So Much To Say, So Little Time

As you can see, I've posted so very little these past few months.

Our lives here have suddenly taken on a very busy

course, like so many of you,

so busy that I don't have time to sit and play on the computer

and read some of my favorite blogs.

I also don't have time to write on my own blog.

Is this good-bye?

Not right now, every now and then I will post, but if it is far and

few in between, then it may one day be.

So you won't see many new posts, maybe once a month, maybe

more, we shall see!

New Design Ideas

Wow, I didn't realize how long it had been since I last blogged, it's amazing how time flies right by when you're so busy that you forget which way to come and go at times.

But that's OK, it's been a very good busy, learning a lot, traveling a lot and making new wonderful friends.

So our house has not sold and we wanted a break so we took it off the market and we're going to wait to Spring to decide what to do.

In the meantime, I'm thinking of repainting our guest room.

Right now it is a buttery yellow

Not sure if the picture shows it well, but, I purchased some fabric quite a while ago to use in our bedroom, but I changed my mind and decided to use it in the guest room,

 

It is a cream background with brown swirls and I have another just like it except it's a brown background with cream swirls.

The bedding is white with brown trim, so I thought of painting the walls in brown, with white trim and making the windown treatments out of this fabric and using the other fabric as throw pillows and shams.

This room only gets the morning sun, so it's nice a bright but only until about lunch time, so I'm concerned of the room being too dark.

I love these pictures:

courtesy of country living

courtesy of Omahlicious

This room is by far my favorite but it looks nothing like my guest room....:(

courtesy of Decopad

This bedding looks similar to what I already have

So anyway, I've been searching for ideas, but Hubby thinks maybe I shouldn't paint it so dark in case it would scare a buyer away later, but I say, "if it's decorated beautifully then they won't even notice"

well, we shall see.

So what do you think?

Paint the walls dark brown or more of a neutral?

If neutral, what were you thinking?

I'd like to do this by early next week,

HA! Yes, I'm being optimistic!

Pumpkin MIA

(image by Mariquita Farm)

So my dearest friend Valerie asked me if  I've seen any

canned pumpkin at the grocery store lately?

I didn't notice, I told her. So the following week I went to the

market to get some canned pumpkin for a few

recipes and sure enough,

"item out of stock".

HMMMM, that's strange.

So we went to NYC this past weekend and I thought while I

was there I'd see if I could get some canned

pumpkin.

Went to Trader Joe's and they said it's not in season just

yet.

So we went to Stop 'N Shop in Queens, NY

the same thing

"item not in stock".

The very next morning it was on the News:

PUMPKIN SHORTAGE!

Oh no, you know what that means, when they come into the

stores, people will be stocking up on them,

and I will be one of those people!

So disappointing, I LOVE pumpkin, I love it in so many ways

and I can't have any of it right now!

Had I known that, I would of planted some in our

garden!



An Amazing place!

This truly is the one place that relaxes me

and makes me slow down

and take a breather and reflect on my life.

Allows me to meditate and

appreciate all that I have and not take for granted

those around me.

We just returned from O.C. MD and had glorious

weather and enjoyed some

wonderful seafood, fresh and sweet and delicious.

It was a well needed vacation and

a great end to summer.



Great Reading!

Wow, is it September all ready?!

Beautiful weather so far

but looks like we're in for lots of rain

which I hope will give us

a pretty and colorful Fall around here.

So we spent the weekend at the

Beach,

One of my most FAVORITE places on the

earth,

and I read a book that will bring some tears

to your eyes.

It's not a happy book, or a funny book,

but one that is based on

actual events that took place in France,

one that I never heard of until I read this book,

Click Here for more info

It's a movie now, which I wanted to read before

seeing the movie,

but now, I will wait until I can rent it because

this is a movie I'd rather see

at home and not in theatre's, with a box of

tissue beside me.

It is a really good book, don't let the fact that

it is sad scare you,

it's a piece of history.

The character's are not real.

Hope you're having a nice long weekend!