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10.29.2010

organic autumn decorating...

my good friend Tracey has gotten me hooked on Jeanne d'Arc Living magazine...

the most recent being one of my favorites

the autumn/winter edition

our front room is in a constant state of redecorating...

the family has enjoyed adding seashells, little wren's birds nest, feathers and other found objects, to create our 'museum room' 
it's where we read on different birds.........trees..........fungi and other bits of nature



some of  us like to cuddle on the "sheepie"


 and after seeing the photographs and inspiration from the new Jd'arc magazine, the room received a bit of redecorating....


we brought in a table that my husband custom made out of
salvaged barn wood from our beloved barn that burned down....

 



I can see us playing many games here........entertaining friends.........spreading school and researching books upon this table..........


there was quite a bare spot, so I put an old shutter, a favorite painting of the Christ child, and a little lamp to cozy the spot....


it is also our music room

piano, guitar, flute, tin whistle, bodhram (and Irish drum), and little children's voices fill this room to capacity on any given day........



there is always a place for mama to listen and play her guitar...

the piano provides the only surface for display, and some of my husband's collection of skulls have found a home here...like specimens....










a favorite oil painting was also brought into the space for autumn.......

I hope you enjoyed my front room/museum room........a few good friends are coming over for dinner soon, and I am planning on using this room at sunset for cocktails....and I will share those photos after....
in the meantime, Tracey has a wonderful cocktail/bar area she styled...take a look here

Enjoy your home.....and sometimes it just takes a few found objects of nature and some comfy pillows....make it your home...


xo+blessings,

10.27.2010

Wednesday fashion...

i don't follow fashion.....but this line.....well, has totally captured me........

why?

i have a love of vintage

i have that jacket - it was my mother's when she was first married in the late 60's

and the blend of faux leather (in this case) and gossamer and lace


can you guess who the designer is??


my favorite ensemble! love this!!


how feminine and beautiful......



Ralph Lauren...the one and only....

thank you Ralph for keeping the femininity and beauty of a woman through fashion!

don't forget Christina's wonderful giveaway at Cabbages and Roses...
they are hand-knitted socks from England made
out of organic sheep's wool!!


click on image to enter!!
Christina's style and attention to detail are so very appreciated!!!!

xo+blessings,

10.25.2010

the jewels of fall...

i grew up with an apple orchard on our property....i don't have one now, but our dear neighbor let us come over and pick what we wanted....no sprays - pure organic apples

 ~ the jewels of fall ~

she's so sweet....and so are her apples...


they make delicious apple jelly, applesauce and yummy pies.........







what goes with all this jam?


homemade buttermilk biscuits........

hope you all had a nice weekend with family and friends

xo+blessings,

10.23.2010

Black and White Sunday.......

it's coming along!  the horse bedroom for my oldest daughter

~i still love black and white photography~


xo+blessings,

10.22.2010

A Bushel and a Peck...

 ever since i have been blogging, i have known Jeanne, just as many of you have...and it's always a pleasure to visit her web page:


this past summer, i was sharing with Jeanne a few farms I saw for sale that were so cute
(i love browsing the countryside and seeing what's out there)


they just happened to be under her father's realty listings!  irony?  no way


we had a chance to meet this summer when she came home to visit
(this is what she looks like even after hiking...blond...beautiful...talented....she's just awesome!)


our daughter's are pen pals
they have been even before we knew we had so much in common!
(my oldest daughter - seated at left - wanted to help support her daughter's entrepreneur spirit...Jeanne's sweet daughter is in the denim...that's my other daughter in green)



and i too...want to share with you this amazing woman's talent and entrepreneur spirit!!

meet Jeanne
(she's unbelievably gorgeous inside and out)


and this is her new brocante line.......

it has spoken to me in volumes

i had the opportunity to ask my good friend a few questions as well....

 who is her gorgeous model?  her lovely sister!! 
i love all the dresses she's showing...in her art...and in her sewing skills....all feminine and beautiful!

 what was her inspiration? 

 her recent trip to France...but really...everything around her inspires her....and her love of femininity and strength


 all of these items you see are available now, at her shop........and she's even having a fantastic giveaway!

To celebrate the new collection, The French Brocante, Jeanne would like to have a little giveaway.

She will be giving away a $200.00 gift certificate to her shop.

To enter just leave a comment over at her place: here.


~HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND~

xo+blessings, 


10.21.2010

autumn decorating...

Sharing a bit of autumn's natural beauty inside my farmhouse...






xo+blessings,