An Award

Shanon at Vintage Sparkle Chic awarded me!

Seven bits of information about me:

I hate shopping in big malls!

I love gardening and thrift stores.
My liking for cooking on a scale is a seven.

I enjoy beautifying castoff pieces of furniture.

I come from a family of twelve children, evenly gender divided.

I only dabble in crafts - too much of one thing and the fun is gone.

 We have eleven grandsons, five grandaughters and expecting an addition next week!

Reasons why I like these blogs: 

http://acountryfarmhouse.blogspot.com/

I like the simplicity of this blog and the beauty of their home. And their babies? Such sweetness!

http://oureverydaymoments.blogspot.com/

This gal is whirlwind of getting things done even though she's a busy mom of four boys and one sweet girlie! They just moved into a lovely victorian home with dreams of beautifying it.

http://homeandharmony.blogspot.com/

Reading the Home and Harmony blog is just that! They're also in the process of beautifying their newly purchased house but their former home is worth spending time reading about - it's so beautiful! 

http://mamiejanes.blogspot.com/

This gal is chock full of crafty ideas!

 

http://simplifiedjoy.blogspot.com/

Lorene is a new blogger and I've known her all her life. She's a born writer and a wonderful mom to  three boys and one girl.

http://thekitchencookie.blogspot.com/

This is a favorite! Not only is Martha is a WONDERFUL cook (I'd hire her in a flash!) but more importantly, she's our daughter-in-law and a wonderful wife to our son and mother to our

 three grandsons and one grandaughter.

http://stoltzfusinstrasburg.blogspot.com/

I've known Janelle for a long time but blogging has made us new friends. She's got THE best yard sales, doesn't know a stranger and chatting with her makes the world a brighter and better place! 

http://gratitudejournal.blogspot.com/

Shelly is a busy mom of three youngins' but still takes the time to research and share the good stuff of life she's interested in, so others can benefit from her knowlege! She's a Canadian gal that's been transplanted to Lancaster County by her husband Phil, whom I've known all his life.

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 I decided to change things up a bit with this award because I know it takes time to connect with seven other bloggers...so, girls, do whatever you want with this award - please...don't feel obligated to pass it on. It was my chance to share some of my favorite blogs!

Mish-Mash

On age:

I must be getting old. Several weeks ago, I went to an indoor yard sale only to discover it was the next week. Last week I wanted to attend my second Christmas open house and when I got there it's this week!

I was happy:

Finding a very shabby, leather suitcase for which I don't know where I'll use but use it I will!

New project:

This thing hasn't seen the light of day in many, many moons!

A first:

Roman shade in the dinning room. The verdict? Not sure!

Another sign:

This one is for Christmas and right now, it's a disappointment that I'm hoping to fix.

I'm sad:

There's lots of brilliant trees like this one in beautiful color but most of the other leaves are down. Autumn is giving its last hurrah! (btw...that is our home in the background)

About Christmas:

My first Christmas concert for this season. Sunday evening Mr D had other plans, so I invited several friends to go with me to this concert...

It was HEAVEN!

Bathroom Re-do

I was of two minds whether I wanted to give our bathroom a re-do because I did really like the 'flowery-ness' of it. But it was time for a change, especially after giving the bedroom a new look. I used the same wallpaper for both rooms, though I had to do some fancy piecework to get it done!

I needed to match a border to it and am very pleased with the the results!

I switched a larger mirror for the smaller one that had been there.

New towels from Target and Kolhs hung on simple black screw-in hooks.

This is my first sign though this one is the second time around! I simply flipped it over and used the other side. Other than the obvious, I chose this word because it has a 'dressing room' connection, aside of the fact that it's different and a french word!

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