I Love Cats

It's no secret.

I love cats. 

 

They adorn my house in many forms.

Always smiling.

 

I love this happy black cat I got on my honeymoon in Costa Rica.

And this cute "Smart Cats" bottle.

Some more cute kitties, including even more Costa Rican cats!

I love this kitty particularly because it reminds me of my own real live kitty, who also wears a bell (and who chewed on the ear of his wooden counterpart).  

 

Love cats.

Love him.

I Love Zinnias

Was there ever a more perfect flower?

Straight and tall.  Colorful and bright.

Always a surprise.

Sunshine in a mason jar.

I Love Orange

Orange isn't a popular color, is it? It's ok, you can tell me.  I can take it.

Well, orange just so happens to be my favorite color. 

I use it in big doses, like on the walls in my awesome bachelorette study....

And in small doses, to add a little zing to button Easter eggs....

I like it on animals....

(Say hello to Amos!)

And on flowers.  Lots of flowers.

On silk tulips....

Or on a real one from my very own yard!

On orange Valentine roses from my husband....

Or on tiny pansy blossoms from hanging baskets on the porch....

I even just noticed that my signature graphic is orange.   :)

What's not to love?

I Love Bottles

Something fun and unexpected has come of my now-almost-one-month visit in Georgia....these wonderful vintage jars and bottles!

The old red barn behind my old house is being renovated, and I was given free reign to dig for treasures in previously unaccessable areas.  Here are a few of my finds!

A lovely large mason jar....

This goregous and unique jar with a lovely pattern on the sides.... (anyone know what this was used to hold?)

And a very tall green bottle with measurements on the sides and the words "Juice" and "Water" on either side....

I can't wait to see how pretty these will look filled with fresh flowers.   There are still MANY left to sift through.  I love a good treasure hunt for old goodies, don't you?

I Love the Color White

But isn't white actually a lack of color?  Anyway....

I have noticed that when picking clothes, dishes, decore, etc., I very often choose white.  At a football game recently, I realized I was wearing a white sweater, white peacoat, and white gloves!

This definitely carries over into my home.  I guess white is traditionally a summer color, but isn't it beautiful in this cold, wintry months?  And doesn't its purity give you a sense of calmness and serenity? It certainly does me!

I Love Dishes

I've loved dishes ever since my mama took me to an antique store when I was about twelve years old and let me pick out an old teacup and saucer (oh how I wish I still had it!).  I was probably the only girl my age who sat that on her dresser along with an old milk glass bowl that I would fill with rose petals from the yard.

My love of dishes has only grown greater, so I thought I would "show off" a few!

While my husband and I were at an antique store recently, we ran upon these beautiful Spode "Blue Room" dishes for only $6 each, so I had to have them!



They look fantastic in my blue/green/orange kitchen.

One thing that makes Spode so beautiful is the detailing! I love it.

I am in love with one of the dish sets we got when we got married (almost six WHOLE months ago!).  It's my first set of "real" dishes, and I must confess, it's quite thrilling.

Spode Woodland...

I love the very Southern scenes depicted on the plates.

They are definitely a good compromise for us...the outdoorsy vibe for him, the beautiful, antique-like edging for me.

The details.  It's definitely the details that make me fall head over heels.

There are surely more dish "showcases" to come!



(P.S. I'm linking this post to Sally's Blue Monday!)