Onward thru the Mess

Not in order,this is the fabric we used for the chairs and curtains,the pics dont show it but it has a light pink/beige
the paint and fabric on the walls will be my dining room,
notice all the color swatches on the table base,(they are being switched everyday,lol)
since the room will be painted all pale and my furniture is white,I was thinking about painting the base a color that pops,
but I will wait on that till the room is finished,to decided if I want to do this,
the colors in the pics are not the true colors,I don't know why but my pics never come out they way it truely looks,















well back to the madness,
Lady of the Mote

Can I peek into your bedroom,The art of Bed making.

The art of Bed making,

as I was making my bed this morning ,trying for a new way to make it,I thought,

It Truly is an art,with all the many styles and ways to make a bed,
the uses of linens,quilts and pillows,
the bed becomes a canvas of what we want to end our days with,
to some it’s a chore,and many don’t even bother,
but for others it become a sanctuary ,at the end of the day,

I am always trying new ways to make my bed,
my bedroom can be found here,if you want to peek


these are my dream beds,depends what mood I am in,




(if you want to see beautiful beds look at
Cottage Chic shopI look there often for inspiration)


I could never have it because of,
the Dutchess,lol

I would love to see how you make your bed,
let me peek into your bedroom,
add a link in the comments,
and lets all take a peek.

Have a Blessed Day
Lady of the Mote

Changing of the Guard(Door Wreaths)

This is the first time I have been making wreaths for the front door for each season,this was fall,



and this is Christmas,I have to say it is very cheap to make with items from the dollar store,and took me just a few hours,



I am already planning a Valentines Day one,
come on show off your wreaths!
Have a blessed day,
Lady of the Mote

Christmas Decor

Well started my Christmas decorating,
doing pretty well,considering I am almost starting from nothing,
after my old decor toss out,
this is what I have so far,
sorry for the blur pic on Santa sled and the Christmas carolers,
those are old vintage,everything else is "new"vintage,
the white tree,is in my living room it is 6 ft,looks smaller in the pic,
the little green one is in my dining room just 2 ft,
I sure am having fun this year
more to come....lol.

Have a blessed day,
Lady of the Mote

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving,
we have so much to be thankful for,
husbands,children,homes,jobs,country,
I want to say thankyou to all you Ladies,
that take the time to read a newbie's blog and leave
comments and thank you for the few I have friendships starting,

well we had an abundant dinner,(sometimes this feels wrong,its the only day that gluttony is ok,but as I sit with a normal than full belly posting,
changes were made in the menu,
we had,

Roast Turkey Breast with Stuffing & Gravy
Cranberry Sauce
Green Beans and Almonds
mashed yams
Mashed Potatoes
Turnips
Green leaf salad with grilled beets and goat chesse
Grain salad
Biscuits
Collard greens
Pumpkin bread
Lemon coffee cake
Fruit Salad,
to my vegans friend no turkey or dairy for Mama,lol,

my table landed up looking like this,

and I dare not show the kitchen,but hubby and BIL tubes and all did the dish washing,bless their hearts,
Today I am so Thankful for my hubby,grown healthy kids,a home that is paid off,good friends and Gods hand on my life,and all of you,my blogger and email friends,
Lady of the Mote

Thanksgiving Menu

Since I will be having a guest for Thanksgiving now,
my menu will be the traditional Thanksgiving menu,

Roast Turkey Breast with Stuffing & Gravy
Cranberry Sauce
Green Beans and Almonds
mashed yams
Mashed Potatoes
Green leaf salad with tomato and avocado
Biscuits
Collard greens
Pumpkin bread



table setting will still be as posted here

Today is a day for shopping and getting the rest of the food items,cleaning the house getting things prepared.
Have a blessed day,
Love,
Lady of the Mote

Birthdays and Bucket List

since today is my birthday I have been reflecting on my “Bucket List”
what I have done so far;

I did the Excalibur Drive in Ireland
slept in a castle
swam in The Caribbean sea,
got my feet wet in the Irish Sea
had a daughter
had a son,watched them grow into wonderful adults
love my step children as my own
forgave my parents
found God
slept under the stars
ate and loved foi gras and drank Dom Perignon
stayed in love
adopted a cat,grieved his death
adopted a big dog
made a home
learned to love and embrace all homemaking skills
understand the charm of a apron
play an instrument with some decree of skill
play that instrument in church
Gave back by coaching a youth sports team
had my portrait drawn
Spent a whole day eating junk food without feeling guilty.
Made love outdoors
learnt how to sweat pipes
Had a room with a view
Sent a message in a bottle
Took a horse and buggy ride.
Did the all NYC tourist things,although I am a native.
Planted trees.
Learnt not to say yes when I really mean no
Made a complete and utter fool of myself many times
Took a ride on the highest roller coaster in the city
Spent a whole day reading a great novel
Made bread from scratch
became a good cook
Became a mentor to a young person who needed direction
Become a good listener
Spontaneously gave flowers to my husband for no reason
Got tattoos
Gave blood
Wished upon a shooting star
Visited some of the countries our ancestors called home
Taught a class
Kissed passionately in public
married my husband twice, once in city hall the a few years later in church
had a star named after me
sat front and center at Operas and Broadway shows
became a vegan
made a website



I am sure there are many more that havent came to memory yet,

I still want to,
survive menopause mentally intact!!!
see more operas
become a grandma
live in the country
grow an edible garden
foster a horse
own a toy dog
have a spa mud bath
Dunk a basketball
Ride an elephant
Reflect on my greatest weakness, and realize how it is my greatest strength
Spend three months getting my body into optimum shape
Spend Christmas and New Year's in an exotic location
Learn to ballroom dance properly
Be an extra in a film
Make my own wine
Develope a talent for photography
find new antique shops
laugh until I cry
learn to love winter(or at least like it)
find a physical activity that both my hubby and I enjoy doing together
watch our kids living out their own Bucket List dreams
Kiss my husband passionately in public again,
and shhhhh dont tell anyone but eat more foi gras and drink Dom Perignon.


Whats on your list?



How Many Share Your Birthday
18 Million People Sing "Happy Birthday" Each Day
By Matt Rosenberg, About.com

If your birthday is any day except February 29, you share your birthday with approximately 1/365 of any population (0.274%).
Therefore, since the world population as of this writing is estimated at 6,568,250,905, you share your birthday with nearly 18 million people around the world (17,995,207).

Here are how many people you share your birthday with for countries around the world:

You currently share your birthday with about 824,456 people who reside in the United States but only 90,682 Canadians, 166,052 British, 225,813 Germans, and 349,216 Japanese.

On a grand scale, you share your birthday with about 3.6 million Chinese and 3 million Indians.

However, among the non-permanent residents of the world's least populated and smallest country in area, the Vatican City, you only share your birthday with 2 to 3 people on any given birthday. In the island country of Tuvalu, about 35 people sing "Happy Birthday" on any given day.

Leap Year

If you are lucky enough to have been born on February 29, you share your birthday with 1/1461 (because 366+365+365+365 equals 1461) of the population (0.068%) and so worldwide, you only share your birthday with a mere 4,495,722 people!

That means that a mere 204,630 Americans and only 22,507 Canadians share the very special February 29 birthday!

Happy Birthday to all who share it with me,
Love,
Lady of the Mote

Dollar Stores

with the holidays a few weeks away,and budgets really tight,
it was nice to find this site,
Dollar Store Crafts
had to share it with you all,great site for ideas.

Have a Blessed Day

Next!Apron

Ok here is the next one,if you could only see this fabric,it is yummy!
well this is an addiction and I just may sell them,
I don't see how I can stop making them!!
I see after a make a few more,but if any of my friends(friends only
not ready to start any kind of real business)
want to buy ones I have made already,just call or email.





well on to the next!
Have a Blessed day!!

More Apron Love

I want to thank every one for their lovely comments on my aprons,
I am working on my 4th,and I think it will be the best so far,
many of you wished you can make one,
I found the fabulous site that gives 54 Free Apron Patterns You Can Make
at the TipNut
I get many many ideas there and from the bloggers who left comments
some of the aprons women make are amazing!!!
Have fun looking!!


Happy Sewing!!!

Latest Creation

From $3.00 worth of sewing notions,




into this...



I sure do enjoy the process of making the aprons,
next I have the yummy strawberry print fabric I bought in Cold Spring to work with,if you have a blog please share your ideas,and creations!

My day at Cold Springs

There are ALOT of images here,please wait for loading,











a very dog friendly town,small or big,







inside some of the shops,
a African/Safari store were the items are crafted by women,


This Old Couple has been hanging for sale in one of the stores since we started gong to Cold Spring,if the sale price was much cheaper I would
adopt them,

this was a beautiful wall just fall of stain glass windows,

a Octoberfest Band playing,and a group of beautiful modest women,




For lunch,grilled eggplant,cabbage and chickpea soup,pasta,
I must remember to take pictures BEFORE we start eating,lol!




The Drive home we past thru Sleepy Hollow,and Tarrytown,
we went a few years ago,I was a big Dark Shadows fan,and HAD to see Lynhurst Manor,it was the days before I had a computer,so that will be something to blog about in the future,


and the items that I bought,get fabrics,napkins,rag rugs,
and scone mix and chocolate,
yes that middle bar of chocolate is made with bacon,that sounds so very wrong,Hubby is brave!




and last item,I got was a bright pink rain coat,for The Dutchess,
she will model it in an other blog post,
Thanks for visiting and taking the trip with me!