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| Way long ago, in Deland Florida, back in the corner of Florida Victorian Architectural Antiques, I found this hand wrought, iron fence. Eight feet nine inches long. A rusty mess of a thing weighing in at eighty five pounds. |
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| Brought it back to Blue Bell Cottage and gave it a quick scrub. I love the detail around the anchors. How to bring home the anchor fence all the way, fourteen hundred miles, to Anchor Cottage? Steve strapped that puppy to the top of the Suburban and away we went!! |
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| Five years later...couldn't drive to work because it was too icy so my sweet husband drove me in. Quiet Christmas Eve down at Anchor Cottage so I called him to come and drive me home. What do I see? At the end of the driveway looking back at me? My anchor fence freshly powder coated and welded back to health. Heck of a Christmas present surprise for me!! Love it! |
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| It's all about the tree... |
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| And the colors.... |
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| Ornament collection of thirty nine years... |
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| Handmade, handpicked and hand hung one bauble at a time... |
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| Stained glass sun catchers in the window.... |
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| A Mother Nature Christmas.... |
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| Lowcountry Christmas... |
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| Gullah Angel and sand piper shivering on the window sill.... |
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| Large bowl filled with nuts and cards... |
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| My Kentucky sheep peeking out from between the snowflakes... |
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| Cyclamens from Lisa.... The details of my Christmas decor. Everyday brings a little more! |
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| Presents and Ginger Snaps on the table, some wrapped, some boxed and some left out in the open. Christmas in progress:-) |
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| Somebody doesn't feel well. They were the best Ginger Snaps I have ever made! There was a dozen for my sister in law and Steve ate them all! The oldest son was going to have some in his box and you know who ate them all! I attribute the cookie annihilation to Steve going to the store and buying me a new jar of Ginger. I will remember to always use fresh spices in my cookies from now on! G&T's cookies are safely posted, (get it? "posted" as in mailed!). That's the news from the Holler. |
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| Churches with steeples and pine trees strung with lights.... |
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| Pillows and rugs to freshen your decor.... |
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| Table top in ruby red silk.... |
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| The reflection of treasures "Found".... |
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| Layers of chinoiserie sparkle with gold accents.... |
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| Amber glassware to warm your soul.... |
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| Topiaries and Tulips with candlesticks of old brass.... |
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| Blue and white jar stands as the star.... |
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| Brilliant cut crystal is back into play.... |
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| Colors of the season caught in display... |
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| That is what I did at the shop all day! All the new "Found" treasures are invoiced and priced. Tomorrow twenty one new fabric swatches will be folded and hung! Come down to Anchor Cottage and have some fun!! |
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| Once upon a time...my dad won a silver plated punch bowl playing golf. |
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| Over the years I would borrow the bowl and polish the heck out of it and use it for different functions in life. |
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| When my dad sold his home in Florida I asked him where the punch bowl was. He answered that it must have sold in the garage sale. I was so disappointed. Years later I was in an antique junk shop in northeast Florida when I came across this large white box. When I opened it I found a tarnished, silver plated punch bowl! The kicker was that it came with a mismatched saucer for underneath. Guess what? That was how I knew it was my dads bowl. How's that for a story! A very delightful open house at the shop yesterday, all my favorite customers came in, ate cake and sipped Mimosas. Thank you for the Poinsettia Lisa! |
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| Talking about last week! Landed here for a bit. |
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| A little hide-away under the sun. |
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| The drive home came way too quickly. |
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| On the neighbors porch, looks so serene. |
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| Birthday wishes. Glad to have tomorrow to regroup! |
