Lovely. . .Memories

I have tiger lilies!! I absolutely love lilies and one of my favs is tiger lilies.

My grandmother had tons of them around her yard and I used to tell her that one day I would have tiger lilies. When I ventured out on my back porch the other day (I hadn't been out there in about five days), imagine my joy when all along the back fence was tiger lilies!! I was so thrilled I immediately went out and cut a few for my table.

Amazing how fresh cut flowers, from my own yard, can make even a dining room with one side still lined in boxes look so fresh and sunny.

Our house is definitely starting to feel and look like home. It is important to me that my house be home. A place of peace and comfort, a retreat.

A retreat with a dining room color scheme of orange and green. Sometimes, I even surprise myself.

Picasso Would Be Proud

When I think of decorating several things come to mind. Colors, patterns, where furniture should go, great lamps and awesome art work. Certain things do not come to mind.

I really love our new place. A few drawbacks (not enough cabinet space), but nothing we can't handle. I really love my walls. They are so fresh and newly painted. A nice tan with white trim. I just really like it. So you can imagine my horror when I saw this!!!!

I literally cried. I couldn't believe that he had drawn on my beautiful wall. He didn't just draw, he drew a huge! circle! and stuff with a SHARPIE! I was just horrified. Needless to say I made my point very clear about NOT WRITING ON THE WALLS. He agreed, said he was sorry, we moved on.

Four days later, I hear Sam playing in the hallway and I go to investigate. He was too quiet and content. As I go to see he runs past me at full speed. I tail him to find that he is covered in in green paint. And some yellow too, for good measure. He had discovered, a box, still taped shut of Hubs OIL paints!! ACK!! I immediately went searching for where my little Picasso had done his work. I didn't seen anything and I was hoping that he had just painted himself. I came back to the hall to finish cleaning him up and I saw it. Green, yellow and brown paints on the floor, right beside the drawing. I flipped on the light in the hall and gasped! He had painted on my wall. Yellow and brown mostly. Apparently the green was for his body and oh, the two green spots on my light tan carpet (which I didn't see in the beginning because he had strategically placed the paint box on top of them)!!!!! No picture of the painting, if doesn't show up on my camera phone*.

I sat down and cried. Again.

Am I usually this emotional? No, not typically, but the idea of having to paint the whole wall and we have only lived here a month just sent me over the edge.

Needless to say, Sam and I had a long talk about why we don't do that and I made is abundantly clear that this was unacceptable. Again.

So if you come to my house before I paint you will find Samacasso's work in the hall. And if you hadn't questioned my parenting skills before, I am sure you do now.

**Oh and I apologize for the poor quality of picture, it is from my phone. See I lost, yes lost our new camera. We are getting a new one, but it will be another month before we do that.

For My Endearing Love of Pumpkins

Actually, we usually say punkins.

I posted before we moved to this new town house that I wanted my kitchen decor to be a vineyard theme, because I think it's beautiful and I could see it all layed out in my head.

Over the last couple of months I have been thinking about that and I like it, but I didn't really want it anymore. I guess I had just been seeing it my head for so long that I was tired of it--before it was even done. I have been "seeing" that kitchen for about six years now.

I love fall. No, let me do that again. I REALLY LOVE FALL. Yeah, the weather's great, but I really love the fall decor.

I have secretly wanted a pumpkin kitchen for a very long time, but my fear of people thinking I was crazy, I just kept with my ideas for a vineyard kitchen.

Last week I decided that the people that know me think I'm crazy anyway, so why not have a punkin kitchen if I want one.

My mom has a snowman kitchen year round, and it's really cute. If she can have snowmen year round, then I can have punkins with fall decor--year round.

So I have started collecting my decor, and it's the perfect time to buy because the fall stuff is on clearance. I have to do it a little at a time, but it'll get there, and when it does it will be beautiful--to me anyway.

I have a theory that if you love the room and enjoy being in there, it's more enjoyable to clean. Ha!! Hopefully I am right.

I picked up some pieces today at Jo-Ann Fabrics and they are so cute. I also have a beautiful piece of cloth that I am using for a table runner right now, but it will eventually be the valance for my kitchen window. So without further ado here a few before and after pics of what I've done so far.


Centerpiece for table.

Little punkins for the window sill.

Dish towels and pot holders.

Side view of my centerpiece.

I am still working on it, but I had to share what I've done so far. I am thinking that instead of having it year round, I'll have a kitchen that changes with the seasons. I don't know. . .

My indecision is exposed, excuse me.

I would love to hear what you, dear bloggity friends think about the kitchen that changes seasons. Thanks.

Well, I must get back to the recliner, my back is complaining.