tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595048690066276532024-03-12T19:03:19.484-04:00An Enchanted CottageDay to day living and decorating in a small split level, split entry 'cottage' with touches of shabby and chic and a heavy emphasis on 1950's vintage. Some garden talk and lots of animal love, both pets and wildlife.Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959146424077963520noreply@blogger.comBlogger746125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59504869006627653.post-3556754769790202272017-12-13T13:37:00.001-05:002017-12-13T14:18:37.815-05:00And the winner is....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I visited <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/amandaatkins?ref=search_shop_redirect"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Amanda</span></a> at a pop up shop she had at West Elm this past weekend...</div>
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... where she was selling her art prints, postcards, Christmas and Hanukkah cards, </div>
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ornaments, stickers and so much more! She is so talented!!!</div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">But that was this weekend and this is today, and I'm already a day late in announcing the winner of a pair of Amanda's "hand" earrings!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Henny from <a href="http://hennypennylane.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Henny Penny Lane</span></a>!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'll be contacting you, Henny, to get your address and find out if you'd like the silver or gold earrings!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">And thank you to everyone who entered!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">All my best,</span></div>
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I'm SO sorry to be so late in posting the Hand Earring giveaway! </div>
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What is that old saying, "the hurrier I go, the behinder I get?" Yup, that's me!!!</div>
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I'm so excited to be hosting this giveaway for a pair of "Hand Earrings" designed by my daughter, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/amandaatkins?ref=l2-shopheader-name"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><b>Amanda</b></span></a>, and created by RA-HA Jewelry!</div>
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Together they came up with the most fabulous limited edition offering of 50 pairs of 'hand' earrings. Amanda was inspired by the hand-shaped earrings that Picasso created for Frida Kahlo. </div>
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These gorgeous earrings are available in 14K Gold Fill or Sterling Silver. They're extremely lightweight despite being large (approx. 3-1/4" long x 1-1/8" wide).</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The earrings also come with this beautiful 5x7 line drawing print by Amanda. It features one of her vintage style women wearing the hand earrings. As you can see, I've already framed mine!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So if you would like to enter to win a pair of Limited Edition Hand Earrings:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- To be entered into the drawing once, please leave a comment here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- To be entered into the drawing twice, please share this giveaway on your own blog and let me know!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The drawing will take place on the Tuesday, 12/12/17. If both colors are still available, you will have a choice of Silver or Gold. If not, you will receive the remaining color Amanda has in stock.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you just can't wait to see if you win, click <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/561261013/hand-earrings-artist-collaboration-with?ref=shop_home_active_10"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>AmandaAtkins</b></span></a> to be taken to the listing where you can purchase your Gold or Silver Hand Earrings right now.</span></div>
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We are ready for all the little goblins, witches, and ghosts that will be stopping by for treats tomorrow night!</div>
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Most of the Halloween decorations in the yard have been around since our own girls were little trick-or-treaters themselves! I love this 1990 photo of them dressed as little Dutch girls!</div>
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But back to the yard decorations. There's old Mr. Jack-O-Lantern, the windsock...</div>
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...and his friend, Mr. Ghost, also a windsock.</div>
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Witchy-Poo is a more recent addition. She's probably been making an appearance for the past 6-8 years or so. She likes to hang out on the backyard gate.</div>
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Mr. Scarecrow has definitely seen better days. He's very faded and his coat is quite tattered.</div>
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The old black cat & pumpkin flag is still blowing in the wind.</div>
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And although it's not a Halloween decoration, I found this adorable red birdhouse in a local thrift store and couldn't resist it!</div>
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The backyard doesn't get decorated too much other than pumpkins in the flower boxes on the shed.</div>
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I had to trim back the sweet potato vine to make room for the pumpkins. It grows like crazy!</div>
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I'll be back in a day or two to post about the giveaway for this awesome pair of hand-shaped earrings designed by my daughter Amanda, one of only 50 'limited edition' pairs that were created!</div>
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Wishing you all a safe and Happy Halloween!<br />
See you in a day or two!<br />
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For the past two years I'd fully intended to participate in the Teal Pumpkin Project and put out a teal pumpkin so trick-or-treaters with food allergies would know that we also have non-food goodies to hand out...</div>
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...but I've always forgotten to get the teal pumpkin and non-candy treats - until this year!</div>
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I picked up a paper mache pumpkin from A.C. Moore, some "Mermaid Teal" paint and voila!<br />
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So from now on it will be our annual Halloween tradition to provide candy as well as some fun little non-food treats for whoever comes knocking on our door!</div>
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If you enter your zip code into the following Teal Pumpkin map site, it will let you know of any houses that have registered in your area. And may more homes may also be participating but just don't know that they can register on this site.</div>
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Also, early next week I'll be back to host a give-away for a pair of these awesome limited edition earrings (only 50 pairs were created!), designed by my daughter and created by RaHa Jewelry. I bought a pair and love them - they're so lightweight that you don't even know you're wearing them! If you'd like to enter to win a pair, either for yourself of for a very unique gift for someone special (the holiday gift-giving season is almost upon us!), then stop back next week! You can also purchase a pair outright if you just can't wait to see if you win! They're available in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/amandaatkins?ref=condensed_trust_header_title_sold"><b><span style="color: #990000;">Amanda's Etsy Shop</span></b></a>:</div>
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See you all next week!<br />
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I'm afraid I have a sad update on our sweet Midgie girl.</div>
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We adopted her on August 28, 2016. She was 10 years old. Silly me assumed she would be with us for at least six years since most of our cats have lived to be 16.</div>
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That was not meant to be. She got very sick in May and test showed she had severe kidney disease. Despite ours and her Vet's best efforts, in less than a month's time we had to have this little beauty put to sleep. It had become clear that no treatments or fluids or medicines were going to help her and she was clearly not enjoying her life here on earth any longer.</div>
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After Midgie's passing my aunt, who is a huge animal lover, sent me the most beautiful condolence card, kitty magnets (including a black one), and a paperweight with the most beautiful sentiment. The note inside the card she sent encouraged me not to wait to adopt again. She reminded me that there are so many kitties in shelters waiting for homes, and that adopting another cat would in no way lessen my love for Midgie or her memory; rather, it would be a beautiful tribute to Midgie, also a shelter cat, to give another shelter cat a home.</div>
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So the search began. And then ended.</div>
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I spotted this handsome guy and made arrangements to visit him on July 7th, which was my Dad's birthday. I took that to be a good sign.</div>
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Enter this boy, a 10 year-old buff-colored kitty who'd had a very, very hard life. This sweet guy was found as a stray and needed a lot of loving care to get him looking this good. He had to undergo several hours of anesthesia to shave his extremely matted fur. In addition, he was missing half of his teeth; and the teeth that he did have left were so infected and abscessed that they all had to be removed. As a result, his little tongue sometimes hangs out of his mouth. And if all that wasn't enough, he was FIV+.</div>
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This is a photo of poor Buffy, taken before he was rescued. Somebody was putting out cans of cat food for him so he could at least have something to eat. This photo was taken in the dead of winter, which can be brutal here in New England. </div>
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My heart melted for this boy and all he had endured in his life.</div>
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These are some of the first photos I took of both Midgie and Buffy when they came to live with us. It was like deja vu. Both adopted my studio office as their home base, and both Midgie and now Buffy plunk themselves down next to my chair and stare up at me when they want to get my attention. It's almost like Midgie was channeling through Buffy.</div>
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And just like my Midgie in the very first photo, Buffy's favorite place to be is on top of my desk.</div>
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Buffy and his catnip toy.</div>
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I think he's quite happy here in his new home. I think I even see the hint of a smile!</div>
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(He also has a very drooly mouth due to stomatitis, a very painful mouth full of ulcers that is taking a very long time to clear up due to him being FIV+.)</div>
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Here he is sleeping soundly on the window seat in the family room.</div>
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I wish I could say they immediately fell in love, but that's not the case. Baby is not all that keen on our new resident and she has let him know by hissing and spitting at him. At first he ignored it, then he started to get annoyed by it. Thankfully, for the most part, they just stay clear of each other. I hope in time things will improve but, if not, they will just need to accept the fact that neither of them is going anywhere! </div>
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These beautiful hand shaped earrings, inspired by the earrings that Picasso gave Frida Kahlo, were designed by my Amanda and created by RA HA jewelry as a limited edition of 50 pairs. Right now Amanda still has the choice of Sterling Silver or 14K Gold Filled in her shop. At the time of the drawing (one week from when I post), you will have your choice if she still has both colors left; if not you will receive the color she has left in stock. She is definitely going to hold onto one pair for the giveaway. If you'd like to read more about them, or if you want to purchase a pair rather than wait to see if you win, you can check them out in Amanda's Etsy shop. Here is a link to the earrings. They'd make a fabulous gift for the upcoming holiday season!</div>
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Little by little the studio office is taking shape. </div>
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(I'm a slow mover - it's been years in the making!)</div>
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I know I've shared photos of this writing desk before, </div>
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a favorite "Sidewalk Sale" find from many years ago.</div>
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I paired it with this antique St. Cecilia framed print, which was also a great find.</div>
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My good blogging friend, Claudia @ <a href="http://mockingbirdhillcottage.com/"><span style="color: #76a5af;"><b>Mockingbird Hill Cottage</b></span></a>, </div>
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The chair was a floor sample from Target a few years ago</div>
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Little by little the room has come together.</div>
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The black floor lamp by the desk was found at a yard sale.</div>
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The white desk lamp (there are two of them) were from Target.</div>
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The bookcases in the corner were part of a huge Craigslist score</div>
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and the black and tan rug was from Overstock.com.</div>
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Baby then decided to channel her inner unicorn because, as she reminds</div>
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I hope you are all enjoying the 'in like a lion, out like a lamb' journey into Spring!</div>
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Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959146424077963520noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59504869006627653.post-39355297708339201922016-11-22T17:25:00.000-05:002016-11-23T10:28:08.007-05:00Coloring Books = Relaxation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I wanted to share my daughter Amanda's BEDROOMS Coloring Book that was published earlier this year (available <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/400911097/bedrooms-coloring-book-by-amanda-laurel?ref=shop_home_feat_2"><b><span style="color: #ea9999;">here</span></b></a> in her Etsy shop).</div>
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It is a beautiful hardcover book, filled with many bedrooms to color as well as </div>
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Earlier this month Amanda had a signing at </div>
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Trident Booksellers & Cafe on Newbury Street in Boston.</div>
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Her family and many friends were there to support her and we all had such a great time!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>(Birch Tree sample page done by Amanda)</b></span></div>
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If you're looking for a special Christmas/holiday/birthday gift </div>
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for someone who could use some relaxation...</div>
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<b style="font-size: small;">(Desert sample page done by Amanda)</b></div>
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... coloring books are a great idea. And I absolutely love this one!</div>
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<b style="font-size: small;">(Ocean View sample page done by me)</b></div>
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The pages are a nice, heavy stock paper. I even used acrylic paints </div>
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to 'color' this ocean view bedroom.</div>
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Below is a sampling of a few of the pages in the book.</div>
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(Please forgive my photography skills. Trust me, the book pages are all crisp, clean, & white, and any shadows or "wavy" page designs are also due to my photography.)</div>
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for Book lovers....</div>
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... for Bird lovers...</div>
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(You or your child could color these and and frame them for their very own room!)</div>
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I'm just so incredibly proud of my talented daughter! This is such a unique coloring book, and the pages are all so detailed! Again, the book is available in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/400911097/bedrooms-coloring-book-by-amanda-laurel?ref=shop_home_feat_2"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Amanda's Etsy Shop</b></span></a>, and she will be happy to personalize the book with any message you'd like! I think you or your gift recipients will really enjoy this book!</div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Yes, J! What a small world! It's Trident Booksellers &Cafe, at the very end of Newbury, almost at Mass Ave! And there are two cafes, one upstairs, one downstairs, where you can get AMAZING food and drinks. </b></span></div>
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Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959146424077963520noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59504869006627653.post-79494465381674307282016-11-18T21:53:00.000-05:002016-11-18T23:46:40.456-05:00Our house is a very, very, very fine house...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
... with two cats in the yard (house)<i>. (I've always loved that song!)</i></div>
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Ms. Midgie wanted to thank everybody for all the compliments sent her way! </div>
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They made this little shelter cat feel <i>very</i> special!!!</div>
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However, I'm afraid Baby cat's little nose is out of joint with Ms. Midgie being the focus of the last post.</div>
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So she and I had a little photo session the other day while she sunned in front of the slider.</div>
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It didn't take long for her to start working the camera in the way that only Baby can!</div>
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Yes, I think I see the hint of a smile!</div>
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Baby, you know that nobody can take your place.</div>
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So don't you ever worry. There's plenty of love to go around for you...</div>
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...<b> and</b> for Ms. Midgie </div>
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<i>(I don't think there's a cat alive who isn't drawn to warm towels fresh out of the dryer! I didn't have the heart to take these last two towels away from her after folding the others!)</i><br />
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Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!</div>
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Hello again to everyone! It has been a very long time since I've posted anything; over a year, in fact, right after we lost our wonderful Mr. J. I thought I would check in and let you know that we are all doing fine here in New England.</div>
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I also thought I'd introduce you to the newest member of our family...</div>
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... this little Black Beauty (which also would have been a great name!). She's a little lady - always with her dainty front legs crossed!</div>
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We adopted Ms. B "Midgie" Cocoa Bean at the end of August from the Lowell Humane Society. She is a very affectionate kitty and loves to spend time in the studio office with me.</div>
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She's a 10-year old all black long-haired kitty and a complete purring machine.</div>
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I've always had a thing for black cats. There was Mrs. B in the mid-70's, then Mr. B in the mid-90's, and now Ms. B "Midgie" Cocoa Bean. I think it all started with My Nana & Gamp back in the mid-50's with their all black cat, Midgie. (It seems that every 20 years our family has a black cat!)</div>
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So that brings me to the reason for her l-o-n-g name. At the shelter she was Cocoa Bean. I don't know why, but so many of my animals have had "Mr./Mrs./Ms." before they names. It just fit them. Since I know she's a female but don't know her history, she is "Ms." I also wanted to pay homage to my Nana & Gamp who were huge animal lovers. My Nana named every cat she ever owned "Midgie," Hence Ms. B (for Blackie) "Midgie" Cocoa Bean, simply called Midgie.</div>
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She and Baby are getting to know each other. I will be honest, it was not love at first sight. I don't know that they'll ever be best friends or cuddle with each other, but they are content to sit or lay within feet of each other with only an occasional growl or swat. But there's no swatting or growling when they're in front of the slider watching squirrels, chipmunks and birds.</div>
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I don't know this sweetie's history, but she is such a good girl.</div>
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If you're looking for your own furry friend, every single town or city has a pound or shelter where beautiful cats, dogs, and other types of animal are desperately in need of good homes. Please consider adopting rather than buying until our shelters and pounds are empty. If you're looking for a specific breed, do a search on Petfinder or Adopt-A-Pet (on my sidebar). The shelters are FILLED with cats and dogs of every breed! Just enter in your zip code, what you're looking for, and the mileage range you're willing to travel and you're on your way to owning a rescue! And believe me, they know they've been rescued and make the BEST pets!</div>
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That's my news for today. I may try to post a bit more often than once a year! I hope you've all been well!</div>
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Today we said goodbye to this special little guy...</div>
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As you can see from my sidebar, we've been through this many times over the years.</div>
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For the past week, Jarrett has been sneezing a bit harder than normal. He's so low to the ground that when he sneezes, he bumps his snout on the floor <i>(which for the past week has given him a tiny bloody nose - not a lot of blood - one swipe of a tissue and it was gone)</i>. We assumed it was maybe a seasonal allergy, but decided to have it checked this past Monday.</div>
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We were shocked to learn that he had an aggressive cancer on the roof of his mouth that had started traveling into his nasal passage. That was what was causing the more pronounced sneezing along with the bit of a bloody nose. The recommendation: euthanasia. Treatment was not an option. Especially for a 15 year old dog. I have no idea how long he'd had it. Other than the sneezing/bloody noses, he'd shown no symptoms whatsoever.<br />
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We brought him home so our two girls, who no longer live at home, could come and say their goodbyes. And the past few days while on the pain killers he was sent home with, he did really good. He stopped sneezing and getting bloody noses, a good thing .<br />
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We knew his days were numbered, and that his cancer was aggressive and not treatable, but while he was still wagging his tail and enjoying life <i>(and food)</i>, I was not ready to say that final goodbye. </div>
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But things changed suddenly, and Mr. J took a turn for the worse overnight. We rushed him to the vet's first thing this morning to face the inevitable.</div>
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<i><b>"My little old dog: a heart-beat at my feet." (Edith Wharton)</b></i></div>
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Till we meet again, Mr. J, our sweet, sweet boy. You will always live on in our hearts.</div>
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Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959146424077963520noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59504869006627653.post-59829597303810371252015-08-27T23:11:00.000-04:002015-08-28T11:47:37.560-04:00The Studio/Office Makeover continues...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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... since this room became my studio/office.</div>
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Our plan had always been to eventually move the bookcases that we've had in the hallway of our small split entry for the past several years <i>(where they blocked an air intake vent)</i> into the office.</div>
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Well, "eventually" came sooner than we'd expected. This is now the view from my desk. It's beautiful, and I love it...</div>
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... but how I wish this sweet girl was still my view. Every time Tiger would go up and down the 'stairs' to get into her bed, she'd pause and look out the window.</div>
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It's two days shy of a month since we lost our Tiger girl. She was my office-mate and my muse. She loved watching me at my desk from her bed, the same one she'd slept on for 22 years.</div>
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Some of you might remember that we used to have a baby gate on the office door. <i>(You can even see where the bookcases used to be, down the hallway.) </i> The gate kept Mr. J from having access to the office. When Tiger just didn't have the strength to go up and down the stairs to the basement where the litter box was kept, we put one in here for her. Well, apparently what is deposited in litter boxes is a big treat to all dogs<i> (yuck!)</i>, including Mr. J, so we definitely needed to keep him out!</div>
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... and Mr. J is having a grand old time visiting me in the studio/office whenever he wants.</div>
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I hope to get rid of the clutter on the floor and in its place put either a small reading chair or the mannequin from the bedroom.</div>
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Right now I have my paints stored under my desk. I'd like to find a better storage solution for them as well, but for now this will do. </div>
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Some of the books on the shelves are mine, but most are (or will be) for sale in our Etsy shop. </div>
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She had been staring at the window and eventually went over and stretched out on the window sill. Today was GORGEOUS here in New England - low humidity and a lovely breeze. All the windows were open and Baby really enjoyed it. We were all sick of having the AC running constantly, and there is nothing more enchanting than billowing curtains!</div>
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And always the clown, she loves to make me laugh!</div>
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Wishing you all a beautiful weekend! The next time I post it will most likely be September!! Hard to believe!</div>
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My post actually appears on my other blog. Click the dog print to visit my post about all the incredible shelter dogs we've had the honor of adopting!</div>
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My wish is that some day every shelter and pound will be empty, and every dog (and cat) who once lived in them will be living happily in their forever homes!</div>
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Amanda came home last weekend ...</div>
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She would have been 22 years old this month (August).</div>
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Amanda and Tiger go way back. In September of 1993 when we were looking to adopt a kitten, we somehow came home with two, a brother and a sister from the same litter. Amanda chose Tiger while Courtney chose her brother Spotty.</div>
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From that very first night until many years later when Amanda left for college, Tiger slept with Amanda on her bed... every single night.</div>
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In Tiger's younger days, she was quite a wild child, even managing to get up onto - and walk across - the beams in the family room.</div>
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When Amanda made her home in the city after graduating from college, she thought Tiger would be happiest in the house she had always known. Amanda's old bedroom became my studio/office... </div>
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... and Tiger became my roommate. Amanda and Tiger's bed stayed in place as that was Tiger's comfort zone and the place she continued to sleep every night. This was the view I had from my painting desk. Little Tiger. I could not have asked for a more perfect view.</div>
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In recent years, Tiger preferred to spend most of her time in the bedroom/studio/office...</div>
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... with just occasional jaunts down the hallway to see what snacks were being served in the kitchen. She and Mr. J had a lot in common, nothing more so than their love of treats.</div>
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When we first became roommates, I jokingly referred to Tiger as my muse. Sometimes she'd sit under my desk, just looking up at me while I painted. One time I put her on my lap and she kept studying the 'work in progress.' She'd then turn and look up at me. That went on for quite a bit. I found her 'advice' very helpful while I worked on that piece, all the more fitting now considering the quotation I used.</div>
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I will miss you my sweet roomie. We all will. The room seems so empty without you.</div>
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<b><i>(Tiger in her new bed, Apr. 2, 2015)</i></b></div>
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This was a bed on top of Tiger's big bed. She was able to get into it and stay warm.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mary, you don't have a blog so I wasn't able t visit you, but thank you for your sweet comment. We're also in New England. And to answer your question, when Tiger was young she was an amazing climber/jumper. She would jump from the back of our sofa to the top of a hutch. From the hutch she would jump onto the top of one of the built-in closets in the Family Room that had a flat top rather than extending all the way up to the cathedral ceiling. From the top of the closet she'd jump up to one of the two beams that run across the entire span of the family room. She was an incredible kitty. And I know what you mean. My whole life I've said, "never again" when we lose one of our fur babies because the pain is just too intense. But, like you, we then think of how many more fur babies are out there who desperately need a loving home... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Laura, thank you so much for your kind comment. I wasn't able to figure out how to visit you (or even if you had a blog) as I've never updated my Google. I believe some day we will be together again, too!!! Thank you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jeannine, thank you so much for visiting and commenting on our sweet Tiger. I love how you described her, "a fine lady." That she was. Thank you.</span></div>
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Well look who's trying to figure out why everything looks so different!</div>
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In this AFTER photo the new headboard has been attached to the bed and the mannequin is temporarily taking the place of the hamper until my office gets organized!</div>
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... and from the floor lamp that I moved in from the living room.</div>
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The white kitty from the living room also found his way down to the bedroom. And the same day I found this $4.00 hamper at Savers...</div>
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... I found these lace curtain panels for $4.99. They have a rose pattern that's very similar to the pattern in the boudoir chair.</div>
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.... it's become a favorite place for Baby to hang out...</div>
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... and entertain us with her antics.</div>
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While doing this post, I came across a post from 2008 (my first year of blogging). In that post I talked about this very chair and how anxious I was to give the bedroom a makeover! Well, SEVEN years after writing that we have finally gotten around to it! Here's a link to the <b><a href="http://anenchantedcottage.blogspot.com/2008/08/1950s-boudoir-chair.html"><span style="color: #ea9999;">BOUDOIR CHAIR</span></a></b> post if you want to travel back to 2008!</div>
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So that's what's been done so far. I still have to paint the two small tables that we use as end tables. I also want to put a couple of bookcases beside the headboard and maybe even one on each of the side walls up toward the head of the bed. Once I have all the furniture in it's "forever" place, then I'll decide what to hang and where to hang it! I have several favorite pieces in mind, but I don't want to start banging a bunch of holes in the wall until I know for sure where I want to place things.</div>
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Oh, and I also want to replace the curtain (sheet) on the closet with mirrored closet doors <i>(this photo is from before the makeover - old wall-to-wall carpeting, wallpaper border, and pencil post bed).</i> Our bedroom has only one window facing east and I'd love to reflect more light coming in from the window as the sun moves during the course of the day. But all in good time!</div>
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Although we're completely revamping the bedroom, I couldn't bring myself to part with anything but the old king size pencil post bed.</div>
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I actually love all the pieces that went along with the bed, so we're keeping them. We purchased the entire set at an unfinished furniture store back in 1989 and then "we" (aka hubby) stained it dark brown (Jacobean Minwax). </div>
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It has served us well over the years and the drawers are as strong and sturdy as they were when we first bought it.</div>
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Of course Baby had to check everything out before we started painting.</div>
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I got all of the pieces painted within 2 days because we had a tight deadline. The painting had to be done before the floor people arrived.</div>
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Mission accomplished! The floors went down and the newly painted furniture went back into the bedroom.</div>
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One thing that didn't change was the boudoir chair that I've had for close to ten years. I always said that when I eventually updated the bedroom, this chair would be the inspiration for my color scheme.</div>
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And is this not the cutest little vintage wicker hamper? $4 at Savers. I couldn't pass it by!</div>
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More of the bedroom to come. There's still a LOT to be done, but little by little!</div>
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It's been a long time coming, but we've finally started to update our poor neglected bedroom.</div>
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This was how it looked back in the 80's, about 26 years ago. A mauve wallpapered accent wall behind the bed, wallpaper border on the other three walls, and a quilt with matching pillows.</div>
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This was the extent of any 'updating' that was done over the years. A new comforter, shams, and pillow, some framed artwork, and a couple of small shelves on either side of the bed. The nightstands that came with the bedroom set were always at the foot of the bed because they wouldn't fit on either side of the bed.</div>
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When I say the bed was pretty much wall-to-wall, I am not kidding. For the past 26 years, due to the pencil post style, we have had to walk sideways like crabs along the side walls in order to climb into bed each night.</div>
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Not even a child's shoulders would fit through the narrow space between the posts and the walls.</div>
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So we decided it was high time for a make-over. The bed was disassembled...</div>
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... and the wallpaper was taken down.</div>
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How lucky were we that each wallpaper strip just pulled right off???</div>
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It wasn't quite so easy to remove the wallpaper border, but it's now history as well.</div>
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The bed was sold on Craigslist...</div>
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... and EVERYTHING else was moved out of the room so the old 34-year old wall-to-wall carpeting could be removed and hardwood floors put down. And the remaining pieces of bedroom furniture have now been painted a creamy white. More photos to come in my next post!</div>
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And just so I don't end this post with a DRAB photo, here's a picture from our overgrown weed garden (with a few flowers thrown in for good measure!)... I haven't been spending nearly enough time back here since we're doing so much inside the house. Hopefully I'll get out there soon!</div>
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I'm joining Cindy at <a href="http://www.romantichome.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>My Romantic Home</b></span></a> this week for Show & Tell Friday.</div>
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It's one of my all time favorite colors, and yet I never decorate with it.</div>
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Until now!</div>
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I've had this old, beat up bird house that I've been wanting to make over. I don't actually mind the rustic siding. It was the dingy, dark green roof that really needed some sprucing up.</div>
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So I cleaned it off and gave it a quick coat of Bahama Purple by Delta Ceramcoat <i>(which I believe has {sadly} been discontinued).</i></div>
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The perfect punch of color along the back fence.</div>
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The two birds came off of a birdbath that unfortunately did not make it through this crazy New England winter, despite having been covered under a tarp with a lot of other garden decor.</div>
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This last photo, with the bunny and the moon, reminds me of a favorite book I used to read to my girls when they were little, "Goodnight Moon."</div>
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This week I'm joining Brenda at <a href="http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Cozy Little House</span></b></a> for Tweak It Tuesday</div>
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... spring has arrived in the Northeast.</div>
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Everyone, including Baby, is walking around with a look of bliss upon their faces.</div>
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Baby, being much calmer today than she has been for the past week...</div>
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... when she insisted on 'helping' me with my most recent paintings!</div>
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Hoping you are all enjoying a beautiful spring!</div>
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Massachusetts has seen more than its fair share of snow these past few weeks,</div>
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with yet another 12" or so due on Monday.</div>
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Even Baby doesn't know what to make of it.</div>
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In other news, the bluebirds are daily visitors...</div>
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It seems like someone is always coming or going.</div>
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... and not the least bit fearful when they see me in the window.</div>
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The cardinals, not nearly as trusting as the bluebirds, are very wary of me in the window, so capturing this handsome fellow on the feeder with one of the bluebirds was quite a treat. Until last year, I'd never even seen a bluebird, and now we are graced with flocks of them visiting the feeders of the house we've lived in for over 33 years! </div>
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I'll be joining Cindy at My Romantic Home for <a href="http://www.romantichome.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">Show & Tell Friday</span></b></a> this week.</div>
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After Saturday's snowstorm, the whiskey barrel was still visible. Not anymore.</div>
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So happy I made a ton of roasted vegetables and potatoes last night.</div>
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<b><i>NOTE: To Gina, and anyone else - here's a link to a past post on roasted vegetables. A have to say, though, that I do fiddle around with the temperature a bit, usually between 400 and 450 degrees!</i></b><br />
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So last May -yes, 8 months ago -I wrote about the <a href="http://anenchantedcottage.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-neutral-rug-won-out.html"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><b>vintage Catholic gallery wall</b></span></a> I planned to hang in my studio/office. Well...<i>(hanging head in shame)...</i> this is as far as I've gotten. I'm still arranging pieces before committing to permanent placement on the wall. This is just a tiny selection of some of the smaller pieces that will be intermingled with larger pieces.</div>
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And, of course, I now hear that gallery walls may be on the way out. How sad.</div>
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I love the eclectic gallery wall in our small split entry foyer.<br />
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These photos show my mom and I in front of my apartment gallery wall back in 1979. </div>
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I hope you're all staying warm this winter. We've had some pretty cold temps, but VERY little snow here in Massachusetts, and for that I am very grateful!</div>
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Joining Cindy at <a href="http://www.romantichome.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #ea9999;"><b>My Romantic Home</b></span></a> for Show & Tell Friday<br />
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I cannot believe the year is almost over. My mother used to say, </div>
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Just like her big sister, Tiger, way back in 1994...</div>
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<i> (btw, Tiger is now 21 years old and still going strong!)...</i></div>
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<i>... </i>Baby has discovered, and developed a fondness for ...</div>
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Norwegian Forest cats love to climb and be up high according to every article I've ever read, including <a href="http://www.cfainc.org/breeds/breedskthrur/norwegianforestcat/nfcarticle.aspx"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b><i>this one</i></b></span></a>,</div>
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And <a href="http://www.catster.com/cat-breeds/Norwegian_Forest_Cat"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b><i>this one</i></b></span></a>:</div>
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I'm actually surprised it took this long for her to discover the beams. We're going to try to rearrange some of the furniture to hopefully discourage this habit. As much as she loves being sooooo high, it makes me a nervous wreck, worrying about her falling.</div>
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<i>I'm joining Cindy at My Romantic Home for <a href="http://www.romantichome.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Show & Tell Friday</b></span></a> this week.</i><br />
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Donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07959146424077963520noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59504869006627653.post-74373075817108007032014-11-03T12:50:00.000-05:002014-11-04T00:10:45.644-05:00Saying goodbye...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The city of Boston, and the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts...</div>
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... is saying goodbye today to the people's Mayor, Tom Menino.</div>
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Mayor Menino was one of those rare politicians who brought everyone together.</div>
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More often than not, politics has a way of dividing people.</div>
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Not in Mayor Menino's Boston.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He rightly earned the admiration and respect of even those who may not have agreed with him all the time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There is no denying that for </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">20 years, Boston was blessed to have him as their leader. A devoted family man, kind and generous, who had an immense love for his city and its people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Earlier this year, on his last day in office, he tweeted:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">“Thank you Boston. It has been the honor and thrill of a lifetime to be your Mayor. Be as good to each other as you have been to me.”</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I think that speaks volumes about who he was.</span></span></div>
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To say he will be greatly missed is an understatement.<br />
But his legacy will live on.<br />
Thank you, Mr. Mayor. May you rest in peace.</div>
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