a wet and windy loot shoot

There is a LOT of weather around this week, we have had rain and wind all week long, and I almost stayed in bed this morning, instead of braving the elements to check out the brocante fairs.

 

The first two were disastrous, I found almost nothing, but the third was totally worthwhile.  In a lovely setting on grass under huge beech trees;  pretty but very, very muddy.

The wind raged incessantly as I stomped around the fair with a friend, pausing now and again to shelter under a tree when the rain got too heavy.

Amazingly there were still people selling, and I was pleased with my haul.  Also amazingly I found a mannequin, the second in two weeks, having found none for a year!

Ghetto and Gibson helped me set everything out in the garden for a quick, if damp loot shoot between showers.

They liked what I bought, but they would have liked even more to come with me this morning ..... in their dreams!

So without more ado, here is what I found, I hope you enjoy and  I wish you a fun and sunny week ahead.

PS  Ghetto hopes you like his haircut, a bit tidier than when you saw him on Friday!

Quiet Time

Via

wisteria over french gates

 In our valley,  people like to have high stone walls around their homes.  The walls make you feel safe, and private and ..... 

 they are great for training climbing plants like wisteria,  clematis and Virginia creeper.

 Many houses have  wisterias over one hundred years old twisting

 and turning their way around gates and pillars.

and the great thing about wisteria, is that it can make even a ramshackle fence 

look romantic,  especially when the wall beneath is covered in a pink flowering weed.

Wishing you a fragrant weekend,

 thank you for reading my blog, you are the best!

{ Breakfast Room }

I don't really know what to call this room on the other side side of our kitchen, so I'll call it the breakfast room.
(Sounds very Southern to me)
The entire house was clean the other day for a special event, so I thought I'd take advantage and get some fresh photos of the house while it was in this rare condition.

Gibson and Ghetto get back together

 I.N.S.E.P.A.R.A.B.L.E - that is the only way to describe Gibson and Ghetto ever since the little monster came home last week!

As you can see from the pictures, Ghetto has gone for the hippy-look this season, with long unkempt dreadlocks, but we try not to talk about it, we'd hate to upset him.

Gibson is forever the patient, generous and understanding one, although now and again he does shoot me a look that says,

 "do I REALLY have to put up with this nonsense?"

or  

"doesn't he EVER slow down?!"

Only a few more days and the dynamo will be gone again, and the house
will feel strangely quieter..... and tidier!

Just saying.

What didn't get blogged

To end off the week, here is what didn't get blogged about.

1. Leigh-Ann came over Monday and we talked about kitchen designs and more fun stuff. It's nice to have a sounding board of someone who is involved in the design world!
2. Aubrey, Oscar and I headed back to Ikea to tweak the design a little bit and make sure it's all good. The kitchen team at Ikea rocks my world. They are really, really helpful.
3. Oscar is all about "snuggles" and riding on Aubrey's shoulders.
4. We had an afternoon at the Beach - we're lucky to be walking distance but on this day we drove down and parked, which allows us more time down by the water.

That's it! Have a great weekend. I'll be in my kitchen staring at tile, counters, and cabinets. :-)
xo Lindsay

Oh dear.

My friend has the subway tiles from Home Depot installed in her laundry room & last night she suggested we hold up the Ikea door up to the tiles to see how it looked. Oh my. I'm a bit baffled at how it can look ok on my kitchen table laid out but when I see it like this, the door looks VERY yellow. I do appreciate that the lighting is different than in our kitchen but the significant difference in colour is bothering me. 

So here is where I'm at now. I have three options. 1. I'm can find a different backsplash that isn't white subway tile 2. I consider painting the Ikea cabinet doors a brighter white or 3. I could assume that my cabinets with the Home Depot tile will look different in my house than it does in her basement. Well, it's back to the drawing board for a little bit to work through this.