Have You Rented Your Home For An Event?

Our yellow house last spring.

 My dear friend Fancy rented her enormous house to golfers who are here for the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Twenty two people are staying in her home over seven days. They switched over today so eight beds needed sheets changed and the kitchen and bathrooms cleaned. I arrived a little bit late and brought lunch. The golfers arrived three hours early. It was a panic at the disco moment. We were scrambling to clean that house. The golfers, who are Canadian, were gracious and seemed happy with our warm temperature, sunshine, blooming trees and flowers. I have lived near this world famous golf event nearly all my life and have had no contact with it until today. What I have learned from Fancy's experience is that Joe and I will not be renting the yellow house any time soon for the tournament. It takes a huge amount of work to get a house ready for rental and I can barely keep the lawn mowed.

Have you ever rented your home for an event?

 How did it work out for you?

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Garden Blooms

Phlox, or I have always called it thrift, has finally made it in my garden. 

I have lost several in our heat.

Sweet William

This snapdragon has bloomed all winter and quadrupled in size.

A chickadee has built a nest in this old birdhouse. 

We can observe her from the kitchen window.

The Knockout Roses will be blooming next week.

Bridal Veil Spirea is one of my favorite bushes. 

It holds many childhood memories for me. 

This one is still small and difficult to photograph but I am overjoyed 

to see these mini white clouds of flowers.

The aloe vera in the twig wreath made it through the winter in the lawn mower shed. 

I have been outside for about three hours this morning combating weeds.

 It is a fine day. Today's high will be 80 degrees. 

Perfect weather to sit on the deck, read, and listen to bird song.

What's blooming in your garden?

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happy gardening

Olive

Twenty Five Cent Kitchen Finds

 I went to a sweet country place estate sale, not far from here Friday, and all kitchen gadgets and flatware were four for a dollar. The pie server and chippy red handled items are vintage. I also bought beautiful hand tatted linens that I will show another time.

Joe took today off so we can fiddle with our taxes. The romance is intense I tell you.

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Store Display?

One of you my friends mentioned that our kitchen island looked like a store display cabinet. Well honey child I have filled this display cabinet to the brim. Besides what I already had in there, cake pedestals, transferware, and other bits I added this cornucopia and a copper whipping bowl.

I am in no danger of whipping egg whites. If I did whip egg whites they do whip better in a copper bowl. I am prepared. I bought both of these new additions at an estate sale. I paid little for them. 

This is the view from the other side of the island through the old windows. The copper bowl adds a warm tone I like. I am putting the brakes on this "store display." Promise. 

happy thrifting

Olive