Friday, June 27, 2008

Home

I'm behind the eight-ball today. I promised Mrs. G of Derfwad Manor I would post about the heart of my home. I meant to do this and Mrs. G is one of the people in my world that I truly hate to disappoint.



I especially wanted to be a part of her virtual home tour because the Norwegian and I have been making so many great strides in setting up housekeeping. Slowly but surely, we are creating so many warm and happy places in our "new" old place. I suspect that this has every bit as much to do with the people in the house as it does the objects, but we are certainly making a conscious effort to only bring "stuff" that we really need and love into our home.





Here are a few photos from when we were looking at the house, and maybe one or two since we moved in. I'll add some descriptions later. We're having the house blessed and warmed (read "Caddie Woodlawn" for details on this) tomorrow. I will try and get a more detailed posting and new photos up after this weekend.






5 comments:

Louise said...

Truly, you don't need to add anything else. The little waterfall is enough for anyone!

Redblur63 said...

Isn't the waterfall sweet and wonderful? That's our little Britta-dog watching it. She's absolutely fascinated by it. It's surrounded by gardenias, yellow dog roses, hostas and a young dogwood tree. We get daily visits from doves, robins, cardinals, purple martins, mockingbirds, sparrows, etc. Even the squirrels like it. I'm going to try and get some watercress going in the basin later. Thanks for stopping by!

Mrs. G. said...

I must have those kitchen cabinets!

Redblur63 said...

That is the built-in butler's pantry that is original to the house. The house was constructed in 1922. This built-in is just one of the things that made us fall in love with the house on sight. I am gradually filling it up with crystal and odd pieces of silver and Blue Willow china we find at estate sales. We don't want a matched set of anything, just an odd bit here or there. When you come visit, I can show you in person.

Kimberly said...

Oh, what beautiful old cabinets! And that stone fireplace! And the rich red on the dining room walls! Your new home is really lovely.