tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65455293754546533152024-02-06T21:40:31.547-05:00ITLLDO: an obsession with imperfectionCynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-85487933868143844402010-09-05T14:33:00.000-04:002010-09-05T14:33:11.891-04:00Advancing semi-confidently"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams..........."<br />
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I have used this quote from Thoreau as my motto for years, and now I have taken another step toward transforming ITLLDO into my dream cottage.<br />
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After sifting through magazine clippings, design books, and my own doodlings, I pulled the most important ones together and met with an architect last evening. His first on-site consult was free. I felt that he understood my ideas and, therefore, gave him a retainer after our meeting. I will have concept drawings next week!!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and this.........</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxivaQYwkb7rFqcpF2mZXPeJNHheSEqfCFNFka70YKidO5l57KHGzfXqb6yaW-qOMPo-LUyy5V_1K9KLnB5DYg9DxQ1psgl6WuDMHUIYydfnxMONs9WxuX9BzuviX4Un4MPAwLKl0Zb2R/s1600/cottage+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxivaQYwkb7rFqcpF2mZXPeJNHheSEqfCFNFka70YKidO5l57KHGzfXqb6yaW-qOMPo-LUyy5V_1K9KLnB5DYg9DxQ1psgl6WuDMHUIYydfnxMONs9WxuX9BzuviX4Un4MPAwLKl0Zb2R/s640/cottage+collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">a few ideas for him to work with....</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdHNXXn0wzkvOwRBId2V4cDW0_nhTMkuRKHbuu1JxvqutqF8XAKZ1B5qS_Z-vhkO3NEawQWAhFdleMAK7wIf1izme_WfUcnbnUbiBk3rNNls5WuVBJULJ69q2OjU-Uhvah_SWawOUirD3/s1600/collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdHNXXn0wzkvOwRBId2V4cDW0_nhTMkuRKHbuu1JxvqutqF8XAKZ1B5qS_Z-vhkO3NEawQWAhFdleMAK7wIf1izme_WfUcnbnUbiBk3rNNls5WuVBJULJ69q2OjU-Uhvah_SWawOUirD3/s640/collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This picture started it all......</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2x6LesA0Av4qsFL2AL7uWoA-4y30MeV07JhNNcSlS0zpGkiP5ykdWD4N8w3wNQufgi1WERRjeZJJ4hm63QUYCNJF40X87jw1lDho0CS6HZP3Lh7tNcd7TcVT1WtalW976sy3O1Lwi9Nb/s1600/DSCN2170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2x6LesA0Av4qsFL2AL7uWoA-4y30MeV07JhNNcSlS0zpGkiP5ykdWD4N8w3wNQufgi1WERRjeZJJ4hm63QUYCNJF40X87jw1lDho0CS6HZP3Lh7tNcd7TcVT1WtalW976sy3O1Lwi9Nb/s640/DSCN2170.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Do you see the possibility?</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaR1oeNXkP4Thyphenhyphen6NDdPqIlgB-wI9k-QCniUtOAH3d80zEsbsEAOrpsiR6ZGAGx2Q5lL5kS_G7Zq3Z5sT2wHnl4cnik1wm8Tl_plD6PXmO3Yfn1b0jXKsGvHxD5j4OtpQ8BBoluwXFg6dMw/s1600/cottage+pic1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaR1oeNXkP4Thyphenhyphen6NDdPqIlgB-wI9k-QCniUtOAH3d80zEsbsEAOrpsiR6ZGAGx2Q5lL5kS_G7Zq3Z5sT2wHnl4cnik1wm8Tl_plD6PXmO3Yfn1b0jXKsGvHxD5j4OtpQ8BBoluwXFg6dMw/s640/cottage+pic1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">tracing paper overlay.....</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlp3AS5QMuU50wAqQGmyZWxySB82kAsKYQAuT-Y8oQwPNNf6-Ar-Yb4JrNmrQwxr3XslGzwkuBz5ONSGR41HKqqq3Yd9zGBDnZvwdLg2MBugNRTFGJkXkOX_zal2flx1cAFdrsgbjN__lX/s1600/tracing+paper.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlp3AS5QMuU50wAqQGmyZWxySB82kAsKYQAuT-Y8oQwPNNf6-Ar-Yb4JrNmrQwxr3XslGzwkuBz5ONSGR41HKqqq3Yd9zGBDnZvwdLg2MBugNRTFGJkXkOX_zal2flx1cAFdrsgbjN__lX/s640/tracing+paper.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More of my doodlings..... ( an architect, I am NOT)</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCBLlDAgv07Nucmi8KHVEnn3GYy9Xhs4iX3PH2XHyGDPrWspPTFdN8TTufP38244pF9nvl8R_dZn5pYamiEh9zTv1qU5keZZegmh9gw1hEv1ySt4b0DmgQW_LU50AFtTVxo_0wsC03NbN/s1600/my+doodlings.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCBLlDAgv07Nucmi8KHVEnn3GYy9Xhs4iX3PH2XHyGDPrWspPTFdN8TTufP38244pF9nvl8R_dZn5pYamiEh9zTv1qU5keZZegmh9gw1hEv1ySt4b0DmgQW_LU50AFtTVxo_0wsC03NbN/s640/my+doodlings.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He seemed to get the gist of what I was looking for, and had some great ideas of his own. I can't wait to see what he comes up with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">August 18, 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wouldn't ya know.... another idea popped up in an email from This Old House. Had to send this off to him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A bit too grand for me, but I can just see this part of the transformation on the south side of the cottage....</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__kvKumlhfg4jcskpXUQdXObmGxighxWjhofukmVGBPFwxbdARZbd_c9Bum95ZnojJ95fOMhdQRrjsYyrrhInunwmGtALsqKGXU4fKrpFFdrzg7vrT27pZ8Ljxqlbw3wwCjE08mnpvUSl/s1600/04-exterior-makeover3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__kvKumlhfg4jcskpXUQdXObmGxighxWjhofukmVGBPFwxbdARZbd_c9Bum95ZnojJ95fOMhdQRrjsYyrrhInunwmGtALsqKGXU4fKrpFFdrzg7vrT27pZ8Ljxqlbw3wwCjE08mnpvUSl/s640/04-exterior-makeover3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Can you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkWjfHNrUXJDZJ8PMcBEdUjYyQdkbT76K9fqIyDhjaSxFLRNvEcRpy9I8qXYsJ4viMe8f52t6pqQH5V3eBAdAssGwz5ELd6HnJwFtaVk6iBrn0j9_goEqMw2DqsqaEYwhlGzi1Hjb1BDb/s1600/itlldo+meets+this+old+house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkWjfHNrUXJDZJ8PMcBEdUjYyQdkbT76K9fqIyDhjaSxFLRNvEcRpy9I8qXYsJ4viMe8f52t6pqQH5V3eBAdAssGwz5ELd6HnJwFtaVk6iBrn0j9_goEqMw2DqsqaEYwhlGzi1Hjb1BDb/s640/itlldo+meets+this+old+house.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then, I found this picture I had taken a couple of weeks ago on Lake Okoboji in Iowa. I watched this addition being built last summer when we visited.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8brLe3nvzxg5-slec7ILHeyKVIkT_dUwIqQVV7n2uF8wlGflbKLHIT-HFZTX0EDH2GsV_5zvzdAXjUSZwWYEYmwoqpuhK1dyyccq0WkQeXxaCTC7rNx-OcM9I3CvspqYHaTWzkDTw_Y5V/s1600/Okoboji+cottage+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8brLe3nvzxg5-slec7ILHeyKVIkT_dUwIqQVV7n2uF8wlGflbKLHIT-HFZTX0EDH2GsV_5zvzdAXjUSZwWYEYmwoqpuhK1dyyccq0WkQeXxaCTC7rNx-OcM9I3CvspqYHaTWzkDTw_Y5V/s640/Okoboji+cottage+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anything is possible.....right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, more than two weeks has passed with no word from the architect, so I decided to give him a call.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He was available to meet this afternoon, so with great anticipation, I quickly pulled out my notebooks and awaited his arrival.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I must say, I was disappointed when he came with this one drawing. .......Hmmmm... guess we weren't on the same page afterall. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>I tried to keep an open mind, and eventually I realized what was most troubling to me about his concept....the pitch of the roof. It had lost the Cape Cod feel. This looks like a house, not a cottage.<br />
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</div>Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-66657826522865239452010-08-29T20:56:00.001-04:002010-08-30T08:46:43.324-04:00Cottage Living Room Redo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Another view looking toward the kitchen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhZXPJICB6ZLTlV0c7pKIEsGeWFozVIK8BcDvnNZPmucp-hQ0zD-yyqSaBYJYTgm3ESmNo4OLGdh1H1vm-BkCAtt7jDwB8gXQobCzEQEzGtS39YD0MPhXVepls1MQN09okrTOR2dlJphd/s1600/LR1a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhZXPJICB6ZLTlV0c7pKIEsGeWFozVIK8BcDvnNZPmucp-hQ0zD-yyqSaBYJYTgm3ESmNo4OLGdh1H1vm-BkCAtt7jDwB8gXQobCzEQEzGtS39YD0MPhXVepls1MQN09okrTOR2dlJphd/s640/LR1a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The living room after taking possession, cleaning out the stuff left by the previous owners, and giving it a fresh coat of white paint.....not so bad! Even the red Z-Brick with black grout looks better painted white.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Check out that accordian door....painted that white too.)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">New windows were high on the priority list. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Of course, we installed new carpet before making this decision)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">..and a sliding patio door certainly enhanced the lake view. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(So much for those freshly painted walls....Oh well, some insulation would certainly help)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcUmyCBjylgHEhTlU7lo_VrXhtV4qviqqQyXrHtFP8D_vdSmBl3hVjDkOnz32OSPrTuY07DQAlvvR34WhX86YozXBZ9bTfBFpU3D23zqMiOb8GHJovY76vzXECrCtHPmdmLWkXxKIDC44/s1600/LR4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcUmyCBjylgHEhTlU7lo_VrXhtV4qviqqQyXrHtFP8D_vdSmBl3hVjDkOnz32OSPrTuY07DQAlvvR34WhX86YozXBZ9bTfBFpU3D23zqMiOb8GHJovY76vzXECrCtHPmdmLWkXxKIDC44/s640/LR4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring 2005</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPDt16Ch2Q2q2ME4rEq0JTDirQtpZrpQacvQo5HYYAHKdOBAAShFldkWq5WobfxteunN2EVKYZ3F6gcPsVFZVMGsdYP0K4FAdy_Dr3FQAbbk3a_MR-tqVOFSAulAB28fCelz-XL2hUQ3q/s1600/LR5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPDt16Ch2Q2q2ME4rEq0JTDirQtpZrpQacvQo5HYYAHKdOBAAShFldkWq5WobfxteunN2EVKYZ3F6gcPsVFZVMGsdYP0K4FAdy_Dr3FQAbbk3a_MR-tqVOFSAulAB28fCelz-XL2hUQ3q/s640/LR5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">But then the ceilings looked really bad.....Why do we always do things backward??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7IhMNvLqHyuDEv83yzxwPXzdCOZxko6wEXNaO_TljSs6hQNn6q_P3a9w-OqjgtDlUsAFBi-2m59dgYuRNc_SO8umsA4Pe9Er3QWAyzakP0A6j4O-oWNK3tAoEI58G0_LWs0QMldp133d/s1600/ceiling+makeover.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK7IhMNvLqHyuDEv83yzxwPXzdCOZxko6wEXNaO_TljSs6hQNn6q_P3a9w-OqjgtDlUsAFBi-2m59dgYuRNc_SO8umsA4Pe9Er3QWAyzakP0A6j4O-oWNK3tAoEI58G0_LWs0QMldp133d/s640/ceiling+makeover.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
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A bit of furniture rearrangement......<br />
(Annabel loves the fireplace!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9T0vXTgZWGByY6zacRO_zOkZno3QO4EQEWRb9W5FpqkJRy1FNzthQXC9sYEy47sD3Fe_ELkOnDxffWzoR7ugHN09MdvpMT-wYAzDp1b-B8XRL_5nVuAFAkDEjGQwrZySlc7naWvINJ53/s1600/french+door.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9T0vXTgZWGByY6zacRO_zOkZno3QO4EQEWRb9W5FpqkJRy1FNzthQXC9sYEy47sD3Fe_ELkOnDxffWzoR7ugHN09MdvpMT-wYAzDp1b-B8XRL_5nVuAFAkDEjGQwrZySlc7naWvINJ53/s640/french+door.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A flat screen TV and new book case where the old wall furnace stood.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is our tiny, cozy, winter living room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTN4oXSCzRtmUQF1tnfZN159AdXlC8TSgFgHip7upsaIMspg5f6oUuTGorMz_Ey-yRTyd0WqKroJg3RAhS_i-XUdXkJJN0FCLAQDQ2MzVH1e1FvLLUp6a0yoEdnIHV7L-gWyYuJVeo6k7Y/s1600/winter+lr.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTN4oXSCzRtmUQF1tnfZN159AdXlC8TSgFgHip7upsaIMspg5f6oUuTGorMz_Ey-yRTyd0WqKroJg3RAhS_i-XUdXkJJN0FCLAQDQ2MzVH1e1FvLLUp6a0yoEdnIHV7L-gWyYuJVeo6k7Y/s640/winter+lr.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Remove the slipcovers on the chair ....and the pillow covers....change out the picture over the fireplace...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and VOILA...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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A perfect day for lunch by the lake. <br />
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Fishnet ~ Ross<br />
Shell placemats ~ CTS<br />
Plates ~ Marshall's<br />
Shell water glasses ~ Kohl's<br />
Sterling ~ English Provincial by Reed and Barton (my wedding silver)<br />
Daylilly ~ Lime frost from my garden<br />
Hydrangeas ~ Annabelle from my garden<br />
Belgian Sea Shell Chocolates ~ <a href="http://eatlotsachocolate.blogspot.com/">Continental Chocolatier</a><br />
Thank you Susan at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a> for this wonderful blog party and your 99th Tablescape Thursday.Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-83914455532506801592010-06-02T09:01:00.000-04:002010-06-02T09:01:15.055-04:00The View from my Shore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Today I am linking up with <a href="http://waterywednesday.blogspot.com/2010/06/watery-wednesday-90.html">Watery Wednesday</a>. Thank you for hosting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from my shore</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I had taken over a bedroom in our tiny cottage when we moved to the lake and converted it to a pantry. It was serving me quite well until I found these delightful tablescaping blogs....now it over-floweth.<br />
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This is my kitchen storage<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See that doorway just behind the cabinets? Welcome to my pantry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Behind the door ~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My shelving is made by Plano which I purchased at Walmart. It comes 4 shelves to a package and I cut the tubular legs on my mitre saw to the size I need. I've reconfigured this little 8 X 10 room often. I'm not sure it can handle much more, but it is great to be able to close the door on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">back to the kitchen ~ a spot above the refridgerator for pitchers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Now, these areas held all my dishes BEFORE I discovered tablescaping. My new purchases found a spot on the floor.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">another unit to the rescue ~ this one on wheels.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But how does one resist when the colors are so perfect?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Thanks for stopping by and a huge thank you to <a href="http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/">The Tablescaper</a> for hosting this fun blog....You have gotten me in soooo much trouble ~ but how fun it is!Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-36942113575586459362010-05-26T22:58:00.000-04:002010-05-26T22:58:22.305-04:00First picnic of the season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What a glorious day for a picnic...the first of the season. A simple tablesetting, using everyday china, old cotton tablecloths that have been washed so often they no longer need ironing, and the colors of the season, red, white and blue.</div><br />
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My garden is starting to bloom, mostly in blue. A few sprigs of Bridal Veil Spirea, some geranium blossoms and blue Centaurea make a last minute centerpiece. The lighthouse candle holders are a recent Christmas Tree Shop purchase.<br />
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It's more of a challenge when one prepares dinner as well as a tablescape. Tonight our lake neighbors are joining us for a locavore dinner of Coho salmon, fresh from the lake, warm pasta and tomato salad, fresh roasted asparagus from the farm down the road, garlic toast and rhubarb pie.<br />
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Please join Susan at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a> for some amazing tablescapes. Thank you for hosting this fun party, Tablescape Thursday.Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-88825273449699780902010-05-25T22:31:00.001-04:002010-05-25T22:33:04.302-04:00Red White and Blue<div style="text-align: center;">Can it be? Has Summer really arrived on Lake Ontario? </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm joining the <a href="http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/">Style Sisters</a> for Centerpiece Wednesday with my first picnic of the season,a pre-Memorial Day dinner on the deck with Lake Neighbors.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I picked a few flowers from my garden for a last minute centerpiece and placed two lighthouse lanterns (Christmas Tree Shop) on each side. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNblg4E5wbxP4MwcMmsiKqo3k_hFiv5PZrIHzG6IR6xNUiPQnGfQrsZjkvON5_Z0L-uBj-AMu2OGQtpRhEGLyMP5_8HSAa8kfmJx39gepoVRr94RNe-MnP_vmhdsTJWVvbUGseFWQnwsj1/s1600/centerpiece3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNblg4E5wbxP4MwcMmsiKqo3k_hFiv5PZrIHzG6IR6xNUiPQnGfQrsZjkvON5_Z0L-uBj-AMu2OGQtpRhEGLyMP5_8HSAa8kfmJx39gepoVRr94RNe-MnP_vmhdsTJWVvbUGseFWQnwsj1/s640/centerpiece3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We actually have a hint of a Summer Breeze this afternoon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Lake is calm and the sky is clear, promising a lovely sunset tonight.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46cf6E2joA6MRp1YTIR-uZESuFo4Ksdb6Ba_16FaNRIaqSll04DeNmceSWPeJan0ouZsiEuBJuMBtBid6ORrOllGiLz6Bq7f-bQZTAEK33obi0fM56EKCAIqdVuqo4jtBI7JL814bi_io/s1600/view+from+the+kitchen+sink.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg46cf6E2joA6MRp1YTIR-uZESuFo4Ksdb6Ba_16FaNRIaqSll04DeNmceSWPeJan0ouZsiEuBJuMBtBid6ORrOllGiLz6Bq7f-bQZTAEK33obi0fM56EKCAIqdVuqo4jtBI7JL814bi_io/s640/view+from+the+kitchen+sink.JPG" tt="true" width="640" /></a> <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the purple martins have returned to their house by the lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAecZ6p2eNiypwvECGsZ4YCkHZCSEh-lNRQLQzZ6iJKeqcD3TUKMdrsi9ZWePzGZ2_wzQjI9gH8-rYWaLTGrgnEsPm0hGfSutulvI_NhPB-sQv1guG1xbxxfS_s-eItu3hoKdd1yvDmVx9/s1600/martins.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAecZ6p2eNiypwvECGsZ4YCkHZCSEh-lNRQLQzZ6iJKeqcD3TUKMdrsi9ZWePzGZ2_wzQjI9gH8-rYWaLTGrgnEsPm0hGfSutulvI_NhPB-sQv1guG1xbxxfS_s-eItu3hoKdd1yvDmVx9/s640/martins.JPG" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The table is set with my every day china...Maitre d' by Oneida</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Blue rimmed goblets from The Christmas Tree Shop</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Every day flatware...Gorham Studio</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Placemats and Napkins from Ross</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tulips planted last fall with bulbs from The Christmas Tree Shop</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This little shed is packed full of stuff I think I really need, as well as all of the things I couldn't part with when we moved to the cottage.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTV7HOCsEuPibuaI1_Wc8OmOhN07B_G61MaKx9FfTeKhLD2kYF74_pSifADeWuWCbLvEFGsWJWtWdeNlAJIkHms0UY1NHp05lFqm1-NMn8SM4wm_8fO76_hqC2OXletqCQuqrm1p3Z7wx/s1600/step+inside.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTV7HOCsEuPibuaI1_Wc8OmOhN07B_G61MaKx9FfTeKhLD2kYF74_pSifADeWuWCbLvEFGsWJWtWdeNlAJIkHms0UY1NHp05lFqm1-NMn8SM4wm_8fO76_hqC2OXletqCQuqrm1p3Z7wx/s640/step+inside.JPG" tt="true" width="480" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My potting bench is on the north wall with a view of the lake (which you can't see in this picture).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinl1FpZ2P3YibBzYgu8lbyHPnoTxmZ-zYb4mrvxkmcZ77mmd1Q7XhY_LqXYZBwXm_Yv4gn_kPlTZvUCt1PeaItlk9xodcB8Qp4ZVAm4AjQHQYsbl8eZCE4nnx9lWFJ92t_ynfNRCMXNjSd/s1600/2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinl1FpZ2P3YibBzYgu8lbyHPnoTxmZ-zYb4mrvxkmcZ77mmd1Q7XhY_LqXYZBwXm_Yv4gn_kPlTZvUCt1PeaItlk9xodcB8Qp4ZVAm4AjQHQYsbl8eZCE4nnx9lWFJ92t_ynfNRCMXNjSd/s640/2.JPG" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those spaces between the studs allow for such great little shelves by hammering in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a few pieces of 2 X 4.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayupDTeSVIaLTJeeFctAuhyphenhyphen8xQb7FgD6zF0w-Y1ncFHpx0jEgMv86VjBT9EQxZl9FY7e7HU9Fo6bnmePhGSpUlSyKAh-jyXHq5zhZZ9ovsqyhxMG3JDe3c5_FGK85USg9DrJ1PNPtqSu8/s1600/3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayupDTeSVIaLTJeeFctAuhyphenhyphen8xQb7FgD6zF0w-Y1ncFHpx0jEgMv86VjBT9EQxZl9FY7e7HU9Fo6bnmePhGSpUlSyKAh-jyXHq5zhZZ9ovsqyhxMG3JDe3c5_FGK85USg9DrJ1PNPtqSu8/s640/3.JPG" tt="true" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My sign....ITLLDO....... in flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBCM6F64KFv_3rXpyQU6sfDrUW5i-sGt7Jcq1p2TpeDyWnbXMuMgvJsUcswrl4YaSmmZowrAOQMHhyphenhyphenazLQ5PYA63-XJ8XpCCIRvvKv5b-I3Nv2zwO6ZtxglLCGdAh_9IKyy4MyjZwzekR/s1600/4a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBCM6F64KFv_3rXpyQU6sfDrUW5i-sGt7Jcq1p2TpeDyWnbXMuMgvJsUcswrl4YaSmmZowrAOQMHhyphenhyphenazLQ5PYA63-XJ8XpCCIRvvKv5b-I3Nv2zwO6ZtxglLCGdAh_9IKyy4MyjZwzekR/s640/4a.JPG" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiLreOaPjqf3_wvaGnLu5gr5xx6i66Bq4Q4Ey1ztKdHqzGrd0CuFbyLCSUnZ5SDgUgXCYYXZoywt_sURREiSP5eBFzoDs50qdD3nU-fJ7QQBdSqweALcHxTxiwI1i6EbxI_KNquFFn8MX/s1600/4b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDiLreOaPjqf3_wvaGnLu5gr5xx6i66Bq4Q4Ey1ztKdHqzGrd0CuFbyLCSUnZ5SDgUgXCYYXZoywt_sURREiSP5eBFzoDs50qdD3nU-fJ7QQBdSqweALcHxTxiwI1i6EbxI_KNquFFn8MX/s640/4b.JPG" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you guess what this looked like before the paint job?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0nLfUlgv4rY5RDwS1qbeRS22YkR0lDW1PCvvKGErZ4NZBUcEuonQ_29L2B4QAbuO4IR3Dsao3rKgr2yMklw_RoUVOsALbChCRh4pLKnqJzsBVBxGYesKAsZNFtJ3Dyl0BxPSznig9u0o/s1600/5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0nLfUlgv4rY5RDwS1qbeRS22YkR0lDW1PCvvKGErZ4NZBUcEuonQ_29L2B4QAbuO4IR3Dsao3rKgr2yMklw_RoUVOsALbChCRh4pLKnqJzsBVBxGYesKAsZNFtJ3Dyl0BxPSznig9u0o/s640/5.JPG" tt="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You got it....Sterlite shelving units.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3FdcSfGIGjAIBOLP6_507QWMSmvsUl8Z3rbqMNkPWaLq9QrXdIwdfd3DtqehTGVImLng4sxxmFEpXrA5M6WkkWVsTcQfazyCV9kjb5SS_FuLsjUgP-MF_RB3Ld-bSXAK6yMVnWLWPCYB/s1600/5a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3FdcSfGIGjAIBOLP6_507QWMSmvsUl8Z3rbqMNkPWaLq9QrXdIwdfd3DtqehTGVImLng4sxxmFEpXrA5M6WkkWVsTcQfazyCV9kjb5SS_FuLsjUgP-MF_RB3Ld-bSXAK6yMVnWLWPCYB/s640/5a.JPG" tt="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know how to do a virtual tour, so I just took pics around the shed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found those cute little cubbies under the work bench in sweet old shed, painted them violet and voila!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjd-b2df_AiNhOm-FT6qUrPJ_XdhrXi534htT1_GEoCzmKhKfEVeAdlBcmnLR10ORipy6y3QeBfGDeHR85t8WN2STbwXITWpJeipgUHDxtj3sb6G66rHmowBVfPVRFbtYakJu48oxkdm8z/s1600/6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjd-b2df_AiNhOm-FT6qUrPJ_XdhrXi534htT1_GEoCzmKhKfEVeAdlBcmnLR10ORipy6y3QeBfGDeHR85t8WN2STbwXITWpJeipgUHDxtj3sb6G66rHmowBVfPVRFbtYakJu48oxkdm8z/s640/6.JPG" tt="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flower stand came from Marshall's. I think I will just put it out on the lane</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> when the flowers are blooming in the garden.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTs7Mg8SwHJf-NLDAld5rLJdnh4ha1PLb-nzQ7j07xayn2s09127lBY3BmyCbO9u34PtYOKL2jYXUOiRQaHqXcNXYrpjy-KxkonP_6D9GdWtTZkJWPcDcx0Reqv4aiwE9is8rdBW7XSQU/s1600/6b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTs7Mg8SwHJf-NLDAld5rLJdnh4ha1PLb-nzQ7j07xayn2s09127lBY3BmyCbO9u34PtYOKL2jYXUOiRQaHqXcNXYrpjy-KxkonP_6D9GdWtTZkJWPcDcx0Reqv4aiwE9is8rdBW7XSQU/s640/6b.JPG" tt="true" width="480" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bird house always seemed too nice to put up outside, so it has found a spot in the corner of my shed.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0MQZP-nCIEvKtrqvUUQ8WjVwP6BOYNV2eTKtjcBreI4PszH9gco17vyQ_CXoToxxXxPkG2wdekomrb0_8u33qqw9edwvOJgKkD-8cUW61vnMzpIF2VENB4WWsMq1CyGAyKM-g6pingYK/s1600/7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0MQZP-nCIEvKtrqvUUQ8WjVwP6BOYNV2eTKtjcBreI4PszH9gco17vyQ_CXoToxxXxPkG2wdekomrb0_8u33qqw9edwvOJgKkD-8cUW61vnMzpIF2VENB4WWsMq1CyGAyKM-g6pingYK/s640/7.JPG" tt="true" width="480" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've had the old table and chairs for years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrhR8WO22eS7zI3Aw0NwRAtFPuZYhPx6t1RiaS300tng1lwrNHU9j5YCZzg5I47d1FrCkPo3DC93cFBcRTPLj_IEDw_-xCCucN-YxarIMdgZ5Ud_TuvioYJGO3CfiHAxQ0w5lGKSEUm51/s1600/7a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrhR8WO22eS7zI3Aw0NwRAtFPuZYhPx6t1RiaS300tng1lwrNHU9j5YCZzg5I47d1FrCkPo3DC93cFBcRTPLj_IEDw_-xCCucN-YxarIMdgZ5Ud_TuvioYJGO3CfiHAxQ0w5lGKSEUm51/s640/7a.JPG" tt="true" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Mom did some painting on them during her last visit. She also painted the door, and just about everything else in the shed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6g8smSPDxAUHCaHHWYeHiiba-Mg4dVRCQJdPvG0-k1GsIDjqRzsFkKkuGBXW-GT1PdeB8ryFHBOMvTuv2XdhMvPX3gPwDZMVlnaGV_RjJB6L8lN1rHEJraUIG_LN2LeSidIvX0T55K6_5/s1600/table+and+chairs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6g8smSPDxAUHCaHHWYeHiiba-Mg4dVRCQJdPvG0-k1GsIDjqRzsFkKkuGBXW-GT1PdeB8ryFHBOMvTuv2XdhMvPX3gPwDZMVlnaGV_RjJB6L8lN1rHEJraUIG_LN2LeSidIvX0T55K6_5/s640/table+and+chairs.JPG" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Boots, Gloves, and tools are handy just inside the door.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3iX_uOjF1p-9dxqi9B77_OvhYSUrTvLjDBSMpUEkBAbtq2cSGnFdtSyGlH6t9sVjBhb8F6YkJZ8pirQca2RJ2cnqg6DqSWfazsy_yoz3BBWMl5WxnlhHh0pHRQw1JSHNyeeNMHKC8G1a/s1600/9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3iX_uOjF1p-9dxqi9B77_OvhYSUrTvLjDBSMpUEkBAbtq2cSGnFdtSyGlH6t9sVjBhb8F6YkJZ8pirQca2RJ2cnqg6DqSWfazsy_yoz3BBWMl5WxnlhHh0pHRQw1JSHNyeeNMHKC8G1a/s640/9.JPG" tt="true" width="480" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Now be sure to head on over to Susan's place for some wonderful postings on Metamorphosis Monday at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a>.</div>Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-23418641539946579852010-04-28T21:17:00.001-04:002010-04-29T07:59:18.115-04:00Coming to the LakeThe Grandkids are coming!!! Four of our Six will be here next weekend and I couldn't be happier. It's beginning to warm up a bit here on the Lake, which happens to resemble the ocean today!<br />
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I stopped by the Christmas Tree Shop yesterday and came home with these.<br />
I thought the kids would really enjoy having lunch on them, and if it is warm enough, they may even carry their platter/trays out onto the deck.<br />
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Aren't they just the cutest ?<br />
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The colors alone make me happy.<br />
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The oval placemats came in a set of 4.<br />
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Which are perfect for the oval platters.<br />
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There were actual trays with handles, which I really wanted, but there were only two, so I opted for the platters which I thought would work fine for carrying the small plate.<br />
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The paper napkins sold at Christmas Tree Shop are the best!<br />
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A cute matching glass.<br />
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and room enough to carry a fork and spoon.<br />
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These little cabana tea lights are just the sweetest things....love the bright colors.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now be sure to stop over at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a> for some great adventures in tablescaping. Thank you Susan for hosting this event each week.</div>Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-25597230181044883682010-04-25T20:56:00.005-04:002010-04-29T21:19:36.719-04:00Once upon a time: The ShedI want to share a story of a sweet little shed. A huge thank you to <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Susan at Between Naps On The Porch</a> for allowing us to join her Metamorphosis Monday.<br />
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Once there was a <strong>Little Old Shed</strong> that sat waaaaaaaaaay back behind the little old cottage.<br />
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</div>It must have been a sweet little thing, way back then, but it was added on to and sided with that ugly old aluminum stuff.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next day, builders came with hammers and wood and started to build a new shed, because <strong>Great Big Garage</strong> was not <span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><strong>big</strong></span> enough to hold all of <strong>New Owner's</strong> toys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_z_VdAzQkV5G6D7Sk8DjZWngZGMnev76IZuF-gyl8kySF9U7ZyLpGfOLNJNeHqbRLEAQPQecWiPWKpfZLJzCk5bs4C14ep9251ZbLB1_P6xPFfIPWr_54lHYWcGI3gYsYXFXS8hPZ1WC/s1600/new+shed+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_z_VdAzQkV5G6D7Sk8DjZWngZGMnev76IZuF-gyl8kySF9U7ZyLpGfOLNJNeHqbRLEAQPQecWiPWKpfZLJzCk5bs4C14ep9251ZbLB1_P6xPFfIPWr_54lHYWcGI3gYsYXFXS8hPZ1WC/s640/new+shed+1.jpg" tt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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And there <strong>Sweet New Shed</strong> sat through the long cold winter.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by. I'd love to hear what you think and take a guess at what this might become in the next episode.<br />
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Now be sure to check out all of the other transformations on this Metamorphosis Monday hosted by Susan at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a>.Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-26582899273446428602010-04-21T12:59:00.002-04:002010-04-21T13:14:47.817-04:00Dressing up the take-out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am joining the very talented Susan at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a> for Tablescape Thursday. Be sure to stop over and enjoy all of the wonderful tablescapes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our church held a Chiavetta's Chicken BBQ last Sunday, so I convinced the neighbors to support the effort and invited them to eat at our place. I decided to set a cheery table (one of these days I will take pictures of the food too.) I served the hot chicken halves in the pretty green baking dish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I pulled out some new red placemats, my everyday flatware (Gorham Studio), the plain old white Corelle that I've had for years, green salad plates from a sale at Pottery Barn years ago, new goblets from Christmas Tree Shop, and two different cotton napkins. (folding tutorial to follow)<br />
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The sunset was beautiful over the lake, but we were too busy eating and chatting to take pictures.Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-45041299993523025682010-04-18T07:39:00.000-04:002010-04-18T07:39:15.910-04:00Little Cottage on the Lake ~ a trip through time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>A huge THANK-YOU to Susan at </em></span><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Between Naps on the Porch</em></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em> for hosting Metamorphosis Monday.</em></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><em> </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Thanks for stopping by, and please don't forget to hop on over to Susan's place at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a> for another adventure with Tablescape Thursday.Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-21761959532432936002010-04-11T08:49:00.003-04:002010-04-11T09:30:35.108-04:00Napkin rings from shower curtain hooks???<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am joining Susan today for Metamorphosis Monday. Be sure to stop over at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a> to view lots more! </span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My new "beachy" napkin rings! I think <span style="color: cyan; font-size: large;"><strong>ITLLDO</strong></span>.</div>Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-84321954113121978072010-04-09T12:42:00.001-04:002010-04-09T12:53:59.296-04:00wabi sabiMy daughter, Jennifer suggested that this blog ~ <strong><span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>ITLLDO: an obsession with imperfection</em></span></strong> ~ was described in a recent article found in Woman's Day magazine. The term Wabi-Sabi refers to "a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional.." <br />
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<strong>YES!!! That is <em>exactly</em> what I am trying to emphasize here in my blog.</strong><br />
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The article goes on to say, " It is also two separate words, with related but different meanings. "Wabi" is the kind of perfect beauty that is seemingly-paradoxically caused by just the right kind of imperfection, such as an asymmetry in a ceramic bowl which reflects the handmade craftsmanship, as opposed to another bowl which is perfect, but soul-less and machine-made. "Sabi" is the kind of beauty that can come only with age, such as the patina on a very old bronze statue. Wabi and Sabi are independent word stems in normal speech. They are brought together only to make a point about aesthetics."<br />
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Thank you Jennifer !Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-40834556628743425432010-03-28T20:59:00.005-04:002010-04-12T11:23:24.451-04:00The cottage porch<em><span style="color: cyan;"><strong>This is my third entry in Metamorphosis Monday, hosted by the very talented </strong></span></em><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"><em><span style="color: cyan;"><strong><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: cyan;">Susan</span><span style="color: cyan;"> at</span> Between Naps on the Porch</span>.</strong></span></em></a><em><span style="color: cyan;"><strong> (Thanks Susan for allowing me the opportunity to organize some of the before and after photos I have stored on my computer!) </strong></span></em><br />
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This is the lakeside porch addition as it was when we purchased the cottage.(sorry about the picture quality). A 6' x 15' room with horrible windows but a marvelous lake view, and wonderful stone steps crafted of Medina Sandstone.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEbtrRDk8Ql7XCr_YmoaCKp9zpnSjcB-mhc2S8k8ZyR9b5ynH2HXk4guxSbK06ChduQDgzYLRxhWmyk4x1afpL7Ky03puE0CBmY2m-DH7anm0M6dJb51JE98EgRo8j0-9RU-W41-wo6tP/s1600/sr1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWEbtrRDk8Ql7XCr_YmoaCKp9zpnSjcB-mhc2S8k8ZyR9b5ynH2HXk4guxSbK06ChduQDgzYLRxhWmyk4x1afpL7Ky03puE0CBmY2m-DH7anm0M6dJb51JE98EgRo8j0-9RU-W41-wo6tP/s640/sr1.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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Thanks for stopping by. Please tell me what you think.Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-51868050585329469172010-03-24T22:43:00.004-04:002010-04-05T08:56:23.222-04:00Tablescaping in Paradise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today, I am joining Susan @ <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a>, for Tablescape Thursday. Be sure to visit her blog to view her beautiful Easter tablescape and the many participants in the party.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My neighbor / friend from Lake Ontario and I are having a great time shopping in sunny Florida. Take a look at our finds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEc4yT0x2revuYHJOUFRYweSvcBwiypmCIhLuDkIfowaUizfbN5XAUXIRlXff40A5jOutNBlaDxj4bOuLw3l7ZpdTjHwtQDRMeiEyFd8v23KzUxsg9JgQIGd5lCBSmMkJoi2ziMIbnoZXt/s1600/welcome+to+paradise.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEc4yT0x2revuYHJOUFRYweSvcBwiypmCIhLuDkIfowaUizfbN5XAUXIRlXff40A5jOutNBlaDxj4bOuLw3l7ZpdTjHwtQDRMeiEyFd8v23KzUxsg9JgQIGd5lCBSmMkJoi2ziMIbnoZXt/s640/welcome+to+paradise.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Shell plate ~ Marshall's<br />
Silverware from the kitchen drawer (rental home)<br />
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Thanks for stopping by. See you back at the Lake! (41 degrees there, 71 here)Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-70246378791537391422010-03-21T08:56:00.049-04:002010-03-21T09:49:26.262-04:00The Cottage Kitchen........a little paint should do<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am participating in Metamorphosis Monday, hosted by the very talented Susan at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a>. Be sure to visit her blog and the many lovely make-overs from other participants. You will be so inspired.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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New white cabinets, custom made by a craftsman in our near-by Amish community. (The same man that built my bathroom cabinets..If you missed my bathroom renovation in last week's post, click <a href="http://itlldo22.blogspot.com/2010/03/cottage-bathroomnot-quite-decor-i-had.html">here</a>.) <br />
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</div>Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-69093359773131944062010-03-16T09:32:00.012-04:002010-03-20T23:18:23.883-04:00The other side of the table<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Welcome to my second entry in Tablescape Thursday, hosted by Susan at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the Porch</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last week, I tried my hand at a tablescape using items I had purchased recently from Kohl's and Marshall's. ( If you missed last week's post, click <a href="http://itlldo22.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-first-official-tablescape.html">here</a> to view.) If you will notice, there are still a few items over on the left side of the table that I did not use: red checked napkins and solid red placemats. Since I am away from the icy lake that you see through my windows, I have no fresh flowers for that lovely red glass vase, and I must work with the pictures I already have uploaded on my laptop. So, here goes with another option.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSclpx37QmV9QkZTZ4XIoI5-kiNkj1AvRLAZSjkHxXI7W4YEaeLqvZkjtkb11kzTR8g6xoftHzQAOf1gk3A3bXbhUS0pGZX3T6al57OiAGqX7y8kqD1aeAt8_e-eqZly6ThNAwgrs0sns/s1600-h/pic4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSclpx37QmV9QkZTZ4XIoI5-kiNkj1AvRLAZSjkHxXI7W4YEaeLqvZkjtkb11kzTR8g6xoftHzQAOf1gk3A3bXbhUS0pGZX3T6al57OiAGqX7y8kqD1aeAt8_e-eqZly6ThNAwgrs0sns/s640/pic4.JPG" vt="true" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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A green glass salad plate purchased years ago from Pottery Barn.<br />
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</div>OK, Back to my rocking chair to wait for spring and plan my menu.<br />
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</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"></span></div>Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545529375454653315.post-64275652296190806572010-03-05T20:25:00.192-05:002010-03-18T21:31:15.871-04:00The cottage bathroom....Not quite the decor I had in mind.<em><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome</span> to my first entry in <span style="font-size: large;">Metamorphosis Monday</span>, hosted by Susan at </strong></span></em><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"><em><span style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000;"><strong>Between Naps on the Porch</strong></span></em></a><em><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: large;"><strong>.<span style="font-size: small;"> I am hoping my skills will improve with practice. </span></strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="color: blue;">I have learned so much from Susan's blog. Thank you for all of the wonderful tips on blogging.</span></em></strong><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Since this is the only bathroom in the cottage, individual baskets hold toiletries (Target</strong></span> <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-small;"><em>of course</em></span><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">)</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>I think <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">ITLLDO</span> for now.</strong></span> </div></div></div></strong></span>Cynthia@ITLLDOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01337353569959886588noreply@blogger.com6