Daisy Cottage

Hi, My Name is Kim and ...

I am addicted to coffee.

 

Oh and to decorating magazines and to blogs and to ..... well, never mind. The list is too long.

It is nice to meet you.

 

NEXT ....

(feel free to introduce yourself)

 

;-)

Kim

Let's Tour Some More!

I promised you that I would share more photos from the home tour that Betty's beautiful bungalow was on, so if now is a good time, why don't we go ahead and slip on our walking shoes and treat ourselves once again to the charm and beauty of Kenwood!

We will see a little bit of this and a little bit of that and plenty to inspire us for sure!

Ready?

Off we go ...

Oh by the way, we will tour a little bit randomly - here and there - I hope that is okay?

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Wasn't that fun?  What was your favorite thing that you saw?  I loved so many things, including the porches and the dog houses, but what I always love about this historic neighborhood and its friendly residents is that each and every homeowner embraces their community and loves their home to the moon and back.

And that is a joyful thing to see.

 

Thank you for touring with me!!!!!

xo,

Kim

One Penny

I don't know about you but my mind never seems to stop.  It has always been that way, ever since I can remember.  It races, it wanders, it drifts, and it ponders.

I can't even see a little weathered penny without thinking ...

Where has it been?  Who has held it in their hand?  And how did it come to be - here, with me?

And as I take the time to REALLY look at this penny, I can see that life has indeed weathered this once perfectly round and shiny copper token with its' teeny tiny value, as life tends to do to all things and to those of us with heartbeats too.

But you know, this one penny DOES have value, especially on its own.  Every little mark and every little flaw makes it unique.  There is not ONE other penny in the whole wide world that looks like this little penny.  It is amazingly beautiful - like a work of art. 

Like you and me.

And now I want to protect it and keep it with me.

Time has been this penny's friend.  It has given it character and depth.  It has transformed the penny into a most exquisite thing.  No matter its' past and no matter that it probably spent much of its' life being used, discarded and forgotten - it is still here as a symbol to gently remind us...

We ARE worthy.  We ARE beautiful.  We ARE strong. We WILL survive.

So I am going to keep this penny on my desk in honor of all of us.  May we always remember OUR value and how precious each of us truly are.

 

I love you little penny.

And I love YOU too.

Kim

Sometimes ...

Sometimes it is the comforting things.

Like supper simmering in the pot.

 

And sometimes it is the precious things ...

Like the soul that owns your heart.

 

And thankfully it IS these things that weave the fabric of our days. 

I can't imagine life being any other way.

 

 

Love,

Kim

P.S. The delicious and you-won't-believe-how-easy recipe for this soup belongs to this talented girl and can be found here.

A Most Beautiful Day!

Yesterday was so beautiful and beautiful in EVERY way.  The weather was beautiful, The Fancy Flea was beautiful, the sky was beautiful, and the people were beautiful.  I spent the day visiting with family, old and dear friends, neighbors who are also my friends, and some of YOU.  I can't even begin to express how WONDERFUL it was to meet you and see your sweet faces.  I KNEW that I had the BEST readers in Blogland.  Thank you for saying hi and for your kindness.  It was like meeting family.  And of course it was - because you ARE family.  

While I spent the majority of the day talking and shopping and basically being very lazy while my friends were working their tables, I did manage to take a few photos to share with you.

So let's enjoy The Fancy Flea ...

By the time I got there, Lori had already sold several of her painted furniture pieces and at the end of the day they were all sold!  I LOVED this red dresser ...

 

 

 

 

This was an awesome mirror too ...

 

Boo ...

 

And yes I know - the purse doesn't really "go" but when I went to grab a black purse I realized that they have all been given away! Note to self: Must find a new black purse which probably really means a vintage black purse and I think I want a really big mushy one!  ;-)

Do you remember when I shared about these adorable cupcakes?  Well, not only is Erica a fabulous baker, she also finds the sweetest vintage treasures and I treated myself to several of them, including the little yellow and white doilies that you see on her table ...  (I'm seriously harassing her about starting her own blog - she is also a VERY talented writer)

 

These are so fun for the garden and the one that says dog is now mine ...

 

 

Bent Twig Designs had a beautiful display of fall and Christmas wreaths.  I saved their card so that I could contact them one day to see if they would create one for me with lots and lots of daisies!  ;-)

 

 

Please say hi to Sean & Lisa - you will remember touring their beautiful Spanish bungalow!

 

As you can see, Sean & Lisa are happily anticipating the arrival of their first baby!  I promise to share their nursery with you when it is ready AND they have finally decided to join me in Blogland (I've been pestering them about it FOREVER - yes I am relentless) and you can follow their journey here at their new blog! 

Here are a few photos from their table.  I hung out here quite a bit during the day while indulging myself with Lisa's stash of Fig Newtons.   ;-)

 

 

 

 

This vintage floral painting is now mine ...

 

And this was the view behind Sean & Lisa's table - hmmmm, someone very special to me lives there.    ;-)

 

And speaking of someone very special to me - isn't she cute???

 

Right next to Lisa & Sean's table was gorgeous Nichole's table where her also gorgeous jewelry, magnets, hair pins, and adorable pocket posies were selling like hotcakes!  Yay Nichole!  I am SO proud of you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I bought an adorable pocket posy and the red flower magnet is now mine too!  :-)

You can treat yourself to Nichole's creations by visiting her Etsy shop.

Shannon and I LOVE her jewelry!

 

Next to Nichole, was Alicia who had the cutest aprons available for sale! 

And this yellow one had to come home with me ...

 

Alicia can be reached at [email protected] and her website www.awonkeydonkey.com will be coming soon!  Her aprons are VERY well made, along with being SO CUTE!

Nicole, of Loladots, had a delightful display of her scrapbook creations.  She does not have a site or blog yet, but I encouraged her to do so!  (see - I told you I am relentless)  If she does one day, I will share her site with you too.

 

Now these two were SO cute and it was wonderful to meet them!  Let me introduce these girls to you ...

Shoshana and Laura ...

 

Here is Laura's Etsy shop.

And here are a few of the vintage clothes and accessories that they had for sale ...

 

 

 

I should have bought the jacket!  Sigh.  

I met up with an old friend of mine, Jackie, who used to own a fantastic shop, Monkey Business, here in town.  She had these for sale ...

 

They are really cool, aren't they?  It was GREAT seeing you Jackie.  You looked marvelous.

It WAS a beautiful day at The Fancy Flea and Lori will be having another one in the spring.  And just like spring, I know that her venue will bloom BEAUTIFULLY.

 

Back in a little bit to announce the winner of Rue's birdhouse!  I'll share it here on this post.

Love you,

Kim

*edited to tell you that Michelle won Rue's ADORABLE birdhouse!

Happy Birthday Rue! I so enjoy visiting your Peanutbutter and Jelly posts and Kim your Daisy Cottage inspires me to clean my house everyday and move Everything around! Which makes me very happy :) Rue love the kitchen redo posts! Gorgeous! xo

Posted by: Michelle | November 12, 2009 at 11:19 AM

Congratulations Michelle!  Please email me your mailing addy and I will pass that on to Rue and she will happily send the birdhouse to YOU.

xoxoxo