Lace and Lures

Sunday's Best

2011-05-01T07:49:00.000-07:00

Hope this finds you enjoying some of Sunday's Best!

Just playing with Picture size

2010-12-06T09:01:00.001-08:00

The 94th Metamorphosis Monday

2010-11-08T06:22:00.000-08:00

Monday's use to get a bad rap but not anymore and all because of the exciting linky party that happens each week at Between Naps on the Porch. Susan has taken this day and made it a special day where you can start your week out with inspirational ideas and projects of befores and afters created by many of her faithful following creative friends. I wonder what these girls are up to today? If you are like me you will snuggle up with your laptop and a nice warm cup of tea. Let's make that a whole pot of tea because todays list is a long one and one that I plan to join in.

I found my Metamorphosis project in the driveway of a young couple. I almost passed this garage sale by until I spotted, buried under baby clothes, this very forlorn looking buffet. When I spotted it I just knew what it could one day be and I was happy to hear they were very, very willing to part with it. At first my hubby was not on board but later as this piece flew out of the shop he was happy to have had a part in the lift and carry part of the deal.

Before

After

Sold! I love red tickets!

White Wednesday Relaxing

2010-07-14T15:16:00.000-07:00

I have been working on a space for a few days now. I have gathered some of my favorite old mirrors and some cut glass pretties and a few candles to set a relaxing mood. It has been a place that I have found myself coming to over and over again.

However I never stayed long in this place.

But I think that will be different now.

In fact I may go missing every night only to be found here.

I will be relaxing after a hard day of work. Or even a not so hard day of work. But you will have to leave a message if you call.

Because, I will be relaxing. I hope at the end of this White Wednesday that you will be relaxing too. Just don't fall asleep and get bubbles in your nose.
Hugs
Becky
For more White Wednesday posts just click on the White Wednesday tab at the side of my page and see what Kathleen and the girls have to offer today.
And if you'd like, check out my other blog too.
www.oneshabbyoldhouse.blogspot.com.

Lucky Lady...if the boat fits...wear it!

2010-04-13T15:51:00.001-07:00

I photographed this Lucky Lady on a recent trip to San Francisco. She was docked at the Fisherman's Wharf . I am not sure if a real Lucky Lady lives on her, but thoughts of this lifestyle every once in a while play with my head.
Can you imagine a life on a boat? At one time, my hubby, a Captain and I started looking in to living on a boat. We attended many boat shows walking on what we would dream would be our new home. We thought of the the many places we would go, docking from place to place up and down the Gulf of Mexico and even adventuring out onto the Caribbean . Romantic don't you think?
We do that. We dream together. We may never actually do what we dream but it is a fun thing we do. I think that is what keeps our marriage from getting boring and our conversations brimming with energy. It's as though he raises the brush to the canvas, paints a little and then hands the brush to me. I paint a little more , and we continue to handing it off back and forth each trusting the other to paint more and more beauty onto the canvas of our dream. I've learned to trust him over the course of time and I think that is key.
When a woman trusts her man she will follow him to the ends of the earth or in my case, sail the deep blue sea and although that was once a silly little dream, we enjoyed the days spent dreaming it.
And if we ever do get that boat and actually sail off on our dreamed adventure, you can bet she will be named, "LUCKY LADY." AKA BECKY

Oh Valentine! I love it!

2010-02-13T19:03:00.000-08:00

This beautiful vintage inspired top is from Paris Rags. Kimberly Ryan is the talented and sweet lady who is always tempting me with some of her fabulous vintage inspired creations. If she is not painting something beautiful and romantic for her companty Shabby Rose Studios, she is creating something beautiful and romantic to wear.

I love it, I love it, I love it.

It's as pretty in the back as it is in the front too.

Just made this girl want to kick up her heels!

And see that sweet little lilac painting on my angel shelf. I won that from Kimberly on one of her giveaways. Now if you would like to see more of her beautiful creations go to,

www.ShabbyRoseStudio.com

www.ParisRags.com

Or go to Mt. Dora where she will be during the Antique Extravaganza next week.

I hope your Valentine will find you something sweet.

Oh Valentine....I love my gift and I love you!

Happy Valentine's Day

New Tampa Residents

2010-01-06T06:24:00.001-08:00

Baby it's cold outside!

Happy New Year

2009-12-31T07:55:00.000-08:00

If there is anything that I have learned as one year goes by and another one begins is that I don't control it. I can write my list of goals, dreams, plans but there is only One who knows what the year will bring. As we lift our glasses, ring those bells, set off the fireworks let us also release our plans to Him, asking that He shape them in to His own and then watch the fireworks begin.

Happy New Year everybody.

God Bless the works of your hands and hearts.

May your Christmas Be Sweet!!

2009-12-24T20:47:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas
Stir up some sweetness

And then dive in!
Merry Christmas!

Hugs

Becky

California Whites on Wednesday

2009-10-14T17:52:00.000-07:00

To people who blog we understand that there are certain days in blogland. We have Pink Saturday, Metamorphis Monday, Thrifty Thursdays, Tablescape Tuesdays, Waterside Wednesday and White Wednesday and the list goes on and on. We get it right? It is like a magazine that you actually get to meet and speak with the authors. You see whatever your hobby or passion a blog is a great place to meet people with like interests. It is also an incredible link to wonderful ideas on homemaking and travel, and many points of interest. It is fun making friends here. I said all that to say this. I felt the need to explain my blog because I recently invited my Facebook friends to take a peek at my blogs. This is who I am and these are the things I like. Today is White Wednesday and so I am sharing my favorite whites from my vacation.

Above is the kind of shop I am drawn to because this is what I do for a living. I buy, paint and sell furniture in a shop in Tampa called Summer House. So when I go on trips I like to find shops that do the same thing and gather new ideas for the shop I am in. This shop is Ivy's Porch in Scotts Valley CA.

These are the white roses that bordered the drive to the Ledson Winery that we visited.

These are the white roses that graced the gardens of Chateau St Jean winery.

Everyones castle needs roses!!

Here is another great shop in San Jose, called Not Too Shabby.

I had no idea that hubby would allow for me to spend a day in search of these shops. He likes to see what others are doing too. He helps me in the shop by painting and building when he isn't traveling on business.

This was just one of many beautiful white Victorian style houses that we saw.

This is the San Francisco Mission that is in Sonoma.

We spent the day in Yosemite and as you can see White is an Amazing Wonder there too.

These are the clouds that were rolling in as we drove to the airport.

They brought the rain that my California friends are enjoying.

There you have my White Wednesday post.

As I was reading the Vintage Patina blog today the blog author gave this quote.

White is not a mere absence of colour: it is a shining and affirmative thing as fierce as red, as definate as black....God paints in many colours but He never paints so gorgeously as when He paints in White.

Gilbert Keith Chesterson British author 1874-1936

Here is my quote...

"and.. OH Honey, Can HE Paint!"

A Cure for Sauvignon "Blah"

2009-10-13T17:13:00.000-07:00

Being a blogger certainly held it's perks for hubby and I this last week. When I found out that I could join him on a business trip to California I started asking fellow bloggers where to go and what to see. I always wanted to visit Wine Country. I was told that it was a little like going to France with over 13,000 acres of vineyards and more than 40 wineries. The valley boasts of castles and garden chateaus all sharing a love of the grape. When I asked Tracie from My Petite Maison just where she would go if she were to spend a few days in Wine country she gave me wonderful advise. Upon her recommendation we set off to Sonoma Valley with our first stop at, The girl & the fig, a mouth watering resturant that delights visitors and residents of the town of Sonoma.

This resturant filled up quickly. We were seated in the patio with it's firepits and places and water fountains as well as beautiful potted flowers. It was certainly a glorious cool fall day and we dined among several pleased patrons.

Has anyone ever wished they could have a taste of what everybody around you is having? Everything was presented beautifully and our lunch was exceptionally good.

After lunch we walked around this beautiful town and I was smitten with all of the roses that were in bloom. In fact we saw so many glorious rose gardens this week it has made me long for one of my own.

The town of Sonoma is charming with it's Spanish architecture and you could almost feel the blessing of Jose Altimira the Padre who started Mission San Francisco which was located in the plaza.

Our next stop and recommendation by Tracie was the Ledson Winery. This modern day castle was built as a retirement home. However so many people were stopping to ask to do a wine tasting that the owner decided to do just that and they redesigned the home to host wine tastings of over 70 wines that are available.

Imagine having a vineyard purchased and named after you so that you could blend and play and create your very own wine. That is just what Steven Ledson did for his wife Anna.
I think that the Castle would have been enough for me. What about you?

Our next stop was Chateau St Jean.

I loved the surrounding gardens. Roses were blooming everywhere and it was a perfect blend of wine and roses as we sat and enjoyed the scenery of grapevines and roses and mountainside splendor.
We only visited 2 wineries among the 57 award winning wineries listed.

Why can't I get my landscape to look like this??????

So this was our day in Sonoma Valley.

It was as beautiful as I could have ever imagined.

And Tracie.....we raised a glass to you my friend.

And as they say in France, it was

En valeur le voyage

WORTH THE TRIP!

Making Music with Old Frames

2009-09-27T20:19:00.000-07:00

Somebody spent hours making these pretty doilies. At one time it was very popular to frame your handiwork.
Although the doilies are very pretty what caused me to buy these were the beautiful picture frames. And paying just a few dollars made it even better. Home they came.

I pulled the doilies off the board they had been tacked to and then ran to the piano bench. I had hit the mother load of vintage sheet music a few months ago and picked these little pretties to place in the frames.

I can't wait to take them up to the Shabby Old House.
I think they will look perfect there.

Missing my Daddy

2009-09-08T19:59:00.000-07:00

I am missing my daddy tonight.

Each year as people start to talk about Sept. 11th and the horrors of that day I am reminded once again of how that day kept me from my Father's funeral. I was afraid to travel. I didn't want to leave my home. I was afraid to travel by car or by plane . I didn't feel safe. Nobody did.I knew what safe felt like because of my dad. I felt safe in his arms.
I rested in them often. I snuggled often in his embrace. I was my daddy's girl and
He was my super hero.

I'm missing my daddy tonight.

A Special Day

2009-08-15T18:15:00.000-07:00

Remembering the day we brought you home

And just how "Cool" that was.

Happy Birthday to my Cool Kid

24 years have flown by too fast and we have loved every minute of them.

We love you

MOM and DAD

Kickin' Up Some Heels for White Wednesday

2009-08-11T14:40:00.000-07:00

Hey Ya All !! I wanted to post on something fun and youthful for White Wednesday and I think I found the place that can do just that.

It's Key's Country. It is a shop filled with great boots, and hats and darling dresses. Oh, to be 2o something again, boot scootin' across the dance floor. Doesn't that sound like fun?

This is the shop owner's sister, Courtney.

Wasn't she a doll for modeling for me?

I fell in love with this dress and am now on a serious diet and have an appointment to be spray tanned on Friday.

I don't know about you but I think every Cowgirl should dress in lace!

There were plenty of white fabulous dresses and tops as well as one of the best selection of clothing and boots and hats that that you will find in Tampa.

But don't take my word for it. You can visit her website at

http://www.keyscountry.com/

I hope you all enjoyed my Cowgirl Version of White Wednesday.
Now head on over to http://www.fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/ and see all the other versions of White Wednesday.

Ya all come back!

It's All Very Black and White

2009-08-07T03:36:00.001-07:00

Before we built our home I use to go through model homes and take pictures.

I was going through boxes of photos yesterday and I ran across some of those pictures.

I fell in love with this bedroom.

Don't you just love the wall paper and the curtains.

Ooo la la

But this was the picture that stirred up this "Longing to be a Grandmother,"
I could almost smell baby lotion and powder.
So what do you think....Natalie, or Brittany.
Can we at least start on a room?
So the Black and White of it is.....
Tick tick tick...Grandma's have clocks too ya know!!
Love you girls
MOM

Where Bloggers Create

2009-07-23T19:40:00.000-07:00

I decided to join Karen party, "WHERE BLOGGERS CREATE"

http://www.mydesertcottage.blogspot.com/

I MUST WARN YOU IT WILL NOT BE ALL GLITTER AND GLAM AT FIRST!!

Only because I knew that it was the motivation I needed to get my rear in gear and get my garage organized. I really try to keep it clean but recently I left an antique booth and all of the tubs and furniture ended up in my garage. Yesterday I spent the entire day getting organized. I didn't think I could get it together and I am still working but here is what I did accomplish.

Yesterday you couldn't even find my work table and projects were all over the place. Now at least I can find my hammer! I painted the garage blue because I heard that spiders think it is the sky and they won't build webs. That's a crock! .
My plans are to use my garage one day to host a large once a month event.
So you can see by the post below what it can look like.

http://laceandlures.blogspot.com/2008/07/been-messing-in-my-garage.html

But back to reality........

I had chandeliers to paint and put the crystals on.

Windows to go through and figure out which ones would make great cabinets.

A couple of sinks awaiting the right piece of furniture to drop them in to.

And project after project were placed on the shelves so that I can FIND THEM and create.

That's half of my battle. How about you other gals?

I like to pull things off the shelf and play at staging them before they go into the shop.
It's a dream job, working from home.

I work hard at it and in the summer I so often work up a sweat in this garage of mine.

Sooooooo......

I take pool breaks.

Works for me!

But then it is back to work.

Here is what I have been working on this week.

The table had been painted all green. So I stripped it down and painted the base.

But the only bad thing about my job is that I have a tendancy to fall in love with whatever I am working on and then I want to keep it.

Hmmmm. I think it looks kind of nice there.

I wonder if I can convince my boss??

Looks like I may just have to spray my chairs and make new cushions.

You can see my craft room here...

http://laceandlures.blogspot.com/2009/06/from-pool-room-to-craft-room.html

Enjoy your day browsing around blog land.

There are some beautiful rooms out there.

Hugs

Becky

Calling All Florida Gals.

2009-07-17T13:56:00.000-07:00

Are there any gals out there that need a little Romantic Inspiration? How about some Pink inspiration as well? Let me help you find that here today.

Today we are visiting The Cat's Meow.

Located in Ellenton FL and just a quick trip over the Skyway Bridge this shop has it all.

Look at these wonderful sofas!

This is Magnolia Pearl's line of clothing.

Robin, if you should happen to read this I think you are amazing.

This girl loves Loves your clothing.

OMGosh..... they make me feel beautiful.

It's dripping girly girl isn't it? Those pretty ribbon pins are Susie's Holt's creations. Aren't they wonderful? I really wish I had bought one while I was there. What was I thinking?

You have seen her shop and home in so many magazines and my guess is you still have those magazines and go look at them over and over again. I know that I do.

And there are even pretty simple pink tees too.

But you will have to look around alot of lace to find them. I don't mind. Do You?

Look at this darling kitchen. Mark Holt, Susie's talented hubby has his touches here and there in the shop as well. If walls could talk these walls would be singing his praises.

This very talented couple have done it again.

Relocating their shop to Ellenton FL, they have turned a charming old bank building into a beautiful beautiful place.

So if there are any blogging sisters from Florida, I think we all need to meet here one day.

Don't you just think that would be fun?

Oh yeah, their shop is close to the Tampa Airport too so if you want to come from someplace else that will work to. But do come! It is a Pretty Pink Experience.

Now for some more Pink.

Visit my friend Beverly and all the gals who love Pink Saturday.

http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

I also posted more on the Cat's Meow on my other blog

www.oneshabbyoldhouse.blogspot.com

Hugs

Becky

Just Lock Me Up and Throw Away The Key

2009-07-16T02:08:00.000-07:00

It seems like I have been getting lots of reminders here in Blogland that "Everyday Is A Gift." So with that in mind I decided to go and make my day special. It didn't matter to me that I was all by myself that day. That just meant that I could linger as long as I wanted, where I wanted and so I set out with my own little adventure in mind.

The sun was shining as I headed out and the drive over the Skyway bridge was simply breath taking. I felt myself get anxious as I saw the Ellenton exit. But not because of the Outlet Malls that are to the left of that exit but off to the right and a mile or two down was the gift I would enjoy for my special day. There the sweet little old bank building sat. Once again holding its treasures inside, and not of the monetary kind but of the best of the best kind to me and that is the creative talent of Mark and Susie Holt. When I stepped through the doors of this charming old building my eyes were blessed with beauty and breathtaking displays.

Room after room spilled over with beauty, lace and romantic charm, each one lovingly pulled together by this sweet couple who have taken this old building and made it truely a gift for all to see.

I spent the next couple of hours on one of Susie's famous couches sharing time with my friends and soaking in all the inspiration a girl could ever want.

They are good people. A wonderful love story of what marriage and teamwork can bring.

They are living their dream here in their new location and lucky me, I get to share it more often because it is so much closer to me now! However close that may be, the words, "The roads to a friends house are never long." ring true. It was so worth the trip! Thank you for my special day Susie and Mark!

This wonderful room is tucked inside the old bank's vault, captivating to say the least. In fact, Oh honey, just lock me up and throw away the key!

Just wait until you see my Pink Saturday post....it's really going to be a good one!

Until then...Go make your day beautiful! And if you are lacking in ideas, just head to the Cat's Meow. You will be glad you did.

3711 US 301 North

Ellenton FL

Will work for Magnolia Pearl clothing!

2009-07-14T13:31:00.001-07:00

There is just something about stepping into a beautiful place and trying on something beautiful that will make a girl feel....well.....beautiful.

I haven't felt so pretty in a very long time. Who wouldn't feel pretty in one of Robin's (Magnolia Pearls) creations. They are funky and fabulous!

And where can you find such beauty?

Follow me as I share with you over the next few days,

my friends Susie and Mark Holt's new shop. Although the shop is not new the location is. And the best news for me is that it's so close to Tampa and so easy to find.

Look for this sign and get ready to feel beautiful!

3711 US 301 North

Ellenton FL

God Bless America, My Home Sweet Home

2009-07-04T12:10:00.000-07:00

Have a Happy 4th of July.

God Bless America

My Home Sweet Home

Girly girl sweets

2009-07-01T18:56:00.000-07:00

Eye CandyDivine

So romantic and feminine and girly girl sweet.
But without any calories.
So enjoy it as much as you want!

From Pool Room to Craft Room

2009-06-18T16:22:00.000-07:00

I am sorry my sweet children, please forgive me. In a moment of weakness I sold your pool table. You see, while blogging, I have discovered so many wonderful craft ideas that I just had to have a place to create. This just seemed to be the perfect place for that.

And it started to get a bit embarassing whipping you at pool all the time so I do hope you understand. I did have your self esteem in mind.

We can play board games when you come home and maybe....just maybe I will let you win.

Love,

Mom

A Wedding and A Happy Couple

2009-05-30T07:53:00.001-07:00

I would like to share with you our family's recent joy.

Our youngest son got married.
I doubt that this young lady knows that she is the one that I have been praying for.
I adore her. She loves the Lord. Loves children and Loves my son!

With the wedding taking place in our back yard I could walk all around the ceremony and snap as many pictures as I wanted. Oh joy!

The sweet kiss.

Here we have the new Mr. and Mrs.

Dad...or rather REV. Capt. Dave married them.

How awesome was that.

God Bless the Happy Couple!

There is a reason I have been missing

2009-05-22T03:39:00.000-07:00

I was not eaten by an alligator, or snake bitten but the reason for my being MIA from blogging has been the work we have been doing on our backyard.

We finally have the gazebo just right. I can't wait until the flowers get taller but am pleased with what I see each morning.

The hydrangeas are in full bloom. It isn't easy growing them here in Florida so each year I am more than a little tickled that they are coming back with more blooms than ever.
If I cut these blooms does anyone know if I will get more?

We have planted pink mandeville vine and hopefully there will be many blooms today,

As Pink is her favorite color.

Yes, there is going to be a wedding!!

My baby boy gets married today.

A Facebook Romance.

Can you believe it?

National Day of Prayer

2009-05-07T07:49:00.000-07:00

A Little Spring Cleaning, Jungle Style

2009-04-29T03:00:00.000-07:00

We have a gazebo in our back yard.

Standing in it the other day I realized how grown up our lake bank had gotten.

So wanting this particular spot to have a beautiful view, I went to work.

The thought of uncovering a snake or even an alligator is always a little unsettling but prayer and determination kept me going this day.
However my back and shoulders are stopping me today.

The End...or the beginning.
You just never know with me.

Not one sight of a snake or an alligator.

I guess the sight of me and a machetti was a little unsettling to them.

My Wish List Swing

2009-04-26T05:19:00.000-07:00

Isn't this the most beautiful swing?
It is in my wish book plans for the Shabby Old House.

It is good to dream don't you think?

Great finds and fun redos

2009-04-21T04:05:00.000-07:00

I have been busy out looking for things for my new booth at an antique mall

For those of you local gals I am in Knot on Main Street Antique Mall in Dunedin.

Anyway what has been fun is finding and redoing items.

This is a picture of a couple of lamps that I found.

I don't like the gold color of the lamp. It isn't a true gold to me so I decided to change the color to a more bronze color. What do you think? It kind of goes with my new love of more creams, whites and browns

I found this old drysink. I really wasn't sure about it at first. But don't you think it would make a great kitchen island. However I would make a removable butcher block top but not alter it as it really is an old piece. I think it would look wonderful in a flower shop too, with pots and dirt and plants. What are your ideas on it?

Now I am keeping her. I found her in a consignment shop and I love this statue. She has the sweetest face. It is all about the faces with me for everything I buy with one. If I don't like the face I don't buy it.

And this is a great old cabinet that I am going to paint of course. Look at the details. Won't it look fabulous when I get it done?

And this was the deal of the day for me. I love these old beds.

I wonder however if I should paint the detail a different color like the bed I showed on my other blog, www.oneshabbyoldhouse.blogspot.com.

I posted one from The Cat's Meow.

Make sure you check out that post and then let me know if I should paint it. You will love Susie and Mark's shop.

It was just written about in the new issue of Romantic Country.

It's So Much More

2009-04-10T10:20:00.000-07:00

It's so much more than the Easter Bunny.
It's so much more than finding the right dress, or shoes, or hat.

It is so much more than stepping into a building that is called a church.

It is so much more than wearing just the right cross and carrying just the right bible.

It is not about Religion either.

It is all about Relationship.

God Loves You

Plain and simple.

And He wants a relationship with you!

I pray that the eyes of your understanding will open to the revelation knowledge of who He is...this Easter.

I pray that you will discover this great Love.

Have a Happy Easter.

Love

Becky

SUMMER HOUSE

2009-03-27T12:24:00.000-07:00

Come along with me on a fun little shopping outing.

Today let's visit Summer House in Tampa FL

This is what you will see when you step through the doors.

Creativity abounds!
Bonnie and Russ are the shopkeepers.
Bonnie is a fabulous decorator and carefully selects just the right pieces of furniture for the shop and Russ is a talented craftsman and painter. You will usually find him in the back usually covered with paint and hard at work.

They also have a group of wonderful vendors.
This is Carol space.
She and I have become friends through blogging.
I love her stuff.

A beautiful collection of shell art and treasures.

Another vendor's space filled with incredible outdoor finds.

And they make the most incredible potting benches.

Don't you love the dove grey furniture paint.

I have got to try this out.

And then there are my special friends Denise and Charlie.

Charlie's enthusiasm for furniture is contagious.

You will never see him without a smile and that look of a wide eyed child caught with his hands in a cookie jar. They are A truely wonderful couple.

Everywhere you turn is something delightful to see.Every room gets better and better.

So if Spring break takes you to Tampa, head on over to the Summer House.

Tell them Becky sent you.

Located next door is the French Bee and I will post on that shop next.

Until then.

Becky

My Little Flower Garden

2009-03-25T11:03:00.000-07:00

I don't have big flower beds around my house. All I have is a little patch of dirt that is just around my walkway leading to our back door. I just love to fill it up with pots and plants and then to be greeted with lots of color on my exit out or my return home.

The Florida heat tortures plants and it has taken me a while to learn which plants thrive. I am still learning. I also struggle with placement. Notice my cone flowers. Not something that should be planted to the front of a flowerbed. Oh well I was just thrilled they grew.

I love to take an old chair too rickety to be used to sit and put chicken wire in the bottom and then plant them with lots of color. I use to sell lots of them at my shop.

If you have an old chair like that, have some fun and make a pretty little planter to welcome your guests.

And if you really want to be inspired by an incredible gardener go visit Carolyn at Aiken Gardens. http://warrengrovegarden.blogspot.com/
You will think you are looking at the Garden of Eden.

Happy Spring

Becky

Easter Ideas for Pink Saturday

2009-03-21T13:28:00.001-07:00

Happy Pink Saturday everybody. I just thought I would pass on a few ideas I clipped out of a Better Homes and Garden Magazine. I have been spring cleaning and so I am tossing several of my beloved magazines. But not until I clip away. Hope you enjoy.

Be sure to visit our sweet Beverly from www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com to see more pink ideas.

Meet Joanie and ChaChi

2009-03-17T16:15:00.001-07:00

I love the name choices that you all came up with.

After an evening watching these two play I had to pick

Joanie and ChaChi.

The tall one is ChaChi. He cracks me up when he runs.

They are little pigs when it come to the bird feed and they are growing so fast.

They make their trek every day out early and then they go back to the nest at night to sleep.

It has been a joy to watch.

The Cranes are Back

2009-03-06T14:04:00.001-08:00

We have a pretty little lake behind our house in Florida.

Not only is it a good Bass lake but the birds love it as well.

Every year we have a family of cranes that come and frequent our bird feeder. Last year they literally tore it up.

I have named them Lillith and Frazier.

Like most of us we build our homes around the conviences .

They chose to build thiers very close to our bird feeder.

Smart birds don't you think.

Today we had some new hungry little guests.

What do you think we should name them?

Aren't they adorable?

Cindi's Frogs

2009-03-02T06:02:00.000-08:00

Many of you know that my sweet Sister In Law recently passed away.

Cindi has one of the largest collection of frogs I have ever seen.

I believe that God uses these times to teach us many things.

So here is just one of that many lessons that I learned this week.

Surround yourself with things that make you happy.

And never forget

to tell the ones you love

what they mean to you!

Faith

2009-02-25T12:40:00.000-08:00

All we need it is the Faith of a little seed.

Are you in a struggle?

Listen to the following song. May the message grow in your heart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WYK6TxWX7s

There are times of certainty and times of uncertainty and these times are uncertain for many, that is in the natural eyes. When a leader of a country spends an hour telling his people that times are desperate you know you better have faith in something. God tells us that we will face trials but do not faint but to have faith and understand that these trials are for the refining of our faith. He tells us to be anxious for nothing, in 1 Peter 5:6-9 it says to humble ourselves and cast our anxiety on Him, then stand firm and in His due time He will lift us up. His due time? What is that, in America we want things on our due time, we want to live without challenge and without discomfort but that is not what is told in God's Word. What He does promise is that He will never leave us or forsake us, and that we have the power to overcome the challenges of this world. So how do we become overcomers? In Romans 10:8 the Bible tells us, the word is near you, it is in your mouth and in your heart, that is the word of faith we are proclaiming. He tells us in Mark 11:22-24 to have faith in God, and don't doubt, then you can tell that mountain (issue) to be removed. So what does it take to have that kind of faith, believe He is near, believe He will never leave you, believe that in His due time (perfect time) you will be the victor. It's belief so simple yet so hard because this fallen world can be seen, but God tells us in His word that we walk by faith and not by sight, and He has not given us a spirit of fear but of love, power and a sound mind. So today take up the Spirit of God, keep his words on you lips and speak to those mountains and do not doubt, just try it and see if your don't feel God near. It's a challenge!Today Lord I reject all fear and anxiety in my life, casting all my cares upon your shoulders who can bear it. I will not be seized by fear of any circumstance as I have the Word on my lips that protects me. I will use my faith every hour today believing and speaking to any issues that come my way to get in line with the perfect will of God. I am the victor and not a victim and you have given me the power to be in command of any situation. Help me Lord as it is by your strength and not mine which I am thankful.

Devotion written...by my hubby dear.

Preach on Pastor Dave!

Some Would Say We Lost Our Cindi

2009-02-22T16:53:00.000-08:00

But you can't say someone is lost

When you know where they are!!

Cindi went to be with the Lord

On Valentine's day.

If you knew Cindi you know how much she Loved Jesus.

I am not talking she liked him a little bit.

SHE WAS SOLD OUT CRAZY ABOUT HIM.

She sang on the Worship Team at church and she would say to her friends that would tell her they couldn't sing, You aren't singing for these people to hear you,

You are singing to Our Jesus!

She sang with the passion that consumed her.

Now she is singing to the lover of her soul.

I am so grateful for your prayers and your comments.

I want to tell you that the power of them was truely in that hospital room.

She was unable to breath on her own and so that tough decision came.

My brother thought he would be a basket case but he told me that when he was given the pen to sign the paper removing life support, a PEACE came over him like he had never felt before.

As we waited by her bed during her final moments one of the sweetest things happened.

When the monitor came to zero my brother gently kissed her and said goodbye my little sweetie.

The monitor jumped back up to 18 then slowly back to zero and with that he gave her one more kiss. The monitor jumped back to 18 and then back to zero and with that he gave her her final kiss. He told me later that Cindi would always tell him after he kissed her,

"I love your Kisses. Can I have one more?"

In her final moments she played her little kissing game one last time with my brother.

She got her Valentine's Day kisses.

Please continue to keep my brother in your prayers.

Knowing you have people praying just means the world to me!

Becky

A Valentine Prayer Request

2009-02-14T04:26:00.000-08:00

This is my brother's wife Cindi. I call her a Joy Bubble because she is blessed with the most infectious smile and laugh and energy and the voice of an angel.

On Thursday night she went to bed with neck pain and later was air lifted to the hospital with a major brain hemmorage and is now in a coma.

She is only in her 40's.

My brother must now make the horrible decision to take her off of life support.

I do believe in miracles and I do believe in wanting God's will.

Please pray for comfort for my brother Marc.

When you find your treasure

Make sure that they know that they are daily!
We never know just how much time we have with them.
Just hoping that this post as sad as it is will cause you to go and hug that treasure that you call your Hubby or Wife.

I like having this guy around!

2009-02-04T16:33:00.000-08:00

We have a pretty little lake behind our home. When we bought our lot I always believed that having this lake would increase the number of days in my hubby dears life.

Corporate world can be so stressful. My husband works hard and I so appreciate all that he has done and does daily for our family. I can't tell you how many pictures I have taken of him out on the lake. It is peaceful to me. Maybe because I know that he is not only fishing but carrying on a conversation with the Lord.
He is a good man
I adore him!
If you happen to read this honey, I love you xxxooo

A Wonderful Lunch too

2009-02-02T16:28:00.000-08:00

You won't just find the atmosphere to be the only beautiful thing at the Garden Gate Tea Room

Would you just look at the beautiful presentation of this meal my hubby and I shared.

Yes it was as wonderful as it looked.
In fact is was even better.

This room had just had a large gathering so it is a bit of a mess but I wanted to show you that it had a White Baby Grand Piano. Kind of makes me want to paint my piano white.

I loved what they did with this old sideboard. For those of you who build furniture here is a good idea.

And so this is all of my pictues of the tea room

I hope you enjoyed your visit with me.

Remember...if you came to visit me..I would take you here!

Pink Saturday and the Garden Gate Tea Room

2009-01-30T19:23:00.000-08:00

I have been posting all week on a beautiful Tea Room in Mt Dora Florida.

The Garden Gate Tea Room

This was our sweet hostess. All of the ladies wear such beautiful clothing.

I love her pretty outfit. I swear I see pink in it.

My eyes went up and down and all around this wonderful place discovering every little detail and bit of eye candy that I could. I love the chandelier with it's pretty little shades with Pink roses, don't you?

Hubby and I sat here for lunch. It was a sweet little corner all to ourselves with lots of pink touches and of course LOVE. Having had a romantic shop of our own my hubby is very comfortable around pretty things. Not every guy is like that. I am blessed.

I fell in love with this mosaic table with it's pretty pink roses. Isn't it pretty?

While I took my picture of this lovely corner of the shop, there he was," not my hubby"a man definately uncomfortable with the girly surroundings with all the touches of pink and frills. You can see it all over his face. Little does he know that his picture is all over blogland now. lol
And showing up on Pink Saturday no less.
Now make sure you click on the picture and zoom in.
You have got to see his expression!
Now for some more wonderful pink things be sure to go to our favorite Pink Saturday Hostess, Beverly at http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

And if you would like to see another of my favorite shops go over to my other blog

http://www.oneshabbyoldhouse.blogspot.com/

See you there.

Becky

Building a Beautiful Place

2009-01-30T06:12:00.000-08:00

Let's go outside and see what this tea room will be offering.

Just outside this room there is a wonderful place being created for outside weddings.
I am totally in love with outside places created from old windows and columns.
Can't you just invision a wedding here?

With a gazebo all done up in flowers.

This project is under construction and I can't wait to see it finished.

I think from what we have seen so far the owner is building a beautiful memory for the brides.

Dripping in Lace

2009-01-29T15:36:00.000-08:00

If you are a lace lover you will think that you have hit the mother load on this post.

Everywhere you look in this wonderland is lace lace and more lace.

Don't you just love the lights under the lace?

I hope that you can see all the different lace that was used to cover this window.

I know it is a little dark but from where I am sitting you can see the detail of the lace.

This door leads out onto a courtyard that is used for weddings.

But just look at this beautiful door and how it has been dressed up.

It is so pretty who would ever want to exit?

Look how sweet the little dresses are against the lace curtains.

I hope I didn't annoy anyone. But I just couldn't help myself.

I was so focused on the lace that I didn't see that I took a picture of someone taking a bite.

How rude of me.

I have enough picture to post all the way to Pink Saturday.

I do hope you will come back.

The Bridal Room

2009-01-28T16:32:00.001-08:00

I changed my mind and I am going to start the tour with the Bridal Tea Room

This is a separate building. Places like this just make you feel pretty.
I loved the vintage bridal gown collection.
I hope to one day find one. Athough my own gown would be considered vintage now. lol

Aren't these mosaic dishes a great idea?

These tables sat under a gazebo. It was lunch time when we arrived and I was happy to be able to take pictures.

The owner of this store is a wonderful lady.

I met her once and she was so gracious and even gave me her phone number

and told me that she would share recipes and give advise if a Tea Room would ever be something I would like to try. You just don't meet people like that often.

hmmmmm....I think it would be fun.
I can see one in Eufaula.

Another lovely place to sit and enjoy the wonderful food made from scratch daily.

I hope you have enjoyed the Bridal room.

Tomorrow we will tour the other building.

Don't forget to wear your hat and come back.

Until then.

Becky

If you came for a visit I would take you here

2009-01-27T19:26:00.000-08:00

Last week was the Antique Extravaganza in Mt Dora Florida.

It was really cold that day and so instead of going there we opted to go into the town of Mt Dora.

I adore this town and if you came to visit me I would take you there.

This would be our first stop.

The Garden Gate Tea Room. Oh honey! A wonderful Girl's day out or even better yet a wonderful place for your honey and you to spoon over sweet tea and yummy food.

The teapots are waiting for your visit.
Please come inside and warm up.

I will be showing you one of the prettiest tea rooms in Florida.

We will start right here in the entry tomorrow.

I took over 40 pictures and each one is simply divine.

See you tomorrow.

Becky

Consider the Birds

2009-01-23T07:05:00.001-08:00

Today while looking at the steam rising off the lake my eyes quickly caught sight of a lot of commotion going on in our bird feeder.

Grabbing the binoculars I could see that this poor little guy had twittered his way through the opening obviously being drawn to all the seed inside. Then I suspect that he ate like a little pig until he could not twitter his way back outside again.

Compassion engulfed Dave and I as we watched the little bird's frantic attempts to free himself.
Out into the cold morning Dave went to help our little feathered friend.

I thought as I watched my hubby free the little captive how like this bird so often are we. Compelled with the desire for more we dive in never knowing that that "MORE" has the ability to hold us captive. We try and try and wear ourselves out trying to get out of the mess we have gotten in.

And like the hand that set this bird free we too have a gentle hand of mercy.
He is the Lord Jesus
And He came to set the captive free.

Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me
Because He annointed me to preach the gospel to the poor
He has sent me to proclaim release to the Captives
And the recovery of sight to the blind
To set free those who are downtrodden
and to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.

Sharing the Love

2009-01-20T15:30:00.000-08:00

I received this award from http://www.bellashabby.blogspot.com/

And this award too.

I got this award 2 times.

One from http://www.bellashabby.blogspot.com/ and one from http://www.countrycharisma.blogspot.com/

Thank you Ladies!

Carolyn from Aiken House and Gardens sent me this cute award. Thank you Carolyn. I love love love your blog too.

And then I got Tagged Lee Laurie from http://www.asourthernrose.blogspot.com/ tagged me.

So I guess you could say that I am feeling the love here.

Thank you so much for the awards.

So many awards and so little time tonight to play.

But thank you so much for thinking of me.

Becky

Baby It's Cold Outside

2009-01-17T05:11:00.000-08:00

Baby It's Cold Outside

Even In Florida

After finally getting out of the bed I posted about last week I went upstairs to discover that I had not packed away my Snowman and Snow-woman and my little tree. My hubby is just going to be thrilled if I say there is one more box for the attic as I have found a few things here and there all over the house. But with the temperature close to freezing I thought maybe I should just leave them until we once again feel our warm Florida sun. Hope you are all staying warm.

A Perfectly Pink Saturday Morning

2009-01-09T21:23:00.000-08:00

I don't want to get up today. I blogged until 2 a.m.

and the bed feels so comfortable. All I want to do was read my favorite magazines and drink coffee.
Santa Baby put them in my stocking with only a little bag of coal.
I think I will start with Romantic Country.
I can see I am going to enjoy every single page.

I have my feathers on the bed
so this Chick will be nesting for awhile.

I love Victoria magazine too. I could be in the same bed 10 years from today and this magazine would still be timeless. I can't tell you how many times I have had old Victoria magazines all over my floor reading page after beautiful page.

And dear to my pink little heart is Romantic Homes Magazine.
This it the look that I am trying to achieve in my Shabby Old House.
And these magazines have such wonderful ideas. So please excuse me for not getting up.
And if you don't mind be a dear and hand me my lap top because when I finish my magazines I am going to Blog. And my first stop will be www.Howsweetthesound.typepad.com
There is a lovely lady named Beverly who knows many lovely ladies and they all love Pink and I know they would love to have you stop by so.....
Enjoy your day and oh yeah, one more thing. Could you hang that do not disturb sign on the door and if you see my sweet hubby could you tell him that you think breakfast in bed would really be a thoughtful idea.
Becky

Certain of what we do not see

2009-01-07T18:03:00.000-08:00

It was an early morning drive from Eufaula back to Tampa. We were the only ones on this pretty country road around the lake. The cool air from the night was mixing with the warmth of the sun and you could see the fog slowing starting to lift, floating peacefully in the air.

This picture has a spiritual significance to me. Right now I can't see things as clearly as I could a year ago. I know like this picture there is beauty in the fog. Hidden in the mist is a beautiful lake and trees. But right now my eyes are straining to see. But I trust that it is there. I know that it is there.

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for

and certain of what we do not see.

Back in the Box and Into the Attic

2009-01-04T15:33:00.001-08:00

Next Year has come and so the diet begins.
And all of the decorations go back in the box and into the attic.

I don't think I ever posted on our house in Tampa. I have a rooster and chicken theme if you remember and it even influenced Christmas.

Yes even Santa is riding a Rooster.

On Dasher and Dancer .....back to your box

What do you put on your door after Christmas? I never know what to do until Valentine's Day.

I would love some idea. I guess I could keep the snowmen out there however they look a bit out of place in Tampa.

A Gift Wrapped Up With You In Mind

2008-12-24T13:21:00.000-08:00

I wish that I was one of those people who shop early and then wrap their presents and place them under the tree like perfect decorations. But the truth is I wait until the last minute and then I spend hours grabbing the right paper and the ribbon and decorative sprays.

But my favorite gifts were the ones that my children gave to me. They were jaggedly cut and taped but wrapped with so much love. Here is another Gift that came wrapped.

Wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.

Wrapped with so much love.

I hope you have received this gift.

Merry Christmas

Wanna Be Cindy for Christmas

2008-12-21T08:43:00.001-08:00

Her home dazzles me, Her talents amaze, Her creativity is astounding and everything she touchs turns out georgous. I make my way like clockwork everyday to her blog with coffee in hand to see what she is doing. I am on her list of followers....it's a cult I'm telling you. And try we do to create whatever she has posted for the week.

I wanted to make her cookies. So I set out to do just that.

I cut them out and they were looking pretty amazing if I do say so myself. I was all giddy with excitement when I placed them in the oven.

But what the heck happened to my georgous cookies? They swelled up into big sunflower looking blobs so I recut them on the sheet and then they wouldn't lift off the tray.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

I even tried to carve them out using my skills as a whittler..

I managed to get 4 cookies out of the whole mess and so I decided on blue icing. Not having a couple of the ingredient's she had given in her recipe, I remembered how to make icing the we as kids use to put on graham crackers. However it was a bit runny.

I filled up my icing bag and laid it down for a minute to answer the phone and when I came back it had run out all over my counter....oh for heaven sakes!!!
And I did have some of those French thingy's that she talked about that you can't get in CA because they are illegal. Mine are gold.

Does that mean there are traces of gold in them and I could cash my box in....?? I had better save them as they may get me out of a pinch if this economy doesn't pick up.

So having said all that....this is my solution to your problem in CA Cindy...

B B's
Merry Christmas Everybody.

Becky...love ya Cindy

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

I Won I won I won Happy Happy Me

2008-12-16T14:41:00.000-08:00

I almost had to pinch myself as I opened this box from Kimberly Ryan.

I won her giveaway and I just can't tell you what a wonderful gift it was.

I think it came at just the right timing too as I have been a little blue with the passing of my Uncle Hughie. Sometimes God just uses people to give us hugs and He did exactly that with Kimberly's Gift.

It seemed like I kept unwrapping and unwrapping and each little pretty caused me to do just what her beaded letters say. LAUGH!

Kimberly Ryan is a wonderful artist. The pictures just don't do her artwork justice.

I couldn't believe the painting that she sent to me. It was a perfect match for my Rose Lake Cottage Suite as it is done in lavender. It is exciting to own a piece of true artwork.

But the beauty in this one is that I feel like I know the artist by visiting her blog.

If you haven't been to see it please go visit. She has lovely items for sale and if you love pretty and feminine items you have hit the motherload by visiting.

Her site is listed as one of my favorites and a visit there will have you placing her on yours.

Can you believe how beautiful this picture is.

Thank you so much Kimberly.

I will treasure it and all of the pretty things that you sent to me.

To see more of Kimberly's art go to

http://kimberlyryanart.blogspot.com/
She is amazing!

A Wonderful Man

2008-12-12T09:51:00.001-08:00

My Uncle Hughie left to be with the Lord this week.

He left behind his wife of 60 years, 2 Children and a lot of people who will miss him very much. I am one for sure.This man touched lives and if you could sum it up his life it was love in action.

Everybody could count on Uncle Hughie.

When I was a 5th grader I worked all summer to get contact lenses. I dropped one down the sink and not wanting to tell my parents I called my Uncle Hughie and he came over and took off the sink pipe and found my contact. He saved my day.

He was kind to his nieces and nephews and we all loved him. He was our fun Uncle.
They had a lake cottage and each weekend in the summer they would go up and the fun we had with him there are memories that will forever be in my mind. He taught me to water ski. When everyone else wanted to give up on me trying to get up on skis Uncle Hughie jumped out and swam to me and gently encouraged me and you know what?
I got right up and I have been water skiing ever since.

His children excelled in life. Jimmy who passed away was a wonderful piano player.

David was a track star in high school and Annette did well in everything she put her hand to as well. He was just so encouraging and kind!

Aunt Rosie and Uncle Hughie were high school sweethearts. And I never remember an unpleasant word spoken to her. He was a good husband.

We were blessed to have Aunt Rosie and Uncle Hughie come and stay at our Happy House in Florida. They stayed for the winter running from Indiana Cold.
We played card and games and went to the beach and they even came to church with us.
Uncle Hughie sang the songs at church with such joy in his heart.
He knew the Lord.

My dad use to tease Uncle Hughie about always getting up early. We are talking 4 a.m. early. He told me that he would get up early and take walks and just talk to the man upstairs. His life showed that he did!!
When my father was in the hospital and I stayed at their house at night he and my Aunt would come in and tuck me in and kiss me good night. I was in my 40's but he knew I needed that kiss and hug.

So is it any surprise that he would also be Santa to my children when they were young.
I will miss you Uncle Hughie. You were the best Uncle and a wonderful man and a great example to your nieces and nephews. We love you dearly.
May God Reward you well.

My Christmas Wish For You

2008-12-12T07:12:00.001-08:00

This is what I wish for you my friends. Peace, Joy, And Love.
May your eyes and heart be open to the Love that Came down at Christmas Time

May you see all the signs of God's Love

And may you never drive to a darling shop like this and find it closed!!!

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Merry Christmas

Becky

This Guy Shows Up Every Year

2008-12-08T18:42:00.000-08:00

Need I say more? lol

Pink Saturday

2008-12-05T21:02:00.000-08:00

I am happy to be back joining all my other Pink Saturday, aka, Pinkie friends.

Aren't these pink poinsettas just beautiful.

For more pink you can visit our wonderful Hostess Beverly at www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com.

Enjoy your day and please come back to visit.

Becky

A Hint of Christmas

2008-12-01T09:56:00.000-08:00

We went to Eufaula for Thanksgiving to work on the house.

I started to decorate.

This was just a plain stocking and so I added a decoration that I got from Michael's Craft Store.

Poinsettas always add beauty to a room or shelf.

And you haven't decorated unless you are covered with glitter when you are done.

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-26T04:19:00.000-08:00

I Give Thanks for my blogland friends. You have blessed my life with your friendships.

Wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Becky

Always a Favorite with Me

2008-11-23T15:23:00.000-08:00

This is one of my favorite booths at Rennigar's in Mt Dora FL

Peggy has been doing the Shabby Chic style before Rachael Ashwell claimed the name.

She actually started out in CA with a friend. When I had my shop, she and I would bump into each other early every Monday at another Flea Market.

The secret to great finds is being the early bird. Probably the only time in my life that I actually enjoyed getting up before dawn were those Mondays. Ahhhh....the thrill of the hunt.

I don't know what it is about bird cages but I couldn't keep them in my shop.

Now along with the white and cream painted furniture is black.
Thank you Pottery Barn and Ballard Designs!
Your prices have made our finds soooo much more appealing to our customers. And we can give you that designer look for a fraction of the cost.
Another great place to shop is Craigslist.
Wait until you see what I found there for a song. My heart actually skipped a beat.
I will post it later.
Until then.
Remember..... the early bird gets the worm!

It's A Chili Night In Tampa

2008-11-22T04:52:00.000-08:00

There's nothing like a bowl of Chili to warm you from the inside out.

I'll Have a Blue Christmas....please

2008-11-20T04:05:00.001-08:00

Let's start from the top!
You can almost hear the song, "I'll have a Blue Christmas," playing, can't you?
But I can assure you this a Blue feeling is not what you will find in my friend Kathleen's home. Her holidays are filled with family and friends and if she saw it being otherwise she and her husband Scott would drag in the homeless to celebrate the Birth of our Lord!

I had a wonderful time decorating her home. She bought her decorations from Michael's. They have beautiful things there this year. She was funny as she collected her 40% off coupons and back in August started picking up this or that.

So now my friend can enjoy her holidays hosting her little heart out!

Her tree is filled with blue and silver ornaments with enough glitter to cover a small child. I looked dazzling when I arrived home, sparkling from head to toe.

Waiting for stocking to be hung by the chimney with care. I know that Santa will surely be there!

Oh Deer!

Don't you just love the mercury glass? She has been collecting that as well.

Kathleen wishes you a Very Merry Christmas.

And may you find the joy of the Lord filling your days!

God Bless You!

Finding Balance

2008-11-09T10:34:00.000-08:00

My life is a bit out of balance right now.

I am taking a short break as I gain that balance back.

I will be posting in a couple of weeks.

See you then.

Big Hugs

Becky

Pink Victorian Shades for Pink Saturday

2008-11-02T16:51:00.000-08:00

I was on a search for pink this week when I discovered a beautiful booth in Rennigar's in Mt Dora Florida. I was so drawn to these beautiful Victorian Lampshades.

I hope you enjoy looking at them. Be sure to click on them to enlarge as the detail is wonderful.

And when you are done make sure you go to http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/ to enjoy another Pink Saturday hosted by the wonderful Beverly.

The fabric and the fringe and the beadwork are amazing and each one is a true work of art.

Beautiful don't you think?

The fringe is hand dyed to match whatever colors the artist pulls from the fabric.

At first I thought this was a print on fabric but they are actually painted by another local artist from Florida.

It isn't hard to see the care that is put into each shade.
Sigh....

And this is where it all began. The framed picture is a shade that was made by the artist's Great Grandmother. She passed away when she was 3 but she passed on her talent to her sweet Grand Daughter. Donna Ladley.

Donna has been making Victorian shades since 1972 and as you can see she has mastered her craft.

If you see anything that you would like Donna's e-mail address is :
donnaladley@embarqmail.com

I am dreaming of the day that I can own one of these beautiful shade.
Can't you see it in my Shabby Old House ?

But the trouble is , Which One?
They all would look fabulous!
Like the shade in the picture this is a larger version of Donna's Grandmother's shade.
I think Grandmother would be proud don't you? Ever wonder what you will pass to the next generation? I guess we need to remember, LITTLE EYES ARE WATCHING.

I've been Boo-ed

2008-10-29T18:51:00.001-07:00

Now this is going to be fun!! Here is how the Blogging Boo will go. Go to as many friends as you want and tell them they've been "Boo-ED". Have them link back to your blog to pick up their Halloween Treat (picture) and tell them to Boo their friends. (Then put the pic in your side bar so everyone knows that you've already been Boo-ed and to send the pic to someone else.Are you scared yet!!??BOO!!

Lilac and Purple and Photography Questions

2008-10-26T13:48:00.000-07:00

4 Megapixels to 10 Megapixels that is the question

I am doodling around with a friend's camera trying to justify getting a new camera.

She has 10 megapixels and my old camera only had 4.

Do you see the difference between the 10 and the 4 of previous posts?

When you take still life photos what setting do you use?

Do you have lights off or on?

What kind of camera do you have?

Purple is my daughter's favorite color and so the upstairs suite was decorated with Natalie in mind. They say that purple is the color of royalty. I suppose we called her Princess enough for her to believe that she was. Our boys would definately say that she is the Princess. You can see more of the Natalie's Suite by going to http://www.roselakecottage.blogspot.com/

The old necklace was my Great Great Grandmother's. It has amethest stones which are also my birthstone so my Grandmother gave it to me when I got married.
I found the perfect Christmas Ornaments for the room.
I'll be showing you that tree before you know it.
Can you believe that Christmas is only 60 days away?

Pink Saturday and Fabulous Finds

2008-10-24T21:10:00.000-07:00

Imagine my excitement when I found these two PINK Ironstone pitchers at a garage sale. I paid only $7. I have seen plenty of white old Ironstone but never pink. The lady that I bought them from was from Germany and the Ironstone is from England.

Does anybody out there know about this Ironstone?

It is called Princess Pink.

Now imagine his excitement when Ellen came into his life.

This is my neighbor Vern. He was a faithful husband that lost his wife a few years ago. She had been sick for so many years and he loved her until the end and with her passing I watched a very sad man.

Then he met Ellen. And a smile is now on that face and

I guess you can say he is tickled pink with his fabulous find!

Don't they look charming under the Pink Mandeville vine?

And don't you just love a Happy Ending?

The End..but wait..want more?

Then run on over to http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

and visit with Beverly and the girls for more wonderful

pink things.

A Beautiful Day Remembered

2008-10-21T15:01:00.000-07:00

When she started down the aisle I had to catch my breath. Was that my little girl? When did she grow up? And though I always felt she was a pretty girl, this day she was beautiful.

My mother use to call her little Windex eyes because she had eyes that were just the color of a windex bottle. And boy could she make those eyes talk.

I had the time of my life getting everything ready for her special day. I really think she had the wedding of my dreams. The little church was a darling Historical church. Her brother sang, and the day was perfect for beach pictures . The sun seemed to know just where to set over the boat at the marina. And it was a beautiful memory!

If you are planning a tropical wedding we are letting the arrangements go for a song. http://www.freshgatherings.blogspot.com/.

Pink Saturday Over at One Shabby Old House

2008-10-18T07:06:00.001-07:00

My Pink Saturday post is on my OneShabbyOld House Blog.

Hope you will come by and see what we have been up to.

Becky

Friday Family Photos-Memories and Contracts

2008-10-16T09:45:00.000-07:00

Nick is the youngest of our family and is currently in the Army.

Lately I have been finding little momentos of his childhood.

The other day I found the cute little clay handprint.

And today I found the Mother's day card he had made. Those little handprints were everywhere believe me. He was a very active child. Today I just kiss them and wish the real handprints were here.

But this contract was the cutest thing that I found. We keep it in the piano bench.

I wanted him to play a musical instrument and so the deal was he would if he could have a gold fish. lol

Being a wise mother and knowing the history of our previous gold fish I added the second page of the contract. The flute didn't last long and the gold fish did die so fishing and baseball became his passions. His childhood memories will always be mine.

These Friday favorites were brought to you today because of Deborah. She is the host today of Friday Family Favorite Fotos. Thank you for joining me and please go tell everyone hi.

http://www.picturespotspens.blogspot.com/

Pink Saturday

2008-10-09T17:42:00.000-07:00

And we live in Pink Houses!

This darling card is from Kelly of Rose Vine Cottage Two.

Please read the previous post.

This is why we blog!

Now it is your turn to run on over to our hostess Beverly at www.Howsweetthesound.typepad.com

A Pink world awaits you.

But don't forget to come back next week and visit One Shabby Old House for I have been a busy lady and will have some pictures to show you.

Have a great weekend

Becky

I Had a Wonderful Day

2008-10-08T18:32:00.000-07:00

I had a totally wonderful day today. The kind of day you want to tell your friends about.

For weeks I have been planning a trip with my husband to the Ft Lauderdale area.

But what made this trip so special is that I was going to get to meet and spend the day with my blogging friend Kelly from Rose Vine Cottage Two. Kelly and I have been following each others blogs, making comments back and forth, e-mailing each other and talking on the phone but today we would meet.
At first I was jittery about the meeting. I got a case of the what ifs. What if she was different in person than the person I had come to know through our blogs. What if we met and we struggled in our conversations. What if it became the longest day of my life. But it was so opposite of my what ifs that I only wished after the end of the day that we lived closer together because I had such a geat time.

Kelly's home is beautiful . She has done such a wonderful job of decorating. Her home should be in a magazine as it is one that we all would go to time after time to find inspiration.

Her hubby made this mantel. He is such a nice person. They make a charming pair. Her Father is a delightful man as well.

She is the Queen of her castle and the mother of 3 handsome young men that would make any mother proud. And they all allow her to use her wonderful gift of creating beauty.

She took me to several great shops, a darling resturant and then to Ikea.

We were drawn to the same things and at the end of the day I was sorry to see it end.

For it had been a wonderful day and I have a wonderful new friend.

A Mosiac Project

2008-10-06T04:33:00.000-07:00

The table and the birdbath were inspiration pieces that I had seen at one of my favorite store.

Victoria's Antique Warehouse in Leesburg FL. Ever taken a photo hoping your hubby would say, "We really need this." lol

I was looking at Jennifer's website http://www.theoldpaintedcottage.com/ In The Cottage of the month for July I saw a beautiful tray that finally got me moving on trying my hand at mosiacs.

THE START OF A MOSIAC

I remember the day that I accidently knocked a plate rack off the wall at the shop. When it hit the ground I sighed. I couldn't throw the pieces away because I had seen so many wonderful mosiac done by more skillful hands than I possess.

Does anyone else have a box of broken china?

The other day I decided to try to make a mosiac.

The old silver tray I found at a thrift store. It had engravings in the middle that were about some golf tournament. At first I sprayed the tray but the paint didn't stay put. Not wanting to pitch it I decided that this is where the broken china would go.

I really did not mean for it to look like a rooster. lol

This is the finished piece. The little roses came from a garage sale find and I snapped them off to place on the tray handles. This is a messy project but I enjoyed it.

It's your turn now!

I won't be posting for a few days. I am working on another project so come back to see what is happening at my shabby old house.

Have a great week

Becky

A Must See Movie

2008-10-05T13:07:00.001-07:00

We all know of them. In fact I would say there isn't a week that goes by that you don't hear of a couple struggling in their marriage or a marriage ending in divorce.

I wish that I could load my car up with the people I know of that are struggling and take them to this wonderful movie. I promise you won't leave the same couple. You won't leave the same single. You won't leave the same!

Pink Saturday

2008-10-03T16:25:00.001-07:00

It all started with the Pink Dress in the Window.

You know the one they place just so to catch your eye and lure you in.

The town is Mt Dora in Florida and the store is the Secret Garden. The secret, once you step in the door you are going to be there for quite some time.

This was a girly girls paridise. Everything looked vintage although everything was new. I could feel the Victorian deep in me longing to get out and get out she did. The owner knew just how to place everything to make you want everything.

I felt like I had stepped into the pages of Victorian Trading Company.

Everything was so pretty.

Lacey socks and button covers.

The dressing room beckoned me to bring lots of dresses in to try.

I loved this hat and the darling hanky lamp shade but I couldn't wear the lampshade so I chose the hat.
Doesn't this look like the perfect purse or what?
What is it about pretty things that make you feel so good?

Hmm...is that another pink dress...back to the dressing room!

I remember Joyce Meyer telling of a husband that told his wife who was prone to shopping alot that when she felt tempted to buy a dress that she should tell satan to get behind her .

After coming home with a new dress he said, "Honey I thought I told you to tell the satan to get behind you. She said, I did just like you said, But he told me that the dress looked good from the back too!

Now before you are tempted to go out on a shopping trip make sure you take a trip on on over to Beverly at http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/ to see what other lovely pink temptations you can find.

Enjoy your Pink Saturday.

Becky

Granny's Room and Friday Favorites

2008-10-02T13:43:00.000-07:00

This is My Sweet Granny and Pa

When my mother gave me my Granny's antiques I was thrilled. My Granny was an incredible woman. Her home should have graced magazines in the 50's. Every detail was perfect. The antiques that I have came from my Great great Grandfather, Judge David Kigore. Judge Kilgore was a pall bearer for Abraham Lincoln when the procession came through Indianapolis. My granny told me that chairs that I have may have seated President Lincoln as he was most likely a guest of my GG Grandfathers. My GG Grandfather was a U.S. Representative from Indiana in 1804. His life and the Presidents had so many simularities. He was born in KY and later studied law.

Needless to say my children stayed clear of Granny's things. I was lucky to find this wonderful old rose print at the flea market as well as the chandelier.
This is my Granny's piano. My son can really make it sing.
One day these tresures will go in our One Shabby Old House.
But for now they are in my living room which I lovingly call Granny's Room.

Friday Favorite Family Fotos

2008-10-02T12:49:00.001-07:00

Halloween Memories

This is my daughter when she was 4. Remember those big Raggety Ann Dolls? We took the clothes off of her doll and dressed her up in them. I was lucky that year costume wise. The boys were Ghosts. I had just had our youngest child and was a very tired mommy that year.

This is really going back about 28 years ago. This is my oldest dressed in whatever we had.

But I thought he was adorable especially sharing his candy with his sister.

I loved this picture of Vince. He was not a happy boy. The knats were flying in his face and I think if the gun had been loaded he would have shot something. His expression made him look more like a desperado. This was our dog Rory.

My angels are grown and out of the house and I don't have anyone to dress up anymore.

Booooooooooooo hooooooooo

Deborah is our host today for Friday Favorite Family Fotos.

So check out the others who have made Friday a day to show off their families

http://www.picturespostspens.blogspot.com/

Shabby chic Tea Table.

2008-10-01T08:10:00.000-07:00

Painting vintage furniture can really stress out some people. I was viewing one of my favorite blogs. Cindy at Romantic Home. She even got a comment that painting furniture is a crime. However I find the crime is charming tables like these are being discarded. You will usually see them in store or tea shops used for displays but rarely seen in homes today in it's finished state.

Painted furniture on the other hand is adored by so many today. Just look what Pink paint did for this vintage table. Now it is a thing of beauty for anyone who loves romantic style. What is a crime for some is one of passion for another.

I am passionate about my painted furniture. How about you?

Seven Things and awards

2008-09-30T11:45:00.000-07:00

Christie at http://www.somewhereintime-christie.blogspot.com/ gave me this award. Thank you Christie

This lovely little guy came from Cori G of
http://www.gingerbreadcrumbsandcompany.blogspot.com/ Tnank you Cori!

Although I thought I had touched base and was safe , Christie at http://www.somewhereintime-christie.blogspot.com/ has tagged me with this game. I have to tell you seven things about me on these subjects. She has also given me an award. In fact so has Cori G. So here goes.
Seven Things I Plan To Do Before I Die.

I plan to finish our home in Eufaula with enough life and hopefully money left to enjoy it.
I plan on starting a Bed and Breakfast
I plan to travel across country in our RV and hopefully meet my new blogging friends along the way.
I plan to go to Italy.
I plan to help start or be involved in a women's ministry.
I plan on being a wonderful Grandma.
I plan on learning how to paint roses.
Seven Things I can do....
I can water ski
I can snow ski
I can drive a boat.
I can drive our RV.
I can cast my fishing line without getting hung up in the trees. I guess you can say I can fish with the big boys. lol
I can cook when I want to.
I can organize messes really well.

Seven Things I Cannot Do

I cannot figure out presently how to put pretty pages behind my blog page.

I cannot bait my hook, guess this is what separates me from the boys

I cannot sing although I love to

I cannot go over a bridge or through a tunnel without saying a prayer

I cannot stand snakes,people or otherwise.
I cannot bungee jump
I cannot think of another thing lol

Seven Things That Attracted Me To My Hubby

He is kind
He is generous
He loves the Lord
He has a great personality
He loves our children and they know it
He is smart
He makes me feel special.

Seven Things I say most often.

Help me Lord

It is what it is

We'll see

Thank you JESUS!
I love you babe
This may sound silly but...
Are you kidding me?

Seven celebrities that I admire the most.

Billy Graham
Beth Moore
Joyce Meyer
Michael W. Smith
Amy Grant
Casting Crowns
Point of Grace

Seven Foods that I love
Give me coconut cream pie...and lots of it

oranges

the new natural pizza by Pizza Hut
cherries
chicken marsala
home made ice cream
juicy peaches

Now it is your turn. I am putting this out there for any friend that wants to play. Just let me know when you do so that I can come and learn about you.
Becky

Meet the Cranes

2008-09-30T06:50:00.001-07:00

Frazier, Lillith, and their daughter Ima

The Cranes are Bad Guests

2008-09-29T07:46:00.001-07:00

I carefully read all of the books that I could on opening a Bed and Breakfast. I read that for the most part you would have wonderful guest but that every once in a while you would have demanding guests and some would be loud and unruly. We had two of those guests today. They seemed like a charming couple as they took a casual stroll across our back yard. But when breakfast didn't come when they felt it should they started whooping and hollering and then they got destuctive. I was very happy when they left!

Good bye Lillith and Frazier. Please don't come back!
Signed the management of Rose Lake Cottage.

Victorian Houses in Eufaula

2008-09-25T07:54:00.000-07:00

This is a house that is for sale in Eufaula. Can't you imagine yourself drinking sweet tea on that porch. Right now there are many charming homes for sale in Eufaula.
Another great home on Randolf street. This is the favorite street in Eufaula and is in the Seth Lore Historic District. You can almost hear the horse carriages from the past.
I am amazed at the gingerbread trim on so many houses. It is a feast for the eyes.
This is a perfect cottage. Dont' you think?
Dave would like this drive way. I would like this lawn.

The houses in Eufaula come in all shapes and sizes. From the grand Shorter Mansion to sweet Victorian cottages. In this town you can find your dream home.

The Shorter Mansion is owned by the Historical Society and is open for tours and weddings and teas. This is such a beautiful place to visit. If you are interested in wonderful tours don't miss the Candelight tours at Christmas time. I actually am thinking about volunteering. So you just might see me there. This stunning home was on tour this year during Pilgrimage. I have never seen anything like it before. It appears that no cost was spared. This is truely how the other half live.
This is Stella's house just a few houses down from mine. The story is they accidently set their house on fire while painting. He used a blow torch to remove old paint and it got into the wood somehow and set the upstairs on fire. The paint job looks nice though.
This is a house that can be seen from our backyard. Or rather the top of the house can be seen.

This house was on the Pilgrimage tour and it appears that the builder of ours was the builder of this one as well as there are so many simular features. This home is for Sale and is two doors down from ours. Don't you just love the wraparound porch?

I will be snapping more pictures as I have only scratched the surface of the lovely homes in this town.

Please check out the participants in Friday Favorites and our hostess Deborah at http://picturespotspens.blogspot.com/

Becky

Tablescapes and Recipes with Heidi Ann

2008-09-24T14:30:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the table. I am so glad that you have come. I have prepared it with my Granny's china and silver and crystal. She was so special to me. I enjoyed her company often as she lived next door. She taught me to cook and sew and clean house. Her home was so beautiful. I am priviledged to have many of her antiques. She passed away on Christmas day and I was told there was a standing joke that she would have to have dinner ready or she couldn't go. And she did. I always thought that the Good Lord smelled her cooking and got hungry and called her home to fix supper there. I am sure she will be at His Banquet table. In fact I can't imagine her not using the gift He gave her in Heaven. She loved me and I knew it without question. I look forward to seeing her again.

The sugar bowl and creamer and mint/nut dish were part of her luncheon dishes. I actually found another set to add to it so that I could have tea parties. Do you see the cranberry candle?

It was her mothers. I believe that they got these at the state fair. It has her name and the date which is 1899.
Opps let's look at it again.
This is so formal and I love it but you are about to see how we really live.

Yes, sometimes we do eat with our hands. lol I can't believe I forgot the silverware.
Here are just a few ways that I set my table for everyday use.

It's a Happy Look.
This is our casual dining. We use these rooster plates everyday. If you have seen my house you know that I have just a few roosters around for decoration. A few too many that is.
Does anyone else have these vintage glasses? They came in red, blue, green and gold. I got them when we were married back in the 70's. I am so glad that I didn't get rid of them. My grandmother had red ones and I later found green ones so I guess I have all the holidays covered.
And with all the roosters around didn't you just know that the hens would show up too.

This is a great recipe. It is also a perfect way to show off your herb garden.

Fresh Herb Cornish Hens

6 servings

6 Cornish hens salt and pepper

1/4 cup butter softened

1 cup of chopped fresh parsley

1/2 cup snipped fresh chives

2 Tablespoons each of chopped rosemary and thyme

6 Tablespoons chopped fresh sage, divided

3 Tablespoons olive oil

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Season hens, inside and out with salt and pepper to taste. In a food processor or blender, combine butter, parsley, chives, rosemary,thyme, and 2 tablespoons of sage. Process to form a paste and set aside.

With your fingers, carefully separate skin from the breast of each hen. Spread about 2 tablespoons of the butter mixture between skin and breast. Smooth skin back into place and truss.

Rub hens with olive oil and remaining 4 tablespoons of sage. Place in roasting pan. Roast 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and roast until juices are clear when the thickest part of the thigh is pierced with fork, about 40 minutes. Baste frequently with pan juices. Remove to platter and serve with wild rice.
For more recipes and tablescapes go on over to Heidi Ann's place http://foxglovesfabricandfolly.blogspot.com/

She knows your are coming and is holding a place for you.

As my Granny would say, "Remember Your Manners and chew slowly!"

Enjoy

Becky
My Pink Saturday post in on www.oneshabbyoldhouse.blogspot.com

Another Favorite Thing.

2008-09-24T05:21:00.000-07:00

I woke up today to a wonderful surprise. I love surprises. It was more than that though. It was the act of kindness this surprise came wrapped up in. My new friend
Cori G. created a blog banner for me and gifted me with it. She had thought that the fabric I found for my One Shabby Old House would be a wonderful banner. So simple me just took the fabric laid it on the floor and put a frame around the name and took a picture. I don't have Photo shop. And it looked pretty bad. So as I said I woke up today to this wonderful gift. A Beautiful Banner from a beautiful person.

She has a beautiful blog called Gingerbread Crumbs and Company.http://gingerbreadcrumbsandcompany.blogspot.com/ . It is a beautiful place to visit and be inspired by her poems and inspirational writings of scripture. She also has another blog for tea lovers and pretty things called Brambleberry Cottage. Both are a beautiful place to visit.

It gives me joy when God places people like Cori in my path. It it to His glory that I can write of such. God Bless you Cori!

Some of my favorite things.

2008-09-23T20:25:00.000-07:00

Just some pretty pictures for you.

Enjoy.

Pink Saturday

2008-09-19T03:14:00.001-07:00

I am moving quickly as we are off to Eufaula to work on the old Victorian. Be sure to come back next week to see my post on OneShabbyOldHouse. I have also posted new pictures on our Rose Lake Cottage here in FL.

But for today I will show you Touches of Pink.Chenille teddy bears in pink. This make you want to hunt for that pink chenille bedspread and start a Christmas project doesn't it?

Soft touches of pink.
A rose is a rose is a Pink rose on a plate.
A beautiful Pink Victorian Hat.
This house is 3 doors down from http://www.oneshabbyoldhouse.blogspot.com/

Check out my pinkness there too.

I just love my neighbor's pink door!

Now click on over to Beverly's as she host a wonderful Pink Saturday weekly.

You will be delighted at all the pink that each participant shares.

http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

Happy Pink Saturday

Updates on Rose Lake Cottage.

2008-09-18T20:30:00.000-07:00

I have updated pictures at www.RoseLakeCottage.blogspot.com

I hope you will come visit.

Thankful for my Friends

2008-09-18T05:44:00.003-07:00

I loved Mary Engelbreit's The Art of Friendship 2006 calendar.

I am a pack rat of sorts and so I didn't want to throw it out.

I decided to use in in my Scrapbook but

today I will use it in my blog as I tell you about how

Thankful I am for my Special Friend Kathleen.

Have you ever had someone come in and go out of your life? That happened with us. It grieved me as I missed her friendship. She would later tell me how she had a case of house envy. We can laugh about it now. At that particular time we were building our home. She was going through a very difficult financial time. Sometimes it is hard to watch others good fortune when life is dealing you lemons. Over and over she told me she repented of House Envy. I told her that perhaps I was just building our home for her as we now have our house up for sale. I am praying for that windfall as I really want God to bless her with her dream home. It is good that we had a chance to truly have that heart to heart that lead us back to the friends that God wanted us to be. I have learned so much from her and her love for the Lord. But we all have our moments of weakness which today is her strength. She is on the other side of that time now and is comforting me as we go through a finacial issue ourselves. I don't feel judgement from her only compassion. My bank account will never reflect the wealth I have in her friendship.

AT The Barn in Lake Alfred FL. " Smile Kathleen. "

I am glad she is so skinny as there are times that we can really fill a car up.

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us. ~Epicurus

Here she is helping with a wedding shower for our friend Jane.

And here she is helping me with my Grand Opening along side my other dear friend Merilu. She will be my next Thankful Thursday post. It was so cold that day and they both stayed on the porch greeting my customers.

When you follow a friend that loves the Lord and loves helping people you in turn become a better person. It's a joy to follow you Kathleen. Where to next?

Bless you my friend!

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Everywhere a Pumpkin

2008-09-17T06:51:00.001-07:00

I went shopping with my friend yesterday and I was amazed at all the pretty pumkins everywhere. Homegoods has pumkins in every size, shape and color. So I came home with a few and started to add the fall touches here and there. This is our family room.
I don't have a very deep mantel so holding a candlestick and a skinny clock and an autumn vine is about all I can do. My hubby says I cover any bare spot in the house. I say I am a Victorian at heart.
This is the only pumpkin I came away with from Homegoods this year. I showed some restraint. My mother got this basket collection started. She had one of the 1st JW Longenberger Market baskets. I remember well the year she held that show.
My sister has the rest of her collection.

I loved how I have seen pumkins on cake plates this year. Thank you girls for that great idea.
I had everything all put in to place and thought I was done and then I went shopping again and what did I see but this beautiful Autumn tree. Omgosh I wanted it. It was only about a $1200.
The sign said.
But my purse said,

You can't.

My hubby said I have a very smart purse!

How Sweet...Could we expect anything less from Beverly?

2008-09-15T17:34:00.000-07:00

I love to read the comments that I get. But somehow I missed this one until today.

Beverly at http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/ gave me this sweet award.

Thank you so much Beverly. I am honored.

Now I must pick and send this off to some of the blogs that I love.

This will be hard as there are so many out there that I adore!

Of course I will have to pick my good friend Mo of http://www.moscottage.blogspot.com/

She has a lovely blog and that smile on her face is a reflection of her personality.

Joyful, Happy and Kind.

Then of course I will have to pick my other good friend Kelly of http://www.rosevinecottagetwo.blogspot.com/. She and I have Shabby Chic RVs.

She has a darling vintage camping trailer that was featured on http://www.theoldpaintedcottage.com/ cottage of the month. Now there is a good read and a beautiful blog too. We all are awaiting the pictures of her new home.

I would give Jennifer of http://www.oldpaintedcottage.com/ an award too but someone beat me to it.

I also love http://carolinawrencottage.blogspot.com/ Madai has a beautiful blog.

I have been following Carolyn for quite some time now. She has the most beautiful garden I have ever seen. I think her property is the Garden of Eden! What a gift she and her husband have

Her home is just as lovely.

Now she is in the garden giving tours but do enjoy your visit there.

http://warrengrovegarden.blogspot.com/

So girls pick up your award and then send it off to 4 of your favorite blogs.

Have a great day.

Becky

Rachel Ashwell Inspired RV...won't you come in?

2008-09-12T03:39:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our Pink Rolling Romantic Home
This is a Georigie Boy Laundau but I call it my Georgie Girl
We covered up every existing fabric that made it look so RV ish. Pink Slipcovers from

Rachael Ashwell were reworked and I used her tablecloths for curtains. They all went so well with the sage carpeting.

Her throw rugs worked perfectly as well.
And you have to have a PINK coffee pot.
In the drawer are PINK handled silver ware of course.

PINK and sage towels hang in the bath. We have a feather bed. And we sleep like babies every time we camp.
This is the special breakfast that I fix. My secret. Buy Mc Donalds pancakes the day before and then use a heart cookie cutter. Nobody will know and they'll think you are wonderful. Who wants to clean while camping? I try to make my meals ahead of the trip so I get to have a relaxing morning or evening but enjoy a good meal too. And there is nothing like a morning in the campground.

ENJOY YOUR COFFEE.

Today is Pink Saturday and our wonderful hostess is Beverly at

http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/.

Make sure you hop over there so that you can enjoy pink all day long.

There are so many other participants who post lovely pink things.

I know you are going to enjoy it.

Have a great day.

BECKY

Choosing the Right Fishing Lure For Your Girl

2008-09-11T16:31:00.000-07:00

To say that my hubby likes to fish is an understatement at best. He especially likes for me to join him. I like to float and read magazines while he goes about casting. Then when he puts us on the fish that is when I grab my pole and try my best to out fish him.

Why Lures needs Lace....

Now above is the reason I don't like to fish. Will you look at that boat. Yikes it is gross!

From wet stinky towels to dried up bait and nasty worms, I would say it is screaming for something. Hmm...how about this.

My chariot awaits and look what my prince charming might have done for me. Rose petals lead the way. He has placed his "It's Bass Country" stepping stone down for me so I won't get muddy. The boat is clean. My heart is twitter pattin.Awww are those roses? Honey you shouldn't have. Is that a basket with wine and wine glasses? Honey this is so romantic. My heart is racing.
And a bowl with two peaches? One for you and one for me. My head is spinning. You even brought a candle?
Candlelight and my favorite magaines. You are really tugging at my heart. But wait another tug.

Oh my gosh. Set the hook, set the hook, he yells. Careful, careful, not to fast. What a thrill! This one is a fighter! Oh my this is the biggest fish I have ever caught. And on the first cast no less.

I think it is Walter from On Golden Pond.

Just look at what a romantic atmosphere can do for a girl. How lucky am I!

Can we do this again tomorrow. How about this weekend?

WE BELIEVE IN CATCH AND RELEASE

AFTER WEIGHING OF COURSE

We Will Never Forget

2008-09-11T06:29:00.000-07:00

I am proud to be an American. I am proud of the Red White and Blue! I am proud to be the Daughter of a Soldier who fought in the Korean War, A Wife of a Marine who served during the Vietnam war and the Mother of a Son who serves in the Army presently.

I will never forget Sept 11th. I was making preparations to go to my father's funeral.

We were to fly out that day. But there was no flying out,not on that day. I did not make it to my father's funeral. He had a Veteran's funeral, a flag drapped cofin and a 21 gun shot salute. It was considered quite an honor to him. This was the way he wanted it. I only saw the pictures but nevertheless was I proud. The pictures of that day and the days that followed are etched in my mind. To the Victims and Heroes of that day I will forever remember. And to my Father and his service of this great country. I salute you and miss you Dad! GOD BLESS AMERICA!

I've been Tagged

2008-09-10T11:10:00.000-07:00

I came home from running some errands and grabbing a cup of coffee headed off to my computer to see what my friend Kelly at http://www.rosevinecottage.blogspot.com/ was up to. She and I have become friends through blogland as we both have an RV decorated Shabby Chic. We connected immediately and then finding out that we are close enough to go camping someday has kept us in close contact. Well anyway, Kellie got Tagged by Jennifer and I giggled as I read her post only then I found out that she tagged me so.....

If you have been tagged, here is what is requested:

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.

2: Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird

.3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. So here we go.

I grew up in a small town in Indiana and lived next to my Grandparents beautiful farm.

They were a huge influence in my life.
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I married my High School Sweetheart and he joined the Marines so that we could be married.

I was 17 and he was 18 and it took some convincing but my dad finally agreed.

I finished High School in CA where we were stationed and then came home to graduate with my class in IN. We divorced about a year later and then remarried on April 1st years down the road. We were a couple of April Fools.

I tell him that I got time off for good behavior.

We both found the Lord and He is the glue that has held us together.

Together we are Lace and Lures. And we are restoring an old Victorian in hopes of opening a Bed and Breakfast where he will be a fishing guide on Lake Eufaula and we will live happily ever after.

Now here is the fun part....I am tagging .....

Marina Capano at Only Cute Things You'll have to go to my favorites as I couldn't make her link work.
Mo of http://www.moscottage.blogspot.com/

Sherry of http://www.sherrysrosecottage.blogspot.com/

Christie of http://www.somewhereintime-christie.blogspot.com/

G. Maxine of http://www.shesgonefishin.blogspot.com/

Katherin of Yellow Rose Arbor at http://thingsienjooy.blogspot.com/
Cori G. at http://www.gingerbreadcrumbsandcompany.blogspot.com/

Have fun.

Becky

Enchanting Windows and Tea Parties, Oh my

2008-09-07T16:07:00.000-07:00

This is a view from our bedroom window. Most of the time you can keep the blinds open. Our backyard neighbors are across the lake. We have one neighbor, who likes to fish and when I opened the blinds to take this picture, there she was. We call her crazy lady although she is very nice.
Dave gave her that name because one evening he was fishing and she came trolling out and rammed his boat hard enough to scare every fish out of the lake. She was wanting him to try a special bait....yeah right. I think she wanted a better look at my man. lol
Keep scrolling...more windows to see and then join us for tea. But don't forget to visit http://www.houseinroses.blogspot.com/ as Ceilo has created the most amazing collection of windows you have ever seen. Thank you Ceilo And then visit Jan at Jan and Tom's place for a lovely tea http://www.jt-jantom.blogspot.com Enjoy!
Becky

Windows and Tea Parties..oh my

2008-09-06T13:16:00.001-07:00

Today Ceilo is hosting an Enchanting Windows Party that I said I would participate in.

And then Jan of Jan and Tom's Place is hosting a Tea Party. So I have a bit of everything on

all of my blogs. http://www.oneshabbyoldhouse.blogspot.com/ will show you some of my favorite Eufaula windows. So if you like Victorian homes you will love Highland View. So please take a look.

The picture of the window above is in our upstairs guest room We are Lace and Lures and my husband, a Fishing Captain includes this room with his fishing guide work package. We specialize in Romantic Fishing Getaways. For the hubby that like to fish and the bride that wants a romantic getaway. The perfect vacation package for you both. You may view the room at http://www.roselakecottage.blogspot.com/.

ON TO THE TEA PARTY....

This is my daughter Natalie. She was born right in the middle of a boy world. Her little brother Nick was my busy baby and she was turning 3 when he arrived. I failed to do so many little girl things with her. Like having a tea party. So one evening she was on her way over for supper break from Publix. Notice the darling uniform. I surprised her with a tea party. The house was void all boys and she and I shared the tea party she never got while growing up. We even played dress up. I can't make her little again and go back although I can't tell you how many times I have wished that. But I can tell you young mothers out there not to make my mistake.

Take time with that little girl! Plan it today or tomorrow or next week. But don't let time slip by without this wonderful experience. You can't get that time back and you will never have regrets.

PS...she is going to kill me for posting this picture. But I think she is beautiful!

My Pink Stash

2008-09-05T12:48:00.001-07:00

Last week I posted about the nursery furniture I had in my shop that I purchased because my daughter told me she wanted to start a family and then she later changed her mind. Well, I forgot to show you my Wishing Drawer.

Here I stash pretty little PINK finds that I will hold onto until that blessed day and I have a sweet little grand-daughter, or one or two or three.

I couldn't pass up the little blue star.

We will name him Justin.

Just- in- case.

Remember today is Pink Saturday and Beverly over at http://www.howsweetthesound.typepad.com/ has close to 80 participants today. So head on over and get tickled pink.

Blessings

Becky

Enchanting Windows Party on Monday

2008-09-05T04:29:00.000-07:00

Call me a window peeker because that is exactly what I will be doing on Monday. Doesn't this sound like fun? However the date has been changed to Monday the 8th. So come take a peek too. www.houseintheroses.blogspot.com.