They taste SO much better when served in vintage dishes...
Really.
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- What I hope for my readers and for all keepers of the nest, is that they embrace their homes with their heart and all of the passion that it holds. I want them to know that they can decorate on a limited budget by seeing things in new ways; by rescuing the broken and transforming the ugly. I hope that they flaunt their favorite color and decorate their life with it. I hope that their homes feel like one giant hug that welcomes them each and every time they walk through their front door. More than anything I want everyone to have their own home-sweet-home dream come true! xo, Kim
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June 11, 2008
June 09, 2008
What Do You Think Maggie?
Do you like Mommy's new daisy tablecloth for the front porch? I got it for $3 at Goodwill... it's cute and cheery for summer, don't you think?
Ummm, well..no, not really.... not so cute, Mommy
BUT, the doxie boy across the street? Now HE'S CUTE!
Oh Cecil ~~~ do you want to come out and play????
June 06, 2008
Three Special Sisters
Three very special sisters visited Daisy Cottage today.
Ann, Joan, and Kay...
They are the nieces of John and Zoe - Daisy Cottage's very first family who called this house their home in 1922.
I had met Kay and Joan on the home tour back in March, when they stopped in and sweetly introduced themselves to me. I was thrilled to meet them and invited them to come back and visit us anytime. They shared my email and blog link with their sister, Ann, who lives out of state, and we have written each other a few times. Ann is in town and she called me yesterday afternoon to arrange a time for the three sisters to come over for a visit. And that visit was this morning....
Three beautiful ladies showed up on our porch... charming, gracious, and soooooooooo appreciative to have the chance to see their Uncle John and Aunt Zoe's home again. Ann hadn't been here since 1960.
I was so touched as their eyes lit up with memories of their youth as they generously shared about their family with me. I especially loved hearing about Zoe - as you know, I've often wondered about her and what she must have been like... and I was so happy to hear that she LOVED her home. The sisters shared that Zoe was a dark-haired beauty, who was a wonderful homemaker and always wore pretty dresses. She was a true lady. The sisters adored their Uncle John - he was tall and lanky and full of life. He loved to garden and gave each of the girls a quarter whenever they came to visit.
Ann, Joan, and Kay, shared lots of little things too - like where John and Zoe put the Christmas tree and explained where some doors used to be that are not here now... and it was just a beautiful, beautiful morning - and I am so thankful that they took the time to visit with me.
As they were leaving, we did not say goodbye. They can come visit their home whenever they like. For indeed, it IS their home too - their family lived here and loved each other here. This home-sweet-home will always be a part of them. Thank you dear sisters for being absolute SWEETHEARTS. You are each special, indeed. And as Zoe happily did - I love "OUR" home too.
We'll take good care of her. Promise.
Love,
Kim
June 04, 2008
June 02, 2008
The Old Painted Cottage
Thank you Jennifer!!!!
Daisy Cottage is featured as June's Cottage of the Month at The Old Painted Cottage! We are SO honored and very excited!
Slip on your boots, grab an umbrella in case it rains, and come with me to Jennifer's place... there are OODLES of beautiful cottages to visit and many treasures to see! She is waiting for us, and I promise you, you are going to love her!
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Thank you Fifi!
- "It's people like yourself that make everything beautiful and worthwhile." ~ Fifi
Thank You Ida!
- Kim I just wanted to thank you again for allowing us into your sweet home! I absolutely loved being there and looking around with you. Your hospitality and sweet spirit make the home even more beautiful! Thanks for reminding me that one day I too will have my "dream come true!" ~ Ida - MOPS Member
Thank You Jane!
- "I just discovered your blog and am blown away with the comfortable, almost nostalgic feel of it...almost like finding a long-lost friend after many years apart...somehow familiar, but all so exciting and new." ~ Jane
Thank You Dena!
- "Kim, I love your blog. I so appreciate you sharing every day. I miss you when you're gone. Losing my dear sweet baby boy in Iraq has made me treasure life and those so dear to me. Reading your blog is such therapy for me. You have made me treasure the finer things in life that I use to overlook. Birds singing, flowers blooming, my home and all of the treasures within it. I'm not sure that I ever looked at a teacup or saucer and saw such detail and beauty in it." ~ Dena
Thank You Grace!
- "I would like to let you know what a joy it is to wake up each morning and read your delightful blog. I always feel as if you are speaking directly to me. Since I was diagnosed with an immune disease a year ago I wanted only to read positive and very inspiring blogs and your blog was the first I found. I think maybe the good Lord meant for me to find your blog and since then it has been nothing but smiles all around. I have tried very hard to stay positive about this disease and very up beat. I know that there is no cure and I have accepted this, but reading things with a positive message and filled with so much love helps. This is where you come in and I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart and to let you know how very much you and Miss Maggie are loved." ~ Grace
Thank You Francesca!
- "Oh my! I have just stepped into heaven. A nostalgic, magic, getaway place where folk love one another and life is sweet. Kim, you will probably never know just how many hearts you have touched with your site. " ~ Francesca
Thank You Kathy!
- "I visited my friends with their tasteful beige homes and sometimes questioned if there was anyone else in this world who loved the things I did. Then I found Daisy Cottage and a whole community of other women who shop the side of the road, paint their furniture fun colors, and aren't afraid to fill their homes with touches of whimsy and fun. What a relief! We aren't alone! I'm not alone. Thanks for all your inspiration and for confidently sharing your home and the idea that we can have fun with our decorating. I never get tired of visiting here Kim." ~ Kathy
Thank you Rue!
- "That hankie is like you and your blog Kim. In the middle of all of the other beautiful hankies, it's the one that stands out and makes you feel at home." ~ Rue
Thank You Jeanette!
- "Sigh.... between your music, red and yellow mellow feeling and wonderful writing I just feel so calm. What would I do without you in the morning with my cup of coffee." ~ Jeanette
Thank You Lenna!
- "My eyes have been opened to a world I never knew existed. Such vibrant creativity, such caring community: it literally takes my breath away. After so much loneliness and isolation it is overwhelming to me that such a world even exists. In time I hope to be able to fill my garden of life with lovely, loving friends instead of the weeds of loneliness. Until that time lace tablecloths will come out of storage, music and lovely scents will fill the air of this home. And I shall visit the Daisy Cottage when I feel despair raise its dark, obscuring head, for I know from experience, that it is ever lurking behind that next bout of pain and weakness. Your kind and generous response has strengthened my resolve, you have helped me more than you will ever know, my new-found friend." ~ Lenna
Thank You Rose!
- "What I love best about Daisy Cottage is Kim. I love the way you appreciate every good thing in life and embrace joy in every moment." ~ Rose
Thank You Lisa!
- "Here's how I can best describe into words how your blog made me feel. You know when you wake up in the morning and there's an early morning thunderstorm and every room in your house is as dark as night? Then, the rain and thunder stop and the sun comes shining through all the windows and you just know it's going to be a beautiful, sunshine day? Well, that's how finding Dear Daisy Cottage made me feel. From the bottom of my heart, thank you Kim. You blessed my day and may God do the same for you." ~ Lisa B.
Thank you Pamela!
- "I am so touched by your words and photographs. Whether in happy or sad times, you inspire my heart and soul. We all need each other's light and you offer us that dose of sunshine." ~ Pamela
Thank you Joy!
- "Your blog has helped me start to see the beauty in life again." ~ Joy
Thank You Anne!
- "Thank you for your wonderful blog. I have been "lurking" but had to share with you how much you have helped me embrace the fun of decorating. I came to your blog looking for pictures to inspire me as I redecorate my house with cottage style. Today I was so tangled up in doing it "right" that it was really depressing me. I visited your blog again for some fresh ideas and came away realizing that there is no "right." Just me being me and enjoying my home! I am laying here in bed with tears in my eyes - tears of happiness that it is okay to be me and let that shine through in my house and what I wear and what I make with my hands. You are God's gift to me today and I thank Him and you." ~ Anne
Thank You Tracy!
- "Your words and thoughts of encouragement help me see myself with value. You are a blessing. Thank you." ~ Tracy
Thank you Karen!
- "Your humble spirit has not changed through your many posts here in Blogland. You have been blessed with a special gift and I am very thankful you share it with us." ~ Karen
Thank You Betty Jo!
- "You truly inspire me to do whatever I can in my own little nest. I've always been an artistic dreamer, but you've enlarged my dreams with your way of seeing." ~ Betty Jo
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