Creating again...feels good.

Playing with one of my favorite mediums...Sterling Silver

and getting a little work done.

Feels good to accomplish things...

Happy creating,

~Kathy.

The Dove Says...

The dove says, "Coo,coo, what shall I do"

I can scarce maintain two."

"Pooh! pooh! says the wren; "I've got ten,

And I keep them all like gentle-men."

Mother Goose...

Have a great one my fair feathered friends,

~Kathy...

Shabby French...

Just found an exquisite store in Suttons Bay with "all things french"...sorry the name escapes me but I was imediately captivated upon entering...

by the petite baskets...(also in larger sizes).
Thought it's structure would compliment the laundrey basket table already in the living room...

Um-hum.....Nice marriage....

Good spot to place the coverless books....

A good start to a new week!

Happy Monday!

~Kathy.

Very French chic!...

$3.00 at the G-Will...


I pulled the satin shade off thinking I'd find a steel frame...Whoa!


Already WHITE....You can imagine my surprised pleasure.
love the scalloped edge....




Perfect!

I AM LOVIN THIS!!!!!

Wouldn't a 15 watt PINK BULB really make a difference!!!!

Must keep my eyes pealed for different bulbs.

I'm calling this:..."Fleurs behind the Chair"...delicious!

Notice the chair to the far left in the photo above...I took this next shot through the chair back.

Have a great Sunday finding beauty in your surroundings,

~Kathy.


ps...I found another shade frame that has the steel showing...working on a little twist for that one...always fun to be surprised.

Does it say "Welcome"?...

Here's the door color...wish I could tell you the name...had it mixed at H. Depot.


It is a porch paint...which I love and use on most things outdoors too.

There are FOUR doors in this entryway...I'm intertaining painting each one a different color...

I know...pretty gutsy.

I'm going for "Happy".

If your in the neighborhood....I'm the one with the Beachy Green door!

Stop in!

~Kathy.

Have you seen ?...

Peeks inside...

I know....

It's PURE SUMMER...

Thanks Matthew....

definately COOL...

Yesterdays project...amongst others...

Giving this new door some color.

You know how I lean... so figuring out which color shouldn't be too hard.

NOT PINK though.

See you tomorrow,

~Kathy.

COLORS OF MY LIFE...

We all have colors that our spirits come along side of...


These are mine...any shade of white, pastel pink, beachy greens /blues.


even throwing in some black accent pieces now and then just for depth...






This cabinet has been with me for years...and painted more colors then I care to remember!

Remember "Something"s Gotta Give?"...

Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton...( who looks like that at her age!!!)

She collects the white shells...he the black.

The star origionally was dark red...

not any more...

Whatever your colors...

wave/display them proudly!

Lifes too short to live with colors your don't LOVE.

Color me OUT! ~Kathy~

Sweetness...

Have a great SUMMER Day...

~Kathy.

Need a laugh ?....

Then you must spend the day with these four friends of mine...
These are my "Older then DIRT friends"...You know... the ones you've known forever and have got enough dirt on you to write a "Worst seller" about you.
We try and get together often and plan special trips...we call ourselves the "Sabines" and that's a WHOLE nother story...for another day.
Last Saturday we left early on a road trip to where-ever the road took us!!!!...only real destination was Interlochen for the Arts in the evening to see a live performance of the "Prairie Home Companion" with Garrison Keillor.
This was our first stop...Cherry Street Mkt. in Kalkaska Mich.
We did some major damage there....
the owner gave me the okay to shoot the place and I did just that...





The colors , displays, and variety are over the top...

Hard not to want a little of everything...

Michigans got the market on hydroponically grown "Golf Balls"...

Yeah ...we got it goin on in Michigan!!!!

They're even FRESH!

A great LAUGHING day...

More to come!

xoxo~Kathy.

CHANGE....a given.

Change...it's inevitable...learning to go with it can take some determination.
My entire life has changed this past 7 months with the absence of my Love...
I observe everything differently...
I've taken on a new identity while trying to make peace with the old.
Changing my profile photo only seems natural at this point...My former photo was from another time, a special time...things are changing now and so am I.
So when I pop up on your blog with my Camera in front of my face and the word "Smile" written across it...trust that is exactly what I'm trying to do. S-M-I-L-E
Change is everywhere...



There is a time and a season for everything...

a time to laugh ...a time to cry...

a time to live...a time to die...

Life is GOOD...

~Kathy.

Two Pots...and a Digit.

There's always a project waiting in the wings...
grab the paintbrush and paint...

now that's better!

front porch "Splendour"...

painted a pot and added a little french twist...

the very popular digits.....everywhere in blogland.

add a little sand and citronella sticks...BAM....bye ,bye mosquitoes!

off to trim a few burning bushes the rabbits destroyed over winter...

Happy Wednesday,

~Kathy.

INTOXICATING...

Today as I drove through the countryside the lilacs were intoxicating....

A must have at the bedside...

The Monarchs are a little intoxicated too...

We've waited all winter for this...

A new candle lantern to hang under the Lilacs...

the Splendour of SUMMER SMELLS...

go ahead...walk out your door and BREATH...

~Kathy.