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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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April 25, 2010

Saturday

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Saturday was such a NICE day. Was it nice for you too?  I hope so.  The sun was shining and it wasn't too hot and the light from the day was just right.  Everything is so pretty here at this time of year.  A season to savor, indeed.


I cleaned up a little and played house and happily showered Daisy Cottage with love by treating her to all of my treasures from you.  I planted more dishes and added a few cottage signs to our garden.  AND I even read a few magazines on the swing too. ;-)


 


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Sigh.  I love playing house.


But you, my friends, already knew that.



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xo,


Kim
  
 
  

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April 24, 2010

And The Winner Is ...

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Esther Sunday, come on down!

 

Anything that stands up to my black thumb!!!!

I have fallen in love Beth's home and may consider leaving Artie for it. Sam Elliott, no, but Beth's home - yes.

Posted by: Esther Sunday | April 22, 2010 at 04:23 PM



Please email me your mailing address and I will send your Giveaway goodies to you right away!


xo,

Kim  

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April 23, 2010

A Thank You Note

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How do I even BEGIN to write a proper thank you note to each of you who so generously tucked in a personal gift for me along with your Hearts For Jack?


It is just that the sentiment "Thank You" seems so - oh, I don't know - small.  Yes, that's it.  These two words somehow do not even BEGIN to convey what I am feeling in my heart in response to this ...



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But I DO thank you.


I thank you for every note, card, and letter.  I thank you for every heart, ribbon and bow.  I thank you for every delightful dollhouse trinket and for every adorable Daisy Cottage treasure.  I thank you for the coffee and candy treats and for every single flower. I thank you for the hankies and your hand-painted creations. I thank you for your sweet sweet written words that I will keep with me in my heart forever.


Your gifts will be with me always.  YOU will be with me always.  I love my gifts and I love you.


So with a grateful heart that is overflowing with emotion, I thank you. 


And I am wrong - because these two words are NOT SMALL as I express them to you from the very deepest part of my soul ...


THANK YOU.  THANK YOU.  THANK YOU.

 


Love always,

Kim




*Back soon with the winner of my Giveaway  ... you still have time to enter. 
 

  
 

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April 22, 2010

Beth's Garden AND A Little Giveaway!

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It really is a small world.


While visiting an unrelated website, sweet Beth landed on a link to my blog for the first time.  She realized after reading some of the entries and seeing the photos that I lived in a town nearby.  After I shared on my blog about our local store, Vintage, she and her husband, Paul, decided to drive over one day and visit the store and I happened to be in there at the same time too.  She introduced herself and said that she read my blog.  And then after we chatted for awhile, we realized that we had actually worked together in the same place a LONG LONG time ago.


A small world indeed.


We have kept in touch and Beth kindly invited me over to her home for a visit.  As you can see, her home is as lovely as can be ...



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And her porches and gardens are adorable.  She generously allowed me to take some photos of her charming outdoor spaces to share with you.  So let's take the tour together ...


*click on photos for larger view*


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I spy a lizard in one of these photos - do you?  Let me know if you find him too.    ;-)



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Everything is so vibrant and fun!  Beth, who loves all things home and garden, has created a magical place with her whimsical touches and creative flair.  I am definitely inspired! 


Thank you Beth for being the hostess with the mostess and for the happy garden day!  And she and I even slipped away for a bite of lunch and to a little nearby shop where I found this tea towel to give away to one of you ...


*edited to add that I thought when I saw this tea towel that it must be the creation of this wonderful artist and now that I've checked her blog to refresh my memory IT IS!!!   So cute dear Charlotte!  Yes it IS a small world!! 


 

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I think it is just adorable!  And along with the Happy Day tea towel, I am giving away a little bird salt & pepper shaker set from Pier 1 and a vintage garden tool ...



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If you'd like the chance to win my Giveaway, please leave a comment below and share with us what YOUR favorite flower is too. 

 

You already know mine.


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I'll pick the winner on Friday night at midnight.



'Til then.... HAPPY GARDENING!!!!!

 

 

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Love,


Kim
  
  
  

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April 21, 2010

Crunch, Munch, Lunch?

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Good Morning!

 


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But I really prefer to eat cereal for lunch or dinner or for a bedtime snack. 

I'm usually not hungry in the morning.


How 'bout you? 



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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