OH WHAT A YEAR IT WAS! As far as years go. 2016 was a BIG ONE. It was not my best year for blogging…however, it was my busiest year on the blog. Lets take a look at YOUR top ten favorite blog posts of 2016. 10. SEA SALT LIVING ROOM
I hope you had a nice Holiday. I LOVE the week after Christmas, when all the hustle and bustle is behind us, my husband works from home, the kids are all around and, we lose track of the days of the week…and gather our wits and thoughts in preparation for the new year which is… Read More THAT’S SO RANDOM – THE “PRESIDENTS” BOOKMARK
HAPPY HOLIDAYS – TO YOU AND YOURS. MAY PEACE AND LOVE SURROUND YOU.
HAPPY ADOPTION DAY BEAN! EXACTLY TWO YEARS AGO WE SPIED A LITTLE BEAGLE PUPPY UNDER A PILE OF BIG WOOLY PUPPIES (BELIEVE IT OR NOT THEY WERE SIBLINGS) . I PICKED HIM UP…AND NEVER PUT HIM DOWN!!! SINCE DAY 1 CHARLIE HAS TAKEN CARE OF BEAN…THEY ARE ALWAYS TOGETHER…SIDE BY SIDE. Charlie, our… Read More THE CHRISTMAS DOGS OF MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE
IS YELLOW THE NEW NEUTRAL? Let me start by saying that DO NOT KNOW the answer to this question. BUT – This is what I DO KNOW: You guys LOVE yellow Yellow works with almost any other color. It is easier to find the WRONG YELLOW – than the RIGHT YELLOW. Yellow is never going… Read More IS YELLOW THE NEW “NEUTRAL” ?
OUR HOUSE IS OFFICIALLY “OFF THE MARKET”. We will put it back on in the early Spring, but right now we are enjoying a breather…AHHHHH. The kids are ALL home for Christmas! I took a moment today and snapped some photos of our clean (for the moment anyway) house and the Holiday decorations that adorn!… Read More HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIE? I LOVE MOVIES. I LOVE CHRISTMAS. AND SO IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT I LOVE CHRISTMAS MOVIES! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Of course there are SO MANY CLASSICS – A CHRISTMAS STORY ELF HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (original one from TV) THE SANTA CLAUSE A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS LOVE ACTUALLY … Read More WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHRISTMAS MOVIE?
It’s official. The PANTONE ” 2017 color fo the year” is GREENERY. KIND OF A GRASSY GREENY BRIGHT HAPPY GREEN. Given the “climate” of change…this color makes perfect sense to me. I am not a BIG green person but I have had touches of green in every home I have ever lived in. HERE ARE… Read More 2017 PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR – GREENERY
When I was growing up we moved a lot. It was not until I was well into my twenties that I lived in any single residence longer than 3 years. My childhood pledge was that when I had children of my own…they would know kids from kindergarten all the way to high school! …they would… Read More CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS II
I USED TO THINK THAT ANY “NON COLOR” WAS BORING. Then I started to accumulate THINGS – like furniture, lamps, rugs and accessories and I began to lean more toward a more neutral wall to allow all of the color in my “THINGS” to pop! This NEW way of decorating (for me ANYWAY) – opened… Read More NEUTRAL NOT BORING
