are our Realtors, Loretta and Fitz. Center is Mr Comforts of Home.I showed you this picture so you could see the landscaping - or lack there of. The evergreens you see in the picture were neglected and half dead. We were able to save one and move it to the back of the house.Here is what I have been up to. Removing dead evergreens, removing sod and planting...

For this link party, I had over 100 links, thank you so much for your participation! I went and visited all the links but I could not leave comments to everyone of you, I am sorry! There is something really exciting happening at Tea Rose Home, over the next several months, but I can't share the details with you yet... because of them I have been swamped with many things and deadlines (because of my procedure and recovery, I couldn't do much for a week!) I had less computer time than usual.I chose several creations to spotlight for today's link...

In Memory

The Beaches and American Cemetary in Normandy, France.Comments Are Turned Off Tod...

I hope you all are enjoying this wonderful holiday weekend - we sure are! I just wanted to share some pictures from our trip to our local farmer's market.Check out these hanging baskets - aren't they GORGEOUS! I would love to have one, but we don't have anywhere to hang something like that. So if you can't take one home, you might as well stop and smell the pretty flowers.During this time of year there is very little produce available at our market. It's mostly plants, herbs, cheese, honey, bread and wine. Asparagus...

I am playing in the garden today. Planting some more lavender and some Nandina.Above is a picture from France. I couldn't believe all of the beautiful outdoor flower markets there were. I have planted sunflowers next to my Potager and they are about 4 inches tall now.Welcome Home,Pe...

A Deer Miss

When I came home at 10:00 pm last night, there was a herd of deer sleeping in the meadow above the flower garden. They didn't bother to get up when I drove the car down the long driveway—with headlights beaming on their sleepy little heads. The deer must be well fed and lazy this year as they have literally given up on taking the time to even LOOK in my garden! In doing so, the deer (so far) have missed out on a luscious yellow lilly. Of course, I didn't plant this deer candy in my deer resistant garden. There's nothing deer resistant about the...

Summer Fabric Rag Wreath Tutorial

I have had my spring wreath on the door since, well, the beginning of spring. I kind of felt like it was time for something new. I wanted to create a summer wreath for our front door that would be fun and cute, but would break the budget. So here's what I came up with.......Summer Fabric Rag Wreath TutorialSupplies:1 wreath form (whatever size you like)Scraps of fabric (10-12" long)1 piece ribbon or other material for hangingScissorsDirections:This is a medium sized wreath that I bought from the dollar store, so it was only $1.00...