Black Onyx, Nekkid Man, and Kittens

How is that for a title?

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I had way too much fun at an estate sale this weekend.

I went Friday and purchased a few pieces of pottery and promised myself I would not go back.

So.

I was going to an art show on Saturday except I could not find it.

I was very berry close to the estate sale.

Promise to myself broken like a stale saltine cracker.

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Most everything except the Persian rug (I wanted it too) and large furniture was one half off.

I bought a Quimper tea cup and saucer, black onyx Fenton urns,  and best of all a large canvas transfer of a little girl holding two kittens.

The picture was difficult to photograph and the image does not do it justice. It is so pretty.

I almost forgot my nekkid man urn. Hehe he is nekkid I think!

I refashioned the dining table at the yellow house using the urns, an old brown bottle, and wrought iron pumpkin holder.

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I am linking with Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Table Top Tuesday.

grace surrounds us

Olive

Olive Peeled

 

~~Seven Questions~~

Rachel from * French Farmhouse 425 *tagged me with these questions.

* Where do you currently live?

We live in a very old house in middle Georgia and we have another house seventy miles away near the Savannah River.

*Are you living in your dream home? Or are you dreaming of the home you will live in someday?

Our second home, the yellow house, was purchased with the idea of what we wanted in a vacation home and later a permanent home.

It has a stone fireplace, a woodstove, a beautiful large yard, a hot-tub, and a great neighborhood. It is smaller than the old house and I can keep it clean.

Maintaining the large old house is cost intensive and it is just too big for us.

It is a fading southern antebellum house that needs a tremendous amount of work.

 
*Where do you draw most of your inspiration from for your home decor? 

I gather inspiration from books, magazines, friends, and now blogs. I do not like new furniture.

*If you could change something about yourself what would you change?

I would have studied history instead of science and nursing. But no regrets, nursing was very good to me. 

*What is your biggest accomplishment?

I have two!

1.My daughter, CC, she has grown into a fine and Godly young lady. She is my magnum opus.

2. A happy and fulfilling marriage with my darling Joe.

*What do you love the most about your family?

The simple things.

Coffee and a homemade breakfast with all three of us there. Just talking and being together. Then going out to garage sales on Saturday or to church on Sunday.

 
*What do you think your family loves the most about you?
Possibly my twisted sense of humor. Joe likes my cooking.

There is one  unmentioned member of the family who is vastly important and he lives his life sitting near me or on me.

The C-Cat. I love him to pieces. To say he is grouchy would be an understatement.

He is jealous of the laptop for obvious reasons.

Instead of tagging other bloggers please tell me something unusual about yourself in the comments.

grace surrounds us

Olive

Front Porch Pumpkins

I am linking with the wonderful, quirky, and delightful Debra of Common Ground for the Vintage Inspiration Friday Party.

Can you tell I am fond of her?

I am late to the party of course.

The theme is fall decorating on the front porch.

I did that a tiny bit.

I have four pumpkins.

Three real ones and the concrete one shown on the last post.

I have also put in an image of the front door of the old house with a snaggle tooth pumpkin made from tin.

I nearly forgot the mums.

 

If you have not visited Debra already please go on  over there for more front porches.

grace surrounds us

Olive

Barn Chicks Baby

October’s theme for the Barn Chicks is a seasonal one filled with pumpkins, barns, recipes, and such.

We begin in the  back yard of our old house where chippy and rusty reside in perfect harmony.

Beware this post is loooong.

I have had this concrete pumpkin for about twenty years. He has spider webs in his eyes. They are real.

He weighs about twenty pounds.

Joe asked if I was going to clean it.

Well no.

Every thing we own, that sits outside, the spiders think belongs to them.

Silly spiders.

I found a barn nearby that is rather ominous.

For a Southern barn it is tall.

I almost walked onto a rattle snake while taking these images.

Once again Barn Chicks is fraught with danger. You can read my previous chick post here .

Tom, I did not kill it.

I walked away.

Slowly.

Are you still with me? That barn was chilling to me in broad daylight.

I have no recipes. I know you are thrilled!

Please visit Julie-Marie our hostess at Idyllhours and the other Barn Chicks.

Look at the list of chicks on her side bar.

Julie is guest hosting for Karen at Brayton Homestead Interiors.

grace surrounds us

Olive