Country Romantic

~Daisy Pin Cushion Gift~

I just got a package in the mail from a bloggie friend in the United Kingdom. I asked her to make a daisy pin cushion for me because my sweet Mama is having a birthday soon and I wanted to give it to her. (She loves daisies.) I just know she will love this. Thank you Julie....you did a GREAT job knitting this gift!! You can visit Julie's blog at The Gingerbread Knitter.

Hope ya'll are having a GREAT week!! :)

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~The New Tea Business~

I had so much fun reading through your comments about what you think I may be doing with "Tea" soon. :) And you had very good guesses. My sweet Mama and I are indeed opening a tea business but not an actual tea room that will serve dinners. We will have a traveling tea tasting business and also be making and selling essential oils and other items. (Did ya'll know that I do Reflexology?) I will be doing this also. I haven't done it professionally in many years but now is the time to start it back up.

Thank you for all of your guesses and I will be checking in now and then but will no longer be blogging as before. My time is being spent going and coming this way and that way.
It looks as though we will be moving again soon and we will be busy setting up a new home, as well as, a new business. So my time will be eaten up for awhile. But I will try to keep ya'll updated along the way and hope ya'll won't forget about me. :)

Hope ya'll are having a GREAT summer!!! :)

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~Teacups and Tea are for me~

I have been enjoying my summer vacation......how about you?

It seems that most all of my blogging friends are not posting as much right now because we are all so busy enjoying the outdoors and not spending time on our computers as much as when we were cooped up inside during the winter months. :)

But not only have I been enjoying my summer vacation but I have recently started my own business with my Sweet Mama. Can you guess what it is all about? hmmmm............

Please send me your comments and your guesses.

I'll let you know about the secret soon. :)

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~Breadbox Centerpiece~

My roses are blooming beautifully and I just had to bring one in for my new table centerpiece. I always like to eat more fruits in the summertime and a bowl of apples is a quick way for me to grab a healthy snack. And lemons are always good in my sweet tea or to make a pitcher of freshly squeezed lemonade.

These items are all sitting on top of my bread box that my daughter gave me years ago. She bought it at a garage sale. (I've passed along my thrifting to her.....LOL)

The pink rose smells so good.

What's on your table?

Hoping ya'll are having a great day!!! :)

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~Finding Joy Movie~

I just finished watching this short movie and it was very uplifting. So good that I had to share with ya'll. Hope ya enjoy it! :) Have a safe and happy holiday weekend.

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~Gifts From Sweet Peeps~

It's so good to receive gifts and even better when they are from "Sweet Peeps." My daughter gave me a huge gift bag, full of delightful things, recently and told me that I was a special Mama to her and she wanted to do something to show me how much she appreciated me. (Talk about bringing tears to my eyes. :) I was very humbled.

Then just when I had been sick and having a bad day, the mailman comes and delivers me a big box full of precious goodies from a dear blogger friend. Mary, over at Contrary Mary , sent me some wonderful pretties and it just made my whole day better. Thank you very much Mary!!

If you know someone who's going through some trying times, send them flowers or something pretty and it will help to perk them up a bit. :)

These flowers are from Alissa (two dozen pink roses) wow!!

And a Paula Deen Hoe Cake skillet. I love Paula Deen!!

Some chocolate, coffee beans, sugar scrub and a new cutting board.

The following gifts are from Mary

I hung this "K" in my kitchen with my pink flower vine

This is in my bathroom now, holding pretty soap

I just love jotting down notes on these pretty sticky notepads

This is my Paula Deen candle from Alissa

Hope ya'll have a GREAT weekend!!! :)

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~Flowers Can Lift Your Spirit~

Flowers sure do lift me up when I'm down. I love lots of flowers but carnations and hydrangeas are among my favorites. Jim Darling just bought of bouquet of flowers for me yesterday for our table centerpiece. They were pink lilies and so pretty. We have had several deaths arounds us in the past two months and it is hard to keep cheery sometimes, but having some beautiful flowers sure helps. I've been sick all week but still had to work, so this weekend I'm just resting. See ya'll again soon. :)

This flower arrangement is my sweet Mama's and sits in her back porch entryway.
The water pitcher is old and was a favorite of my Grandma's.

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~Your House Funny~

Your House...As seen by yourself

Your House...As seen by Your Buyer

Your House....As seen by your Lender

Your House....As seen by your Appraiser

Your House....As seen by the IRS

Have a wonderful day!! :)

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~Pink Pig~

Happy Pink Saturday! The following pics are from an email that I got this week and thought this little pig was so pinky cute for a Pink Saturday posting. To see more pinks, hop over to Beverly's at How Sweet The Sound. She is the Hostess for Pink Saturday.

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~Photo Book Giveaway Winner~

Today is the Friday Giveaway of the Victorian Photograph Album and I had several bloggy friends who entered and I want to thank each one of you. It is so exciting to enter a giveaway and I wish I had a book to give each and every one of you!!

The winner is a lovely lady who always makes me laugh when I visit her blog. She posted about my giveaway which gave her 5 entries. That must have really helped her out since she won. :)

I put all the entries in a hat and drew one out.

And the lucky winner is:
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~~~~~~~~~~~Drum Roll Please

Sue over at Sullivan & Murphy

Congratulations Sue!!! :)

Thank you again for all of you lovely ladies who entered my giveaway!

I do have entry gifts for you as a thank you gift. They are my friendly teas. If you entered and would like to have one just send me an email with your name and address and I'll get it out to you. CountryRomantic@gmail.com

You are such sweet friends and I hope ya'll have a GREAT weekend!!!

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~Shopping With Jim Darling~

***Special Note*** Dear Friends, Thankyou so much for all your sweet emails and comments regarding my Grandma's passing and her funeral. Your kind thoughts and prayers have been much appreciated!! :)

My Jim Darling needed to go shopping and asked me to come along. He was looking for something for his car and wanted to check out a local flea market for it. I really wasn't looking for anything particular but went along anyway. Well, as luck would have it, he didn't find what he was looking for but I found a few things that I just had to have. LOL

This little nightlight house is a new addition to my upstairs bathroom.

And I just love Cary Grant movies! :)

We had a good time and will probably watch this movie on the next rainy day. :)

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~Last Visit at Grandma's~

The past few days have been very long for me and my family. My Grandma has been very sick for a long time with numerous things, because of being 83 years old. But after a long few days, she went home to be with The Lord. She said she was ready to go and went peacefully in her sleep, with all of us that could be there, by her side.

While I was there with her and the family, I drank a LOT of coffee and visited the Ladies' room frequently. I really liked this picture that was hanging on the wall and decided to take a picture of it. :)

And this is the wallpaper in the bathroom. I thought it was so cute too. :)

This is a picture of my Grandma, holding me and with my brother, who has also gone on to be with The Lord. She will be missed greatly, by all of us!

If I'm quiet for a few days, it's just because of the funeral and being busy with family!! I'll be back soon. :)

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~Romantic Cottages - My New Website~

I'm so excited to introduce ya'll to my newest project! I am Hostessing a new website all about Home Tours. I love to go on Home Tours and we have one every year right here in our little town. Below is a photo from one of the homes that we toured. It is a very lovely home.

You can check out my new site and see more pics of this lovely home at: Romantic Cottage Tours

***Special Note***

Don't forget to sign up for my giveaway here.

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~My Mother's House~

It was a rainy day, a few days ago, when I visited my sweet Mama and asked if I could take some pics of her house for my blog. She was hesitant because she was doing laundry and didn't want to have her home look like a laundromat. LOL

So, I just took a few pics of things around her home. This is the entry walk up to her porch.

She has such a nice sitting area on her porch but all I could get a pic of was the side of it because I didn't want to go out in the rain to take a pic of the whole porch. LOL

She bought this little wreath recently when we shopping together. She usually changes her wreaths frequently.

When you step inside, this little table is on the left. I don't know where she got it but I love it.

And this is on the left from the door. She got this armoire at a school auction several years ago and it is really nice to store coats in.

I have more pics to share in another post and hope to get more pics when the sun is shining and no rain. :)

***Special Note***

Check back on Monday's posting for a new website on Romantic Cottages!!

And don't forget to sign up for my giveaway here.

Hugs & Blessings,

~Katherine~
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~Pink Bag, Full of Pinks~

Hi and Happy Pink Saturday, which is hosted by Beverly at How Sweet The Sound. There are many other pink posts over there today.

I'm going out to enjoy the day and taking along my pink bag full of pink goodies. :) My scarf even has pink flowers on it and see the little pink pin? What's inside, you ask? Well, let me just show you!! :)
I have to bring my favorite pink lotion (My Desire) from Victoria's Secret. I want to keep my hands smelling good and feeling soft. :)