Guest Posting

Hello Everyone!

Today I am a guest at my friend Grace's blog Sense and Simplicity

please come by for a visit!

(Actually , you know these posts are sometimes prerecorded...so I'll just be soaking

in my claw foot tub...all this blogging can stress a girl out!)

Making homemade pizza

Since moving to Vancouver Island i have been craving my hometown pizza!
No one makes a real gooey greasy cheesy Italian American pizza like the border towns of
Niagara Falls , ON and Niagara Fall NY (well okay Fort Erie ON and Buffalo, NY)
This is due to the fact that these places have a large Italian population. I miss my Sammy's, Franks
and Pappa's alot!

Just as much as i love to decorate i love to cook! So after much complaining to my hubby
about the horrible pizza available here and not even being able to find dough....he said
MAKE YOUR OWN!! So i did and have many times....

I am quite proud of myself for making my own dough

It turns out perfectly every time...

Next is the homemade pizza sauce which was not hard considering i make my own

pasta sauce every week...

Grated cheese...lots of it too...

Lots of pepperoni....sometimes i add mushrooms

Mmmm...there she is ...all hot ...gooey...cheesy just the way i like it!!

By the time my husband and son get through with it... this is whats left !

It might not be Franks or Sammys but we love it just the same!

Thanks for visiting

Pamela xo

Wish Book

Now that my birthday has passed it is time to get out my wish book!

Every year i go through magazines and surf the net looking for inspiration ....

and things to add to my dream book.

Here's what has been added to the book....

I'm still patiently waiting for my dream

white

kitchen

with that French/Paris flare!

I love this French country kitchen!

A romantic toile bedroom

but

I

know my husband

will not go for this ...

(he can always sleep in the guest room)

And now that i live in the land of RAIN and more RAIN ... I think these little

darlings would be just perfect for keeping my toes dry!
Back to the magazines for more inspiration and dreaming!

Thank you to all my friends for your wonderful

birthday greetings!! You all touched my heart!

Pamela xo

Happy Birthday to Me !

Today was

my

44th (yikes!!)

birthday!!

No this is not my cake. My hubby and Sam went to my

favourite bakery to buy me a special cake and

they did not have any cakes made! A car show

was being held in this town so they were just selling

their breads and making lots of food for all the hungry car enthusiasts!

So my poor hubby and son tried the local supermarket but

the cakes there looked awful and not many in stock. Sadly they came

home with no cake but i was fine with the whole thing. I was touched

by their thoughtfulness anyways. This is my first birthday in 44 yrs to not have any

of my family or friends around to celebrate it with me.

It felt strange and it really did not feel like my day....just another

Sunday really.

Every birthday i sit back and reflect over the

years of what i have

and have not

accomplished

and

where life has

taken

me.

Alot has happened to me over the last year

since

my 43rd birthday.

It seems like

yesterday it was

my

33rd birthday

and i

just had

a beautiful

baby boy.

I was more than sure that many more

babies would follow...

but sadly that was not

in the cards for me.

I guess God had other

plans for me...the

thing is i'm still waiting

to find out what that is!

Now in my 44th year

i

have started a

new life

3,000 miles away

from my home town.

My blog began on a dreary January

evening

and since then

my

life

has really started to change

I

cannot

believe

how many

wonderful, loving

people

i have met.

You all do not know how

much this

means

to me....

to a girl sometimes so

homesick

that i think i won't make it

through another day...

but

then

i log onto my blog

and there is a comment

that warms my heart and reaches out

and hugs me.

Thanks to all my blogging friends, my friends

back home who left wonderful comments on facebook today

and family phone calls 3,000 miles away.

It was

a

pretty good

birthday!

And i don't feel too bad for an old broad at 44!!

Pamela xo

Antique Baptism gown

This antique baptism gown

has been

in my family

for over

50 years.

This beautiful gown

has

baptised

my

cousins

my older brother

ME

and then my

own son!

Hard

to

believe

it has

blessed

so many

babies!

When it was time for my son to wear

it i had blue satin ribbon sewn into

the dress to make it

more boyish.

Now

I'm

just

wondering

who

the

next "Baby"

will

be

to be blessed

in this

beautiful gown...
We just never know when another blessing may arrive. Until then this gown will be lovingly

looked after by me!

Pink Ruffles!

Everywhere

i

look

either in magazines or

blogs

all i see

is

ruffles!

Pink, white

linen

cotton

silk

ruffles!

That's it i said...I want some ruffles too! But make mine PINK and in silk...

I'm in that princess mood today!

So here

is

my

new pretty PINK ruffle silk

pillow!This pillow is getting moved

around

alot.

I just can't

decide

where

to

keep it.

Now all i need is a pretty ruffle bedspread...or maybe a ruffle table cloth

yes that's what i'm looking for

a ruffle

tablecloth!

I will let you know when i find one!

Thanks for coming over

Pamela xo

Old Linens and Laundry

Welcome to my laundry room!

This is one of my favourite rooms

in the home.

I am loving my new front load washer and dryer...

They seem to make doing laundry

even more enjoyable! You will find all my old linens hanging around here...

A basket with my old linen towels

This linen towel is especially meaningful to me

my aunt hand made it on the

loom when she lived in

Italy as a young girl.

She learned all kinds of things

from the nuns.

I love the tassels on this old piece.


My laundry room has an old fashioned

drying rack

here i have hung more

of my antique

linens.

This is a very old Javex bleach bottle.

If you look

closely

you can see the

writing.

This old enamel pail holds all

my clothes pins...

There you have it...my laundry room or i should

say multi-purpose room . We also

feed the cats and have their litter box

here....but i really

don't think

you would

be

interested in that

aspect of the room !

Little Studio of dreams

On our property sits a little studio. It has many windows, skylights and two doors.
One door on the side and a dutch door onto the main road. Every morning i look out my window to the little studio. While i drink my coffee i ponder
and dream about all the endless possibilities that can be done with this studio.
So far i have hung lace curtains in the window!

I love the old casement windows that open out. Very old world.

This is the front of the studio that sits on the main road.

Antiques, art anything is possible... hmm...

I may have to ponder this some more...

New things and a cheater slipcover

Hello everyone!

Hope your all having a great summer!

It seems to be going way too fast for my liking.

I've been busy making changes once again.

I thought I'd share with you all what I've been

up to!

My shell collection is getting bigger

now that i live next to the sea...

Most of the shells I've collected are underneath

the fancier ones here.My antique mirrors seem

to be

constantly moving

from one

room

to the

next...

I love books and especially

old

ones

When my cousin was here

for her visit

she bought me

this

beautiful

new

book

French Home

its

wonderful

Beautiful French rooms

i

look over

this

book

every morning

with my

cup

of

coffee

She also gave

me

this beautiful

antique

china plate.
I love the pink

she told

me

she almost

kept

it

for herself!

It goes perfect
with my other
things
on
this
shelf!

I have

a

chair in

my

living room

that has

a

contemporary design.

It's

a

pretty

chair

but

i am not really

into

contemporary design

so

i

cheated

and

made a

fake

slipcover

for

it!

Here's

a

photo

of

the

chair

at

night

I

used

a

sheet

and

two

cotton

curtains

No sewing i just wrapped it all around the chair. Works perfectly for now.

Thanks for visiting!

Pamela xo