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Drudgery has its Rewards

September 6, 2009 at 6:19 pm by Claudia

You’re saying, “That’s nice, Claudia, but boring. Why the photo of the porch railing?” Yes it is boring, but it is clean. I spent all of yesterday with a bucket of water and bleach scrubbing all the railings and posts. We have a big porch that wraps around the front and side of the house.There has been so much rain here this year that the railing was dirty, a little mildewy and parts of it had a green tinge. I should have tackled this earlier in the summer. Oh, that’s right, I wasn’t here until July! I know this isn’t earth-shattering, but it makes me feel good. That white is a lot crisper looking now and I love it.

Heidi called me this afternoon. An indie film shot a scene at her shop today. The setting was supposed to be a flower shop so the film makers brought dozens of roses. And they left them with her at the end of the day. She’s been giving them away to all her friends. I had just stopped mowing the lawn (an endless job on this property) and I ran down there to get some. Here is one of the bouquets (I’m saving the other for another post):

Some more views of these gorgeous roses:
There you have it – from the mundane: a clean porch railing – to the sublime: lavender roses. Have a wonderful Labor Day!

Filed Under: flowers, porch 29 Comments

Pink Saturday

September 4, 2009 at 11:18 pm by Claudia

Happy Pink Saturday! Our hostess is Beverly and if you stop by her blog, you will see a list of all those participating.

I received a package today that made my heart sing. It was from dear Elyse. Let’s look inside my newly opened package, shall we?

I spy something beautifully crocheted.

Gorgeous! Someone put a great deal of time and effort into this beauty – not to mention sheer skill. I love this. Oh, here’s a card –


Elyse recently wrote about something she was making for a friend who had a dollhouse. She posted a photo and I, along with many others, raved about it. What does her card say?

Oh boy! It was for me!

Swoon! I am in love with this sweet pink hutch. Could anything be more adorable? I can’t stop looking at it! Be still my heart! Elyse, you are so sweet and thoughtful to think of me and my dollhouse. Do you see what Elyse placed on the shelf?

A sweetly wrapped bouquet of flowers…sigh.
Thank you, sweet Elyse! You are a wonderful friend.

I have been blessed with such wonderful, generous blogging friends. When I first wrote about the dollhouse, fellow bloggers offered advice and support. They generously sent me furniture, accessories, and information to start me off in the miniature world. You are all so dear to me. I am itching to start sprucing up the outside of the dollhouse so that I can fix up the inside and fill it with all my beautiful gifts. Hmmm. What should I name my dollhouse? Any suggestions?

Happy Pink Saturday!

Filed Under: dollhouse, Elyse 55 Comments

Favorites

September 3, 2009 at 7:11 pm by Claudia

This old church hymn board is one of my favorite things. We bought it several years ago and it hangs right next to our piano. I love the simple lines of this piece. We used to put favorite photos where the hymn numbers were originally inserted, but we have come to like it without any extra adornment. It truly is one of my favorite things.


Speaking of favorite things, my painting from Fifi has been framed and is now hanging on the wall in our upstairs bathroom. The green wall color seemed to be the perfect background for it, don’t you think? Thank you, Fifi. We love it.

Still working on taxes…cleaned the oven, cleaned the refrigerator. Unfortunately the heating coil in the oven is still smoking…I think some oil from the pesto got on it and try as I might, it doesn’t seem to be coming off. Any suggestions? Perhaps a new heating coil is in our future.

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I live in a little cottage in the country with my husband. It's a sweet place, sheltered by old trees and surrounded by gardens. The inside is full of the things we love. I love to write, I love my camera, I love creating, I love gardening. My decorating style is eclectic; full of vintage and a bit of whimsy.

I've worked in the theater for more years than I can count. I'm currently a voice, speech, dialect and text coach freelancing on Broadway, off Broadway, and in regional theater.

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