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happy fourth!

Happy Fourth of July, everyone!

I cannot wait to have all my little ones around me at the beach this year!

I miss them all today!

Hope you all have a great day!
God Bless America!

Celebrating the 4th in style!

This is a guest post I did for my good friends over at Bae - a fab home decor boutique in SF. Visit their blog at Bae Home & Design


You don’t need to clear out your local Hobby Lobby of everything with a star or a stripe this month to give your home or 4th of July celebration a patriotic sparkle, you can show your pride this Independence Day in a less is more approach with style, sophistication, and a little bit of fun.

The opening of The Pledge of Allegiance in a bold modern graphic print is a great way to show some spirit.

via eighteen25 download art here.

What is more decadent than cheesecake? Individual jar servings make it special, strawberries and blueberries make it festive.

via The Tomkat Studio Recipe: My Baking Addiction
 

Show up to the cookout in this chic and pretty sweetheart dress.

Available at Anthropologie.

Bae's SkLo float vessels would look great anywhere in your home or party. Cluster a grouping of them around some candles to create a colorful glow. See more

 

This patriotic throw pillow is so cute you can use it year round.

 Via The Stir, available on Etsy.

You can also decorate with your own accessories. Group together any red, white, and blue items you already have around your home to get that patriotic feel.

Via The Examiner

Have a happy, stylish 4th of July!

Bent Willow and Glass

While in Blowing Rock, NC this past weekend, I picked up a couple of great pieces.

I love the rustic look of this bent willow vase.

I love that it can be used as a candle holder or a vase, because the mouth is wide.

I bought one more thing, that I have been wanting a very long time. I will show you that next time.

Have a great 4th of July!  We are going to neighbors for a BBQ and then watch the fireworks.  What are your plans?


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Penny

A July 4th Which would you choose and 2 winners!

Hi this is a quick post...headed to the beach for a few days for some much needed R&R! I will have my husbands ipad with me and will absolutely visit some of my favorite blogs as I miss being in blogland SO MUCH but doubt I will be able to put a post together...so heres a yummy Which would you choose and the two winners of my recent giveaway. Hope everyone has a wonderful, happy and safe July 4th holiday!

Chose two lucky winners from my last giveaway. Congratulations to........

Prize ID	Winner ID	Public Info	Private Info	Random Sorting ID	Weight
1: Crown book ends	2564579	sally		00B3380F-D119-48FA-BD38-94B04E0A69BC	1
2: Cake spade	2564575	teresa splendid sass		050F11B3-823C-488B-956B-3A5272442FC1	1

Please contact me ASAP to provide your shipping details so I can get these out to you!

Now onto this weeks Which would you choose. Which dessert would you want someone to bring you if you had agreed they were bringing dessert to your little backyard bash? Which do you think you would like to see arrive (of course praying all the while that not everyone will indulge which would mean some seriously good midnight leftovers to snack on)!  They are all so fabulous and patriotic looking, I think it might by my patriotic duty to try a bit of each! Which do you think?
CHOICE 1 Something so healthy never looked so good or patriotic! But this is too boring for me.

CHOICE 2 A star studded trifle!

CHOICE 3 Red white and blue cake pops...brilliant!

CHOICE 4 July 4th ices

CHOICE 5 A red white and blue layer cake....bring on the milk!

                                CHOICE 6 Creative and great looking fruit kebobs

                                         CHOICE 7 An American pie......yum yum!

         CHOICE 8 Jello and cream layered  jello treat......red white and blue never looked so tasty~!

        CHOICE 9 A seven layer fruit and ice cream concoction.....its my patriotic duty to indulge!

                                CHOICE 10   Strawberries never looked so yummy!

CHOICE 11 This has my name all over it.....yum!

CHIOCE 12 Its your patriotic duty to indulge in ice cream on July 4th!

CHOICE 13 Hola! Berry crumb bars....bring them on!

CHOICE 14 Cool as ice...love the red white and blue pops!

CHOICE 15 "Come to mama" cheesecakes......yum!

CHOICE 16 Fruit topped brownie.....now that's brilliant, you can indulge while feeling its got a healthy edge!

Boy I am hungry!! Do you have a patriotic favorite here? I am seriously craving something sweet this very minute. Wishing you a wonderful, happy and safe holiday!! Thanks for stopping in and speak to you in a few days!

 

Uplifting and functional rooms

This home office is soooo pretty.  I love the muted colors, and the soft pink in the rug, yellow in the curtains, and green accents makes such a happy trio.

Very bright colors are kept to a minimum in this rooms, which keep the rest of the colors from being too busy, but still cheerful.

Another great mix of muted colors.


The 4 images below are all from the same multi-functioning living room, that also serves as a foyer and home office.

Effective layering makes this space look more expensive than it was.

Wood in honey colors keep the space casual, and the art adds a whimsical touch.

LOVE that little console!

Everything has a pretty place to be stowed in the office nook, and an organized space is a happy space!  To read more and see all the pics from this room, click here.

via BHG

Fun In The Mountains

Thanks for all of the lovely anniversary wishes!  We had a wonderful time visiting Blowing Rock, NC.  While there we enjoyed dining out, walking around the quaint town, shopping and finding a few treasures that I will show you in another post.

For all of you Jan Karon, Mitford Series fans, Jan Karon lived in Blowing Rock while writing the Mitford Series books.  Some folks say that Mitford was based on the town of Blowing Rock.

The first day there we stopped for lunch at The Best Cellar.  It was early and we had the outdoor dining room all to ourselves.

I had a Shrimp Kabob nestled on a Cheese and Sun Dried Tomato Grit Cake.

Mr. Comforts had Pan Seared Scallops served over Wilted Spinach and Shitake Mushrooms, finished with Toasted Sesame Seeds and Cucumber Wasabi Sauce.

They were both excellent and I want to try to recreate them at home someday.

For our anniversary dinner we went to a wonderful restaurant called Storie Street Grille.

   

Because it was our anniversary dinner, I didn't bring my camera along to take pictures, so here is one I borrowed from their website.

When trying to decide where to have our anniversary dinner, I browsed their website and this restaurant seemed the perfect place to go.  I had noticed that they took reservations for parties of 6 or more.  I emailed them and asked if they would make an exception for Mr. Comforts and me, explaining that we were coming from out of town and it was our anniversary.

Joan, one of the owners, emailed back and said "consider it done".  

When we arrived for dinner we were seated in a romantic booth.  Dinner was FABULOUS and the atmosphere perfect for a romantic anniversary dinner.  If you are ever in Blowing Rock and want a wonderful meal, I highly recommend Storie Street Grille.  

As we were getting ready to leave, our server brought over an anniversary present from the owners.  It was a bottle of their house wine, with their own label on it.  Unfortunately, the owners were not there to thank in person, but I have emailed them our thanks.

This post is getting lengthy, so I will tell you what we did the next day in another post.

Welcome Home

Penny