Country Love

Just a little bit of country love for you today.  This house is down the road from my favorite thrift store, and I just couldn't resist taking a picture.  Wouldn't you love to live here?   :)

Click on the photo to enlarge it, so you can see the geese in the road!  :)

Silver and Sunlight

As some of you already know, winter is not my best season.  ;)  This has been a very cold and snowy season so far, but at least it's been sunny.  Here is the latest in my attempts to capture as much sunlight as possible in our Little Red House. 

Silver and sunlight -- perfect together!  Have a wonderful Wednesday.  :)

Inauguration Day

"We have been told that we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics.  .....   We've been asked to pause for a reality check; we've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.  But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope."

                                                                                                 Barack Obama

More than any other, this is a nation built on hope.  I pray that we can all move forward in a spirit of cooperation, to face the challenges of our time.  This is a day of hope.

No comments today.  Savor the day.

Happiness

Cut crystal

plus mirror

plus sunshine

  equals a great big bowl of happiness!  Wishing you all some sunshine today.  :)

Kitchen Closeups

I just wanted to show you a few closeups of what's in my kitchen at the moment.  I love these plates (above) from the thrift store.  They only had two of them, but I couldn't resist.  At $1.25 each, they didn't exactly break the bank, and I love the scene on them so much that I may just use them for display anyway.

A peek at one of my favorite antique tins (above).

This tole tray (above) was an ebay purchase.  I love olive greens, reds and black.

I tend to move curtains from room to room, because I have the same general colors on my whole house.  These started out in the dining room, but I think I like them best in the kitchen.

Rusty tin is another fave.  As are roosters.  This little tin box, with it's charming silhouettes, was found at a store in Weston, Vermont.  Don't you love the little chick cut-outs across the bottom?

OK, I think I've pretty much exhausted the kitchen at the moment.  Well, maybe a few table settings next week...

Have a great weekend, dear bloggers.  And for my friends in the northeast -- stay warm!

Kitchen Ramblings

I had a little fun yesterday playing with the accessories in the kitchen.  Don't you think these would all look great with cafe au lait paint?

The wire tree is for Christmas cards, but I like it for it's sculptural quality.  I think I'll leave it out for awhile.

Ooooo, I'm really starting to like copper.  And nesting chickens are a favorite.

The print belonged to my mother.  The trophy was found by my father on a construction job.  He was a heavy equipment operator, and dug up cool things all the time.

I also have a thing for old tins.   And for birds, and nests.  And I have no idea what this post is all about.  It's late, and I'm starting to ramble...  Sorry.

Peace out.

Choosing a Color

First of all, forgive the blurry photos.  I grabbed them from some old posts, and they don't seem to have traveled well.

Lately, I've been thinking of updating my kitchen.   I love the cabinets, which are about four years old, but the wallpaper is beginning to look a little dated.  It was chosen to complement the old cabinets, which were quite a bit more rustic.  I'd like to paint in here.

I'm having a little trouble choosing a color, though.  Perhaps a light brown -- a sort of cafe au lait?  My creamware would look great against that.  Or maybe a dark olive green?  

Or even a creamy white?  I don't think I've ever painted anything white in my whole life.  LOL

note: this is the current wallpaper; it covers half the kitchen, while the cabinets and a beadboard backsplash cover the other half.

So, any ideas?