Family home...

I am back from Niagara Falls, Ontario.

It was a wonderful visit but way too short.

So many people to see in such a short time.

I planned on taking lots of photos but time

just got away from me  and 

i still had not photographed all the things i planned on.

Here i will share some photos of my childhood home

that my mom still lives in. 

This home my parents built 46 years ago..

(there now you know how old i am)

My Italian grandfather and uncle did all the brick

work. My dad also helped with the construction.

My mom was pregnant with me when they moved in.

This is the only home i have ever known.

That sounds strange and feels even stranger.

It is a double edge sword really.  I mean i am so attached to this home

it is part of me...my childhood...my entire life 

 When the dreaded day comes to say good bye 

to it i will never ever be able to drive by it or

 even look at it without feeling incredibly sick.

Weird because it is just a house.

But it is a house filled with so many memories.

Memories of me growing up with my big brother.

Pool parties all summer long. The entire

neighbourhood always at my house.

On and on the memories come forth...

The screen door here is an antique elevator door.

My mother does have an incredible eye for design but 

i won't tell her that...she already knows.

She found that antique stain glass from an old house years ago

and had it installed when i was a kid. This was before

people thought of this type of design.  

Yes , she has always been ahead of everyone.

Everywhere you look she puts detail everywhere...

I got over stimulated on my first day home

so much to see...

The clay ornaments here are new too.

Who would think to line them up like this?

Only my mother...

I freaked when i say this cement heart! I love hearts. It must be from

a grave or something. She snagged it a garage sale for heaven's sake!

Can I have it??

This is the side entrance to the house and back yard.

A few years after the house was built she made 

her dad build her this brick wall with the iron gate.

No one did this back in the 70's. Our house

always stood out in the neighbourhood

and still does to this day!

My childhood home... beautiful as ever
and always ready to welcome me home...

Thanks for visiting
Pamela xo

Niagara Falls, Ontario

The roar of the Falls is calling me home...

as many of you know this is 

where i am from.

I have not been home in over three years...

I'm homesick

and have decided it is time to go home...

Our son is there right now

spending the summer with my family.

He's loving it!

Yes, i know it's been a hot as hell summer there

but he is not complaining...at all!

He said he is tired of rain and cooler summers here...

me too.

No offence to my friend's of Vancouver Island.

I miss my family...girlfriends

the small town's of Ontario

the Italian bakery's...and delicious pizza that can only 

be found on the border cities of

Buffalo/Fort Erie and Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls, ON

I 

miss the energy of the people

and the white

sandy beaches on the shores of Fort Erie...

These photos where taken by my girlfriend Cyndie

who is a Parks police officer...she took these photos

of them setting up the rope for the tight rope walker..

I would love to have been there for that!

So this is my little break until i 

return...

Hope you are all enjoying your summer...

Blessings...

Pamela xo

Dream cottage

"Better joy in a cottage than sorrow in a palace..."

This would be my perfect home..

an enchanting romantic cottage by the beach!

(all photos courtesy of Pinterest)

Welcome to my dream cottage

and let me share with you

what i envision it to look like...

Pretty pinks and whites 

with lots of roses in the interior...

i love the softness of this room.

The kitchen would have all white glass front cabinets..

and lots of subway tile..

On my wish list

is this gorgeous chandelier

for over the dining table..

In the powder room this beautiful

pink wallpaper for the walls...

The main bath must

have this vintage claw foot tub

for those evening soaks and pleasures!

and to end the dream

this soft and calm bedroom.

Blues are something my hubby would not object too.

Sweet dreams!

Thanks for visiting my dream cottage...
Hope to visit all of you soon!
Pamela xo

Lilacs and roses...

Thought i would share with you

my last year's lilacs and roses...

I miss their scent and beauty...

Pretty and pink...

just what i like...

My next garden will have lilac

bushes everywhere...

Hope your week goes beautifully!

Pamela xo

Continued house tour!

Hello everyone!

As promised the final photos

of this beautiful home!

So this home could be yours for only $757,500 Canadian!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend...
back to work tomorrow for this gal!

Thanks for visiting me!
Pamela xo

Outstanding home tour!

Okay Ladies brace yourself

for this amazing house tour!

This house will knock your socks off

I know it made me

want to pass out!

Enjoy!!!

Did you love it?
To be continued....

Pamela xo

Sunday

Sunday...

My appreciation for

today...

Going for a walk with my Pilot girl

down

a very long

country road.

This is what i appreciate...

Two kitties...

one napping the other

watching me take his photo...

An old barn...

and wire fencing..

Don't you just feel God in the details?

Take time to appreciate your world
and watch the magic happen...

Pamela xo

Stripes!

My girlfriend emailed me

a post from Cote De Texas...

I just had to share this inspiring living room.

What got me right away 

were the curtains!

I have similar ones...

This is going into my inspiration

folder for when we buy a home...

What do you think?

Love the hit of colour!!

Here is a glimpse of mine... 

I just need to do that puffy thing 

at the top!

This is a very old photo from

our home in Niagara Falls...

I even have the same table as in the above photo.

Funny how a room you have decorated

is similar to another one years later.

It's raining here today in the Pacific Northwest but I am not complaining since
they got hit with snow back home!!

Thanks for visiting
Pamela xo

The love is continued...

It seems i am not the only one out there

who is in love with this home!

These are the last

photos i have of it...

This is the husbands office. The only

room with strong colour on the walls.

Beautiful room ...the dark 

walls please the man

so much that he is okay with the rest

of the home being how the woman wants it.

That's my take on it.

I know how most men are

they need a room for them. 

Two more shifts and i am off for three blissful days!
Hope to get caught up with all of you!

Thanks for visiting!
Pamela xo