Now where did this week go? Is it me, or do the days just fly by faster and faster???
I am looking forward to spending some time today with a friend and her adorable little boy and tonight I will be cheering from the stands for our high school football team at their first home game. Before I go, I thought I'd share a few things...
My beautiful Maggie painting now has a place of honor on our piano..
I bought this cross from a sister blogger, Kim, at her yard sale - which my sis and I luckily stumbled upon, not knowing that it was her house! I brought it home, painted it white, and it now hangs by our front door.
AND I am very happy to report that this plant is still alive three whole weeks after I brought it home from Lowe's...(oh it's the little things, isn't it?) ;-)
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you have a safe and wonderful weekend!
xo,
Kim
Happy Friday to you, and have a great time with your friend. I am in need of some gal time myself. These days with work and the kids in school I am feeling overwhelmed so I must get some fun gal time too.
Posted by: Ellen Crimi-Trent | September 12, 2008 at 10:20 AM
Love the little picture of your dog, and the cross looks wonderful. I really, really enjoy your pictures of your front and back porch. I love to see your ideas for decorating your "outside rooms." Glad your plant is doing great!
Blessings,
Debbie
Posted by: DebbieCalif | September 12, 2008 at 10:22 AM
So pretty, as always!
A cheerful Friday to you, and to us all!
~~flo~~
Posted by: ~~flo~~ | September 12, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Enjoy your weekend and don't lose your voice cheering for the Home Team!
Janet
Posted by: janet | September 12, 2008 at 10:41 AM
The wood moulding on the fronts of doors that enclose your bookshelves in Photo #1 is so dreamy! LOVE IT!
Layla
The Lettered Cottage
Posted by: Layla Palmer | September 12, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Kim,
Your house looks so lovely- has always!
I love the painting of Ms Maggie - looks just like her!
What did you use to paint your cross with? I mean did you use spray paint or a brush?
Whatever you used it tured out great!
Have a wonderful weekend! :O)
love, lisa~
Posted by: lisa | September 12, 2008 at 11:01 AM
AWE !!! The Maggie painting is just too cute. LOVE IT !!!
Have a great weekend.
Posted by: Maggie | September 12, 2008 at 11:31 AM
It's always so colorful and cheery at Daisy Cottage. My favorite thing today is the lamp next to the piano; that red shade just pops against the yellow wall!
Posted by: nola, of the alamo north | September 12, 2008 at 11:53 AM
Love Daisy Cottage! Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Kim | September 12, 2008 at 11:57 AM
Happy Friday gurl! Love that bird house, so cute!
Posted by: Cindy | September 12, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Kim: From one Maggie owner to another, I've given you an award. Stop by my blog to claim it!
Posted by: Miss Jean | September 12, 2008 at 01:40 PM
Hope you have a wonderful weekend too. Hugs, Rhondi
Posted by: rhondi | September 12, 2008 at 02:04 PM
I don't usually leave a comment, but wanted to let you know how encouraging and inspiring I find your blog to be. Thanks so much for the pick-me-up. Have a fabulous Friday.
Posted by: Amanda | September 12, 2008 at 02:43 PM
Kim, How funny to happen upon a fellow blogger at a yard sale. I found a new friend in town who has been reading my blog and I didn't know it. This seems to be making the world a little smaller. Have a wonderful weekend. Susan
Posted by: Susan@ black eyed susan's kitchen | September 12, 2008 at 03:23 PM
I hope you have a wonderful weekend too, Kim. Do you know what kind of plant that is? It is so pretty. I see Penny's wonderful bird house too:>) Everything is just beautiful!
Posted by: Kathleen Grace | September 12, 2008 at 03:47 PM
Kim, Happy Friday and week-end to you too. You sure have a fun week-end planned. I bet you find something special this week-end to share with your blogland friends.
I love your yellow walls and everything else about your home! I keep looking at the walls in my trailer wondering do I or don't I want them yellow. I love yours so it would make sense that I would like mine yellow too. Ummm? Someday I will have a stick house again(what RV people call homes that do not travel) and then maybe I can have my cheerful yellow walls.
Peace
Posted by: Nancy | September 12, 2008 at 04:36 PM
What lovely pictures again. I love the little birdhouse as well! And you made me laugh with your comment about the plant: I have such problems with my plants! Have a wonderful weekend. x
Posted by: Lace threads | September 12, 2008 at 04:39 PM
We love the picture of Maggie's bath time... too funny! Isn't it fun to meet a blog friend?
Best Wishes for a great weekend!
Karla & Karrie
Posted by: Summer Kitchen Interiors | September 12, 2008 at 04:43 PM
Well, if Ike doesn't knock the cable TV out my husband will likely make it through the weekend. He's scared to death he won't get to see the OU Sooners play tomorrow. Me, I'm just afraid for my garden. And losing the air conditioning. To me, more practical fears. And of course, don't want to lose my internet connection or I won't know what everyone's up to this weekend!
Brenda
Posted by: Brenda Kula | September 12, 2008 at 04:52 PM
Hi Kim,
So happy to see Maggie's picture has a place of honor. Have fun at the game tonight. I love going to high school football games.
Hugs,
LeAnn
Posted by: LeAnn | September 12, 2008 at 05:28 PM
I just love the birdhouse on top of the piano. Your beautiful home always inspires me to be creative. Thank you! Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
Posted by: Leisa | September 12, 2008 at 06:06 PM
beautiful!
Posted by: shiela | September 12, 2008 at 06:08 PM
How great Maggie's painting looks in your delightful vignette. I just love your cheery yellow and red. It lights up even a cloudy day. You have a great weekend.
Jean in Virginia
Posted by: Jean Eakin | September 12, 2008 at 07:31 PM
Beautiful...as always! Have a great weekend :o)
~Des
Posted by: deserae | September 12, 2008 at 08:03 PM
Hi Kim! I had to laugh at your Maggie bath post. We call it "spa day" around here for Murphy and he actually enjoys the bath so much that he falls asleep in the sink! ~XO~ Janet
Posted by: Janet (Shabbyfufu) | September 12, 2008 at 09:06 PM
Love the painting in its new vignette. Perfect, Kim! And I love the cross painted white. Believe it or not, I have one just like it which I distressed with some of the paint from our house.
Have a great weekend!
Sheila
Posted by: Sheila | September 12, 2008 at 09:08 PM
OK. So I'm most impressed about the plant still being alive after three weeks. What does that say about me? I have a "funeral black" thumb.
Everything's beautiful, as always!
Posted by: Wanda | September 12, 2008 at 09:19 PM
Hi Kim!! How are you doing?
Your home decor is always a treat for our eyes!! Beautiful yellow on the walls and I love your bird house!
Posted by: Zee | September 12, 2008 at 10:15 PM
Happy Friday to you too, Kim!
That's great Maggie's picture has a home now - it sure is pretty and that cross on the door is lovely. What a great idea to hang it on the door ;)
xo~Tracie
Posted by: Tracie~My Petite Maison | September 12, 2008 at 10:18 PM
Hi there!
I'm from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro and completly fell in love with your blog!!!
I'm new with all this decoration stuff and you are a big inspiration! =D
I just got married and I'm decorating our home (a small apartament) little by little, piece by piece.
Oh my, I wish we had yard sales in Brazil too... It's almost impossible to find pretty vintage objects around here.
I look at your pictures and can almost smell the good scents of sun, wet gardens and cozy sofas....
Congratulations!!!
Many kisses!
Posted by: Thalita Dol | September 12, 2008 at 10:44 PM
My week has flown by too. I've been cleaning my master closet from top to bottom...a MAJOR job!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs!
Kat
Posted by: Kat | September 13, 2008 at 01:06 AM
I love the pic of Maggie. The bird house and cross look great too. Beautiful home :0)
Posted by: The Roost | September 13, 2008 at 01:32 AM
I haven't been by lately but everything is looking super and your plant is wonderful! Wish I mine would live!
Posted by: sherry | September 13, 2008 at 07:54 AM
This post is like a big ole yellow ray of Sunshine!!! ::))
Posted by: sharron | September 13, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Dear Kim, Happy weekend to you also. Pictures of your home are always fun to see and I'm glad you kept your plant alive. It really is a challenge, isn't it? They don't live for me, either.
Posted by: Diane | September 13, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Lisa, I just used a couple of Q-tips,dipped them in white paint and then dabbed the paint all over the cross. It probably took 5 minutes! ;-)
xo,
me
Posted by: Daisy Cottage | September 13, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Happy Weekend Kim! Maggies picture is just perfect there! And thank you for showing the birdhouse again...:-) I wanted to thank everyone that left comments here about it too.
xo
Penny
Posted by: Penny @ Lavender Hill Studio | September 13, 2008 at 02:07 PM
Hi Kim, My name is Becky and I too live in Florida. Tampa area. I love stopping by your blog to visit your lovely home. It just cheers me. I get so many ideas for color. I come away wanting to paint everything bright and beautiful.
Where is the shop Vintage that you visit, it is called that right? Do they have a blog? It could be time for a road trip. I should have asked before a friend and I went to the Barn in Lake Alfred. Have you been there. I can't wait until they decorate for Christmas. I love this place!
Have a nice weekend and let us know if the team won.
Becky
www.laceandlures.blogspot.com
Posted by: Becky | September 14, 2008 at 06:30 AM
Hi Kim, It's Becky again from Lace and Lures. I have a question. While I was going through your blog I saw a beautiful shop in Miami are there more like this one there. We will be in that area in a few weeks and I wanted to visit shops like these.
I hope that you will let me know.
Thanking you in advance
Becky
Posted by: Becky | September 14, 2008 at 07:13 AM
Good morning Kim :)
The days DO seem to be going by faster. I can't believe it's the middle of September already.
You found the perfect place for Fifi's painting of Miss Maggie and you did a beautiful job with the cross :)
I hope you're having a wonderful weekend!
love,
rue
Posted by: rue | September 14, 2008 at 09:31 AM
The cross looks beautiful!
Posted by: Kim Hancock | September 14, 2008 at 09:58 AM
Maggie looks just beautiful in her place of honor on the piano.
Posted by: Beverly | September 14, 2008 at 10:21 AM
Happy Friday, ahem, to you, too! Always a treat to stop by and see what you're up to. Your Maggie painting looks wonderful framed and propped there. I laughed out loud at the photos below of Maggie playing dead before bath time. Ha!!!!
Hope your weekend was wonderful. :)
Posted by: Soov | September 14, 2008 at 04:18 PM
My recent pregnancy got me out of my blogging mode. I'm finally back into the swing of things and I'm so enjoying checking back in on your blog. Loved the photo of Maggie playing dead - she's hilarious. Visited 2 mini doxies not long ago: Fred & Ginger. Boy were they sweet! I'm a You've Got Mail fan too. I could watch that movie a hundred times. Everything about it is so charming. I wish that little book store was around the corner from me...
Happy Sunday!
Posted by: Lori | September 14, 2008 at 04:43 PM
thanks for your comment on my blog I love your painting of Maggie...truly wonderful that FiFi is!!! all my best, Jennifer
Posted by: jennifer Paganellli | September 14, 2008 at 05:29 PM
Hi there Kim!
Your blog is soooooo pretty!
I can't seem to stop looking at it.
Your cottage is heavenly beautifull!
I wish someday I will too live in a cottage as pretty as yours!
Now, for me, I just got married and just started to decorate our new apartament, little by little. Still lots to learn and do! =)
Kisses to you from your brazillian friend!
xoxo
Thalita
Posted by: Thalita Dol | September 15, 2008 at 05:32 AM
Everything is perfect! Whooo hoa! on the plant. See...you DO have a green thumb! Give little Maggie a kiss from me! Her painting is perfect on the piano! I honestly can envision it there - oh, cause I HAVE been there and sat right smack dab by your piano! LOL! Penny's birdhouse looks perfect by the painting.
xoxo
Becky
Posted by: Sweet Cottage Dreams | September 15, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Sorry, I posted twice! =P
I didn't remember if I had posted or not, but after posting the 2nd message, there I saw the previous one... Oh my!
I have such a bad memory! =/
Oh, well, you deserve all the praise anyway! =)
Posted by: Thalita | September 15, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Yes, time does fly bye. I've noticed that the stores started putting out Halloween items in July and now the Thanksgiving and Christmas things are out.
It seems to me that we are pushed into thinking months ahead and it stops us from living in the "NOW". So SAD.
~elaine~
Posted by: Elaine L. | September 17, 2008 at 02:23 AM
Maggie looks great on the piano in a yellow frame! She is so adorable! Love all her photos!
ENJOY your Sunday!
Fifi
Posted by: Fifi Flowers | September 28, 2008 at 01:16 AM
Debbie...THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL AND RELAXING PAGE FROM PIC. TO MUSIC IT BROUGHT A SMILE TO MY HEART AND FACE...
Posted by: DAISY | January 31, 2010 at 10:13 PM