Welcome

Welcome to our old farmhouse. Over the past year I have learned so much history of this house and the people who lived here. Ninety six years of love, loss, hopes and dreams. Preservation continues and there is always a repair to be done. We are trying to be purest in our preservation as much as we possibly can. I hope you follow along and each week I will try to give you a little history of the house as well as the first owners of the house. I've been lucky enough to find a journal from a Granddaughter who talks about the house as well as her Grandparents. So come follow along and learn about this old house as well as the occupants, old and new.

Monday, January 18, 2010

A Dressing Room Table

It's Tuesday and party time again!
So make a stop at
and visit with Diane and all of today's
participants at 2nd Time Around Tuesday.
Then hop right over and visit with Barb at
for Tabletop Tuesday, for lots of eye candy.
Thanks to both Barb and Diane for hosting
these events.
This is just a little table I have in the dressing
room part of my bathroom. It's an odd little
space between two pocket doors, one leading
to the master bedroom, the other leading to
the walk in closet.
The table is a hand-me-down, from my Mother
(Thanks Mom, again), one of the legs had broken
off and my Dad made the repair. It was a really
dark wood, and the repair couldn't be hidden sooo,
whip out the paint. The flower arrangement was also a yard sale
find as well as most of the accessories on the
table.
You can see the legs of My Lady, she is another
estate sale find. The Gentleman selling her
said, he bought her back from France, she
rather scantly dressing, so I didn't show the
full painting, so as not to offend anyone.
A bottom view of my second hand table.
Don't forget to notice the dust bunny hiding
under the table.
Bet you wished you had one!
A .50 thrift store find. I added the white paint.
A little marble swan, brings the marble up
from the floor.
Thanks for stopping by.
I will see everyone Thursday at Susan's.
Bye For Now

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Just Toast and Tea

It's Thursday and time to get our
dishes out to play.
Thanks to Susan at
for hosting this event.
My contribution this week, is quick
and simple. So lets go have some
toast and tea.
This tray was found last summer at an estate
sale.
The tea pot, you saw last summer, it was a
gift from my Mother. The sugar and creamer
don't match it, but they are close enough to
work. The saucer and cup I bought several
years at an antique store in Va.
A close up of the tea pot.
The cup with my silver antique tea strainer.
OK, it's time for me to sit back in the sun,
coming through the window and enjoy my
peace and quiet along with my toast and tea.
I hope you enjoyed your visit and I will see
everyone soon.
Bye For Now,

Monday, January 11, 2010

Asian Inspired

Come with me while I enjoy the fun at, two
parties today.
is hosting 2nd Time Around Tuesday and
is hosting Tabletop Tuesday.
Thanks Diane and Barb
This is my library table in my living room,
I have had it for many years, I've used it a
number of different rooms, from the bedroom
to the dinning room. I now have it in my
living room, using it for my personal desk for
writing cards, ect. Most of the items on it are
vintage and were either a gift, a thrift store
or antique store find. Several of the Asian items
came from a dear friend, who is now gone, but
not forgotten. She was a professor of Asian
history. I love keeping these things out
where I can see them, and remembering the
stories she told of her travels.
The clock was a gift from my Dad, he bought it
at an action several years before he passed.
After he had made the repairs, he had it
waiting for me, when I visited one weekend.
The lamp I bought at an antique store last
year, it was made from a tea container, a big
$2.00 purchase.
The letter opener is bamboo, letter opener and
binder both belonged to my friend.
I still have hand written notes belonging to her.
A few antique books and my dogie paper weight. My old $4.00 typewriter from the thrift store
A yard sale picture frame with my
Grandparents, in their younger days.
A small dictionary my Grandfather always
carried in his pocket, with a few other little
books.
A closer look at the tea canister.
Sorry for the bad picture!
A picture of my Grandmothers desk in my
dining room, holding a Asian chest. I store
my china, chopsticks, rice bowls, ect. in it.
This was a Family Dollar Store find, last
summer.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope I didn't bore
you to much.
Bye For Now,