South to San Juan...really!!

<div style="text-align: center;">I'm a little late for <a href="http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/">"Outdoor Wednesday"</a> because with all the rain and storms, we had no power! Better late than never because we are going south again, but this time for real! What could be better as we look forward to cold, chilly days than a trip to the beautiful island of Puerto Rico? I thought I would share my husband's home with you. We were there for the New Year with his family. I hope you enjoy this little taste of the Caribbean!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is San Juan looking north...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZnLpfRKVlGeT5v0cvU92togxWlLNbC7WTbr8423bfuHZJx-FUMJNBPmNCodl16bAB5Xlc3dTxO8DKmDOERKyDj-FiYmi9SJGr_7uHbyk-aOoGJ3M9gh_DAYRqrKza0wF2pPYcCE-sg/s1600-h/prcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZnLpfRKVlGeT5v0cvU92togxWlLNbC7WTbr8423bfuHZJx-FUMJNBPmNCodl16bAB5Xlc3dTxO8DKmDOERKyDj-FiYmi9SJGr_7uHbyk-aOoGJ3M9gh_DAYRqrKza0wF2pPYcCE-sg/s640/prcover.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is some incredible Spanish Colonial architecture in "Old San Juan."  I love these wrought iron doors and the tile stairs...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPD3dTEVfe9tyzFMKveHHAE6hLE_lYR3iTA0Ik8WRVIxYdtd5E0qOhqtynsO4Mi08I2kCvT9MECEIoms6_5cQ2UbsxMF8a4F5AuqKg2cHKTyNL30oukx-Hwi3cNgKKhqCo5X-sCxIf8A/s1600-h/1pr4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPD3dTEVfe9tyzFMKveHHAE6hLE_lYR3iTA0Ik8WRVIxYdtd5E0qOhqtynsO4Mi08I2kCvT9MECEIoms6_5cQ2UbsxMF8a4F5AuqKg2cHKTyNL30oukx-Hwi3cNgKKhqCo5X-sCxIf8A/s640/1pr4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking toward "El Morro." I love blue and green together and this is the ultimate!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-k2epNoqITM80SEIBXreW5DpMfP5Yd0SCVEMfSTK98DWdqU6sPF5qDK2RGbPMucvFcdDZYH8D1kWNoOxHnC5V0yJPVyiu4hB6QYVu09k8OSiCCK1qz_D5tEBkMm_hf2ePDPwZPIJtYQ/s1600-h/pr8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-k2epNoqITM80SEIBXreW5DpMfP5Yd0SCVEMfSTK98DWdqU6sPF5qDK2RGbPMucvFcdDZYH8D1kWNoOxHnC5V0yJPVyiu4hB6QYVu09k8OSiCCK1qz_D5tEBkMm_hf2ePDPwZPIJtYQ/s640/pr8.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXaQcLRuoiQKHYeLuf_o_fHV_8-slDa0IDrq_B9g0rDh2WXUwpf3hKxotmmg9M-cj5oZ3d5CGRoEXWB0VLk3LXQ-Od-T-F4XLto282nvtLsegaOpNG5zibYQZ6czRmeqzCMw50amJlA/s1600-h/pr7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXaQcLRuoiQKHYeLuf_o_fHV_8-slDa0IDrq_B9g0rDh2WXUwpf3hKxotmmg9M-cj5oZ3d5CGRoEXWB0VLk3LXQ-Od-T-F4XLto282nvtLsegaOpNG5zibYQZ6czRmeqzCMw50amJlA/s400/pr7.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My husband is from Barranquitas, which is in the middle of the island. This is near there looking North toward San Juan...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tA6BbRZjq2tbnDAtc6dym54ygnYVKHL_Zh4kLNyeISV3VFYUjgp3BzUu8r-mrNratDoT8ISLJtWI7x4IZRTPUQErzXzmxHET7g_BtJK2zZAr21CgNzvtq8KuTs1vnyWFdNoNtMT5lw/s1600-h/1pr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tA6BbRZjq2tbnDAtc6dym54ygnYVKHL_Zh4kLNyeISV3VFYUjgp3BzUu8r-mrNratDoT8ISLJtWI7x4IZRTPUQErzXzmxHET7g_BtJK2zZAr21CgNzvtq8KuTs1vnyWFdNoNtMT5lw/s640/1pr.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPQ3GtanBtJdNd0Rpk1IeXQeDSQlGI8YIQkSD4fSrlELXGfT415UIBIyLxzUyeuEfMT6kVWaQgHuYUgghqyDU-9nheHRrqaxnxt6PDop4hCebuqZlBXNSOkFIDTB80o74HPFjWJnliQ/s1600-h/1pr2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPQ3GtanBtJdNd0Rpk1IeXQeDSQlGI8YIQkSD4fSrlELXGfT415UIBIyLxzUyeuEfMT6kVWaQgHuYUgghqyDU-9nheHRrqaxnxt6PDop4hCebuqZlBXNSOkFIDTB80o74HPFjWJnliQ/s640/1pr2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is looking South toward the Caribbean Sea. If you look closely, you can see the sea at the top of the photo. The view is breathtaking.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsO91rUbBQXMWkMQ75ukUazsXMCl_-TvFqTmuYVar4E7-dIOwr4IKAAWFp9eGT0P8MzLejpQ3rbrlp_dF_YZXuN96Kz9UuvE14bAropzp5zGMgbsBZ0m_U0C8FSWaOc2NvJbEzj_cZg/s1600-h/1pr5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsO91rUbBQXMWkMQ75ukUazsXMCl_-TvFqTmuYVar4E7-dIOwr4IKAAWFp9eGT0P8MzLejpQ3rbrlp_dF_YZXuN96Kz9UuvE14bAropzp5zGMgbsBZ0m_U0C8FSWaOc2NvJbEzj_cZg/s640/1pr5.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think he is a little homesick...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisztGu_9o9_U1CzK1DhGeoaaDnQVyJcYNNW7DYrQktYkqigG8gr3WRhwndkmE-6UjVFQLNymktycTMcrFSyvhQV4Xs2Znj5QoAmzbhApI_2jq3VE4DvHCwFOtkh0NWtYx00oCzhohH6A/s1600-h/pr9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisztGu_9o9_U1CzK1DhGeoaaDnQVyJcYNNW7DYrQktYkqigG8gr3WRhwndkmE-6UjVFQLNymktycTMcrFSyvhQV4Xs2Znj5QoAmzbhApI_2jq3VE4DvHCwFOtkh0NWtYx00oCzhohH6A/s400/pr9.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful sunset in the fishing village of Salinas looking South to the Caribbean Sea.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPsEpULmYAs3JJPoI_KAW3GrKEn7QqA7Cyu5Pk0B8-j2yTn7IORmTnE34WzOqbo4qSKFktTYvTKm35e0tVW7z9oOPWAkSvVE84ZRKleGYnXSLS5U-tHXhULexWDj1TNBWpOPbzO1DsQ/s1600-h/PR6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPsEpULmYAs3JJPoI_KAW3GrKEn7QqA7Cyu5Pk0B8-j2yTn7IORmTnE34WzOqbo4qSKFktTYvTKm35e0tVW7z9oOPWAkSvVE84ZRKleGYnXSLS5U-tHXhULexWDj1TNBWpOPbzO1DsQ/s640/PR6.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoyed your trip south!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to Susan at "A Southern Daydreamer" for hosting Outdoor Wednesday!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_Xf8v-Ow9xy-JGeyo2nlZc-5vF0ngVPaVWD7ZHa3zDx8o6jR0nGlkCVf7_gDeixGZlXRN_2fNex0-qMPka52GdplVuJaTBmLH2j_LczBCEyEVsXfOhmwXKTnXVpUHtn2ZF0ihNpjmA/s1600-h/OutdoorWednesdaylogo5454%5B4%5D.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_Xf8v-Ow9xy-JGeyo2nlZc-5vF0ngVPaVWD7ZHa3zDx8o6jR0nGlkCVf7_gDeixGZlXRN_2fNex0-qMPka52GdplVuJaTBmLH2j_LczBCEyEVsXfOhmwXKTnXVpUHtn2ZF0ihNpjmA/s320/OutdoorWednesdaylogo5454%5B4%5D.png" /></a></div>

South to San Juan...really!!

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South to Old San Juan...

<div style="text-align: center;">Good monday morning everyone! On to today's before and after. I am posting the bathroom attached to the "Vintage Caribbean" bedroom from last week. I had wanted to do a textured wall and was afraid to try. When I finally got the nerve, the result was so rewarding. It was hard work and very messy, but I will do it again...somewhere!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the before...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7xdrjloSqA5NOcw-mqrKisHiTsWh7dPZzdOiGnV_TvgfzBriIJA89CDonhpQeF8RX-aYQIwmnjM6wN9HAggdNeSUsJnlWG4kxItM3LaJve0jjoDW2Pog_uO1gvYhYfrYO-fnrHbFsg/s1600-h/2bathbefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7xdrjloSqA5NOcw-mqrKisHiTsWh7dPZzdOiGnV_TvgfzBriIJA89CDonhpQeF8RX-aYQIwmnjM6wN9HAggdNeSUsJnlWG4kxItM3LaJve0jjoDW2Pog_uO1gvYhYfrYO-fnrHbFsg/s640/2bathbefore.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's not awful, just not great.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is how it all started. I used basic, quick-drying spackling compound and dry wall finishing tools. I tried one little patch hoping for the best. My family really enjoyed looking at this...not really!  It was like this for about two weeks before I decided I could do it and went on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJHLiFodnefhOdAOYTXB2EDNCqPdS-ouQ2qlc734MSc_Z3eYCxY4Aum88uJR4N6s-Wf0VMh45HlPaeGYL2ZXiRRROXLORySi6KOJMNqpOfv6EOVl181p3IDSj9u_Ny3H0ZvuYGVB_Qg/s1600-h/bathbefore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJHLiFodnefhOdAOYTXB2EDNCqPdS-ouQ2qlc734MSc_Z3eYCxY4Aum88uJR4N6s-Wf0VMh45HlPaeGYL2ZXiRRROXLORySi6KOJMNqpOfv6EOVl181p3IDSj9u_Ny3H0ZvuYGVB_Qg/s640/bathbefore.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I layered this compound on over every wall surface in the entire bath! Then, after drying, I sanded it lightly, primed, then painted the base color. I then glazed on top of that with plastic bags. That took forever to dry but I love the result...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_CFvkFk_VvFpY1rpWK_ZflfG-FhcIsT6M25-Y6eWNcEiEb-P3CWW8DlE4WS-vafpugKv-bzNkXMtQHSdGYrxah2y6TTIfX-Bn52_HAYbVQmqz1OuNta3DFFrAdDdl-oLk7pFuWLlRg/s1600-h/bathnew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_CFvkFk_VvFpY1rpWK_ZflfG-FhcIsT6M25-Y6eWNcEiEb-P3CWW8DlE4WS-vafpugKv-bzNkXMtQHSdGYrxah2y6TTIfX-Bn52_HAYbVQmqz1OuNta3DFFrAdDdl-oLk7pFuWLlRg/s640/bathnew.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswPJIIO0ExpQLvro1Fd2ZxdRWrGRwDMbTPo9i-aW1ASFPj1o7iHPdD93qWF5eQpizH3wXp0E8uSLuvRgXp1aLjH88NtozMLzKqGUXxhXmDHqdxiGuX2Ophgo3RDNP6Nn4La4v2i4koA/s1600-h/2bath5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswPJIIO0ExpQLvro1Fd2ZxdRWrGRwDMbTPo9i-aW1ASFPj1o7iHPdD93qWF5eQpizH3wXp0E8uSLuvRgXp1aLjH88NtozMLzKqGUXxhXmDHqdxiGuX2Ophgo3RDNP6Nn4La4v2i4koA/s640/2bath5.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The mirror did not have any frame. I am very particular about using things we have, so my wonderful husband took 100-year-old wormy chestnut mouldings from my grandparents old house and cut them down to frame the mirror. The old victorian house was dismantled around 50 years ago and all the beautiful mouldings and trim were painstakingly bundled together and stored in an old guest house where they remain today. I am determined to use as much of this treasure as I can!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAVZnIqhb09z9M8gjZigbpFfXE5HTTmS4035FQ18sMC3tgEIVD4PxvwyYr-mFu_AE1gWfE31EE-uiBYTY5y7lE6HjEGqDVW9ccAXOJylK-sEFWJys2aztUwOY3qDmePoGfDlEYMJahw/s1600-h/2bath2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAVZnIqhb09z9M8gjZigbpFfXE5HTTmS4035FQ18sMC3tgEIVD4PxvwyYr-mFu_AE1gWfE31EE-uiBYTY5y7lE6HjEGqDVW9ccAXOJylK-sEFWJys2aztUwOY3qDmePoGfDlEYMJahw/s640/2bath2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I replaced all the fixtures with black iron...well, actually my dad helped me with that! I did put up the light fixture though.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlg9f5p8-JCTwSUoE-EBd6rVT9nQWNw_yzQlfv85XcIq-ycggm7-KW8FiZetReIHuemybXgDwGOqbTG88ZZj-84OleK8UhoIBjZU9dCzIWXdKWOjfrXWOmpjTNKOy7oLXYuOD0Xjcew/s1600-h/2bath4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlg9f5p8-JCTwSUoE-EBd6rVT9nQWNw_yzQlfv85XcIq-ycggm7-KW8FiZetReIHuemybXgDwGOqbTG88ZZj-84OleK8UhoIBjZU9dCzIWXdKWOjfrXWOmpjTNKOy7oLXYuOD0Xjcew/s640/2bath4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what you do with a pot rack...use it for towels!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDK8pPI6j5D4wXJTV8EUhCldw3VbLtWxTv1Flc1GZaeaYe0NXtQQQZ4-guhzbL6sa6_ng7YAKzwrUEF0RfyDHgwczxlxGN5ynHiCMQJf6BjNh8DGpV6Er79vokFl7SZ4AjJ227dmkTA/s1600-h/2bathnew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDK8pPI6j5D4wXJTV8EUhCldw3VbLtWxTv1Flc1GZaeaYe0NXtQQQZ4-guhzbL6sa6_ng7YAKzwrUEF0RfyDHgwczxlxGN5ynHiCMQJf6BjNh8DGpV6Er79vokFl7SZ4AjJ227dmkTA/s400/2bathnew.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCglEzobg3QA4rpStPIZ5h1CB_5ThAxXRQUBBGGCemJfkozrmF7N2Pwj8nDiwyaZx2TJOYLHOjF4eJw8NGOp6FnIBD4zHyt7cIWGw3YlI8rncyTq4zHdfj4oNI0dO3dfcqhKCVuv4OmQ/s1600-h/2bath3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCglEzobg3QA4rpStPIZ5h1CB_5ThAxXRQUBBGGCemJfkozrmF7N2Pwj8nDiwyaZx2TJOYLHOjF4eJw8NGOp6FnIBD4zHyt7cIWGw3YlI8rncyTq4zHdfj4oNI0dO3dfcqhKCVuv4OmQ/s640/2bath3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My husband was very proud of my effort and pleased that our bath reminds him of the houses on</div><div style="text-align: center;">his beautiful island, Puerto Rico. Here we have our tropical getaway in the mountains of North Carolina!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love trying little projects like this. It is a great project if you have walls that aren't great, especially in an old house. I encourage you to try. I'm glad I finally got the courage for this one:-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Met Monday</a>!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2MTKTbYKQ0v14fYz4MXtln0S3WFqiYFqBJp3Hr0vC3WSDfj4lEH0WmHNxmswT-xEmdnDAEl2YqmpWG4Dxcm1vV09fgj2ZyN_kW69nWZRV9Zmg7NzKRg8X6Len3einPkEgjKk9ygihA/s1600-h/Pic+for+Body+of+Blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2MTKTbYKQ0v14fYz4MXtln0S3WFqiYFqBJp3Hr0vC3WSDfj4lEH0WmHNxmswT-xEmdnDAEl2YqmpWG4Dxcm1vV09fgj2ZyN_kW69nWZRV9Zmg7NzKRg8X6Len3einPkEgjKk9ygihA/s200/Pic+for+Body+of+Blog3.jpg" /></a></div>

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Japanese Maple-inspired Autumn Dining...

<div style="text-align: center;">Welcome to my contribution to <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Tablescape Thursday!!</a>  Thanks to Susan for hosting this incredible event.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You will notice a lot of the same pieces used over and over again in different combinations. I learned from my mother that it's better to have a few "good" things than a lot of "not so good" things. Now-- that's not to say she does not have a lot of dishes, it's just that they are all "good" dishes! I inherited that love from her, I just don't have as many yet!!  I try to change things up with different fabrics and accessories.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This week I'm using my Italian Countryside again, but I made a new runner out of more fabulous fabric from a local store. My inspiration was the fabric then I brought out the warm autumn colors with leaves from my mom's Japanese Maple. Hope you like it...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdw3OeKu06kLInwYJvmJHET9dyOQfcexreKjKLFgSfguhjLM2EX9uxzRx557auyBLraazm4NUriaFivIOPaoYZae77bEaj8tHbuy459crVUalmAj0hN2grlwIQdOZSA3_oj63RCXEyw/s1600-h/redandgold21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdw3OeKu06kLInwYJvmJHET9dyOQfcexreKjKLFgSfguhjLM2EX9uxzRx557auyBLraazm4NUriaFivIOPaoYZae77bEaj8tHbuy459crVUalmAj0hN2grlwIQdOZSA3_oj63RCXEyw/s640/redandgold21.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This arrangement is Japanese Maple leaves, Forsythia and dogwood branches.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuIScOCmt_zWsAA0uAeMBtwhgE96XMa8x74iaoc-OB6P1nkze3Fqh3MVQuQwIbymJqtm3MTAgUPBNUvLPZFwfmwLPVA-ly6fgUeZlnG1eQwtFFOYJjteT_ltwu9jmTFXc12j_U4Ioxw/s1600-h/redandgold3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I hope you are inspired to use things you have around you inside and outside!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Italian Countryside dinnerware</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wallace "Louvre" sterling flatware</div><div style="text-align: center;">Napkins, chargers and leaf salad plates from Walmart</div><div style="text-align: center;">Amber glassware from Pier 1 Imports</div><div style="text-align: center;">Red glassware from World Market</div><div style="text-align: center;">Candlesticks from the "Slow Lane"</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hull "Brown Drip" pitcher</div><div style="text-align: center;">Napkin rings from Bed, Bath and Beyond</div><div style="text-align: center;">Beaded candle holders from Pier 1</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Visit Susan at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">"Between Naps on the Porch"</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcxiz5-WE603S8fuW7L3MujHHuyrEMy-1vozY3ZjffmZw9ZQ8pm7tM7jVeW9C8tiac9ui3dz6gWgpTEzmy6LTbKSdskuG-5oiirEW8EN9OE3RMrN51Ml-0p_cXZn0wsOdGr-O-TiGcg/s1600-h/New_size_125_tall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcxiz5-WE603S8fuW7L3MujHHuyrEMy-1vozY3ZjffmZw9ZQ8pm7tM7jVeW9C8tiac9ui3dz6gWgpTEzmy6LTbKSdskuG-5oiirEW8EN9OE3RMrN51Ml-0p_cXZn0wsOdGr-O-TiGcg/s320/New_size_125_tall.jpg" /></a></div>

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Farewell Summer...

<div style="text-align: center;">Fall has come and gone leaving us with memories of beautiful, vibrant color as we await the cold chill of winter. So I decided to share our back porch for <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Metamorphosis Monday</a> as we are saying "goodbye" to lazy, summer suppers listening to the creek and the sounds of the children exploring in the woods.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivanogUU-bnLPWSEZBcv0RwvvpkoOkVOLvdY1vJIfWJ1KanXhtZY8oRMcD-fLY6auxV-GXYbGgdDBDzmtghzmLnH_pBa48H3xOVmxWEtV73M1saQrTSJnkjMLSHMlHkmU0R7TAW-i63g/s1600-h/Pic+for+Body+of+Blog3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivanogUU-bnLPWSEZBcv0RwvvpkoOkVOLvdY1vJIfWJ1KanXhtZY8oRMcD-fLY6auxV-GXYbGgdDBDzmtghzmLnH_pBa48H3xOVmxWEtV73M1saQrTSJnkjMLSHMlHkmU0R7TAW-i63g/s200/Pic+for+Body+of+Blog3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of our many summer projects was this porch. We wanted to add something simple that would give us a little more space in the shade. It does get hot here occasionally! Here it is...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's start with the before so you can get a really good idea what we were working with:-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNtLvABepJ8lsmAIxB3XSCoFyPkTPaOr0ZhU9zEm5xMaNuI70xZnI90GqY9io2zAO0lWmZwaQuVvzOuEgTNsFYFF9t3UaNB08eHHR4VxH8dA-PvqRUd3NMYrsvZlbGncu6CpDUAWeFg/s1600-h/backporch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNtLvABepJ8lsmAIxB3XSCoFyPkTPaOr0ZhU9zEm5xMaNuI70xZnI90GqY9io2zAO0lWmZwaQuVvzOuEgTNsFYFF9t3UaNB08eHHR4VxH8dA-PvqRUd3NMYrsvZlbGncu6CpDUAWeFg/s400/backporch.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, that's a big trash can sitting on the deck...a big trash can that was carried off by a 350 pound bear. And the big, blue tarp is covering what became a storage building and playhouse.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And this is what we got...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzY5smNULF09W7KYYu8QYwK-McvUDJsIYafo8TcyE8oDgC7LrnfcNeWo3bx7FxZItc-q5lj0DyiYN_Up0cvub57fkMGFi-ZYJVvPijTe-pFLfUS9kn8MKxAYXWRsdpsc5dLosG01gxQ/s1600-h/backporch1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzY5smNULF09W7KYYu8QYwK-McvUDJsIYafo8TcyE8oDgC7LrnfcNeWo3bx7FxZItc-q5lj0DyiYN_Up0cvub57fkMGFi-ZYJVvPijTe-pFLfUS9kn8MKxAYXWRsdpsc5dLosG01gxQ/s640/backporch1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpuAx5_pqwy5Y8RxolX4PMy3eHpWwrfnBDnFnInteyo-SEk2T4w9h4vensKKemUv5_xjuQLzrl89zMYftXjn34RngcLzg28rXZglhPgLMk1-Ybf5k3vyI-_uKywmb-YMNhD4MSeEM4g/s1600-h/backporch2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwpuAx5_pqwy5Y8RxolX4PMy3eHpWwrfnBDnFnInteyo-SEk2T4w9h4vensKKemUv5_xjuQLzrl89zMYftXjn34RngcLzg28rXZglhPgLMk1-Ybf5k3vyI-_uKywmb-YMNhD4MSeEM4g/s640/backporch2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00GLgm_UPa_xGBLA6cVnS88AEfkkud53IqExyjTTAt8rwr4rHMVPVOttK_APXykOSteUF_IdHkXkyQz1AdQqI43im7kIND_VRmcIAETOV75wtvbKMNg1Trxb1Bsj8FrFfCnZk3vMeiQ/s1600-h/yardback.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00GLgm_UPa_xGBLA6cVnS88AEfkkud53IqExyjTTAt8rwr4rHMVPVOttK_APXykOSteUF_IdHkXkyQz1AdQqI43im7kIND_VRmcIAETOV75wtvbKMNg1Trxb1Bsj8FrFfCnZk3vMeiQ/s640/yardback.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We used this buffet table for serving all summer. We frequently eat outside when the weather is nice and enjoyed many family meals with my parents here.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH9FtyPqfXjPPX2ytpyje8a9o0orO5ZDOFngkw17AQZ5MvfElXBnrdSV-lswya4k43T6pGZXqhQCheX1cQWde2Ms0fqFqCG61Zd6YUtAgoxBApsToCnRfNKIvGURi_rkRAZiXgeOTDw/s1600-h/yardback2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH9FtyPqfXjPPX2ytpyje8a9o0orO5ZDOFngkw17AQZ5MvfElXBnrdSV-lswya4k43T6pGZXqhQCheX1cQWde2Ms0fqFqCG61Zd6YUtAgoxBApsToCnRfNKIvGURi_rkRAZiXgeOTDw/s640/yardback2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTnmZonaVJwZoWUZJdJ7jbQM-NFL3EWFlwNhC0tRwTBSHZ51L1p5vtPm2lSpImWq5nwfVc3CzzgioQndkVfJv3u5WIj5RJaacQjEQWEU2-hHcad1I7x50HoFh5g2BQsNgnZnjNaAIVQ/s1600-h/yardback3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTnmZonaVJwZoWUZJdJ7jbQM-NFL3EWFlwNhC0tRwTBSHZ51L1p5vtPm2lSpImWq5nwfVc3CzzgioQndkVfJv3u5WIj5RJaacQjEQWEU2-hHcad1I7x50HoFh5g2BQsNgnZnjNaAIVQ/s640/yardback3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_3ZdCsNDl9CNzQwiYUiqgiTSrfS6177W_BM9npChJG2HVd1XVJX8WT5pmpsZ3bgsIWySV3-jIgxBsBLGyATSPcfvt5BtkfapE13T0vuQmEcRXxgseRMu6AeUuR5zLAJJ08oxKLbZMg/s1600-h/yardtable1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_3ZdCsNDl9CNzQwiYUiqgiTSrfS6177W_BM9npChJG2HVd1XVJX8WT5pmpsZ3bgsIWySV3-jIgxBsBLGyATSPcfvt5BtkfapE13T0vuQmEcRXxgseRMu6AeUuR5zLAJJ08oxKLbZMg/s640/yardtable1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My husband built benches for the table so we could seat more people. As soon as we finished this project, we had the privilege of hosting a writer/producer friend of my mom's who was in town from L.A.   They enjoyed the porch!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHk9O0P4sI2ypWN-0GspywatSpHeyRKOQ2SsrWOcCE2958eoLjd-N2Mbzh6Za7UxNRluHPzj1SzdyRhiHYBaVEXn3hVJXkSvqp7z0K7sfI1BDWWrotevlBMg4mOEN02B4a7vgcMC8rtA/s1600-h/yardtableclose3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHk9O0P4sI2ypWN-0GspywatSpHeyRKOQ2SsrWOcCE2958eoLjd-N2Mbzh6Za7UxNRluHPzj1SzdyRhiHYBaVEXn3hVJXkSvqp7z0K7sfI1BDWWrotevlBMg4mOEN02B4a7vgcMC8rtA/s640/yardtableclose3.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC08eu5jdB9N1heT-mKmm41IBm2iQ-qhgA1ulFlx8UrSsFI_miToG_eZntt1_B7acP6KEU4GpJ_2bpZ6-Ixcnc1B4LBFMLPcI8SCgz_oTpEPibRfXkTOGrIhwCJ1MAJWr5mnM_Lvm0MQ/s1600-h/yardtableclose2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC08eu5jdB9N1heT-mKmm41IBm2iQ-qhgA1ulFlx8UrSsFI_miToG_eZntt1_B7acP6KEU4GpJ_2bpZ6-Ixcnc1B4LBFMLPcI8SCgz_oTpEPibRfXkTOGrIhwCJ1MAJWr5mnM_Lvm0MQ/s640/yardtableclose2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At this point the porch connects to the next one...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dl9DOCKLRz3efBrXqcWEUOYneJqdmit-gdHtaZAUi_s3ZYpuZz1-FLMNPjvRpHL3vcoD89K24-Xb0QLGb1aeOn2NqVKE7VEqlov1Oy5rV4Ooi6CuQWJ7PA8qWWYFBdhvqp3iajBTiA/s1600-h/frontporch1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dl9DOCKLRz3efBrXqcWEUOYneJqdmit-gdHtaZAUi_s3ZYpuZz1-FLMNPjvRpHL3vcoD89K24-Xb0QLGb1aeOn2NqVKE7VEqlov1Oy5rV4Ooi6CuQWJ7PA8qWWYFBdhvqp3iajBTiA/s640/frontporch1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I searched forever to find these light fixtures to match the antique "Southern Railroad" lanterns hanging here. There are matching wall-mounted fixtures on the other doors. I love the seeded glass.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFo3QIt22qTEriTUa9v05CDD_InO95yk-S7_Ri-DKO4XEpXL3AEosN0_rteI7rZOdY-Md3jH0THl9grrYZ2aQA_sj3h5ZC_o-Cu9Gvi7DsqwrQ91FolL-lhnjrcp8C_rBV8mhV8ZUsnw/s1600-h/frontporch2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFo3QIt22qTEriTUa9v05CDD_InO95yk-S7_Ri-DKO4XEpXL3AEosN0_rteI7rZOdY-Md3jH0THl9grrYZ2aQA_sj3h5ZC_o-Cu9Gvi7DsqwrQ91FolL-lhnjrcp8C_rBV8mhV8ZUsnw/s640/frontporch2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then this porch connects to the side here overlooking the creek...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcIHp_WpzE7SLQKKGJH-rqarZiYrxeu03rwJMCq64yBLMy1Ljv6GtBr6eyKKE8mSaMqtcPjFHKXtQsleWGkTQllq1g8SJ4F4yLZE5A50rstjvdYQfD3TXUSkI1h-vwsHG-2nvrnhjtQ/s1600-h/frontporch3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcIHp_WpzE7SLQKKGJH-rqarZiYrxeu03rwJMCq64yBLMy1Ljv6GtBr6eyKKE8mSaMqtcPjFHKXtQsleWGkTQllq1g8SJ4F4yLZE5A50rstjvdYQfD3TXUSkI1h-vwsHG-2nvrnhjtQ/s640/frontporch3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...the creek...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkSWJTcNjrfLfl9zyQ7CYY_npaDJ0rOUNxZ8sJYJOhniMBIuVsEP7NOyKQTirEaNjUWRFVv998fCtwn6Nkv_KIM-EYIwvNuaHPW_mgCQM8UxLVMuosoZEbNk1sOS9HRBTGSMgsKce0Q/s1600-h/1yard8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkSWJTcNjrfLfl9zyQ7CYY_npaDJ0rOUNxZ8sJYJOhniMBIuVsEP7NOyKQTirEaNjUWRFVv998fCtwn6Nkv_KIM-EYIwvNuaHPW_mgCQM8UxLVMuosoZEbNk1sOS9HRBTGSMgsKce0Q/s640/1yard8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoyed our porch tour! We have enjoyed every minute spent here because we made so many special memories with our family:-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAu0t2dN1Ru_XYzbxuQTei71NR4oidCp151KnlTMX1EoqKcD7XLd0ORvq3-c6NPAR6kXMgGgoPE0-8riXbdsYHoeKj6twSqa3qJuk8v3gznOVP4fgBoza15ZxrqXieeWnB_XU9jezAg/s1600-h/yardfront.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAu0t2dN1Ru_XYzbxuQTei71NR4oidCp151KnlTMX1EoqKcD7XLd0ORvq3-c6NPAR6kXMgGgoPE0-8riXbdsYHoeKj6twSqa3qJuk8v3gznOVP4fgBoza15ZxrqXieeWnB_XU9jezAg/s640/yardfront.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Farewell summer...see you next year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwW4ng2qAvPpPMEIKb_U7Sjz0frVoOYdTzhXd2iXyRGUpNeeYXVPDnC1ibxuVUrqiVwQxq3JA0Y-pdeBeAPbqHCc7zNhyTP6zWNX8M5LHi92MdVuIdAkmUQiT9lLDZBAZouO0cGrgHWw/s1600-h/fallhouse1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwW4ng2qAvPpPMEIKb_U7Sjz0frVoOYdTzhXd2iXyRGUpNeeYXVPDnC1ibxuVUrqiVwQxq3JA0Y-pdeBeAPbqHCc7zNhyTP6zWNX8M5LHi92MdVuIdAkmUQiT9lLDZBAZouO0cGrgHWw/s640/fallhouse1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did I forget to mention that my husband built the porch?? He did-- and the little storage/playhouse you can see here to the right. I'll show you that later. We did all the work ourselves with some help from my dad. I stained the decks and together we painted the railings on the back side.  We have done all the outside landscaping and clearing ourselves trying to keep it as natural as possible.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please go visit the incredible craft room at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">"Between Naps on the Porch."</a>  And don't forget, Tablescape Thursday is coming!</div>

Farewell Summer...

Fall has come and gone leaving us with memories of beautiful, vibrant color as we await the cold chill of winter. So I decided to share our ...

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