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Crooked Blinds & a Little Trip

September 5, 2010 at 8:12 am by Claudia


:: Do you ever have mornings like this? I come downstairs every morning, greet the doggies, let them out, start the coffee. I open the blinds in the den and the living room. Then I tackle the roman blinds in the kitchen. I try my darndest to get them straight and I finish – absolutely sure that they look perfect. And then I see this.

Drat.

:: The other day, husband and I took a little drive to a town on the Hudson River. We used to visit this charming town a lot when we lived further south, but rarely get there nowadays.

The view as we parked our car.


I love this stone archway with a pot at the top of the arch which is right on Main Street. And this little bench is next to it.


Husband remarked that people’s backsides were a lot smaller when this was built. Sad but true.

On the way back to the car, we always pass this abandoned gas station.


The pump is a perfect Jadeite green, isn’t it? And the brand name of the gas? Flying A Gasoline. I wonder if I could spirit this away in the dead of night… I want it.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday weekend. We awoke to cool, crisp air this morning. I think I detect a bit of autumn in the air!

Filed Under: kitchen, On The Road 24 Comments

Your Opinion, Please?

July 13, 2010 at 3:38 pm by Claudia

I’ve had a project in mind for a while. Something that won’t cost much…but might provide a big bang for the buck, as they say on HGTV. Remember my kitchen table? I bought it from Heidi. I love that it is round, that it has leaves and that it has beautifully shaped legs.


Whoops! Just ignore the hammer on the chair. The chairs will eventually go because they are too rickety. I’ve tried gluing them to no avail. Here is a closer shot of the legs:


The finish on the table is not in great condition though you don’t necessarily see it in these photos. I’m thinking of painting the table. There, I said it. Something like the color of my kitchen island.


Painting the island really made the shape of the legs and all the detail on the other side of the island pop. I think it would do the same for the table. The present stain seems so dark in my light-filled kitchen.

What do you think?

Filed Under: kitchen, kitchen island 65 Comments

The Kitchen, Part Two – Pottery & Knick Knacks

November 17, 2009 at 11:20 am by Claudia


I promised to show you some of the things I have scattered around the kitchen. I’ll try to limit my narration.Everything has been captured in its actual place in the kitchen and sometimes that makes for shadows, especially on top of the cabinets!

I have lots of pottery throughout the house – in the kitchen you’ll see McCoy, of course, some of the Fiesta that I kept when I sold my collection, transferware, flowery dishes, bakelite-handled utensils; things that make me smile. In no particular order, here we go!



















The crazy bunny rabbit cookie jar we found in a little local shop. I think it is from England originally…I couldn’t resist. My favorite apple pie ever, and I am a pie lover, is from The Julian Pie Company in Julian, California. We used to get them frequently when we lived in San Diego. A few years ago, my husband had one FedExed to our home here in the East for my birthday. We saved the box. Oh, and my birthday is this Saturday, the 21st! I don’t know if there is Julian Pie on the menu, but husband has informed me that he has reservations at some special place!

I so hope you enjoyed this little tour.

Filed Under: china and pottery, kitchen, McCoy pottery 26 Comments

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