Saturday, April 24, 2010

Off to a Wedding shower!

Off to a wedding shower
for my daughter,
What a lovely day it will be...
I am so excited!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Petie


Friday, April 23, 2010

Happy Birthday!

Happy, Happy, Birthday Anna...
Have a cupcake

or two...



or one big one...


How about some pretty cotton candy
to celebrate with?





or a grand celebration
with balloons and champagne...






or even better,
a birthday party with gifts...
Have a wonderful day...
Hugs,
Petie





Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Elusive Coffee Table Book

My daughter was

looking for a coffee table book

for her guests to sign at her

upcoming wedding...

She was looking for

something along the lines of

ranching, agriculture, Arizona scenery, etc...

Finding this book seems next to

impossible...

A few years back

I went to an auction with my parents,

and one of the items that were up for auction

was this really cool ranching coffee table book...

Of course,
I had to have that book and wouldn't you know it,

other people there wanted that book just as much as I did...

I set my price for bidding

and was determined not to go over my set bidding price...

Well, with all the excitement that this book

brought in bidding...

I got caught up in the bidding war...

Lucky for me I lost the war...

Can you imagine

me coming home and telling my husband

that I just paid $350.00 for a coffee table book...

I think my limit on the book was around $40.00...

Yes, I kept bidding right up to around $325.00...

So, I think it's fair to say

that I am not good with limits...

and of course,

I will never forget that book...

In my quest for finding her a book,

I came across the book above...

I love this book...

I love the couch on page 127...

Everything on pages 48 and 49...

on pages 58 and 59,
are recipes for beeswax polish and furniture polish...

and my most favorite page is page 70...

I love that room...
you can go here
to see images from the book...
We are still looking for a book, I keep comparing all the books to

the one that got away...

I hate when that happens...
Still Searching,
Petie















Saturday, April 10, 2010

Book Giveaway


The blog


is having a giveaway...

please, visit her blog

for a chance to win a copy of

Atlanta Bartlett's "at home with white"...
and don't forget
to check out her sidebar of pictures,
I love the chalkboard wall
she has in her kitchen...

Good Luck,
Petie

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Country Lighting

I am such a
sucker
for
simplicity...
I love the ambiance
of the
glowing candles
in the
mason jars...
and the way they
cleverly
placed the name tags
on the outside of
the jars
that they will be
using for their
drinking glasses...
Cheers,
Petie

Monday, April 5, 2010

Country Roses

I
picked these
roses
from my
Mom and Dad's
rose bushes...
They are so beautiful...
I can't quit looking at them...
I
arranged them
in a
vase and stuck them
in
my favorite
green
container...
At the bottom
of the
container
are some
Martha Stewart
tissue paper puffs
that
my daughter and I
are
making to use
in her
upcoming
Wedding...
I
can hardly
wait...
for the
Wedding,
that is...
It's been a blast planning
it with her...
She is so on top of everything...
right down to the last detail...
I am so lucky to have her,
for a
daughter...
She will make a
beautiful
Bride....
Getting ansy,
Petie