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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, 2009

A Question

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As the sun rises, and I open the blinds to say hello to the day, and Maggie assumes her morning position ...

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And while I think about the simple chores ahead of me that, may I say, are SO much easier to do when one has adorable dish cloths like these, made by her ...

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I suddenly had a very deep thought - quite profound, really. And I began to wonder and wanted to ask you ...  are you ready?




Do YOU prefer plain or patterned paper towels?

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Inquiring minds want to know.

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Happy cleaning everyone!

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xo,

Kim

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June 09, 2009

Summer Time

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Hello summer.

Hello YOU.

Please sit down and share what you are going to be doing this summer.

We know what she will be doing ...

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And I, of course, hope to be here, sharing my summer days with you.

But what will YOU be doing?  Traveling?  Resting?  Working?  Sunning?  Reading?  Swimming?  Planting?  Cooking?  Romancing?

Please visit with me for a while and fill me in on all of your summer plans - I'll go make the lemonade.

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Love,

Kim


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June 07, 2009

A Special Heart For A Garden Gate

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The sun is shining and it is a beautiful morning.  Our Daisy Cottage garden is still blooming and that is a VERY good thing.  :-)

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While Maggie is preoccupied with her bird watching ...

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We are happily preoccupied with finding a home for this VERY special heart that arrived at Daisy Cottage ...


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My beautiful friend, Fifi, made this heart with her own two hands. With her artistic flair that she has for EVERYTHING that she touches, she handmade the heart out of metal, then aged it, painted it, inscribed it, and glazed it - creating something so SPECIAL and truly one of a kind.


We love it SO much, we decided to move the front gate basket to the other side ...

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And gave our new Fifi-heart its' permanent place of honor ...

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It will welcome our visitors as they come through our front garden gate!

I think this is the perfect place for our heart, don't you?

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If you would like a special heart of your own, please visit Fifi here and let her know.  I promise you will LOVE yours too! 

I hope your day is a BEAUTIFUL one.

Back soon!

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Love,

Kim


  

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June 05, 2009

So Strawberrylicious!!

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Before I share about this delicious cake...

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I need to let Barbara know that she won my Vintage Giveaway!!


OMG!!!! I am SO planning a trip here. I swear I saw about 10 things I want just from your photos. The soap sounds divine, and I would love the opportunity to win a bar!

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So Barbara - start your bubble bath... your French soap and a few other goodies will be on their way to YOU! Please email me your mailing address when you get the chance!!  I'm so happy that you all enjoyed the shop! 

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Now, if you love strawberries and cake, then you are going to love this recipe that I found over at Nancy's wonderful blog!! Visit her and you will read all about Lulu's Tea Room, where she enjoyed this heavenly dessert!

I made it for Shannon's birthday and my family LOVED it! It was oh-so-strawberrylicious! Here is the recipe that sweet Nancy shared:



Strawberry Coconut Cake Recipe

Ingredients

Cake:
1 1/2 boxes of white cake mix
5 eggs
2 cups water
3/4 cup oil
1/2 box of strawberry jello (3 oz. box)
1/2 cup of chopped strawberries
Icing:
16 oz sour cream
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 box of strawberry jello (3 oz. box)
7 oz bag of sweetened flaked coconut
1/2 cup of chopped strawberries
1 (8 oz) carton of cool whip thawed

Directions

Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients for cake with an electric mixer. Pour into 3 (8 or 9 inch) round baking pans that have been sprayed with cooking spray. Place in preheated oven and bake for 22 minutes. Let cake cool completely before icing.
Mix all ingredients for the icing, excluding the cool whip. Place one layer of cake on a platter and cover the top with 1/3 of the coconut mixture. Add the second layer and cover that layer with another 1/3 of the mixture. Take the remaining 1/3 mixture and add the 8 oz carton of cool whip. Add the 3rd layer and cover the entire cake with your cool whip mixture. Garnish with strawberries.

Recipe Courtesy of Lulu's Tea Room

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Seriously divine! This cake was SO good.

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And I saved a piece for you ...

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It's pretty too, isn't it?

Speaking of pretty - Tomorrow I will be watching my three pretty nieces as they whirl and twirl and point and leap in their end of the year dance recital. Sweet moments, for sure. 

Happy Weekend!!

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Love,

Kim

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June 02, 2009

Let's Shop Vintage!

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While I miss having Vintage right around the corner from me, I am really happy that it is now a hip & happenin' part of our wonderful downtown!  

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If you have a minute, slip on your walking shoes, come with me, and let's enjoy the Vintage vibe together!  I won't be chatty - I'll let you browse and simply enjoy... (although that little green fan over there is calling my name)

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That was fun! Thank you for going with me to Vintage! You may also visit their website here.  If you have the chance to visit the store in person, please tell Angie that I sent you! She'd love to meet you!  

Hmm.... if you'd like a luscious bar of French soap from Vintage, please leave a comment on this post, and I'll get one to give away to one of you! I'll pluck the winning name from my vintage daisy hat on, let's see.. how about Friday?

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I have these soaps too and they ARE heavenly.  Oh, and you never know what else I might put in your bag!  I love to shop for you! Maybe I'll tuck in a tea towel, or a candle, or some note cards, or ....      ;-)

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Stay tuned for more downtown fun ... lots of places to go and see and of course I'll be taking YOU along with me!

xo,

Kim

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  • 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

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  • "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

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  • "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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