Around Pinehurst | December

 Cozy weather sets in.

Check {mate}.

 Time for some hot chocolate and a quick match.

I miss having a perpetual chess match going on the dining room table.

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Around Pinehurst | November

 Fall Harvest Time.

This one was actually harvested

from the Sister's Antique Shop up the road.

Loved the curves

Loved the texture

Loved that when you shake it

the seeds jingle around inside.

 

Happy November!

 

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October - Found Out and About

Not all of these items were found in October.

But I am getting around to share what I've found lately.

 

  

You know that vintage wire baskets are hard to find.

Mine was $5, half off blue tags (means it was $2.50) from Goodwill.

Also finally found some great wine jugs. 2.99 each.

I have been looking for colored glasses for a while now.

I especially wanted some in fall colors.

These are two small to be truly practical.

But I loved the swirls, the color and the price (.69 each).

I found the bowls (.99 each) right after I had given up

and decided that I was going to use wood salad bowls instead.

The plate is for my yet to be realized adventure

into diversifying my plate wall.

Beyond black and white eh?

If you didn't know it before, I am a sucker for textiles.

 

My "linen" closet is proof of that.

From farther away, the ledge is super cozy

and it really sets off my growing African mask collection.

Happy thrifting!

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Around Pinehurst | October

 Pleasant surprise

Green tomatoes turn red on the counter

And are even sweeter than straight off the vine

Heaven. On. Earth

Happy October.

 

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Around Pinehurst - September (Beachy | Pac Gal Flea)

I am so so SOOO sad

that I was too lazy

to get up and go

to the Pac Gal Flea Market

this past August.

It was a hot day.

Perfect for finding deals like

the aqua mason jars I got last year.

Sigh.

Happy back to school.

Literally.

We start back to school on September 1.

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Around Pinehurst | August

 

We did a lot of this during the summer.

Ashley yard work, Summer 2011

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Around Pinehurst - July

Three more days until I'm home

with the smartest dog ever.

Three years ago, today

we said I do.

HAPPIEST

day of my life.

HAPPIEST

day of my life.

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Week 28 Random Pinehurst

Best recipe ever.

Top secret of course.

Not.

Googled homemade granola

Modified the first recipe

because I like mine sweet like honey.

Of course,

vanilla soy milk

does the trick too.

Found This Week (June 19)

A little early this week.

Happy summer time!

A while ago

I got this calendar

Off of Craigslist for free

I have calendar printed a wall of my home

And you've seen it before here and here and even here.

Remember?

Well,
Imagine my delight
when I found this calendar

I so can't wait

for the wall

and the weekly photos

that this will be on.

While the vintage Ansel calendar

was what started my obsession,

unique wall calendars are some of my

favorite DIY supplies.

Wall decor really cheap.

Especially if you love grid displays like I do.

Stay tuned!

Around Pinehurst (June) - Beyond Photos

I have LOTS of walls
to decorate in this place

And because I don't want to do
all black and white photos
or spend another year creating
artwork for the wall

I figured I'd collect
and post

All the reason to collect more of these

wicker rounds

 

just saying



Around Pinehurst (May) - I Grew That

I was so sad

when I planted those bulbs back in November

Here's to awesome

survivor puppy dogs

and beautiful

gigantic

orange tulips

Cause I grew those.

Around Pinehurst | May

Around Pinehurst - April (Nap Time)

Sometimes,
I feel like just stopping where I am
pulling up a nice, soft piece of carpet
and taking a nap

Out of the sunspot, nap time - Lower Level Hallway, Pinehurst

Photo (c) b3 home designs

There are many, MANY things I've learned
from my beautiful, dying dog.
Aside from learning that you will go when it is your time to go
I've also learned that nap times are awesome

Bonus points if I could have dreams nearly as vivid as her's
because I would totally get a workout while I slept
(I don't know WHAT ball she is chasing in those wild pursuits).

Score!
Happy April!

Around Pinehurst - March (Cairns and Prayers)

Once upon a time

I took a really long trip

to a part of the world

that doesn't have western style toilets.

now.

this is significant

because I have a "toilet thing"

whereby I will not clean them

because my gag reflex just. cannot. deal.

so if you've ever been to a place

where you have had the pleasure of using

various eastern style toilets

oh...say...a place like Tibet

then the beauty of this

Toilet cairn, a bit off balance - Main floor Powder Room

Photo (c) b3 home designs

becomes far more relevant.

At Everest Base Camp (Tibet side),

we collected a couple of rocks.

All around Tibet, rocks are stacked (rock stacking = cairn)

mostly in prayerful repose

for safe travels

Or I think something like that

This cairn is our tribute

to the Great White Western Toilet God

that allows us the grace

to lazily sit our fat butts

on a bowl

that collects things unthinkable

and whisks them away to places

I never have to go

As opposed to crude holes in the ground

that I wasn't even allowed to use

more times than not

because I have lady parts.

Oh...Tibet.

Happy March!

Around Pinehurst - February (They're on the Links)

Around here,
in the PNW
if you only golf in sunny weather
you will never get your money's worth
of a golf club membership
a golf course home
or a set of clubs

Someone save Kermy!! - Main Hall, Pinehurst

Photo (c) b3 home designs

I personally think that Kermit's life aside
those golf shoes are totally sexy.

Happy February!

Around Pinehurst - January (I think it's a tree)

The only thing better in the world
than a thrift store out of season get
is a Freecycle "we can't fit it anymore" get

One of several Christmas Tree Stash spots - Storage room, Pinehurst

Photo (c) b3 home designs

Technically, I should probably be the one
giving away a tree that doesn't fit anymore

I got the tree
which, yes, has to be stashed in three different places
what??  why are you looking at me like that?

I got it on the roadside
from a house that was pretty big
from a posting that said something like
"moved into new place, tree is to big for our space"

I have lots of space. (LOTS!)
and I have a need for 3 trees

One is always live (Preferably from Ikea)
One is always live (preferably, chopped from a tree farm)
One is always fake (preferably, a tall skinny)

But, see.  This year, we put the doggy door
in the wall for my old downstairs spot

And the doggy that goes through that door
She has a liking for trees (the real ones, and the ornaments)
so I had to move the stair landing tree
to the guest room

Where we could never see it

So I moved the above tree, to my bedroom
Which was actually really fun

But also, obnoxiously big
It pretty much filled up the sitting area
Which is the size of a small child's room to begin with

Lesson of the day - beyond being too tall for a space
trees can also be too wide for a space.

Hmph.  Who would have thought it?
I DID finally get this tree up. 
And it was gorgeous all aglow at night.

Happy January!