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| The list of hydrangeas that grace my gardens seem ENDLESS! Of all the varieties and colors my heart beats fastest for this one... It's "ENDLESS SUMMER"... and it's just that...ENDLESS FLOWERS that start early and continue ALL SUMMER and FALL... It blossoms on both NEW and OLD wood so it's EASY GOING! If winter has taken it's tole on my garden, "Endless Summer" is guaranteed to sooth my losses of it's cousins that ONLY BLOOM on OLD WOOD... TRUST ME... If you can have ONLY ONE HYDRANGEA, "THIS IS IT"!!! |
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| Darling Nellie Grey on the "Ups and Downs of Every-Day Life and Their Lessons"... This is my "Very Favorite" book of the day... My Little Sunday School version was printed in 1855 and I've read it many times... Its the VERY FIRST print in pristine condition... Always pondering where my little book has been and what sweet little children held it dear to them for the stories are darling "Just like little Nellie Grey"! |
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| This evening we are pouring ourselves some refreshment while reading and showing off a few treasures... |
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| Have you ever been in your favorite shop and "KNOW you were being watched"??? As though someone or something was quietly calling your name??? ..."Well"... I turned a bit and there she stood, So elegantly dressed I felt as though she would not LIKE to ride home in my Carriage(an old Explorer SUV)...She didn't mind & accompanied me to where I named her "My Darling Miss Nellie Grey"... |
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| Right away she noticed my gardens and asked if she could help me maintain their brilliance... |
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| I will have to convince her of a more casual attire come morning when the gardening begins... |
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| This teeny tiny teapot is a challenge to my table. It's color has made it a MUST to CONTRAST, therefore I choose to use it with "Blue&Whites"! The little pots explosions of GOLD add a touch of Royalty to a simple setting... |
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| "LOVE this LAMP"!!! It's Just the right size, illuminating a powerful glow, bright enough to read by... I had found it for $2 at an establishment that looked HAUNTED, and I worried a bit that I may never return if I entered... It was even hard to know HOW to enter(Nothing seemed to even resemble a door)... AND if I were to EVER regain the light of day after I passed into this PLACE, I would most certainly have the "FLEAS" that were promised by the SIGN!...BUT Something inside was "Calling my name" and I took the plunge!!!!!!!!!!!! It was... "This Frosted White Lamp"... and for $2(total) Mr Flea included a light bulb!!! I was sure it would not work, BUT it does...I changed his light bulb into a candelabra version... WELL, you ask, "would I go back"??? "Of Course I would"!!! |
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| My little porcelain Nellie is actually a dinner bell...She is so dainty with a masters eye for details... It is impossible to capture this in pictures, "You would have to meet her in person" for tea in the garden... |
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| This is my Endless Summer Hydrangea from last year... This is what Darling Little Nellie Grey & I will be pruning tomorrow morning for a perfusion of beauty come 4th of July!!! "I need to add much more information and pictures from my little SundaySchool book"... "NELLIE GREY on the UPSandDOWNS of EVERY-DAY LIFE" my little book states... Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by the AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The type in this book ALMOST looks as though it were done on an old typewriter(the print embosses through the back of each page) ...There are wonderful illustrations throughout the book, and the stories are incredibly interesting and so much fun to read(especially knowing they were such a part of the innocence of yesteryear)! My book STILL has the tissues inserted to protect the illustrations... The story CONTENTS are not ones of preaching, they are stories of simple and wonderful pleasures(ups&downs) of life "THREW the eyes of Darling Nellie Grey"... If you could find a copy, "I HIGHLY Recommend it"!!! PARTY TIME@ "Seasonal Sundays@The Tablescaper" "Blue Monday@Smiling Sally" "Nifty Thrifty Tuesday@Coastal Charm" "Tea Time Tuesday@Rose Chintz Cottage" "A Return to Loveliness@A Delightsome Life" "Table Top Tuesday@A Stroll Thru Life" "Tea Cup Tuesday@Artful Affirmations" "Wow Us Wednesday@Savvy Southern Style" "@Have a daily cup of Mrs.Olsen" "Home and Garden Thursday@A Delightsome Life" "Let's Dish@Cuisine Kathleen" "Vintage Thingie Thursday@Coloradolady" "Cottage Garden Party@Fishtail Cottage" "Time Travel Thursday@The Brambleberry Cottage" "Open House Party Thursday@No Minimalist Here" "Tablescape Thursday@Between Naps on the Porch" "Vintage Inspiration@Common Ground" FEATHERED NEST" FRIDAY@French Country Cottage" "THRIFTY THINGS FRIDAY@The Thrifty Groove" "Home Sweet Home Friday@The Charm of Home" |
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