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A Chair Makeover

Hello everyone,

I hope you all had a good weekend. We had

another blizzard here and the roads are still

not open for travel. This has been quite the

winter and doesn't seem like it is leaving any

time soon.

Anyway, it may be snowy outside but it a good

time to get some projects done indoors.

So, these chairs that I bought last year got a
little makeover. They had a dark stain on them
which was fine but didn't work in our space as
well as a less formal look so I painted them a creamy
white. The porch is also getting a makeover as my
husband and son put wainscotting on the bottom and
our painter gave it a couple of coats of white and the walls
revere pewter which was a few shades lighter then the original.

I am still working on decorating the porch
but I love that sunshine streaming in!

A pretty rose from a miniature rosebush
on the windowsill.

This is the chair before.

Well since we are snowed in I might as well
go and do another spring project so we will
be all fresh and pretty when spring arrives.

I am joining BNOTP for Metamorphosis Monday.

Hope you have a good day!

Carolyn

Posted by Unknown 08:10 0 comments

the farmhouse in snow... lots of snow

Hello and welcome back.

I want to thank you ALL once again for the love, support, prayers, comments and emails you have sent to me, Dan and Ella in the unexpected loss of sweet Amelia. We are slowly healing and have felt the undeniable comfort of the power of prayer by having so many people say a prayer for Amelia and for us. Every night when I light candles around the house I say a prayer of gratitude for you... each and every one of you. Words can not express the depth of my gratitude and appreciation for all of the love you have sent to us.

From my heart I thank you.

I felt it was time to start blogging again and I have been asked by quite a few people (especially those of you in the south;) to show the farmhouse in all the snow we've gotten this winter- and it has been a lot! Some of the photos need an extra foot or more to depict the true height of the snow, but every time I would take photos for you I couldn't imagine that we'd get even more snow on top of what we already had! (I think that is called "survivalist thinking" :) We heard on the news several weeks ago that this is the third snowiest winter in New Hampshire on record. Considering that we landed in New Hampshire smack in the middle of the second snowiest winter on record back in 2008 we feel we have definitely earned our "New England winter survival" scout badge!

I once wrote on the blog, years ago, regarding living through the snowy winter in New Hampshire...

"It is absolutely beautiful, but what truly surprises, delights and amazes me on a daily basis is how natural this winterscape is to the soul of this born-and-raised Texan."

I feel sooooo grateful that I still feel this way. While it has been a long, snowy winter (even as I type this post- with feet of snow still on the ground and a snowstorm blowing outside:) I have loved every second of it. Winter in New England is magical to me. Yes, I'm sure in a month I will be antsy for spring to arrive in May, but it "is" winter here and it is beautiful and I am embracing it. That's why we moved here to experience all four seasons fully and.... we are!

So, take a look around and see how pretty the farmhouse looks in all this snow!

The stone beehives at the entrance buried in snow.

The snow came up to the top of the porch steps after this snow storm.

Ella loves the snow!

The south french door in the barn room. Needless to say we weren't using this door;)

The snow up against the north french door in the barn room.

The "snow trail" out the front door.

We have amazing sunsets all year, but they are especially beautiful set against the snow.

The cutting garden.

The terrace off the barn room.

Note the footprints in the snow on the gravel drive to see the depth of the snowfall after the tractor has scooped away the snow.

Sweet Ella ready for a walk wearing her sassy coat and her protective Pawz boots to keep the road sand, salt and cold snow off her little feet!

Warmest regards,

xxojoan

Posted by Unknown 16:23 0 comments

Shades of Aqua

Hello everyone,

I hope your week is going well and I am sure you
are looking forward to the weekend.

I haven't had time lately to do any new photo shoots
so I am probably getting a bit boring here as I am sharing
some photos again that I took previously.

The obelisk above was brown but I painted it turquoise/aqua
blue and it gives the garden a nice pop of color.

A mixed bouquet in an aqua vase picks up the color
of the pillow and china on the tray.

Aqua china.

Little Abby in a pretty aqua dress.

An aqua tablescape in the garden.....looking
forward to eating in the garden again.

Breakfast in the terrace.

A vintage chenille aqua bedspread.

I painted an old picnic basket soft aqua...you
might have guessed that I love aqua.

How about this charming turquoise/aqua
house in the village of Victoria by the Sea.

Lastly, a few more aqua teacups......all these
summery shots are making look forward to
the warmer days ahead but for now I am enjoying
the longer sunny but still winter days we have here.

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

Posted by Unknown 16:19 0 comments