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Month: July 2016
“Fair Winds and Following Seas.”
One really neat thing about Navy Life…it is a pretty sure bet that you will be living relatively close to a large body of water or, in the case of Okinawa Japan, surrounded by several large bodies of water. Summer is the perfect season to bring the beauty of the water inside by introducing the lovely soft colors of the sea into your decor…
The sea glass and pottery represent many hours of simply combing isolated beach areas in Okinawa while enjoying the sand and sun. I love the way the vintage mason jars reflect the afternoon light!
Antique Japanese fishing floats add the gorgeous color tones of the East China Sea. I love to display them in my Moses basket from the Philippines.
The beautiful capiz shell balls were part of our wedding decor…held by the water of course. More sea glass! I just could not collect enough…I miss my beach.
The French bottle drying rack gets a Summer glow from hand blown glass balls that reflect the colors of the sea.
She may have been born in the mountains but I think the Princess shares my love of the water….and collecting!
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Show and Share. Inspire Me Monday. No Place Like Home. Tuesday at our House. The Scoop. Inspire Me Tuesday
Thrifty and Vintage Finds. Make it Pretty Monday. Titus 2 Tuesday. The Art of Homemaking. Monday of Many Blessings
Wow us Wednesday. Talk of the Town. Let’s Talk Vintage. Share It. Vintage Bliss. Moonlight and Mason Jars.
Tuesday With a Twist. Wonderful Wednesday. Work it Wednesday. Share Your Cup. Share Your Style. Home and Garden
Welcome Home Wednesday. Thursday Favorites. Inspire Me Wednesday. Waste Not Wednesday. Thoughts of Home
Vintage Charm Party. Your Inspired Design. Shabbilious Friday. Friday Features. Home Sweet Home. Sweet and Simple
Feather Nest Friday. Tada Thursday. Merry Monday. Friendship Friday. Morning Cup of Joe. Home Matters
Best of the weekend. Sweet Inspirations. Friday Favorites. Fantastic Friday. Vintage Chic. Sunday at Home
Share it One More Time. Peace Love and Link. Inspiration Monday. Amaze Me Monday. Busy Monday. Digging It
Little House Links. Finding Silver Pennies
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For the Sake of Convenience.
I am a vintage all the way type of girl…no big surprise there. I love the old, the worn, the rusty and the tattered. I think my Grandmother would have been very amused by my collections and was wonder why I would decorate with all the old junk she could not wait to upgrade in her day. I do love my vintage treasures , but I am also very, very glad they serve only as an aesthetic purpose in my home. I do love my modern conveniences, this I can admit
Can you imagine making your own butter each day in this churn? I guess I can, however, I enjoy the large selection available to me from my local market…and no aching arms and shoulders.
Just the thought of dragging all my areas rugs outside to beat them with this contraption makes me want a long nap…but to be honest the thought of pulling out the vacuum sometimes has the same effect so perhaps the issue is mine.
I remember all the curling iron burns from my High School days…the 80’s were brutal to my hair follicles…but imagine the damage I could have inflicted with these curling tongs from the 1920’s? Follow this up with a pointed instrument to buckle up my shoes and it is an Urgent Care visit in the making.
As for the Princess this week…she clinched her true Marylander status with her choice of favorite snack…she is thankful for the convenience of Old Bay ready-made in a jar!
Let’s Party…
The Art of Homemaking. Monday of Many Blessings. Show and Share. Inspire Me Monday. No Place Like Home
Tuesday at Our House. The Scoop. Inspire Me Tuesday. Thrifty and Vintage Finds. BTTCG@Berideen’s.
Make it Pretty Monday Titus 2 Tuesday. Wow Us Wednesday. Talk of the Town. Let’s Talk Vintage. Share It
Tuesday With a Twist Vintage Bliss. Work it Wednesday Share Your Cup. Share Your Style. Home and Garden
Welcome Home Wednesday. Thursday Favorites. Wonderful Wednesday. Moonlight and Mason Jars. Inspire Me Wednesday. Thoughts of Home. Vintage Charm Party. Your Inspired Designs. Shabbilious Friday
Friday Features. Home Sweet Home. Feather Nest Friday. Sweet and Simple Friday. Making Broken Beautiful
Tada Thursday. No Rules Weekend. Friendship Friday. 5 Star Fru Fru. Morning cup of joe. Home matters
Friday Favorites. Sweet Inspiration Best of the Weekend. Vintage Chic. Sunday at Home. Share it One More Time
Peace Love and Link. Funtastic Friday. Amaze Me Monday. Busy Monday. Inspiration Monday. Digging it
Little House Links. Finding Silver Pennies. Inspire Me Monday
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Feeling a Little Blue Today…
…I mean in a good way…because look what I found…
Isn’t it gorgeous! It had to come home with me…even if I needed to open my purse a little wider than I normally do. That cobalt blue glass had me at Hello…Me,that red and white loving girl…it inspired me to add a little more blue love in the house.
Like a beautiful hydrangea in a bone china vase from Japan and a lucious bowl of fresh, local blueberries.
And a delectable cobbler in my blueberry Polish pottery!
Princess approved of course!
Let’s Party…
The Art of Homemaking. Monday of Many Blessings. Show and Share. Inspire Me Monday. No Place Like Home
Tuesday at Our House. The Scoop. Inspire Me Tuesday. Thrifty and Vintage Finds. BTTCG at Bernadeen’s.
Make it Pretty Monday. Titus 2 Tuesday. Wow Us Wednesday. Let’s Talk Vintage. Talk of the Town. Share It
Tuesday With a Twist. Vintage Bliss. Wonderful Wednesday Work it Wednesday. Share Your Cup. Share Your Style
Home and Garden. Welcome Home Wednesday. Thursday Favorites. Moonlight and Mason Jars Inspire Me.
Making Broken Beautiful. Thoughts of Home. Vintage Charm Party. Your Inspired Design. Shabbilious Friday. Friday Features. Home Sweet Home. Feather Nest Friday. Sweet and Simple Friday. Tada Thursday. Funtastic Friday
Morning Cup of Milk. Home Matters. 5 Star Fru Fru. Friday Favorites. Sweet Inspiration. Best of the Weekend. Friendship Friday. Peace Love and Link. Share it One More. Sunday at Home. Amaze me Monday. Busy Monday
Inspiration Monday. Digging it and Dishing it. Little House Links. Finding Silver Pennies. Inspire Me Monday
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In Our Little Corner of the World…
…this happened!
We welcomed a new class of Midshipmen to the Academy for Plebe summer…
…and my Hero examined about 1000 eyeballs.
We joined a cavalcade of bicycles and tricycles parading in full glory through the neighborhood…
…and hoped beyond hope that we can ohhhhh and ahhhh as fireworks explode above the Naval Academy…just like last year…the weather does not look good.
And then this happened…
It can happen for you as well
Classic Patriotic Ice Cream
1 1/2 cups of whole milk
1 1/8 cups of granulated Sugar
3 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 cup chopped strawberries
1 cup blueberries
1. Combine milk , cream, sugar and vanilla. Chill for one hour.
2. Pour into ice cream maker. Churn for 15 minutes. Add blueberries and strawberries. Churn 15 more minutes.
3. Transfer into lidded container and freezer 1-2 hours before serving.
My keen eye readers will note the lack of blueberries…seems that frozen blueberries and frozen black beans look alike to certain people…go figure
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Show and Share. Inspire Me Monday. No Place Like Home. Tuesday at our House. The Scoop
Inspire Me Tuesday. Thrifty and Vintage Finds. The Art of Homemaking. BTTCG at Bernideen’s. Titus 2 Tuesday
Make it Pretty Monday. Monday of Many Blessings. Let’s Talk Vintage. Wow Us Wednesday. Talk of the Town
Share it. Tuesday With a Twist. Vintage Bliss. Work it Wednesday. Share Your Cup. Share Your Style. Home and Garden
Suburban Simplicity. Moonlight and Mason Jars. Inspire Me. Wonderful Wednesday Thursday Favorites.
Thoughts of Home. Rooted in Thyme. No Rules Weekend. Vintage Charm Party. Making Broken Beautiful
Home Sweet Home. Feather Nest Friday. Friday Features. Your Inspired Design. Shabbilious Friday. Olives and Okra
Tada Thursday Friendship Friday. Morning Cup of Joe. Home Matters. Sweet Inspiration 5 Star Fru Fru. Friday Favorites
Best of the Weekend. Peace Love and Link. Sunday at Home. Share it One More Time. Inspiration Monday. Busy Monday
Digging it and Dishing it. Little House Links. Finding Silver Pennies Amaze Me Monday. Merry Monday.
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