Pink Roses and a Winner

I have the sweetest husband.  He is always bringing me 

sweet surprises for no special reason.  Here is his latest surprise ..

a bouquet of precious pink roses.  

Aren't they lovely?  And I love them in my vintage milk glass pitcher.

Remember the little yellow bird I am giving away?  Well, Bentley and I drew a 

name out of a hat and the winner is ...

Marlis of Creative Journeys!  Congrats to Marlis.  Please send me your

mailing address so that Bentley and I can get your prize out to you.

I'm thinking about the next giveaway to be coming up very soon, so

stay tuned.  Until then, I am joining these fun parties ~

Home and Garden Thursday

Open House Thursday

Vintage Thingie Thursday

Show and Tell Friday

Home Sweet Home

Vintage Inspiration

Pink Saturday

What's that Bentley?  You want to host a giveaway?  I think that's a

great idea.  Let's head to the pet shop and pick out a special toy to

giveaway to blogging doggies!!

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

God Bless the USA

One Nation

Under God 

Indivisible

With Liberty and Justice for All

We are flying our flag proudly today!

Have a happy and safe 4th of July.

With Love and Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

Happy Birthday Idaho!

Today is the 122th birthday of the state of Idaho.  My husband and I are

transplants to this state.  Bentley is an Idaho native, born one block away

from our cottage.

While David and I are transplants, we are proud to call Idaho home.

Majestic mountains.  Dense forests.  3,100 miles of rivers ~

more than any other state!

Deep pristine mountain lakes.  Lake Pend Oreille in the northern

pandhandle is the fifth deepest lake in the US.  It was used as 

a naval training base during WWII.

Idaho has more square miles of wilderness than any other state

in the lower 48. 

Eagles soar.  Bears roam.  Salmon swim.  

Beautiful Idaho ~ wild and free.

Happy Birthday to my adopted home!

Bentley ~ you are an Idaho native and proof that 

cute puppies live here.

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

Let's Have Pie on the 4th of July!

I know that all of you have your 4th of July decorations

 set and ready to go.  Well, I'll tell you a little story ...

when my Mom was expecting me her due date was July 4.  Everyone

was excited ~ an Independence Day baby.  Well, I was 2 weeks

late.  Ever since then I have been running a bit off schedule!

I promise I will get to the decorating part ~ I always do.  But I am

also thinking about food because that's what everyone always asks

about.  What shall we serve?  

I am thinking about BBQ baby back ribs, BBQ chicken, corn on the cob 

and coleslaw.  Oh and some big fluffy biscuits with butter and honey.

And ...

Apple pie!  

I'll let you in on a little secret ~ although I really love to cook,

I am not much of a baker.  It's about time I got with the 

program.  After all who doesn't like pie???

This is the year to do it.  So I'll be peeling and slicing the apples and

making my own pie crust.

Yes, we will be having great big slices of warm homemade apple pie

with big scoops of vanilla ice cream and watching the fireworks.

The United States of America, my home sweet home!

Off to join ~

Table Top Tuesday

Bentley ~ I saw two little female Yorkies on my way home today.

They just moved into the neighborhood.  Maybe you would like to

have a bath and get all spiffed up in case we run into them!

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

Kitchen Painting Progress and Sneak Preview

I  have a vintage hutch in my kitchen that I found at a yard sale in

Houston before I got married.  It was in sad shape when I got it.  I

painted it a country blue and lined the shelves with a Laura Ashley

print.  It was the style of the time.

As I recall, part of the reason I lined the shelves with fabric is because there

was some kind of stain that was on the shelves that refused to accept paint.

This little hutch went from Houston to Middleburg, Virginia and then 

finally to Idaho where it has lived ever since in my kitchen.

But times change and I felt that it needed some updating, so it's been

painted with some of my homemade chalk paint and I have stripped

the fabric off the shelves.

So here it is now freshly painted.  It still stores many things I love though,

and that will probably never change.  

Bits and pieces collected and loved throughout the years.

My mother-in-law sent me this adorable little girl and she lives on the 

Beatrix Potter shelf.  

I am still painting the kitchen cabinets and making an under

the sink skirt.  I will show you pics as I progress.  

I am joining ~

Blue Monday

Metamorphosis Monday

Masterpiece Monday

Mod Mix Monday

Show Off Your Cottage Monday

Making the World Cuter

Bentley has been terrorizing the squirrels all day long.  He is 

napping now because he is exhausted.  Now those poor squirrels

are getting some much needed relief!

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley