Another lamp rehab…

Lamp hospice.

And yep…from my fave thrift store.

It was most certainly a homemade job

in all of it’s 70’s glory

A big glass water jug

hecho en Mexico

filled to the everlovin’ brim with dried and plastic lovelies.

and moss…lots of glued on moss.

Ooooooh she’s a beaut isn’t she?

~cough~

Piece by piece…the decades old dried and dusty corpses were removed...

Through a handy dandy leather wrapped hole

go figure!

This saga will be continued as we find the perfect shade

not the one she came with…

Maybe a drum shade

What say you…any grand ideas for this… cough…find?

Hmmmm?

Dare me?

Dreaming of a barn cottage

re-do

The scary before….

warning….worse than the pantry. Shield your eyes.

Maybe….With the help of a cottage goddess….

It could be a Cinderella story

maybe. kinda. sorta.

Thoughts??

Top pic: Jane Coslick

Other images: Canadian House and Home

Bottom four: The cold hard truth in our backyard

Today…

I believe I will head

to the Cote’ d’Azur...

Wanna come?

image: Marie Clair

Gallivanting and marauding…

I recently won this darling little pair of vintage hand poured soy candles

from Small holdings Farm

They smell heavenly.

Check out their loot…they have some fun things!

I also galavanted over to my fave haunt

yep…habitat home store…

in search of some windows and doors for a little barn re-do I are contemplating…

more on that little tid bit later

But…

I came home with this piece of art instead.

yeah yeah…I know it may not be everyone’s cup of tea…

But I love the colors

in these marauding lobsters.

and just the maraudingness of it all.

20 clams. Oil.

It’s going in the barn/cottage.

yep.

Ok…Did you see this yet?

Sweet Joan from for the love of a house

does kitchens well!!

Dayum.

Go visit. Check out the rest of her home. You won’t wanna come back

promise.

A little vacation in our little town…

I told you before, that we live in a small city…or more like a small town

And we are graced with a delectable little art museum

...that hosts gorgeous internationally known artists and their art.

…wave hello to Grandma B!!!

a part of their sculpture garden

On a recent day

we visited and saw the work of William Wegman…And his gorgeous weimeramers

Fay Ray and pals…remember them?

I always think Of Melissa at Handwork Chronicles when I see them…she has a real life yellow eyed model

lucky her.

Yes I am a baaaad patron who snuck their camera in

But the work was just too adorable and thought provoking not to

Then I got busted…and had to put the lens away…

Visit if you are near…

Walk on the wild side…sneak your camera in no flash .

~You didn’t hear that from me though~

zip.

Good Morning Sunshines…

…And a Happy New Year!

First order of the new year…

Coffee.

Nothing like starting off a new year/new day with a cuppa Joe…

Lately, we love our Keurig…even though we need to give it a good vinegar cleaning

often.

no….just broadcasting my likes…no affiliation with Keurig…donut shop coffee…my fave…or Dean and Deluca. love that mug. Do you do that? Need a specific mug for specific days?

Just happen to love ‘em all on this new day of a New Year….

sooo. I share.

And in a complete baring of the soul this New Years

Here is our pantry…in all of it’s unkempt glory.

Uh, yeah...did I just open up our closets and take pix? Yep.

But I love this...Made several years ago from an inefficient way too deep pantry closet.

We added plugs lots... a drawer bank for cans and boxes and a small counter…now it's a coffee/microwave bar…

When we close the door, ~ta daaa~ it is all gone.

~~~

I think that may be my theme for this new year…

'Close the door…and Ta daaaa.'

yep. I like it.

Happy New Day of A New Decade!!