Hello Everyone!!!

I just popped in to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR and to let you know I will be returning to blogging in the next few days. I have missed you all soooooo much and am so grateful for all of the concerned  e-mails and comments!!! Ya’ll are the BEST!!! I am looking forward to catching up with all of you and catching up on all of your wonderful posts!!!

Here at our house we will be keeping the southern tradition of eating black eyed peas and greens for good luck in the new year…and because we love it;)!!! Don’t forget to do the same!!!

Happy 2011!!!

Lots of Love!!!

Cathy

Eye Candy!!!

  

I just had to share this with ya’ll! This is the work of my sweet friend Sonya! I have been blogging with Sonya since she started her GORGEOUS blog a few months ago! She does the most stunning work…I am in love with her brave use of color and mix of fabrics! I am always telling her I wish she had been around when we built our house to encourage me towards her level of courage. I love color but I tend towards playing it a little too safe! She sews…she paints and creates the most wonderful goodies…as you can tell from the pics! You simply MUST visit her site! BEYOND THE SCREEN DOOR!!! Even her blog name is darling! Stop by and say hello…you will be thrilled you did;)!

I hope you all are having a wonderful week!

Lots of Love!

Cathy

A Cloche and a Little Fallishness!!!

    

Yippee!!! It’s cloche party day! Our darling Marty is having a fall cloche party today and I am thrilled to be participating! I set up a little vignette in my dining room and since it included my newest cloche I thought it would be perfect for today! I look forward to seeing everyone’s creations! I hope you all have a great time at the party…see you there;)!

Lots of Love!!!

Cathy

Sunday Blessings!!!

Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies! 
    

Psalm 36:5

God bless you all and have a wonderful Sunday!

Lots of Love!!!

Cathy

A Few Little Goodies from Anthropologie!!!

 

  

I ran into Anthropologie the other day with my daughter. She was looking for something to wear for a special date so I thought I would check out the home goodies. I found these few little items. The first one is a child's apron...I have a little collection so this one had to come home with me. Isn't it cute? I love the ric rac and the floral trim...darling! The second...candles...aren't the jars cute...love love love! They smell delicious...pineapple ginger cake...YUMMY! Finally...I had been seeing these around blogland and of course I had to grab one...a little orange timer! It matches my Kitchen Aid mixer perfectly...ya'll know I have a thing for orange;)! Sometime it's the little things that make us happy;)!

I hope ya'll are having a wonderful week...so far!

Lots of Love!!!

Cathy

Sunday Blessings!!!

Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord!

Romans 8:39

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday!

God bless you!

Cathy

It's a Barn Chick Party!!!

    

I'm late again! It's kind of funny since I am never late in real life...just in blog life;)! I am joining sweet Karen at Brayton Homestead Interiors for her Barn Chicks party. Most of you that know me well know that I have a slight obsession with living in a cottage in the country. For a while we toyed with the idea of building a little cottage in Fredericksburg,Texas. While we were in the planning stages we took some pics of places that we wanted to replicate...vintage barns and homesteads that pepper the landscape of the hill country. I thought these would be perfect for today.

Be sure and visit Karen and the other"chicks" to see all of the goings on;)!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Lots of Love!!!

Cathy

It's a Rooster Party!!!

 

A little guy in my dining room!

Rooster painting in my entry!

Love love love this rug in my entry!!!

This little arrangement was made by Kristen of Kristen's Creations! I love it! It sits on a chest in my dining room! Thanks Kristen...you're the best!!!

  

A little abstract guy on the bottom of a frame in my living room!

 

Cute little tea towel from Sur la Table! I had to lay it out so you could see these handsome fellows!

I am joining in on the fun today over at Bella Vista! Darling Barb is having another rooster party! We all had so much fun last year! I am so happy she is doing it again!  I know there are going to be the most beautiful roosters and rooster vignettes...make sure you pop over and give them all a peek;)!

Lots of Love!!!

Cathy

 

I'm a Little Late to the Party!!!

    

Hello everyone! I hope you all have had a wonderful week! It has been crazy around here! I am already getting e-mails about back to school activities. I could die! Already...really?!!! It has gone by way too fast!

After seeing all of the red around blogland I decided I would dig up some of my red pics and join the party! These photos are from my formal living room and entryway...just a few snippets of some of my red goodies! I hope you likey...I love using this color in my home...it makes me happy!

I am linking with Miss Jenny for Alphabet Thursday's Rainbow Summer School! Stop by and check out all of the other red participants!

Lots of Love!!!

Cathy

Sunday Blessings!!!

 

Live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice

to God.

Ephesians 5:2

Have a wonderful Sunday!!! God bless you all!!!

Cathy

Lunch With My Baby!!!

I made lunch for my youngest today before he headed off to the golf course for the afternoon. When he

sat down to eat he commented that it looked so good I should post it on my blog...too cute;)! So here

it is...lime and cilantro marinated shrimp, tapenade, Carrs crackers and organic pears. I had the same

thing...it was delicious! Now he's playing golf and I'm washing dishes;)!

Happy Thursday!

Lots of Love!!!

Cathy

Sunday Blessings!!!

Never lose an opportunity for seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God's handwriting, a

wayside sacrament.

Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of

His blessing.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Lots of Love!!!

Cathy

It’s a Cloche Party at Marty’s!!!

     

Hi everyone! I have been a little MIA this week due to some computer issues! I am currently

blogging on my kids computer…they are thrilled;)! I will be visiting you all and trying to catch

up over the next couple of days…please forgive me!

Now…on to the fun stuff! I am partying today with the darling Marty at A Stroll Through Life!

She is having another wonderful cloche party…too fun! Believe it or not I have very few

cloches as you can tell from the photos…I am working on remedying this but for now this is

it! The one with the bunny is from my favorite store in Fredericksburg, Texas and the other

one is from a darling shop here in Dallas called Sample House! I hope you can see the design

in the pics…it really is cute! The cake dome is…you guessed it…MacKenzie Childs. I know…

you’re shocked;)! It is one of my favorite pieces…I thought it looked pretty with the cloches so

I just threw it in for good measure…sssshhhh don’t tell anyone;)!

I hope everyone had a wonderful week! I will be around to say HI as soon as I can! Don’t

forget to stop by the party and say hello!

Lots of Love!!!

Cathy