Daisy Cottage

A Lucky SomeBunny!

The lucky "someBunny" is SHARON!!!! She won these Daisy Cottage goodies! THANK YOU, thank you for ALL of your sweet comments AND am I ever so humbled by your awesome support! YOU are simply THE BEST!    xo, Kim

100th Post and A Gift For YOU!

On this, my 100th post, I want to THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for all of your visits to my blog and home! This has been such a blessing in my life, sharing these little things along the way with all of you like-minded souls. I appreciate each of you taking the time out of your own busy lives to pop in here, whether you are just visiting or leaving a comment behind..... it is all welcomed. I know that life can be REALLY hard and that we are all struggling with different things at different times and I am so touched that some of you have shared with me that your visits to Daisy Cottage have helped to brighten your day! I cannot ask for anything more wonderful than knowing that! YOU have lifted ME up with your grace and kindness and I hope you know how much you all mean to me.

I want to give a few of my "treasures" away to one of you in celebration of my 100th post. I picked a few things that I have blogged about, including this particular adorable apron because it is so "Daisy Cottage" and one that I love. So dear blogging friends, even if you haven't left a comment before, feel free to do so now and your name will be in the basket. My hubby will draw the winning name on Friday night. Come visit me on Saturday to see who won!

Thank you!!!!!!!!!

xo,

Kim

Front Door Checks

Daisy Cottage's front door is original to the house and we love the natural light that it lets in and the view it offers of our street. I've wanted to add something for privacy at night since we moved in, but didn't want to go with a pull-down shade and decided against installing blinds on the door. Soooooooooo, when I came across this wonderful yellow and white checked fabric at Hancock's, you know who I called... my sister, who kindly offered to make door panels for me! I will try to take a better picture of them later, but I quickly took these this morning to share with you. I love how they came out and note the cute red ric-rac that dear sis added near the bottom!

Oh, and please stop by tomorrow to help me celebrate my 100th post!!   

Baked Beans

Happy Saturday to you! Thank you SO much for your comments and emails!  I am really behind around here and haven't had a chance to answer some of your emails yet, but hope to do so tomorrow or Monday. I promise that I will get back to you!  We are watching our niece for the weekend and our son is in town for a short visit too.  I thought we'd have some cheeseburgers on the grill and some yummy baked beans. I probably shouldn't refer to these as "baked" beans seeing as how they are made on top of the stove, but you know what I mean!  ;-)  My mother-in-law makes the best beans and she taught me how to do her version. She is one of those cooks who "puts in a little of this and a dash of that" and doesn't measure anything, but after watching her, I've got these down to a science! This is how we make them ~

Cut up a couple of slices of bacon and fry it in a large pan until nicely browned.

Chop up about half of an onion and cook it with the bacon until tender.

Add 2 cans of Bush Original Baked Beans and 2 cans of Pork & Beans to the pan.

(don't drain the beans)

Add ketchup to taste.

Add brown sugar to taste.

Season with garlic powder, salt & pepper, and a couple of dashes of dry mustard.

Cook on low for about an hour, stirring every once in a while.

Easy and really delicious! Also, I'm just a couple of posts away from my 100th post! To celebrate, I will be giving a couple of my thrifting "treasures" away that I have blogged about... *hint*... one of them will be one of my adorable aprons!

 

 

Adorable Aprons

I mentioned yesterday that I bought some aprons and a few linens at an estate sale, along with these goodies. The linens are still needing to be pressed, but these adorable aprons are all clean and home now in Daisy Cottage! I don't know which one is my favorite.....

Of course, I'm partial to this cute yellow and red one ~

But the blue one is soooooooo pretty ~

and this apron is cottagy-perfect ~

I am thrilled with ALL of them!  Now, please don't hate me when I tell you that the grand total for these estate sale's treasures, including the salt & pepper shaker and cookbook was only $1.00..   It was late in the day and they were pretty much giving everything away. I couldn't believe that these were still there, stacked in a closet! I'm so glad that they will be used and loved once again.   

Old Green And Blue

Ahhh, look at these cute salt & pepper shakers that I found at an estate sale, along with this old McCall's cookbook! Don't you love the patina of these? I just love the old greens and blues! One of the many reasons why I prefer vintagy things is that their colors are so pretty and age only makes the hues more charming. At this particular estate sale, there was a closet packed full of linens AND wonderful old aprons! They are in the wash now, getting a good soaking, and I will share pictures of those tomorrow!

    

Tortellini Salad

My mother and father-in-law are coming for a weekend visit and I thought this Herb Chicken Tortellini Salad would be nice to have. I've made this before and I think it is really delicious. You can find the recipe here although I changed things up a bit. I use black olives and only a 1/2 cup of Caesar salad dressing. I also don't use the whole bag of spinach.. I just tear up little pieces of it and add to taste. If you do make this, definitely use freshly grated parmesan cheese as it makes all the difference in the world!

 

This salad is wonderful with a loaf of fresh bread and a glass of wine. I hope you have a wonderful weekend and get the chance to spend it with your loved ones too!

My Ginger Apron

Thank you all for your kind well wishes about my little cold ~ your sweet suggestions helped alot too! I am feeling much better now and only have those annoying kind of sniffles that tend to linger for days afterward. I hope that those of you who are also feeling under the weather start to feel sunny again too ((hugs)) I wanted to share a couple of new treasures with you.... first, a wonderful decorating friend of mine, Ginger of Georgia, found this ADORABLE apron for me!  Wasn't that so sweet of her? I hope my pictures do this precious apron justice. I SOOOO love it! The pattern and colors are Daisy Cottage-perfect and I am going to keep my Ginger-apron always and forever.... Thank you Ginger!

   

I also picked up a couple of vintage wooden kitchen utensils from an antique store downtown. This particular booth was having a sale so I got both of these for the grand total of $4. Of course I think they are extra neat because they are red!!

   

Monday Morning Color

Remember these? I think I may have mentioned once or twice that NOTHING stays in the same place around here for very long! ;-) I did a little bit of spring cleaning yesterday in the living room, although I've come down with a bad cold and kind of struggled to keep going. Our very hairy dog, Marley, has pretty much ruined the yellow slipcover that was on our loveseat and I never did like how you seemed to "walk into" it as soon as you came through the front door. So I've moved it out and will just have two wingback chairs and the wicker rocker in here for now. You know how one thing leads to another, so the removal of the loveseat then caused the bumping of the green cottagy table to our family room and now the family room's round table is front and center in the living room. Confused yet? Can you imagine how my poor husband must feel every time he comes home from a fishing trip?  He never knows where to "hang his hat"!! I gathered together some of my books for the table as this is always a wonderful, inexpensive way to accessorize a room with color AND it is nice to have a good read stacked nearby. I hope you are enjoying a little color this Monday morning too!

   

Old Train Case

 

Old suitcases are one of my favorite things to use and scatter about Daisy Cottage. They are wonderful simply stacked in a corner AND for holding all sorts of items, such as magazines and books or rolled up bath towels! It is fun to stand pretty dishes in these too. The ideas are endless for these vintage treasures! Here is one of mine that I keep on my bedside table. I change up what is in here all the time, of course, but for now, my Edgar Guest poetry book, along with another old book that I love and my special valentine from Maggie are enjoying their turn in the train case.