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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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October 30, 2009

Blog Candy

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With Halloween fast approaching, I want to assure you that this is no trick...

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But YOU are definitely THE TREAT.

You are the candy of my blog and I would love to have YOUR blog link on my Blog Candy page.

So if I have not already added your blog link and you would like for me to, please leave your link in the comments below and I will happily do so.

Because you are SO sweet.  And because I love being in Blogland with you.

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Love,

Kim

P.S.  You still have time to enter Fifi's Fabulous-Oh-La-La-Contest! Lots of beautiful treats for you to win too!!! Take a look HERE.

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October 29, 2009

A Favorite Place - Lavender & Lace!

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You and I have visited Lavender & Lace before.  If you missed that visit, you can read about it here.  I hope you don't mind, but I really wanted to take you back because it is just so heavenly.

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Mom and I had the loveliest time yesterday -  dining in the tearoom, shopping in the delightful gift shop, and drinking in ALL of the charm that awaits for those lucky enough to find it quietly tucked away off of the beaten path....

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We enjoyed meeting beautiful Holly, the manager of the new Special Tea & Bakery that is located off of the brick courtyard.  And of course we also enjoyed chatting with sweet sweet Sehar - who has owned Lavender & Lace for the past 20 years.  (How can it be that I have been visiting there that long?)  She is SO friendly and welcoming - you must meet her if you have the chance to visit!

Sehar and her brother-in-law, Shahid ...

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I asked Sehar if I could take lots of photos to share with you and she kindly said yes.  So after Mom and I finished our delicious lunch, I helped myself to the gorgeous surroundings of Lavender & Lace and tried to capture a little bit of what I LOVE about one of my favorite places to visit.

Please pour yourself a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy one of the sweetest tea rooms around with me ...

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That WAS heavenly, wasn't it? 

I hope you have the chance to visit Lavender & Lace one day. 

And maybe I'll see you there.

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Love,

Kim



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October 27, 2009

And Her Name Is ...

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Maisy.

Maisy thanks you SO much.  She loves her very special name that you all helped to pick out.  She is settling in nicely in the dollhouse in typical dachshund style - on the furniture.

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This one, however, would like for us to know that there is only one Maggie ...

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I told her, we know - we know.

Just like there is only one Kim.

Well, she didn't find that funny.

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But I certainly did.

;-)

Kim

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October 26, 2009

Notes From the Dollhouse

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I guess I should put my coffee cup down and clean up a little around the dollhouse ...

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It is getting a little dusty and could use some freshening up ...

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Although I'd rather just sit here ...

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Or here ...

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Or here ...

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Or here ...

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At least my desk is nice and tidy ...

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And speaking of NICE - dear Michele of Ohio found these two little cross-stitched hand towels at her church bazaar and thought that they would be perfect for my dollhouse and of course they ARE!!!!

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Don't they just melt your heart?  Oh they are so sweet Michele, as are YOU!!  Thank you VERY VERY much!!!

Yes, I also need to dust the top of the kitchen cabinets ...

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But this little one is needing my YOUR attention ...

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This little girl is the brand new resident dollhouse doggy.  I thought she was going to be named Little Maggie after our doxie diva, but NOOOOOOO - our Miss Maggie is insulted.  Yes - INSULTED.  VERY insulted.  She said no way - she said she absolutely does NOT look like this ...

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I told Maggie that was fine.  And that I would ask you for name suggestions.  (Yes she is spoiled and yes she always gets her way)


SO - pretty please with lots of Milk Bones on top - what shall we name our Daisy Cottage Dollhouse dachshund?  


I'll pick one of your suggestions - and in the meantime I'll try to get something done around here.

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xo,

Kim

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October 25, 2009

Blooms in the Park

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On Saturday morning, Lori and I met downtown and treated ourselves to breakfast before we walked to the park to see The Garden Extravaganza ...


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While my egg and cheese croissant was very good, I had order envy when I saw Lori's plate of french toast with bananas, nuts, and syrup.  I'm sorry that I didn't take a picture of it for you - I was too busy drooling. 

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We walked to the Farmers Market which was only a block away.  I think fresh produce is beautiful too, don't you? 

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We had a great time and noted, once again, how lucky we are to have our downtown - especially since it is our neighborhood.  We bought some flowers for our gardens and I hope mine thrive like I know Lori's will because - well, let's just say - my garden wants to be like Lori's garden too when it grows up.


Please bloom where you are planted sweet impatient!

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I hope you are having a lovely weekend.  Thank you so much for your comments on Fifi's guest post!  And who wins Fifi's heart?  Well you ALL have won her heart - she is so appreciative of your kind words and support!

But the lucky winner of THIS Fifi-heart is........

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RHONDI!


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Thanks for sharing Fifi with us! She is a real live doll!! I am inspired!
((hugs)) Rhondi

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Congratulations Rhondi!!


Please email me your mailing address and this beautiful heart will be on its way to YOU!!

Back soon!  In the meantime, I hope you are enjoying your blooms - whatever they may be!

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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

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  • "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

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  • "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

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  • "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

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  • "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

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  • "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

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  • "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

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  • "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.

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  • "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

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  • "Your blog has helped me start to see the beauty in life again." ~ Joy

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  • "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

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  • "Your words and thoughts of encouragement help me see myself with value. You are a blessing. Thank you." ~ Tracy

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  • "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

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  • "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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