Thoughtful Bloggers, Lila and Jeanette

                         I have been remiss in thanking two bloggers who have passed along the

Stylish Blogger Award to me.

                                                                                   

Sweet Lila from Pretty Prowler  first commented on my last post and then passed along this thoughtful gesture.

                                                                                 

Check out her blog and her goals for the new year. I especially liked this one

- "De-clutter".

Oh man could I use a few tips in that department!

She featured some great images on her post and I really like this laundry room.....but wait, I don't recognize it! Where is the cat litter, the pile of shoes, the dog leash collection, the cat food, the dog bed, the more than we would ever need pile of jackets and rain gear?

Need I go on?

Oh, if only my laundry room wasn't also the back door and mud room entry!

Then, I got another kind comment and the Stylish Blogger Award from fellow hill country blogger, Jeanette, from JVW Home who lives and works in Austin, Texas.

Thank you to both of you for thinking of me!

Now, the way this thing works is I am supposed to tell you 7 things about myself, and pass the award on to ten other bloggers, notifying each of them via email.

I have to qualify something first, though.

I think supporting and complimenting one another in the blog world is great fun, interesting and helps us all  know more bloggers of like minds and interests. However, sometimes it is just enough for someone to get to their computer and post on their blog in the midst of a busy life. That being said, I want to add NO PRESSURE to anyone that I pass this award on to.

If you don't have time to carry it on, no worries. Just wanted to make that clear.

Okay, Seven Things About Me....................

Here is some of the big stuff of who I am.
 You already know I love interior design, art, and funky stuff.

1. I am a Christian and have a strong faith in God. I have daily conversations with Him and rely on prayer and faith tremendously.

2. I was widowed suddenly 21 years ago after being married for two years to an incredible man named Mike. I realized then that I really had no control over a lot of what was to be in my life. My daughter was 11 months old at the time and I did not know what in the world was going to happen to us.

3. My current husband dropped straight down from heaven, is also a Mike, and we married one year after I was widowed. He adopted my daughter and we had a daughter together. We will be married 20 years in March, and I still realize that we never know what life holds for us.

4. I still feel like I am about 26 years old (far from it!)  and embarrass my children regularly.

7. My family and my friends mean the world to me and I love nothing better than dinner around the table with good food, good wine and laughing and talking with them.

Oh P.S. it doesn't even have to be GOOD food or wine.

  A pizza and a  halfway decent bottle of wine is fine by

me!

The people around the table are the important thing.

7. I am absolutely crazy about art, architecture, and antiques.
Always have been.
I am an antique dealer and set up at Texas shows 4 or 5 times a year.

 I buy what I love and have been know to crawl on the floor under a table picking out pottery that SPOKE to me - yes,  whatever it is, it has to speak to me first and then it can come home with me or go on to a show with me.

8. I know, I was supposed to do only seven, but isn't this the best shot from a cell phone you have ever seen?

This is Buddy,  king of our household and my little sweetheart.

Now on to ten of my favorite bloggers :

Love Where You Live

For the Love of a House

Veranda Interiors

Fiona and Twig

Garden Antiques Vintage

Silver Moon Studio

Talk Sweet Talk Blog

Anything Goes Here

Beadboard Upcountry

My Favorite French Antiques


These are a variety of great reads and great people. I love discovering new blogs that I resonate with. In today's world you can find a blog about most anything. Hope you find a new one here that you enjoy!