Charleston, SC architecture and charm. The homes in Charleston have so much character. You will see all the colors of the rainbow, some muted and some not so much. The beautiful window boxes and planters help add to the charm, as does a random bicycle attached to a street sign. Cool shadows on the home as well…
Enjoy your Saturday! Catch you back here tomorrow!
Updated Saturday, August 27, 2016
Thank you Susan for guessing today’s artist! Fred surprised me with this during dinner at the Island Inn (Monhegan) – and what a surprise it was! Each year the inn features a different artist/artists, last year it was Frank! I have loved this painting from the moment I saw it! The reflections, the background, the looseness, what’s not to love?
Be sure to check out Frank’s website as well as the Lupine Gallery (Monhegan, Maine)!
Over the next few weeks (until I run out of paintings), I am posting one of our paintings and then seeing who can GUESS THE ARTIST. I have retouched this photo on the bottom left corner to remove the artist’s signature.
Do you know the name of this artist?
Comment on my Facebook page or on this blog…
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Isn’t this the most wonderful plan? Can’t you see yourself walking into this sweet home? Sit on the front porch and say hello to your neighbors. An 8’x18′ porch is nice in size, especially for a relatively small home. Love this!
Continue reading “Check out the TNH B 08A Petite Cottage Plan by Moser Design Group!”
I’ve been seeing a lot of recipes for baked chickpeas. Interesting. A treat. Crunchy & healthy. Hmmm. I’ve got to try it! I made 1/2 batch to see if I liked it. I DID! The crunch is somewhat addictive, if you don’t pay attention you could easily eat an entire can of chickpeas. Probably not the best idea, 😳
I found this recipe on Chowhound, click HERE for the link so that you can print, read reviews, etc. This recipe received 5 stars with 59 reviews (as I write this) . So you know this one is a keeper!
INGREDIENTS
2-15oz. cans of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) – thoroughly drained and rinsed.
2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil (or less)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon sea salt (I used Pink Himalayan)
DIRECTIONS
Heat over to 400°F and use the middle rack in your oven
Place the spices and olive oil in a large bowl.
Add the chickpeas and toss to coat.
Spread the chickpeas in an even layer on a cookie sheet (with sides so they don’t roll off)
Bake until crisp 30-40 minutes, moving them around on occasion. (I didn’t do that and some of mine were slightly crispy, they were still good). My oven took 30 minutes.
Let me know what you think?? What spices have you used for this? I would love to know!
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How did we meet?
I was dog sitting at a friend’s house. I saw Fred drive by, so I leashed up the puppy (didn’t know it had never been walked) and walked to Fred’s house a few doors down, the puppy went right up to him and sat down. That is how we met. Fred invited me in and showed me his house, it was just beautiful! A few days later was Easter, I walked out to get the newspaper and there on the door was a big gift bag with a gorgeous Easter bunny. I thought, how lucky my friend is to wake to such treasures! I set it on the table for her to see when she arrived home. Then I thought… WHAT if this bunny is for me? I peeked inside and there was a card that said BARBARA! 😍❤️💃
I almost fell over!
This is our story.
So… Don’t ever give up on love – it’s out there. We both had relationships in our past that weren’t the right ones… Not meant to be. After a period of time we had both stopped trying to find someone, and guess what? Yep, that’s when it happens!
I love this man – he is a treasure, there is no better person, he’s honest, strikingly handsome, and he has the biggest heart and is my best friend.
Forever.
Note, this isn’t a recent photo, but it’s a favorite, taken by my sister when we were in San Francisco in 2007. Let’s just pretend the wrinkles that have formed since aren’t really there. For those of you who can see them, they were earned from the many smiles that came from this man!
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Botany Bay located in Edisto, SC is an amazing place. The scenery is like going back in time. The grand oak trees with the draping moss, the way the light filters through the trees – the fascinating birds and so much more – all good reasons to visit! Don’t miss the beach, you won’t believe your eyes!
Happy Sunday – Catch you back here tomorrow…
Tulips are such happy flowers. They change from day until night which is really something. I love when they get kind of wild, it’s almost as if they’re dancing as they reach for the light. At night they stand tall. Tulips are phototropic, which means they follow the light, so be sure to turn the vase to keep them even.
When you get them home, make a diagonal cut about 1/4″ or more under running water. Place in a clean vase with lukewarm water (they don’t like cold water). Be sure to check the water each day, dump the old and give them fresh, I also give a fresh cut every so often.
Did you know tulips keep growing after they are cut? Cool fact, huh?
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My favorite Happy Birthday photo!
Another year older (sigh), another year wiser (yippee) – thank you for joining in on this ride we call life!
A photo from the archives, way, way, way back when… Sun in my eyes and a “hurry up and take the photo” look on my face. Nice kid, huh? I was a Precisionette in high school. It was big fun. We marched behind the Band and the Majorettes. Those jackets were insulated for the cold weather football games (Michigan), so the warm months could be a challenge!
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55 Shenandoah Court by Our Town Plans – Striking, isn’t it? I love the exterior just as they have it, white, with a metal roof and black trim on the windows. Beautiful! Click HERE to see other elevations, details, etc!
This plan is 3,222 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. Add to the conditioned space the wonderful porches and you have the perfect home for entertaining!
Porches are so important to me. I grew up with a wonderful porch, and a lot of time was spent on it. It adds to your square footage in the best of ways. The front porch on this plan is plentiful, but the back porch would be my favorite! The back porch is screened and has entry via French doors and also has a fireplace. You would have to pry me off of that porch during nice weather!
The configuration of this plan is wonderful, with an open Kitchen, Dining, Living space. Notice the Office Nook off of the Kitchen. Nice addition… and if I didn’t use it as an Office, I think I would make it a Pantry! Woohoo, how I love a pantry! Look at that wonderful closet space in the Master! Whew! It’s so smart!
The upstairs is fabulous as well, with 2 Bedrooms, a Bunk Room, a Loft area and two Bathrooms there is a lot you can fit in this upstairs and still have privacy and a place to hang out.
Check out images of a home built using this plan, it’s beautiful!
All images via OurTownPlans.com, used with permission…
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Kelly Carmody – this woman can paint! Portraits that are stunning, Interiors that are magical and Still Life paintings – Wow! Snapper with Lemon is a wonderful painting, the color harmony is perfection – the lemon looks as if it were just sliced, the background is a nice compliment without distracting. Beautiful! Be sure to check out the rest of Kelly’s paintings!
Would you be interested in taking a class with Kelly? She’s got a few to chose from, what an inspiration her class would be!
Read a bit about Kelly, from her website:
“Kelly Carmody has exhibited at venues including the Portrait Society of America and the Art Students League. Most recently, she was selected for the 2015 BP Portrait Award Show at the National Portrait Gallery in London and the 2016 Outwin Boochever Award at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. In addition, the historic Guild of Boston Artists elected her to become a member in 2015, she won the Edmund C. Tarbell Award in her first juried members show. The winning portrait is on the cover of July/August edition of Fine Art Connoisseur. In June of 2015 she received the Blanche E. Colman Award.
She currently has work at the Sloane Merrill Gallery in Boston, the Guild of Boston Artists, and the Ann Long Gallery in Charleston, SC. Publications that have featured her work include American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoisseur, International Artist Magazine, Fine Art Today, Studio Visit Magazine, Boston Magazine, and The Boston Globe. Carmody has won grants from the Ludwig Foundation, Turkey Land Cove Foundation, and Massachusetts Cultural Council, as well as receiving an Edward G. McDowell Travel Grant and the Walter Feldman Grant. In 2014 she won 3rd place in the Portrait Society’s International Portrait Competition.
Carmody attended Massachusetts College of Art and furthered her studies at the Art Students League and in the studio of Numael Pulido.
She paints and teaches in her Waltham, MA studio.” (Read more HERE)…
Images via KellyCarmody.com, used with permission from the artist…
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This is the Nelson Saucer Pendant Lamp from Design Within Reach. We have this light and it is FABULOUS. We have moved it from the Dining Room to the Kitchen. It’s modern style updates the room and gives it the final touch! The Nelson Saucer Pendant gives off the warmest, most beautiful light. We have ours on a dimmer, which is especially nice!
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Just look at the warm light! The Nelson Saucer Pendant comes in three sizes, we have the medium. This fixture has remained a favorite of both of ours. The dimensions are listed below. The height is the fixture itself (not the cord). Info below from Design Within Reach website, check out their website for more info (DWR.com):
Small: H 7.5″ Diameter 17.5″ Cord L 72″
Medium: H 9.5″ Diameter 25″ Cord L 72″
Large: H 14″ Diameter 35″ Cord L 72″
Architect George Nelson, who was Herman Miller’s design director from 1945 to 1972, once said, “Every truly original idea seems to find its most important expression in a chair.” And then he blew the doors off lighting design. While outfitting his office, Nelson discovered a silk-covered Swedish hanging lamp that he coveted but found too expensive. He then recalled seeing a photo in the paper of Liberty ships being mothballed “by having the decks covered with netting and then being sprayed with a self-webbing plastic,” which got him thinking. “And then, Whammo!” Inspiration struck, and by the next night, Nelson had designed his first Bubble Lamp® (1952) by spinning a skeleton of steel wires on a turntable and shooting it with translucent plastic until it was covered in a smooth, washable film. “When you put a light in it, it glowed.” This is the authentic Bubble Lamp, produced in partnership with the George Nelson Foundation. Bulb (not included): LED, CFL or incandescent; E26 base; 150W max (60W for the small saucer). UL Listed. Made in U.S.A. Read more about it and see more images HERE…
All images via DWR.com; Catch you back here tomorrow!
Tracy Wall. Wonderful artist who isn’t afraid to use color! This painting packs a punch, doesn’t it? I’m loving how the underpainting is showing through, it adds SO MUCH to this painting, then add the bright color of the crane and it’s wonderful shadows and WHOA! Nice painting! Be sure to check out Tracy’s website, she’s got great paintings! This painting is available at Abend Gallery! Also be sure to check out Tracy’s blog!
Read a bit about Tracy, from her website:
“Tracy grew up in the Midwest and has called Colorado home since 1981. She has studied at the Art Students League of Denver under the influences of Michelle Torrez, Ken Velastro, Kevin Weckbach, John Lencicki, and Rob Gratiot with additional workshops from David Shevlino, Carol Marine and Sally Strand.
After starting at the University of Denver studying Fine Art under the guiding hand of Maynard Tischler, Tracy answered the call to study science (BS in Zoology at Colorado State University), education (MA in Special Education at the University of Northern Colorado) and health (MT in Therapeutic Massage at MTIC). She has now come full circle and has returned to her first love: the visual arts.
Tracy’s work can be seen in private and corporate collections across the country.” Read more HERE…
All images via TracyWall.com, used with permission…
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We all have those dog-tired days. Days when we just need to kick back and relax. DO IT! It’s Sunday. Rest and rejuvenate yourself.
Charlie will try as well ;) (I think this is a hint for a bigger bed, ha).
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I snapped this photo (as a passenger) driving over the Ashley River Bridge in Charleston. July brought a lot of stormy weather and wild skies, this is one example. You can see the rain pouring from the clouds. Photo taken with iPhone while moving. I love this photo! I swear with these wonderful skies I cannot go anywhere without a camera, it’s simply impossible!
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Post updated: This painting is by Bjorn Runquist – the ice cream shoppe in Port Clyde, ME – I love this building and I think he captured it perfectly! What a delight this painting is!
Check out Bjorn Runquist’s website – and right now he has a show at Ocean View Grange, August 12-14, 2016! (The Grange is located on rt 131 just before you get to Port Clyde, Maine).
Thank you to those of you who guessed, or attempted!
Over the next few weeks (until I run out of paintings), I am posting one of our paintings and then seeing who can GUESS THE ARTIST. I have retouched this photo on the bottom left corner to remove the artist’s signature.
Do you know the name of this artist?
Comment on my Facebook page or on this blog…
Catch you back here tomorrow!
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