Thanks so much, Pop, for all you do!
Made this for you…..
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Friday, May 31, 2013
The Two Marys
It’s good to be back! Wow – May went by so fast, with so many projects, but internet woes kept me from posting. Guess I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. The Two Marys – Mary Dahl and Mary Elder are coming for lunch on Thursday, so trying to finish a few projects before they come to Dove Cottage for the first time.
Here are some photos of things that have been going on around Dove Cottage ---- and Majestic Acres, my parents’ 5-acre homeplace.
Painted all Mom’s and Pop’s porch rockers a fresh new coat of green
for their rocking chair porch at Majestic Acres.
Don’t they look better than the old gray-green? 
Finished my folk-art garden at the entrance to Dove Cottage
complete with sunflowers, hollyhocks, allium, and poppies.
Decorated in neutrals for Summer – cool and easy to live with.
Made a new canvas awning to replace the vinyl one that was ripped apart in a winter
storm. This one will be painted white with black stripes as soon as I have a sunny
day when it isn’t so windy. Also got the Proven Winner baskets from English Country Gardens
installed in the window buckets under the awning.
Raked and cleared my walking trails in the woods
While clearing the trails, discovered Indian Pipes (fungi mushrooms) popping
up all over the woods after all the rain we had this Spring. Their white ghost like
appearance is always welcome. I’ll definitely show them to The Two Marys.
Happy Summer, Blairsvillagers!
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Internet Woes
Windstream is one of only three internet providers in my small town, and the service has never been great – it’s down, it’s up, it’s down, it’s up, it’s down, it’s still down…….
I wish I could just go down to the AT&T store and get a hot spot. But I stream Roku over the internet and watching Netflix movies, I would eat up the monthly data of a hot spot in about one day. So I decided to go with the new fiber optics internet service offered by our electric co-op. I hear only good things about it.
All this has, of course, affected my posting here on Blairsvillager.com and being active on facebook. As soon as the fibers are installed – in the next six weeks (there’s a long installation waiting list), I’ll be up and rolling again. I’m looking forward to it! ~Jo
Monday, April 15, 2013
Checking It Twice
Wow – what a rainy (and some days chilly) Spring it’s been around Dove Cottage in Blairsville, Ga. 90 miles Northeast of Atlanta, and 10 miles from North Carolina, we’re having a strange Spring – not exactly Southern and certainly not Northern (what kind of Southern lady would admit to anything Northern?)
Here’s my Spring To-Do List, and some photos of early projects.
Make new window awning (old one was ripped up in a storm)
Buy evergreens for fishbowls at front door
Buy baskets for window buckets
Touch up harlequin pattern on concrete
Rake walking trails in woods
HAPPY SPRING SPRUCING!
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Faery Mushroom Garden
No matter the season or weather, my mushroom garden is always in “bloom.” Yes, that’s poison ivy – the faery who lives in the little house says it protects her from humans
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Friday, March 29, 2013
A Standing Ovation to Mamie Jane’s
I saw this idea –- actually shared on Decorating Ideas Made Easy, and it’s so clever, I’m sure it’s going to be making the rounds. It originated from Mamie Jane’s blog. And if you’d like to see the instructions, you can access them here: http://mamiejanes.blogspot.com/2013/03/another-kitchen-tablet-holder.html
As you can see, it’s an old cutting board, with a scrabble letter holder glued across the bottom and a wedge of wood glued to the back as an easel stand. Then it’s painted – possibly with chalk paint, which I’m going to teach you to make in a future post (as soon as it’s warm enough to get outside and actually paint something, lol), and distressed.
Well done, Mamie Jane’s!
Happy Decorating! ~Jo
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