{Love}

Hi Everyone

Happy Tuesday

♥

 Lovely flowers

In a special basket

For a special day
From a special someone
Hope your Valentines day was filled with
{Love}
♥
and a few kisses too
♥♥♥♥♥
linking for White Wednesday

romantic saying for today
"The kiss you take is better than you give"
Shakespeare

♥
Pam

Real Life Love Story

Hi Everyone

 Happy Monday

{Love}
♥
a  real life Love Story don"t you

This is a Picture of my Parents on their Wedding day in 1955
Their Love story is so romantic
My Mom was 20, my Dad was 27
They met at Church
My father was in the Navy stationed in San Diego
My Mom was engaged to another man who was away at college
My Parents became friends

My Father said he fell in {Love} with my Mom at first site
undeterred by the fact she was already engaged
 {with a ring and everything}
My Father offered to go on dates with my Mom and her fiancee when the fiancee was home from college
to take pictures of them??
This went on for over  6 months.
They would  also see each other at Church on Sundays
  all the while my Father was eating tomato soup and crackers
saving up for a diamond ring for my Mom
a few more months past
They had never held hands or even been alone on a date but
One night when the three of them were out together
my Dad had a car and
 offered to drive my Mom home saying it was "on his way"
 when my Father walked my Mom to the  front door
He said he got up all his nerve and kissed her on the front porch
My Mom said
she was so surprised and she looked at my Father differently after that
{that was a great kiss}
My Mom said she fell in Love with my Father that night after that Kiss
She broke off her engagement and 6 months later married my Dad
They were married 56 years until my Dads passing
They were best friends, amazing Parents and Loved each other until the day he died.
{sigh}
I always think of their love story on Valentines day
~So Romantic~

This is my handsome husband and I on our
Wedding day

{Love}

♥
that man of mine

via
Did you see the new romantic movie
The Vow?
it is based on a real  life love story too 
It was the number one box office movie this weekend
I bet it will be the top box office movie for Valentines day too
 love her dress!!!!
I am off to bake yummy cupcakes for tomorrow

romantic saying for today
"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight!
For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.” 

William Shakespeare 

♥

Pam

Valentine decorating ♥

 Hi Everyone

 Happy Saturday

♥

{Love}

 this adorable vintage pink  

crochet heart pillow

♥
Being a romantic at heart it is easy for me to go over board 
decorating for Valentines day

Love this pink heart pillow it looks right at home on our bed

not too fancy just a simple statement of 

~Love and Romance~

 perfect decor for 

Valentines day

and every day

Love and Romance are in the air
do you feel it too
♥

A Mr and Mrs frame with a
black and white picture of
our Wedding day

Simple decor
but  full of
{Love}
can't wait to fill the house with flowers too!!
linking for Pink Saturday
Spotlight Saturday 
Valentine Link Party 
Show off your Cottage Monday 

romantic saying for today
"I Love being Loved by you"
unknown

♥
Pam

Valentines day chalk board

 Hi Everyone

 Happy Friday

 ♥

Can you believe

~Valentines day~

is only a few days away
Here are a few fun ideas for that special someone

♥
this movie

                         ~Somewhere in Time~                             

  is one of my all time favorite movies

 it is available at  Amazon.com

for as low as 5.99

This movie is very romantic filled with beautiful costumes and scenery
great music too

 Leave it to Martha Stewart to come up with such a cute idea
click here to see how to make these adorable carnation cones
with a free download for the paper cones too
♥

Now I have an important warning!!!!
If you start painting with chalkboard paint it can and will become addicting 
They really need to put a warning on the box!!

{Love}
♥

the way this large caterers serving tray turned out

Perfect for a special
Valentines day message
linking at Freckled Laundry
Vintage Inspiration Friday
My Romantic Home

romantic saying for today
"You alone have captured my heart"
anonymous

♥
Pam

Vintage Windows

 Hi Everyone

 Happy Wednesday

This vintage window was one of the first things

  we hung in our home

♥

~so grateful~

  the window fit perfectly above the French doors in our dining room

It is one of my favorite treasures

I found it at a clock store 

{yes you read that right}

I went to get a new battery for my watch

The owner of the store had bought this window for his shop and decided not to use it 

 just imagine my husbands surprise when I left to get a watch battery

and came home with a

vintage window too

~So here is a vintage shopping tip~

Try to keep your eyes open for beautiful treasures
even in  the most unusual places

and don't be afraid to ask if something you like is for sale

they might just say yes!!!!

linking for White Wednesday

romantic saying for today

“The Very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.” 

Jane Austen

Rustic and Elegant

Hi Everyone

 Happy Tuesday
When you are decorating your home with vintage treasures
♥
~Have Fun and Mix it up~

Don't let what something was originally used for

stop you 

from using it in a new way

This vintage wire basket is the perfect example

♥

When I found it covered with dirt and oil it did not look  pretty or useful

But ...

mixing rustic industrial with beautiful fine china

and  gorgeous  mother of pearl handled knives
even hearts

is fun

♥
re~purposed and pretty

♥

~rustic and elegant~

This wire basket is a keeper!!!

With a little cleaning it is a new favorite treasure
So many people say , I never thought of that !!!!
Its fun to think out of the box
you can do it too

linking for
Show off your Cottage Monday

romantic saying for today
"You are my love and the desire of my heart"
anonymous


♥
Pam

Vintage Shopping test # 7

 Hi Everyone

Happy Saturday

Are you ready for another vintage shopping test?

One of these pieces is 

a rare Vintage White Ironstone bowl

worth $150 dollars

the other one is a

brand new bowl that I bought

for $1.95

They are very similar in size and both adorable

 This one has a plate attached and a creamy luster

 ♥

you can see how small this is

sitting next to a single pink rose bud

This one has a lions head on each side

Do you think you know 

which bowl is the 

~vintage white ironstone~

treasure

If you guessed the one with the plate attached
you are right!!!!

It was made by
J&G Meakin

This one is new from Crate and Barrel and you can
see the price tag only
$1.95

How did you do?

Do you see the creamy luster of the

vintage white ironstone compared to the brand new very white bowl

When shopping for
~Vintage White Ironstone~
be sure to

look for the creamy luster

and the stamp on the bottom too

Happy Shopping and

linking for Pink Saturday

romantic saying for today

"There is no instinct like that of the heart"
Lord Byron

♥
Pam

Key to my Heart

Hi Everyone

 Happy Friday

♥
Hearts in the kitchen

 Who holds the key to your heart?

I have been seeing hearts everywhere 

do you see them too

here are few hidden in these vintage skeleton keys

♥

{Love}

is all around you

Hearts in the garden

Hearts among the flowers
  just a romantic at heart
♥
Speaking of  hearts and keys
Debra at Common Ground is having a  giveaway 
go take a peek at her fabulous designs
her giveaway ends Feb 6th

linking with
My Romantic Home
Vintage Inspiration Friday

romantic saying for today
"You have my whole heart for my whole life"
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

♥
Pam