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just a girl who LOVES vintage, shabby-chic & romantic decor ... pretty things "oozing" with femininity
the romance & wit of jane austen ... a cup of tea ... gardening & decorating with whites, pastels & soft muted colors
finding a place for those chipped & time worn pieces that may not be "perfect" but have a very special place in my heart




kindness

kindness






Stop & Smell the Roses xo

Stop & Smell the Roses xo



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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Sweet Love Songs



love is a canvas pattern furnished by nature, 
and embroidered by imagination 
~ author unknown
LOVE is in the air

"april showers bring may flowers"
new beginnings & celebrations

*
sweet memories of a very special day

twenty years ago ...
where has the time gone ... 

it seems as though it was just yesterday 
when my brother-in-law 
took my little sister's hand 
to walk down the aisle 
beginning their new life together


~ * ~ 


all these years later ... 
they are still in love 
have a beautiful home
2 wonderful boys 
and the cutest dog ever ...





Happy 20th Wedding Anniversary


Donnarae & Tom

May 5, 1990 






hugs & kisses to your wonderful family 

Posted by little cottage girl at 2:52 AM

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a wish is a dream your heart makes

a wish is a dream your heart makes
a wish is a dream your heart makes ... when you're fast asleep ~ Cinderella

~ * ~ My Grateful List ~ * ~

  • A FEW THINGS THAT MAKE ME SMILE :)
  • Amusement & Theme Parks
  • Art, Writing & Poetry
  • Autumn ... walking thru the leaves
  • Babies ... precious
  • Ball Gowns & Fancy Dresses
  • Ballet gowns & slippers
  • Bed & Breakfasts
  • Being Creative & Designing
  • Being near the Water
  • Bicyle rides
  • Birds playing in a birdbath
  • Bread warm from the oven
  • Bunnies, Kittens & Puppies
  • Butterflies & Dragonflies
  • Caligraphy & Cursive handwriting
  • Cherubs & Angels
  • Children laughing
  • Chipped white furnishings
  • Chocolate covered strawberries
  • Coloring
  • Comfy, over-stuffed furnishings
  • Companionship of pets
  • Cottages & Picket Fences
  • Crocheting
  • Decorating & Designing Vignettes
  • Enjoying an outside/indoor concert
  • Fairies, Folk-lore & Fairy-tales
  • Flip-flops
  • French toast ... ummm
  • Gardening, Landscaping & Nature
  • Gardens & Patios
  • God's Word
  • Going on a picnic
  • Holiday Decorations
  • Horses grazing in a field
  • Hot chocolate on Christmas Morning
  • Ice Cream Cones
  • Jane Austen Books & Movies
  • Kittie's purring & headbonks
  • Laying in a Hammock
  • Linen & Lace
  • Listening to crickets
  • Local & Professional Theatre
  • Local Artisian Fairs & Flea Markets
  • Lovely cards
  • Motorcycle Rides
  • Museums & Art Galleries
  • Music
  • Needlepoint & Cross-stitching
  • Old Black & White Movies
  • Old Books, Words & Drawings
  • Old, chipped china
  • Paddeling leisurely in a boat
  • People who minister to others
  • Photography & Multi-Media
  • Pink, White, Green, Blue & Yellow
  • Puttering in the Garden
  • Quaint Restaurants & Pubs
  • Quaint Villages
  • Quilts ... soft & worn
  • Reading
  • Reminising ~ Old Family Photos
  • Rose covered arbors
  • Roses, Peonies & Hydrangeas
  • Sepia & tinted photograhy
  • Shabby-chic
  • Singing outloud with the radio
  • Skirts & Tee-shirts
  • Soft cool grass beneath your feet
  • Soft pillows
  • Soft summer rain
  • Sparkling Tiaras
  • Stone walls & garden paths
  • Swinging in an old wooden swing
  • Tea & Scones
  • Tea Parties
  • Tea Pots & Tea Cups
  • The aroma of something delicious
  • The first snow fall
  • The sound of birds singing
  • The Victorian Era
  • Traveling ~ Near & Far
  • Traveling by train
  • Twinkling white lights
  • vintage hats
  • Vintage looking jewerly & fashion
  • Visiting Family & Friends
  • Walking along a winding path
  • Warmth of the sun
  • Watercolors
  • Window Boxes
  • Wine, cheese & warm bread





change is on the horizon

change is on the horizon
making room in my heart & soul for "changes" & "new beginnings"

once upon a time & happily ever after


I have always loved stories
that began "Once Upon a Time"
and ended with "Happily Ever After"

although, life may not always turn out the way we wish ...
isn't it nice to have the faith & innocence of a child
and still believe in life's infinite possibilities?!

just me

just me
the fairy god-mother




BITTERSWEET GOODBYE

BITTERSWEET GOODBYE
Bittersweet Goodbyes "enchanted cottage"
aigre-douce aideux maison enchantee`
massachusetts ~ summer 2009

Sometimes ... It's not easy saying "AIDEUX"

LET'S BE THANKFUL for OPEN DOORS ~*~
"when one door closes,
a new one opens"

The Garden Gate Tea Room ♥
blessings & blissful interludes

The Garden Gate Tea Room ♥<br>blessings & blissful interludes
BITTERSWEET MEMORIES ♥
The Garden Gate Tea Room
formerly located in the lovely & quaint village of Mount Dora, Florida

the closing of this beautiful tearoom is heartbreaking & very personal,
as it was owned & operated by a very dear friend

sadly, the beautiful building in which it resided was sold in July of 2014

this special place will be truly missed, especially by those who had the pleasure of attending lovely luncheons, tea parties & blissfull interludes under the beautiful canopies of roses & bouganvilla

breathtaking weddings ~brides who celebrated their special day at The Garden Gate were blessed with the most beautiful rooms, garden & grounds imagineable

every story

every story
Every STORY has an END
but in L I F E every
END is a just a new
BEGINNING . . .






a few of my favorite things

a few of my favorite things

fairytale cottage

fairytale cottage

Dreaming of a little "pink" cottage


the "queen of pink"
and I have been dreaming
of a "sweet little cottage"
just like the one in the photo below ...
where we can sit on the front porch,
sipping tea & enjoying the view
from a wicker rocker

while she's "dreaming"
the afternoon away ...
enjoy a "few" of our favorite things
for turning our present "little dwelling"
into a "sweet little cottage"

~ hugs & kisses xo

little "pink" cottage

little "pink" cottage

the "queen" of pink dreaming

the "queen" of pink dreaming

vintage

vintage

teacups

teacups

feminine attire

feminine attire

pretty aprons

pretty aprons

sparkling crystal

sparkling crystal

cabbage rose fabric

cabbage rose fabric

pink & aqua fabric

pink & aqua fabric

vintage wall coverings

vintage wall coverings

chandeliers

chandeliers

chandelier & roses

chandelier & roses

crystal doorknobs

crystal doorknobs

lovely doors & windows

lovely doors & windows

sweet slumber

sweet slumber

sweet dreams

sweet dreams

pretty linens

pretty linens

leisurely bubble baths

leisurely bubble baths

paper roses

paper roses

pink roses

pink roses

peonies

peonies

rose covered arbor

rose covered arbor

a "secret" garden

a "secret" garden

with a lovely swing

with a lovely swing

enjoying a novel

enjoying a novel

playing photographer

playing photographer

entertaining friends

entertaining friends

bunnies

bunnies

and their babies

and their babies

songbirds singing

songbirds singing

pretty blue birds

pretty blue birds

a bicycle for "exploring"

a bicycle for "exploring"

a sweet puppy

a sweet puppy

adorable "tea cup" terrier

adorable "tea cup" terrier

and a pretty dress

and a pretty dress
time for "tea & crumpets"




sweet love songs

sweet love songs
image - graphics fairy
L O V E
is a canvas pattern
furnished by nature,
& embroidered
by imagination

~ author unknown

gateful

gateful
Let us be
GRATEFUL
to the people
who make us
happy ...
they are the
charming
GARDENERS
who make our
SOULS blossom

~ marcel proust











sprinkling of fairy dust

sprinkling of fairy dust
Take a sprinkling of fairy dust,
An angel's single feather,
Also a dash of love and care,
Then mix them both together.

Add a sentiment or two,
A thoughtful wish or line,
A touch of stardust, a sunshine ray.
It's a recipe, for a Baby Girl truly fine.

~ author unknown






sharing secrets

sharing secrets
since there is nothing
so well worth having as FRIENDS,
never lose a chance to make them

~ franceso guicciardini