Monday, December 20, 2010

Mouse Tree....

This is how it all started...
Over 35 years ago when Bob had just began teaching
a "Mom" gave him 12 of these handmade hand painted Meeses!
The body a walnut shell the face a hazelnut...a sweet homemade quilt & a rubber band tail!
So, over the years he added different homemade ones
...in those days that was all you could get...
Then we got married
and as the years trucked on we added ones that where kinda memory related
or just darn cute!
People bought us ornaments....the kids picked many.
We have bought things that have a some meaning
(e.g. Starbucks Christmas ornaments...) and added mice to them!
And then on top, a Mouse Angel...
paper banners that say ...
"and to all a good night"
&
"not a creature was stirring not even a mouse!"
...and we have a
Mouse Tree!

There is one Cat ornament!...some ladders & pearl rope.
It takes hours to decorate & undecorate...and if we even mention
"well maybe we won't put it up"
Whoa......well its allways gone up!
Merry Christmas!

p.s. we also have an angel tree & the winterwonderland tree
yes...three!

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

White Wednesday # 6 ...& Ladies Open House!

Besides Hosting an
OPEN HOUSE
tonight...
I am always excited to link up with
Kathleen
@

w h i t e w e d n e s d a y
This is the front hall tree.....
Winter Wonderland!
All White!
White ...with big shots of Silver

...A sprinkling of Gold
(even if i had to convince my husband that it would look great! I Love it!)

Ahhh...Great sentiment!
(as long as I don't have to drive in it!)
(the tree is in a huge garden urn!)

If your in the area join us @ the
OPEN HOUSE.......
But be sure to visit all the other
beautiful
W H I T E W E D N E S D A Y S

Monday, December 13, 2010

Ladies Open House!.........

Well @ about noon today I decided to....
have an ...
Open House!
So come on over..
Wednesday
December 15th
6:30-9:00p.m.

So.....
If you can get here!...Come over!
We will sit around the house!...
Here's the family room...and the Mouse Tree!
Hot Apple Cider & Ginger Snaps!
And some fun Christmas Decorations to see
& Visiting to be done!
Welcome!
p.s. If you can make it email me for my address...don't worry you won"t be the only one here....other friends & neighbours are coming!
p.p.s. If you can't make it my sweet daughter
(back form Australia & NZ)
is busy snapping pictures for me!......Come back to see White Wednesday & our Winter Wonderland Tree!...
Then there will be the ANGEL tree!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

W H I T E W E D N E S D A Y #5..decorations

I am joining up with

W H I T E W E D N E S D A Y
and Kathleen
over at

Just a few of the thousands of decorations
that are on our Winter Wonderland White Tree
And this little mouse snow shaker
...that belongs with our Mouse Tree...yes
many years ago this tree was started as a gift
of 12 mice ornaments!
More on this tree when its not White Wednesday!

Off I go to see more White!

Thursday, December 2, 2010

festive nest # 2

Their doing it again!...
Festive Nest
Is having another SALE!
Go to
to see the feast for the eyes!
At the last sale I bought some items for my daughter
....but I put them on my window sill and can't part with them!
pictures to follow!
If you can walk drive or crawl you have to go!

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Greece

I know its time to get ready for Christmas
...but its so cold here and I have been under the influence of a pesky flu...

These pictures just make me feel warm!
Mostly because they are reminders of our beautiful daughters trip .....
She was here.......


...here
....here

...and here
...and here
She took these pictures three years ago while traveling!
After spending 2 months in Bible School in
AUSTRIA!
She backpacked for 5 weeks with friends.
Italy Greece Germany France Ireland England!
About a week per country!
Not enough she says!
Hit the high spots and will go back again
next time with her husband!
But this is one of the places I would love to go!
Santorini Greece!

Ahh sweet girl!...so glad she had this adventure!
And To top it off our youngest is coming home in 3 sleeps
from Australia and New Zealand!

We will be getting ready for Christmas here..but we
decided to paint!...

So I will be busy getting some Christmas pictures done....
But for now I have to get going and see what everyone else is up to!
Have a great week and I hope you stay warm!

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Festive Nest...winter

Festive!
For sure!
Some very talented people are hard @ work!

If wishes come true YOU would be at this sale!

This is my first year to visit but
I hear its Wintery Wonderland Fun!
To read more go here!




Thursday, November 4, 2010

Fridays Pretties!

F R I D A Y S P R E T T I E S !
I'm linking up with
Joyce
@
These are a few pictures of our living room.
It is a great room especially in the evening
& all winter long!

Hope you have a cozy weekend!


Now off I go to see more pretties!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

White Wednesday!#4....

W H I T E W E D N E S D A Y
Kathleen
@
Makes it sooo easy to want to
participate
Thank YOU!
This was my banner for a while but I love the clean fresh look!
...and the fact that our youngest took it and
worked it!
All by herself!
(can't wait for her to get back from her traveling
to help me out some more!)
Now off I go to see more
White Wednesday!

Friday, October 22, 2010

Fridays Pretties...dishes and linens

Today I am Linking up for
Fridays Pretties
With Joyce @
This weekend is my nieces wedding
and off I go to help decorate!
But not before I take a look
at all the PRETTIES!
Have a great weekend!

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

white wednesday! #3



...W H I T E W E D N E S D A Y...
Kathleen
@

Is so sweet to organize this EVENT!


I never really thought I had any white to participate...
but it seems I have blinders on... I have plenty of w h i t e !
This is our dish pantry it has changed since this picture ...
but it gives you an idea of how much we like dishes & w h i t e !
Some pieces have found new homes, yet the shelves never seem empty!

Off I go to investigate more W H I T E W E D N E S D A Y!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Fridays Pretties!

Thanks To Joyce
@
I am participating in
Fridays Pretties.
I thought I would share a few
P R E T T Y
light fixtures from around our home.
The back Porch.

In The den
At the moment...
over the kitchen table.
As you can see the cords on the sconces they are always in motion...
...moving to a new room or new home!!

In the family room.
T H A N K S G I V IN G
is in three days here in
Canada.
GOD has given me so much to be THANKFUL for.
And I will be showing you soon ...what I am most thankful for.
Have a great weekend.


Sunday, October 3, 2010

the newlyweds

I hope you had a great weekend!
This blog entry is about two very special people!
They aren't NEWLYweds
...technically
because...
its been over a year!...
(...married July 2009...)
Our oldest daughter & her husband
are working on their little home!
Decorating for now...with an eye for the future!
Can you guess what their last name is...
can you spell it...
correctly!



Tuesday, September 28, 2010

White Wednesday!

W H I T E
W E D N E S D A Y

I am linking up with everyone over @

Kathleen is so good to have us all!

This is some of our collection of

Milk Glass
These pieces are on the top shelf of our pantry.
(as seen in the April 2009 edition of Canadian House & Home)

Milk Glass comes in so many pretty shapes & sizes
I never get tired of it!
And I never get tired of seeing all the other
White Wednesdays!

OH! I just remembered this is my 100th post...wow ...I never thought this day would actually happen!...I was slow starting!
I think I will have to do a give away...but I don't know how so I will have to do some research!


Sunday, September 26, 2010

Autumn Everywhere!

...Autumn...

Warm colours...

Amber Crystals
Wheat Tinted Linens
Ginger Striped Kitty .... Lola
(At the barn)
Golden Feather Cushions....
(Sleeping Grace in the den)
How do these colours make you feel?
Cozy?
Warm?
Like Autumn?
For more Autumn colours go visit

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

White Wednesday!

I don't know what I am doing........
I hope this is ok....
I am trying to participate in
White Wednesday
(not sure if I have to be invited or if I have clicked on the right thing?)

My husband bought this
Jug & Basin
for
our first
Wedding Anniversary
gift.
I still remember where he got it from (now gone)
Yarrow Antique Store.
Its all
W H I T E
&
Very beautiful!

Now off I go to see more

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Dressers!...We love them!

Don't you just love .....a great dresser!
Here are some pretty ones that have come & gone!
Some I wish I had kept!...
Like this one below that went to live with my friend Wynn.
LOOK at the cute feet!
This one is living at my friend Lindas beach cottage..
That you would have seen here.....July 9, 2010
Technically this isn't a dresser ..it's a vanity
But wow!..how curvey is she!
And because it has lots of storage..well its as useful as a dresser!
We like to use dressers beside our beds, in the livingroom...or as a hall table!
Bathroom vanities, diningroom sideboards..linen dressers....the list goes on!
Some people use them for clothes!
What do YOU use your dresser for!
p.s. all of these dressers where painted Benjamin Moore "Cloud White"

Friday, September 10, 2010

Bathroom Dresser!..For Fridays Pretties!

This is a picture of our pretty girls when they where younger...by about 15 years!......
I love anything square & this frame with the hearts around it is a favorite...
And of course the Pretties pictured inside!

I guess this qualifies as Fridays Pretties!
Joyce of
is so nice to organize this event!

This is the top of a dresser in my bathroom
(technically I could use this post on my Table Top Tuesdays!)

The glass dome usually has rings in it ...it was my Grandmothers!
The frosted powder holder next to it is from my friend Carol!...And yes that is mouthwash in the
Wexford Glass Decanter!
The cherub is on a frame that holds a mirror..broken for now!






This beautiful brooch is from my husband...we didn't have an engagement ring
(we have wide bands)...so he bought me this!
It is an antique and very beautiful...I actually lost the original (the clasp broke off my sweater)
and he replaced it for me...good guy!

These vintage vanity bottles
hold makeup applicators...
very usefull & so pretty!




Now off I go to see more Fridays Pretties!
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