Just Nice and Clean

Hello, Dear Ones! Since we've been in the living room for my last few posts I thought I give you a little tour. The floors have been swiffed and mopped, Mr. Precious has vacuumed the rug and I have dusted all of the furniture. Come in quick as it may not last very long.

When we bought our home almost four years ago, we downsized quite a bit but the living room is a great size.

One reason I liked this house, there was a nice place in the window alcove for my piano. So many homes are a complete open concept now and there was no place for my piano in so many we looked at.

Our house is built like a wheel - the living room is the center and the other rooms circle around. I do have to admit, this house is one of the easiest to keep clean I've ever lived in. Now my living room is our formal room as we do have a little den and that is where we live and the TV is there. The den is right behind the living room and the fireplace is a see through and there is a mantel in both rooms. The open door you see in the center has a little tiny area where I placed a little half moon table and hung a mirror and then you walk into our master bedroom.

I am considering getting a new sofa although the slipcover I bought is working very well. I love my Ralph Lauren sofa, it's comfortable but it is a print fabric and is just too busy to look very good any more. I guess this area is a somewhat open concept except there is a half wall that separates the living room from the kitchen and I like that as it hides the kitchen a bit from my formal living room. I just thought I'd show you my living room. I did buy some new creamy colored pillows for the sofa and the pillows have tassels on all four corners. I guess I should have bought a bunny pillow for Easter!   Maybe next year.

Be a bunch of sweeties,                                                                                                                          Shelia ;)

I'll leave you with a little Note Song ~

Sweet Home Alabama (I consider myself a Texan but I was born in Ft. Payne, Alabama. The country singing group Alabama are all from Ft. Payne too so here's the song)

 

One, two, three
Turn it up

Big wheels keep on turnin'
Carry me home to see my kin
Singin' songs about the south-land
I miss Alabamy once again and I think it's a sin, yes

Well I heard Mister Young sing about her
Well I heard ol' Neil put her down
Well I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don't need him around anyhow

Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home Alabama
Lord I'm comin' home to you

In Birmingham they love the governor (boo-hoo-hoo)
Now we all did what we could do
Now Watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth

Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home Alabama (oh yeah)
Lord I'm comin' home to you
Here I come, Alabama

Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they've been known to pick a song or two (yes they do)
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feelin' blue
Now how about you?

Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home Alabama
Lord I'm comin' home to you

Sweet home Alabama (oh, sweet home)
Where the skies are so blue
And the governor's true
Sweet home Alabama (lordy)
Lord I'm comin' home to you, yeah, yeah
Montgomery's got the answer

~ sung by Alabama

Easter On The Finn

 Hello, Dear Ones. Today I'd like to show you what I did with The Finn for Easter. Come on in.

 

Let's get up close.

I used my Mikasa tiered dish and sat it on a glass cake stand and started decorating it.

I just went crazy poking in Springy blooms and then...

Three adorable little bunnies decided they wanted to play hide and seek among the flowers.                  So I let them.

Another small little bunny holding an egg and a sweet bunny ceramic candle holder sit on the right side of the tiered dish.

Since it's Spring, this little family of white birds sit on the left side of the tiered dish. They're pretty happy and sing lovely bird songs all day long.

Now The Finn has a little shelf under the mirror and I placed down a mommy bunny and then added her two baby bunnies. She is having a hard time keeping her babies under control. You know kids these days.

They are all pretty plump as they eat very well.

I'll rest a bit and continue with my Spring and Easter decorating. Hope this finds you all well and eating lots of candy!

Be a bunch of sweeties,                                                                                                                            Shelia :)

I'll leave you with a little Note Song ~

Lullaby of Spring

Spring has showered frae a drip
Splash and trickle running,
Plant has flowered in the sand
Shell and pebble sunning;

So begins another spring,
Green leaves under berries,
Chiff-chaff eggs are painted by
Mother bird eating cherries

In the misty, tangled sky,
Fast a wind is blowing
In a new born rabbit's heart
River life is flowing

So begins another spring,
Green leaves under berries,
Chiff-chaff eggs are painted by
Mother bird eating cherries

From the dark and wetted soil,
Petals are unfolding
From the stony village "Kirke"
Easter bells of old ring

So begins another spring,
Green leaves under berries,
Chiff-chaff eggs are painted by
Mother bird eating cherries

Spring has flowered frae a drip,
Slash and trickle running
Plant has flowered in the sun
Shell and pebble sunning

So begins another spring
Green leaves under berries,
Chiff-chaff eggs are painted by
Mother bird eating cherries

~ sung by Donovan

Easter on the Living Room Mantel

Hello, Dear Ones. Come on into my living room and I'll show you my mantel all decked out for Easter and Spring!

Light and airy and springy and Eastery on my mantel.

I found this lamb's ear garland at Hobby Lobby and bought a couple and placed it on the mantel and then filled in with a little bloomy garland that I've had forever.

I do love my Milk Glass and found another piece and it's called a napkin holder. The shape is the same as a banana holder just smaller. Well, it was perfect to poke a few blooms in. Since it's a smaller piece, I placed it on a little Fostoria glass stand to raise it up. You raise me up...

I love this little bunny, she's so sweet.

How could you not love this little face.

Here is the centerpiece of my mantel. I have had that vase for probably 30 years and doggone it, I dropped it and broke it! I was so upset but I used some E600 and glued back what a could. I figure if I fill it full of blooms you won't see the little chipped place that I couldn't find to glue back. Aren't the little bunnies cute who are holding the vase?

You can't see the chip - yay - since I poked in lots of blooms!

Little bunnies wanted you to see them just one more time.

On the other side of my broken bunny vase is this little guy. I've seen him all over blogland! I've had him for quite a few years.

How do I know he's a he? He told me so.

More Milk Glass newness! I found this banana holder - it's so pretty and again just the right piece to poke some blooms into. What's that? I see someone peeping out.

Oh, another little bunny is hiding in the flowers and I think she is actually snacking on them! I'll have to deal with that.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my mantel all ready for Easter and Spring.

Be a bunch of sweeties,                                                                                                                         Shelia :)

I'll leave you with a little Note Song ~

Tiptoe Through the Tulips

Tiptoe through the window
By the window, that is where I'll be
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me

Oh, tiptoe from the garden
By the garden of the willow tree
And tiptoe through the tulips with me

Knee deep in flowers we'll stray
We'll keep the showers away
And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight
Will you pardon me?
And tiptoe through the tulips with me

Maybe it's flowers you stray will be the showers of life
And when I kiss you in the garden in the moonlight
Will you pardon me and tiptoe through the tulips with me?

~sung by Tiny Tim

Whites On The Half Wall or Pony Wall, Whatever

 Hello, Dear Ones! I'm still decorating around here. Do we ever stop. Nah, we don't.

Today I'd like to show you my half wall. Some folks call them pony walls. I don't really care because all i know is I love it because it hides a little of my kitchen from the living room.

I kinda look at my loooooooooonnnnnggggg half wall as three shelves to decorate and each one is separated by a column. Above is the middle one. Now that floral is used over and over and all through the seasons right there in this same spot. I'm using my blue and white candlesticks

Keeping with my clean and white look, I've grabbed a lot of my Milk Glass pieces to put on my half wall. These are so white you can barely see them. I poked a moss ball in one of my Milk Glass vases.

Carrying on with my clean and white theme, I have used a matching Milk Glass vase with another moss ball. I just continued to poke down a few more Milk Glass pieces. 

Nice and neat and clean and white.

Be a bunch of sweeties,                                                                                                                       Shelia :)

I'll leave you with a little Note Song ~

White Room

In the white room with black curtains near the station
Black roof country, no gold pavements, tired starlings
Silver horses ran down moonbeams in your dark eyes
Dawn light smiles on you leaving, my contentment

I'll wait in this place where the sun never shines
Wait in this place where the shadows run from themselves

You said no strings could secure you at the station
Platform ticket, restless diesels, goodbye windows
I walked into such a sad time at the station
As I walked out, felt my own need just beginning

I'll wait in the queue when the trains come back
Lie with you where the shadows run from themselves

At the party she was kindness in the hard crowd
Consolation for the old wound now forgotten
Yellow tigers crouched in jungles in her dark eyes
She's just dressing, goodbye windows, tired starlings

I'll sleep in this place with the lonely crowd
Lie in the dark where the shadows run from themselves

~ sung by Cream  

Restful Living Room

 Hello, Dear Ones! Don't you think your home looks a little nekked after you take your Christmas decorations down? I sure do but in the same time after you get it all up to par it's a restful look and I kinda like it. 

Come on into my living room and see the restfulness! :)

My living room is pretty big but as you can see I have lots of furniture in here but it's clean, dusted and vacuumed and decorated.

I have a great big round coffee table and there's lots of room on top to poke things down. This is my fairly new doggies I got before Christmas and I am not tired of looking at them so I wanted them front and center in my living room. One doggy is sitting upon some books and looking so cute I might add. Then I've added a stemmed glass dish and poked a few blue and white porcelain balls in it.

Uh oh! My most beautiful dog, Willow, is a little jealous and just said, "What about me?" So now you can see her sitting so pretty with her pink baby.

Here's another look back at my living room. This is the view when you walk through the front door.

Oh, wait! I have something else to share! I found the mommy to my two doggies! I didn't even realize they had a mommy but yep, here she is! What a perfect family photo, don't you think?

Is this not the cutest family you have ever seen in your life?? I mean, just look at the family resemblance.

The mommy! She's is just perfect and her babies have inherited her spaniel look of black spots and that face!

I do believe she is mocking me just a bit as she is sticking her tiny little pink tongue out at me! Or maybe she just wants to give me a kiss. Yes, that's it. I'm sure it is! :)

 Well, I just had to share with you my recent most exciting find. You know I do love my doggies! 

I'm joining Love Your Creativity Party

Inspire Me Tuesday

All About Home

Be a bunch of sweeties,                                                                                                                        Shelia :)

I'll leave you with a little Note Song ~

She's So Beautiful

I hear your accusations darling,
And my reply is hard to find.
Oh, I wanna know you better.
Won't you consider one more time.
River flow to shining sea,
Mountain nectar blue.
Children flow like waterfalls,
Sweeter love renew.
Peace then war, then peace again.
Trial and error true.
Oh, if you were to visit there,
You would love her too' ooooo!

She's so beautiful.
She's so kind and free.
She's so beautiful.
She's all there is to me.

Tiny planet spins through space,
Gives my life to me.
Fifteen billion human beings,
Where's our destiny?
Peace then war, then peace again.
Trial and error true.
Oh, if you were to come down there,
You would love her too' like I do!

She's so beautiful.
She's so kind and free'yeah!
She's so beautiful.
She's all there is to me.

~ sung by Cliff Richard 

The Finn Has Got The Blues

 Hello, Dear Ones! Come on into the living room and see what I've done to The Finn.

This is a fun piece to decorate with the seasons.

Okay, I did something I've never down before - I put dishes on top of The Finn! He likes it too! The Finn is a guy, just so you'll know but he does like to get frilled up!

I have lots and lots of Blue Willow dishes and thought I would try my hand at putting these dishes here. I added the big platter and then a little plate. The little candle holder without a candle is not Blue Willow but the colors were just perfect together.

On the far side I used a bowl propped up on a plate stand and it looks pretty good! Another plate is behind the platter and the bowl. If you'll look closely you'll see another little Staffy looking over the bowl. His spots are a bluish black so he wanted to sit here with the Blue Willow. Done!

I apologize for the kinda blurry photos but these little butter pat plates are just the cutest things, aren't they? I found them long ago in an antique shop in San Antonio, Texas. I propped one up just so you could see the Blue Willow design.

The top of The Finn is definitely full of dishes but I do think he likes it.

Are you ready for your close up?

Nothing like a dished up Finn for January and beyond!

I'm joining the parties:

 Grace At Home

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Thursdays Favorite Things

Be a bunch of sweeties,                                                                                                                       Shelia :)

I'll leave you with a little Note Song ~

Am I Blue?

 

Am I blue?
Am I blue?
Ain't these tears
In these eyes tellin' you?

Am I blue?
You'll be too
If your schemes like your dreams
Done fell through

Was a time
I was her only one
Now I am
The sad and lonely one, oh yes I am

Was I gay?
Till today
Now she's gone and we're through
Am I blue?

Was a time
I was her only one
Now I am
The sad and lonely one
I'm such a lonely one

Was I gay?
Till today
Now she's gone and we're through
Am I blue?

~ sung by Ray Charles 

Living Room Mantelfestation

 Hell, Dear Ones! Today I'm going to share my living room mantel with you. Mantelfestation! That's my word for it.

First of all I want to apologize for the pitiful little bow on the wreath hanging on the mirror. I needed a wire ribbon but didn't have one and proceeded to make a bow anyway and well, you can see it is surely pitiful! I will take it off. I just didn't want to crawl back up on my ladder. Am I forgiven? Good and thank you.

Please! Don't look at that bow. I'm so embarrassed! You promised!

In the center of my mantel I put my little old clock up on top of a little wooden chest that I had bought my little mother. When I was a little girl she had a cedar chest just like that little one. She just loved it. I think some folks call these blanket chests. It was made from cedar and you could smell the nice scent when you lifted up the lid. I got a little sidetracked...then I added a couple of Staffies. They are so happy to hold a basket of flowers to help with the mantelfestation.

I poked a topiary on each side. I found these urns at Garden Ridge, now called At Home, probably over twenty years ago. I made the little faux greens to go around the topiary balls. I've used these so many times but still like them. I know they are sitting in front of my bottom pictures, it's okay.

Well, there you have it my mantel all mantelfestationed up! Please, again don't look at that bow! Why didn't I take it off before I took these pictures? I don't know! Feel sorry for me.

There you have it. I don't think it's half bad but I get 50% counted off because of that dumb bow!

Be a bunch of sweeties,                                                                                                                        Shelia :)

I'll leave you with a little Note Song ~ 

Oops, I Did It Again

 Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

I think I did it again
I made you believe we're more than just friends
Oh baby
It might seem like a crush
But it doesn't mean that I'm serious
'Cause to lose all my senses
That is just so typically me
Oh baby, baby

Oops, I did it again
I played with your heart, got lost in the game
Oh baby, baby
Oops, you think I'm in love
That I'm sent from above
I'm not that innocent

You see my problem is this
I'm dreaming away
Wishing that heroes, they truly exist
I cry, watching the days
Can't you see I'm a fool in so many ways
But to lose all my senses
That is just so typically me
Oh baby, oh

Oops, I did it again
I played with your heart, got lost in the game
Oh baby, baby
Oops, you think I'm in love
That I'm sent from above
I'm not that innocent

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

All aboard
Britney, before you go, there's something I want you to have
Oh, it's beautiful, but wait a minute, isn't this?
Yeah, yes it is
But I thought the old lady dropped it into the ocean in the end
Well baby, I went down and got it for you
Aww, you shouldn't have

Oops, I did it again to your heart
Got lost in this game, oh baby
Oops, you think that I'm sent from above
I'm not that innocent

Oops, I did it again
I played with your heart, got lost in the game
Oh baby, baby
Oops, you think I'm in love
That I'm sent from above
I'm not that innocent

Oops, I did it again
I played with your heart, got lost in the game
Oh baby, baby
Oops, you think I'm in love
That I'm sent from above
I'm not that innocent

~ sung by Britney Spears