Oh, I love a good cupola. This post is A Valentine Gift for our Cupola Francis Ford. Some of these glorious domes also have fantastic weathervanes. Cupolas were often used in barns for ventilation and of course, weathervanes have been used for centuries to show the direction of the wind. The most traditional weathervane designs are chickens, ships, arrows, and horses. Not all weathervanes have the points of the compass (North, South, East West). Antique weathervanes can command a ... View the Post
Touches of Love at Storybook Cottage
Touches of Love at Storybook Cottage. Our dining table is decorated with all of my favorites. Red transferware, embroidered linens, and lavender roses…LOVE! Touches of Love at Storybook Cottage I created place cards for the dining table as my cousins are visiting this week from Minnesota. While place cards may seem old-fashioned it gives your guest the feeling that they really matter to you…that you were excited about their arrival. Since place cards make it possible to avoid the “where am I ... View the Post
Provençal Buffet Receives a Valentine Makeover
Slowly but surely the living room is coming together. I am trying to first use what I have before buying anything new. This post covers Provençal Buffet Receives a Valentine Makeover. Provençal Buffet Receives a Valentine Makeover Three years ago I gave a dated Thomasville buffet a makeover. The piece worked beautifully as a center island in our very small kitchen in Arizona. Here in Texas, I tried working this piece into the kitchen as an island once more (no room). Then it was ... View the Post
New Memories
Two of my cousins are arriving from Minnesota today! Truthfully, it couldn’t come at a better time. My deep grief over the loss of my grandmother created one huge dark cloud that hovered above me through most of January. But the anticipation of their visit has lifted much of it. It’s as if the sun is now peeking through. I think a good portion of my grief is the realization that I am now the oldest living member of my family ….on both sides. The loss of family members who knew me ... View the Post
Parisian Pom Pom Pillow
So many of the rooms in Storybook Cottage are coming together in bits and pieces. The sun room is aptly named as it is the room where our son spends most of his time. Sweet Guy was recently with me when I was returning a few things to Home Goods that didn’t work out for the living room. Near the entrance on an end cap he spied this pillow which had so many of things he loved when he visited N.Y.C. with his cousin Maddie. He asked if we could get it for the sun room as he wanted it to ... View the Post
The Interiors of the Ringling Mansion, Ca’ d’Zan
After 25 years of traveling John and Mable Ringling began construction on the house of their dreams in 1924. During all their years of travel they had been carefully collecting some of the worlds greatest works of art and Ca' d'Zan (House of John) was just the venue to showcase their treasures. As I had slowly toured both the exterior of the home and it’s gardens sadly, I only had time to see the first and second floors as I had a plane to catch. I plan on visiting the third floor and tower in ... View the Post
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