my pretty little birdcage...

this is the post when i see how many shots/angles/edits i can take of my new birdcage.
it is perfectly adorable.
i found it in an antique store last week.
it was 40 % off.
can you believe that?
i am keeping it.
forever.
the end.

linking up:

be still...

words whispered to my heart this week

farmhouse friday...

I am excited to participate in a  new bloggy-party

FARMHOUSE FRIDAY

hosted by Laurie Anna

Your post can be about 
Farmhouses in general, Farmhouse decor, Farmhouse cooking, Farmhouse gardening, whatever tickles your fancy as long as it has to do with Farmhouse Living

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My style has been slowly evolving (isn't it always changing?)

 from shabby chic 

to vintage-romantic-victorian-farmhouse style

sort of  a goulash of them all. 

this isn't  my first rodeo with farmhouse style...

but it's been awhile (like back in the 80's) ...

I'm looking forward to all of the inspiration 

 new, fun  ways of using all of the old stuff...

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Welcome to my home.

We are currently in process of an exterior makeover.

That means white paint!

Perfect for farmhouse style.

If you missed it,

you can read about my home's beginnings

here and here.

For this week's post

 I'm going to show you the

2 sides we have finished painting.

This is what the same side looked like just 1 year ago.

It was the last side to be worked on.

See the diamond window?

That is our *signature* touch...

we  have added them to  the last 2 houses  we've worked on

this one is on the stairway wall

 back of the house

I'm gonna share a peek 

 at the back door.

I've been doing neutrals for a while now

so I'm enjoying the pop of color.

Hopefully, we will paint the door

this weekend.

I'm thinking it will be __________.

What color do you think I'll choose?

white memories....

a repost...

Today's white 


is a trip down memory lane


of

my miss g's (now mrs. g) 16th birthday party.

It was quite the production.

We My Mr. built 

the make-shift structure

just for this.

We had to *hang* a chandelier, you know.

An evening dinner party

on the lawn

Her sisters

and

 friends


 she had grown up with were invited.

Can you tell?

She is a detail person (like me).

We had so much fun working on this together.






The menu :

Homemade Bread sticks

Green Salad with Italian Vinaigrette

Chicken Parmesan

Penne with Alfredo sauce

Chilled Lemon Souffle'

Chocolate Truffle Tart

Fresh Raspberries

All from scratch

all by herself

Every year for her birthday

She would have *teaparties*

Pretty dishes and yummy food.

She is her mama's girl.

oh, how I miss those teaparties.

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today's note:

your comments and concerns 

for my last post really did make me smile

I don't for a minute think I'm going to get it all done.

I am a list girl.

I figure if you don't aim at something, you'll never hit it.

the list is  my attempt 

to live on purpose

to slow down

to make people be first

to reclaim my home

many of the items are things that I haven't done in years

ever since I started the business

it has literally been years since I've had tea on my porch

to me, this list is a good thing.


linking with:

is it too late...

 to make my summer to-do list?

August 1

 2/3 over

or

 1/3 left?

31 days remaining of  my summer vacation

I didn't make my list

in  June because I was preparing for the sale

or 

in July because I was recovering  from the sale.

But it's been here

swirling in my mind

I am writing  it down

so 

I can choose what is most important to me

and

to see what I get done by the end of the month.

• Re-decorate  my girl young-in's bedroom…it's time to make it her space… here’s a peek at what we are starting with

• make pillows with said girl...for said bedroom

• order wallpaper for dining room redo…coming next fall

• plan and do something  extra-special  with my Mr.

• paint my back door...I have  some ideas…I can’t wait

• read a book, or 2 or 3…this is what's on the nightstand

• decorate my newly painted porches (soon they will be  newly painted) this is  what I am most excited about with the new paint job

• put together a gallery wall for all of these  family photos taken last fall

• eat dinner on the patio and have  tea on the porch

• spend a day with my bestie

• garden...I've missed it...my girl and I have been spending time together weeding, deadheading roses, and I’m likin’ it…

• paint a few furniture pieces for me...my stuff is always last

• clean my kitchen and then

• add some farmhouse details ...and of course, blog about it

• organize my outside inventory storage spaces

• get back on the de-clutter train…speaking of organizing...remember this?...I need to get back on track...to get rid of 5 things per day is my goal…this may be a lifelong project

• host an event ...it will help us to keep going and get the  house finished ...we love need deadlines... 

• go shopping with my girl(s)

• learn more about my camera/photography

• Keep working on my craft room/studio…one of the days years I will get to join the where women create party…which also  means we will get to  eat at the dining room table again

• Sort through my homeschooling curriculum…this one’s going to be hard, girls

• Have a fun day/evening with my grandbabies

• Wash the outside of the windows…to match the new brand-spankin’ clean paint

• Reserve the right to throw the list out the window if the  Lord brings something else or I get a better offer. 

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord...colossians 3:23