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 Hi to all of my old blog friends. I am now on Facebook under Mo's Cottage. I find it a lot easier to post on that particular website. I hope to see some  my old blogging friends.  Please come over for a visit.

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Happy Mothers Day

Hope all of the Mom's out there have a wonderful day.......

Wanted to share my frond door..... I put a bit of Spring flowers for a nice welcome....I bought this blackboard sign ages ago and now have a nice home for it.....love the saying (welcome to our nest)...."welcome" signs have been around for so long I love the change in words.....

again have a wonderful Mother's Day.....

Hugs,

Mo

Good Morning

Now that I have started to blog again I have visited many of my blogging friends sights..... I'm so sorry to say that many have taken a break as I did.....I have missed blogging and realized that I love sharing even if I have one visitor and have touched someone in a sweet way I'm happy.....

Today as I drink my morning coffee I wanted to share my greenhouse window...I recently remodeled my kitchen...if I can find my before pictures of the kitchen I will share at a later date.....anyway I bought a black and white check canister set that I have been eyeing for years....it's Mackenzie Childs.....I have a few other pieces and am incorporating them with my shabby cottage style.....my friend June made me the stained glass... returned from France a couple of week ago and brought home the cute Eiffel Tower from  Paris.....

Have a wonderful day My Friends.....

Hugs,

Mo

Before and After

My kitchen is still a work in progress....I still have to put the ceiling molding up...... this is the After picture.......I want to paint the sideboard the off-white....I have lived with the sideboard with the original stain an still want it white...so another project to do......

and I did move the maiden hair furn from the living room to the kitchen...

AFTER PICTURE

I look at this before picture and I remember when I wallpapered the kitchen....I LOVED IT .....now I see it and I think what was I thinking....funny how our styles change over the years.....I do still love my dishes on the hutch..... 

BEFORE PICTURE

All for now.....

Hugs,

Mo

A Little Green for Spring

I love Madenhair fern...... Have three of them in old Mercury glass ..... Love the look and gives a little something in the kitchen .....

I really have missed blogging and trying to get the hang of the new apps .....I have missed my blogging friends !!!!! Hope to hear from you soon ....

Hugs,

Mo

Another Treasure

Just when I thought it couldn't get any better....June brought over yet another Birthday goodie....she found this at an estate sale...... she told me it had my name written all over it.....I have to admit it sure did.....as they say "one man's trash another man's treasure...I I will treasure this goodie Forever.....

sooooo pretty !!!!!!

again June ....Thank You so much :-)

have a wonderful day...

Hugs,

Mo :-)

I'm A "M" Junky

The Letter "M"

I was looking around my home and noticed that I have collected the letter M a few times...I think ever since I was a little girl I loved the number "8" and the letter "M"....so glad my Mom named me Maureen AKA Mo :-)

Have a Wonderful Day;;;

Hugs,

Mo :-)

P.S. I use the cute wine glasses 2 ways.....I put a little rice in it and then a candle on top and use it as a candle holder.....and of course to have a glass of "wine" once in a while...:-)

Bird Bath

Birthday Surprise !

My neighbor June is soooo talented....an artist...her stained glass is amazing.....but I received the unexpected......can you see it ?????

get a little closer ........

Look....my very own "Bird Bath".......
it looks amazing in my front yard.....and the birdies just love it.....
Thank You...Thank You....Thank You June.....I love my bird bath.....

Have a wonderful day...

Hugs,

Mo :-)

More Change

Is Less More ?.... Well Sometimes :-)

As the saying goes is less more....my coffee table is definitely less....I cleared off some "stuff" and moved things around... for now I like it...more of a clean look....

I wish I could say the same for the entry table ... I started out with less and ended up with "more"...sometimes rules cannot be followed :-).....in my case anyway....

I just had to put "more" treasures on the silver tray...couldn't help myself...

have a wonderful day....

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Relocating Hutch

Changing Things Around...

wanted a bit of a change in the living room.....I found a hutch a few years ago that I had on my patio that would do the trick....I filled it with some of my treasures and love the new change.....

Moved a few more things around...more tomorrow..

Have a wonderful Day,

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Homemade Is Best

Rag Lamp Shade :-)

I have been away from doing homemade projects for a while....I'm starting in again and started with this adorable lamp shade....I got the idea from a shade my friend Sharon bought.....very simple....I was so excited to start this project I forgot to take before pictures.....I took an old lamp shade (bought at the thrift store) tore off the cover sprayed painted the frame antique white ...then cut strips about 6 or 7 inches long and about 1 1/2 inches wide....of about 5 or 6 different fabric in the same shades but different textures......just do what looks good to you...and be very generous with the strips when tying around the top and bottom of the wire shade....I tied one at a time alternating the fabric....it took about 2 hours or so......

I put this shade over a lamp shade I had...you can put it over a shade or it can be by it-self over a pretty light bulb...

completed shade.....

this is the lamp I put the rag shade over.....


and of course I had to have one in Pink ....


Have a Wonderful Day.....

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Bud Vase

"Sweet Pink"

When my Grand-daughter Ailish was born a friend gave me a rose bush called Baby Blanket....the pale pink roses are small and delicate....I found the cute little bud vase at Z Gallerie last week and had the perfect rose to put int it....I attached it to my bathroom mirror....I love seeing the sweet little rose...something so small put a smile on my face.....

Have a wonderful day...

Love and Hugs,

Mo :-)

The Treasures We Find !

I love being a looky-lou in Niles, CA.....there are so MANY antique stores there.....I haven't been to Niles for quite a while so off I went....I discovered a NEW STORE .....YIPEEEEEE......mind you I have no where to put anything and did NOT want to buy anything ....yea right !!!!!

WELLLLLL I found this amazing stained glass window...I think at one time it was a door of some kind.....now the questions was....HOW DO I NOT BUY THIS WINDOW....it was $30 dollars !!!!!!!

the store..."Cottage Charm"

the window.....$30 dollars !!!!!! It measures 4 feet by 2 feet....

and I adore the color PINK....and at the moment I LOVE pink tulips......did I tell you it was $30 dollars...!!!

I have no idea where I'm putting it yet...HELP I NEED MORE ROOM !!!!!!!!

Have a wonderful day...

Love and Hugs,

Mo :-)

Is It Spring ?!?!

Look what I found in my garden....two tulips..."The Decision" !!!!!! to leave them in the garden or bring them in the house and enjoy them...well, you guessed it...in the house they came with me....the bulbs have been in my garden FOR YEARS like about 25 years.....and they are still blooming every year.......YEAH Tulips !!!!!!

Have a wonderful day ....

Hugs and Love,

Mo :-)

Shopping Is GOOD For You !

I heard on the news this morning that Shopping is GOOD for you....well, I have to admit that it was a fun day yesterday....My BFF Sharon and I went to a once a month gathering of several women that love the thrill of the hunt and we get to SHOP.....I found this clock, I have a thing for clocks,...only $16...I have it in my living room and I love the change......I also thought this was a great idea for old bottles you might have hanging around the house, picture shown above....

I thought this was a clever way to display candles...

Sharon found this cute little table ..it holds Magazines..books etc. and also the lamp shade....she put it over another shade on her cute little lamp....

we did have a great day shopping....so I have to believe that Shopping is REALLY good for you...

Have a wonderful day....

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Walking in the Rain

Rain Rain and more Rain.......

I love the rain and walking in it....just wanted to share my very wet front yard.....

have a happy Saturday...

Hugs,

Mo :-)

Retirement and ME !!!!!!

Well, it's all about "ME" this post......I retired last April and am just posting about it....can you believe it.....I had so much going on in my life at the time it just wasn't that important to post about...with my Mom's passing last August things are kinda getting back to normal...what ever normal is....

I did want to share the beautiful retirement cake Michelle my co-worker made for me....she also teaches cake decorating and of course I took a few classes from her.....it was so much fun......

I worked for an amazing Airline and had the time of my life everyday......I embrace Retirement and love my life.....but I do have another part...part....part time job just for fun!!!!!

can you see me ?????

last phone call before I get on the bus !!!!!

loved my cake......

my friend Lynnie ......

Amy retired the same day I did....Amy worked with our amazing Pilot's.....Congratulations Amy !!!!!!

All my goodies go home with me.......

another chapter in my live "Now Closed"

Thank You Southwest Airlines!!!!!!

and all My Amazing Wonderful Flight Attendants I will miss you !!!!!!!!

Love and Hugs,

Mo :-)