A Hutch Party...

and we're not talking

rabbit hutches!

I love having a hutch

or two or three...

Mine went through a

wee transformation

a few months ago

I'm

loving

it

all

over

again!

It went from this,

~My beloved Pyrex collection~

~two things were going on here, I started sanding off the fruit motif

and my McGiver was working on the ceiling to hang our

new chandelier~

to this!

~loving my sweet hutch all white~

Holding my new dishes,

what a find they were at

my fave thrift store!

~This is how my hutch looks today~

~love decorating it each holiday~

~*~

~this is my favorite little corner cupboard~

It use to live in the living room

holding part of my

Hull vase

collection.

It looks adorable

holding my white dishes!

~*~

~This sweet hutch is in our living room~

This was just after my McGiver started

sanding it before he painted it

all white!

~I looove it all white~

It took my other little corner cupboards

job of holding part of my

Hull vase collection.

This little cupboard holds

the rest of my

Hull vase

collection!

When I found it, it had been stained

almost black,

it didn't have glass in the doors

and it had ugly gold veined

mirrors glued all over in

back of each shelve.

I have another corner

cupboard and a Hoosier

we're restoring...

can a girl have too

many hutches really?

I'm linking to Jennifer Rizzo's

Hutch Party

Please visit as many participants that

you can, it really is fun to see

what everyone is doing

with their hutch!

I enjoy each and everyone of your

comments and I'd looove it if you'd

follow me!

Always, Debbie~

It's a Party!

Sorry I'm late!

I raced in

for Marty's cloche party!

So please meander through ( A Stroll Thru Life),

and enjoy

my small cloche, highlighting

a few

vintage Halloween treats!

~vintage candles and plastic candy holder~

~*~

~vintage die cut Halloween decor~

Thank YOU Marty,

I don't think

I would have dug into

my Halloween decorations

if not for your 'cloche party'!

~My Mom made this delightful witch around 25 years ago~

What fun this has been

digging through my

Halloween box finding

these old friends!

~can you imagine the cob webs this guy could spin~

~*~

~completely batty~

~*~

~adorable vintage paper plates~

~*~

~I so love these old candy holders~

~*~

~this die cut cat is one of my faves~

~*~

This is just a tiny bit of my Halloween collection.

I'm feeling a bit inspired,

I may dig into my box

of Halloween treats

and

drag

out

display

a

bit

more!

Please visit as many of

the 'Cloche Party'

participants

that you can

and

I'm also linking up with

Cindy's blog

My Romantic Home

for

Show & Tell Friday!

They really have some

wonderful ideas to

share with YOU!

Thank you so much for visiting!

I enjoy each and everyone of your comments,

and would Looove it, if you'd

FOLLOW ME!

Always, Debbie~

Summer Is All But A Sweet Memory!

Summer was...

Short & Sweet!

Seriously we of the Pacific NW, 

had more than our

fair share

 of Days on end

of

drizzle,

 rain,

heavy rain

and WELL

MORE RAIN...

Temperatures were

down right chilly

many a day.

But finally,

Summer arrived &

I cherished each and every 

sunny day!

Here are a few things

I enjoyed on

sunny days around

my

humble little cottage!

~love them old boots~

~I've never met a frog I didn't like~

or is that a Prince?!!!

Wait,

that's a different story

(I'll talk about that another time)!

~Silly I know, but I looove my tree friends~

~Down right Goofy at times~

~I looove the shade they provide and all the wonderful

shapes and shadows they share with us~

~*~

~my sweet little picket fence~

~beautiful white clematis~

~summer mornings you'll find me here

enjoying coffee~

~don't forget to dance as if there is no tomorrow~

I'm joining Cindy's blog

My Romantic Home

for

Show & Tell Friday!

Please go visit as many of

the participants that you can,

they're a CrEaTiVe group

of gals!

Thanks for stopping by!

I enjoy each and everyone of

your comments!

I'd Looove it if you'd follow me!

Always, Debbie~

Leaves are Turning, School Bells & Hot Spiced Cider

Hello there~

There's a chill in the air and I've noticed

a few maple leaves have fallen...

But nothing means Fall to me like

School starting!

My days of getting a child off to

school are long gone.

 (My son's been out of school for years).

But a couple of our Grandchildren are

returning to class, and this year we have a

beautiful, bright eyed 5 year old

Granddaughter

very excited to be 

starting

kindergarten!

Can you remember that big day?

No, not when your own children

started school. But when YOU

took that first step into that

 big

school?!

 Those exciting, scary, bigger

than life steps, into that HUGE building

for the very first time?!!!

I remember my kindergarten

teacher, she was actually the same

teacher my mom had when she

started school!!! Wow, (I don't

think that happens very often)!

Her name was Alta Crook...

Miss Crook to us, and she

was a sweet Grandmotherly

women with BRIGHT red

hair!

 Her classroom was

magical!

She read us such wonderful books.

 She even had a playhouse!!!

Our imaginations were

filled with such wonderment!

I have very fond memories

of my first teacher and her

wonderful classroom!

With all these memories and more

 tucked close to my heart,

I'll start my school year tomorrow!

Remembering that Middle School

is BIG, a bit scary, and a whole new

exciting world to our young little

6th. graders, and I hope as they look

back on these years, they'll also have

some fond memories that they can

tuck next to their hearts!

~Our Chesapeake Sportz~

I looove this Fall picture of our faithful friend Sportz

What's your fave Fall drink?

(Oh, I know it's hot cocoa, but besides that)!

I'm not much of a drinker, other than a nice glass

of wine now and then, but my

McGiver introduced me to

a hot toddy that is very yummy

for those cold Fall nights, (especially when

I accompany him on hunting trips)!

It might be called:

Hot Apple Pie?!

In a large mug add:

1 pkg. hot spice cider mix

pour in boiling water

stir

add a shot of

Cinnamon Schnapps

stir with a cinnamon stick

(...for God's sake Don't Drive)!!!

Have a  wonderful Labor Day!

Always, Debbie~

A Sweet Find!

I found this sweet little vintage candle holder

at a garage sale a few weeks ago,

isn't it darling?

~so sweet~

~such detail~

To make it even better...

There

are

two

of

them!

~twice as sweet~

~*~

Simply adorable!

Sadly they don't fit where I had planned

 for them to go,

so I'm not keeping them.

They'll be looking for a new home!

I'm linking with Kathleen's

blog 'Faded Charm'

for

White Wednesday!

and

Cindy's My Romantic Home

for

Show and Tell Friday

I enjoy reading each and every

one of your comments and I'd

looove it if you'd FOLLOW ME!

Thank you from the bottom of

my heart!

Always, Debbie~