From the monthly archives:

June 2008

CHRISTMAS IN JULY GIVEAWAY

June 26, 2008
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July 16, 2008 UPDATE. Just added another bit of treasure to this giveaway.  See the picture in this post.
I had so much fun with The Cottage Charm Giveaway. Why not have another?What will I be giving away? Well, I have a few old West German ornaments, an entire box of Shiny Brites and some seashells [...]

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FABULOUS FINDS

June 22, 2008
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Once per year the town home community in which we live has a giant garage sale. It’s important to keep track of the date for a number of reasons.

It is the ONLY time I’m allowed to have a garage sale per the by-laws.
Our two car garage isn’t as big as it would seem and fills [...]

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ROMANTIC HOMES

June 19, 2008

Panicked me: Breathe. In and out. In and out.
Self-assured me: I just placed an ad in Romantic Homes magazine for http://www.alovelything.com/
Panicked me: Breathe. In, out, in, out.
Self-assured me: It’s a huge step. Like, I’m really in business now. Really, truly.
Panicked me: Deeeeeep breath.
Self-assured me: Romantic Homes has been a favorite of mine for so long [...]

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PAINTED FOR A LOVELY LADY

June 19, 2008
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The two rose paintings hanging over my fireplace — and over my indoor rose garden — are so very dear to my heart.
I fell in love with them the moment I saw them at an auction house last year. So, bright and early, I got up and went to the auction … and sat … [...]

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Mmmmmm … Pastry!

June 16, 2008
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If there’s one thing I love, it’s pastry. From strudel to fruit tarts to torte to these delectable filled croissants. Flaky, buttery and filled with cream cheese and stick to your teeth chocolat. Yummy!
I blame my mother and my European heritage that comes from her.

This lovely etched dome pastry stand holds my weekly [...]

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Slice of Life Flowers

June 12, 2008

I have an account with LinkShare.com — though I don’t use it much. Maybe I should — earn a little spending money from the blog.
But really, I’d rather shop Indie myself and encourage others to shop Indie as well.

But when this landed in my email in box, I was just so charmed. Isn’t [...]

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A Paris Street Market

June 11, 2008
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We visited A Paris Street Market this past Saturday. The market runs every first Saturday of the month May through October in Littleton, Colorado.
We were late and by the time we got there, the French baker dude was out of egg croissants. I’ll explain why we were late at the end of this post.
But [...]

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A COTTAGE INDUSTRY GARDEN TOUR

June 6, 2008
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I am participating in A Cottage Industry’s wonderful Garden Tour. So, welcome to A Lovely Thing’s tiny little concrete patio.
Here you see the front of my tiny townhome — and all the empty pots on the steps that still need to be filled And the passe Welcome Bear — I still love that [...]

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