Sunday, August 29, 2010

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!)

Thursday, August 26, 2010

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









Tuesday, August 24, 2010

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



Sunday, August 22, 2010

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



Thursday, August 19, 2010

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!




Monday, August 16, 2010

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


Friday, August 13, 2010

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 !















Monday, August 9, 2010

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...




Friday, August 6, 2010

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