Monthly Archive for: ‘January, 2009’
Vintage Stuff and the Fire Code
5We had a fire inspection at our antique mall — American Classics Marketplace in Colorado Springs. The results of which lead to major changes. No more twinkle lights AT ALL. No more hanging anything from the ceiling AT ALL. And no more extension cords AT [...]
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Lovely Little Things
It’s a rare object in my house that simply sits there. When you live in a small space, there isn’t much room for useless stuff. Objects simply have to function. That doesn’t mean, however, that function can’t be beautiful. It’s the little functional items in [...]
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Toddler Germs
Meet Trey. He belongs to our niece, Kristen. Isn’t he the most adorable little monster? The boo-boo near his eye in this picture just enhances his monster toddler cred, don’t you think? I have the best time with our grand-nieces and nephew. Love seeing them and [...]
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Waiting for Spring
It’ll come. Be patient. Just yesterday, old lady Kitty and I noticed that a few early birds were back - flitting about with twigs building nests. The snow accumulates today on this new nest and it’s builder must take a break. The time between Christmas and spring can be [...]
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Dear Genevieve
Genevieve Gorder was hands down my favorite designer on the old Trading Spaces. I am so, so happy she’s on HGTV. Not only does she come across as a lovely person, her philosophy is close to my own – the home owner’s heart, life and soul [...]
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A Broken Chocolate Cake
For Christmas, dear hubby’s lovely boss, Kaye, gifted us with a wonderful bundle of ingredients for a scrumptious chocolate cake. Well, it’s scrumptious when SHE makes it. Devil’s food mix, chocolate chips AND chocolate pudding — how can I possibly mess this up? Ten dollars [...]
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A Lovely Bedroom
At the top of our tiny town home through the French Doors is our tiny town home bedroom. A place to rest at the end of a day. Aaaahhh. Fluff the pillows and snuggle down with a good book — or a good magazine with good [...]
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