Friday Decorating

Yesterday was super hot, as most every day has been lately.

But, yesterday was unique in that it was the first day in several

when I was here at the house all alone and with

nowhere to be, nothing else to do....ahhhhhh

Soooo --- I decorated !

Honestly, a day of decorating, moving things around,

cleaning as I go -- that's almost like a

Spa Day for me !!

I LOVE IT !!!!

Here are some of the little vignettes around

the house after I got through ---

MMMMM ----- a stack of vintage tablecloths and

old faded flour sacks

Just waiting to be used for a picnic or on the table out on

the porch.

If only they could talk --- the stories they would tell......

of picnics, and lunches taken out to the fields and

dinners with the family

Just some of my plate obsession, ---- I meant to say, collection

My grandmother collected a plate from every state she

ever visited -- I have added to the collection

by way of flea market and antique store finds --

That's TEXAS on top

I love dishes -- plates especially

New countertop arrangement


The soffit area above the kitchen cabinets.
I LOVE bowls too !



Above the sink
Collection of cookie cutters--
most of them old from my grandmothers
houses


Fish Bait styrofoam cup -- one of my prized
possessions.
I was so blessed to get to travel to Baton Rouge in the week
after Hurricane Katrina to
help feed people.
There was a huge stack of these bait containers
(used to hold worms and dirt)
that we used as coffee cups.

I just loved it so much --
I brought it home and
have kept in a prominent place
in my kitchen since.
It reminds me of the sweet people
I met there
AND the sweet people
I got to work with.

My kitchen blackboard
with a favorite verse --

After the crazy and challenging week we had

it just seemed appropriate.

Gwynie Pie