Around the house – as seen yesterday afternoon:
McCoy and Bakelite
Listening
Scout kicks up a rug
Stacks of china
A heart from Judy
Roseville
My adorable nephew, Little Z
Vintage linen
Pretty flowers
Meredith and me (with cow)
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Happy Tuesday.
Claudia, I love this post. A little view of your life. Little Z. is so darn cute! I love reading Meredith’s blog. The sun is shining and I’m feeling happy today. Getting out of the house for a bit with my Mom later.
hugs,
Linda
Meredith is the best sister ever. And Little Z? Don and I have fallen in love with him. Have fun with your mom. It’s sunny here, too!
A sweet snapshot of your home and then hinge you love. Little Z is growing so fast and Meredith is a sweetheart. That China is lovely.
Blessings,
Bets
Little Z is perhaps the most adorable kid ever!
Love the pics of your things Claudia. I bet every time you pass the photo of your nephew it makes you smile, that little face is just precious. Isn’t it wonderful that you don’t have to spend a ton of money and hire an expensive decorator to make your home beautiful? My husband once said I could take a canvas tent and turn it into a home in three days. I think a big part of it is how our things make our homes feel. I want to feel like I’m surrounded by things I love, most of which have a story. That’s how your home seems to me.
Little Z is a magical child. He just is. No one can resist him, least of all, Don and me!
I agree. If you’re surrounded by what you love, your home will be warm and welcoming.
Love these kinds of posts! I have those exact same rugs!! Our dogs eat their treats,,,,, only when they are on those rugs. Constantly picking up the crumbs. Sweet Little Buddy!! I’m sure that makes you smile each time you give the picture a glance.
Happy reading today!! Our “S” is melting. Slowly but surely so we will once again have brown grass to graze upon ~ which I so favor over the white junk.
I’m always picking up crumbs from those rugs, too!
I cannot resist that sweet Little Buddy/Z!
Little Z ‘s adorable! Love the glimpses…especially Judy’s heart…what great detail work! ;)
He sure is!
That baby is growing up so fast! So cute. Love the photo of you and Meredith. Beautiful photos my dear friend!
Judy
Thank you, sweet Judy. I need to go see that little boy very soon!
Pretty photos! I’m glad you posted a picture of your nephew…I was just thinking about him the other day and was going to ask you how he was doing. He has really grown – and is so darn cute!
He’s amazing, Melanie. Smart, funny and doing better each day.
Fun glimpses of your life. Little Z is so cute!
He sure is – that smile is so infectious!
Thank you for the great pictures of your life. Little Z is so adorable. He could win my heart :) Does your sister blog about him at all? I know its personal but he is precious .
How is Scout feeling these days? Good Im hoping
From what Mer tells me, he wins just about every heart out there! He’s amazing.
Yes, she blogs about him. You can check out her blog:
http://mereknits-mereknits.blogspot.com
Scout is hanging in there. She has good days and not-so-good days. She’s a little achy right now.
aww I know you are keeping her as comfortable as you can :) Best thoughts for her
Catching up to your last few posts. I wanted to say something about books and their storage. Of course you need the room for it and, like me, you’ve got a smaller place…we don’t have the big McMansions…but one thing I did was fill an old hutch with books. Like a lawyer’s bookshelves, with the pull-down glass ‘doors.’ Although, in this case, it’s a china closet and the glass doors open at the center and swing out wide. I actually saw this IN my lawyer’s office. She works out of her home and it’s a 1901 ‘mansion.’ She has a lot of her law-library books in gorgeous antique hutches, and I thought it was a great idea; also protects the books. My books have gone everywhere with me and my husband is tired of lugging them when we’ve moved but they are more important to me than clothes or other stuff. I’ve donated tons and sold tons, yet I keep accumulating more. It stems from childhood and a love of reading; we were taught to cherish books, and I do.
Yes, I know of these, but my china closets are holding my china and there is simply not room for another piece of furniture in this cottage! And I can’t give up my china, either!
What a wonderful post. I had such a good visit. Love that china too!
Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
Z is the most beautiful and precious photo of all you have posted.
Home Sweet Home…
Claudia
That linen ‘laundry’ runner draped over the door to the den…? Makes me smile!
That’s another of my collections.
Textiles- doilies- or embroidered pieces.
Enjoyed these snapshots of your day.
Love the heart from Judy, and this is the first time I’ve seen Z, how adorable is he :)
Ah, thank you for posting a photo of my sweet boy. He has been pretty sick but is now finally on the mend. Hey we look pretty young in that picture, yikes!
Love you,
M