Vintage French Floral Painted Beds
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Vintage French Floral Painted Beds

Vintage French Floral Beds

A pair of darling beds in original delicious vintage green, covered in curves and delightful hand painted florals…I think obsessed might be the only way to sum them up.

Vintage French Floral Painted Beds

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I often redesign a room or space for a special project to change things up a bit & so am always on the lookout for unique pieces that speak to me. I am working on a special design that is much different in look and feel that is currently in the attic- and the vintage is more saturated color and details of these beds is

Pain au chocolat: A scrumptious French staple
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Pain au chocolat: A scrumptious French staple

One of the things I discovered when I first moved to France several decades ago, was the fact that although the French love their food, and although it is normal to sit down to eat long meals together, the French rarely snack. Snacking is widely recognized as being the best way to put on those unwanted pounds, and until recently it simply isn’t in the culture.

There is however a moment in the day, when it is totally acceptable to eat between meals, and that is the ‘sortie de classes’, or the end of the school day. In all the

Here’s where to find everything home improvement this weekend in Rapid City
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Here’s where to find everything home improvement this weekend in Rapid City

RAPID CITY, SD– Rapid City’s annual one stop shop for everything home improvement is now open for the weekend. The 47th annual Black Hills Home Builders Association Home Show opened Friday morning at The Monument.

Here’s where to find everything home improvement this weekend in Rapid CityFor anyone looking at home repairs, upgrades or leisure items, this is the place. 400 vendors ranging from roofers, plumbers, siding specialists, spas and more are on hand throughout The Monument an in the Summit Arena.

And if talking gutters and shingles isn’t your significant other’s thing, 80 small business vendors are set up in the pop-up market place in the Barnett Field House.

The

Spring Porch Decor – French Country Cottage
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Spring Porch Decor – French Country Cottage

Something inspired by lavender and lovely today. And the best part is- this new look on your porch for spring can be put together in just a few minutes.

Spring Porch Decor – French Country Cottage

First up- Thank you for all your lovely comments and thoughts on my post about ideas for adding a sun porch/room. You are definitely my kind of folks! 😊 I will share your notes with my husband as we chat about the possibilities and will keep you posted if that is the direction we go in.

Spring Door Decor

I’m all about simple and easy when it comes to decorating right

Planting the Garden for bouquets
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Planting the Garden for bouquets

Planting the Garden

With winter weather outside right now and the greenhouse garden covered up- I am dreaming about warm spring days and pretty little blooms on the plants. And we are planning on replanting a lot of the plants this season, it also offers an opportunity to add more areas of those beauties that are perfect for clipping and enjoying in seasonal bouquets.

Planting the Garden for bouquets

We do have a lot of the English cottage style garden favorites planted already. Garden & iceberg roses, foxgloves, hollyhocks, lambs ear, lilacs and more. With the unusual winter this year, we may be adding more

Home Improvement’s Patricia Richardson Defends Tim Allen, Doesn’t Understand Why People Think He’s Bad At Acting
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Home Improvement’s Patricia Richardson Defends Tim Allen, Doesn’t Understand Why People Think He’s Bad At Acting

Home Improvement’s Patricia Richardson Defends Tim Allen, Doesn’t Understand Why People Think He’s Bad At Acting

Tim Allen as Tim Taylor on Last Man Standing and Judy in the office in NCIS Season 19

When I think about Tim Allen the first thing that comes to mind is his acting career. Some of Allen’s best movies include family classics like Toy Story and The Santa Clauseand he’s also well known for his long-lasting sitcoms like Home Improvements and Last Man Standing. However, when he started acting, some people thought he was no good, but his TV wife Patricia Richardson always thought he was fantastic, and doesn’t understand why people would think his long-time co-star

24 Beautiful Floral Needlepoint Pillows
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24 Beautiful Floral Needlepoint Pillows

Flowers belong everywhere in my opinion- painted on furniture, woven into bedding, covering wallpaper and artwork and even on pillows and rugs. One of the things I have been asked about over the years is where to find those beautiful floral vintage Aubusson style pillows- and today this post is all about a few floral needlepoint pillows that I bumped into while shopping recently.

24 Beautiful Floral Needlepoint Pillows

So if you have been looking for a little vintage floral chic to add to your home- this post is for you.

Vintage Style Floral Needlepoint Pillows

I found several of these beautiful pillows years ago-

Tim Allen flashes ‘Home Improvement’ co-star in resurfaced clip
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Tim Allen flashes ‘Home Improvement’ co-star in resurfaced clip

Maybe it was “Tool Time” after all.

Tim Allen was filmed playfully flashing his “Home Improvement” co-star Patricia Richardson in a newly resurfaced clip.

In the blooper scene, Allen, who played Richardson’s husband on the ABC sitcom, is dressed in a kilt as the actress says, “Hangs long. I just wish it was shorter.”

Allen then lifts his kilt, and while the camera does not show what was underneath it, Richardson, 71, clarified to TMZ Tuesday, “He was well-dressed under there. I was just shocked that he lifted the kilt, not by a man in boxer shorts.”

Patricia Richardson looking shocked as Tim Allen flashes her in a "Home Improvements" bloopers.
Tim Allen flashed