Round Top

This is the crew I went to Round Top Texas with and they were so much fun!

This is how it all went down!

I meet my friend Shelly, (the one wearing the hat) at a garage sale...we kept running into each other and she finally asked me to go to coffee.
We had so much in common, it felt like I had known her for years!

She was telling me about her friend Mary, the one on the left, and her sister Carol...that's me on the right..

 I realized her friend Mary was my best friends sister from elementary school. They use to live down the street from me, but had moved away. 

Now can you believe that!
What are the chances of that happening?

Well, they were all going to Texas and asked me to go and
Of course, I said yes...

 It felt like Carol and I had never been apart! After all those years we just picked up our friendship from elementary school and didn't miss a beat!
I'm not going to tell you how long it had been since we had seen each other...I think I might of been eighteen years old.

We rented a house on a cattle ranch and this was the view from the back of the house...it was so pretty!
It went on for miles...

I put together some pictures of some of the things I saw in Texas...
These were pillow shams made with antique lace placed over linen..

They were gorgeous!

These drapes were made from the same company...they took parts of antique table clothes and created a pattern out of them.

I bought a rug from this shop, but forgot to take a picture of it..he had some beautiful things.

This was at Marburger

I fell in love with the color on this chest!

There were even shells and coral in Texas

This man was a sweetheart...he held up different purses for me for at least 20 minutes so I could send my daughter  pictures to see which purse she wanted.
He must of thought this ditsy blond has got to be from California!

I also bought one for my daughter in-law.

We ate here and had the best Margaritas I have had in a long time!
I can't wait to go back to Round Top...




I wanted to thank all of you for loving on me and leaving such heartfelt comments and emails during this hard time.
I'm hanging in there, but dang I miss my mom so much!
But, like my mom would of said to me...its a season...remember the blessings and all the fun things and times we shared!
Cheers...
Those margarita were in remembrance of you mom!

Blogging and Friends

 Its funny how blogging connects you with people all over the world who share the same passion as you do. 
 I am joining Mona at Providence LTD and Marsha, at Splenderosa blog as they have gone down memory lane and have shared some of the bloggers they first started following and became friends with.....  

In other words....I am totally inviting myself to join in.....

  I loved their post and thought it was a great idea.....
So, here is some of the bloggers that I have become friends with and would like to share with you their blogs.......




 John and Sally at Wilson Kelsey Design have been a delight to get to know.   
 They are a husband and wife design team that work together.  
 

They are very talented and its been fun getting to know them and to see their business grow. 

 John and Sally started blogging around the same time I did.

We have shared ideas together about social media...
We both were so new at it that it was nice to talk to someone with the same level of experience in blogging.....




 

 Stacy, at South Shore Design blog is a very talented and smart lady, did I say smart.....Yes, she is .....who now has an online store. 

We have asked her many questions, poor thing....from blogging to sponsors you name it, we have asked her! 

 

This is a image of her work

 Stacy always finds the best deals all over the Internet and shares with her readers.. She offers fabulous items on her on-line store.

 



 Debbie, from Inspired Design Blog has shared her life with the world....her struggles and joys....Debbie we are so proud of you!

She has helped so many women and she is an inspiration to all who read her blog.

 






 Kathysue, from the Good life Of Design blog.... will teach you how to set a table, show you great ideas and how to make it look beautiful.

 Her blog is very informative and is uplifting..

We both have special people in our lives that share the same name. Her grandson Mikey, has followed my son, Mikey's skateboarding career. 
We sent him a T- shirt and an autographed image of my son for his birthday.........Hi Mikey

 

Mona and her sister from Providence LTD blog  have  become our  friends and if I'm ever in Arkansas I am going to go visit them....  
Hope that is Ok Mona...

I promise I won't stay long.....really.

 I will bring my own pillow....

 We just did a post on these talented sisters.

 

Tina at The Enchanted home is another blogger that we have followed and we consider as one of our blogging buddies.

This talented women could build a town if she wanted to.

 Tina is going to be visiting our blog soon. 

 She is going to share with our readers some tips on what has helped her on-line store and blog grow......  

Can't wait to share that with you.

This is her home, but we will have many other images to show you....
 

This is Tina's faithful dog...


 



 



Carla, at Aston Design Studio is a very talented designer who's work and blog I have been following since I started. 

We both started blogging around the same time. 

Carla eats and sleeps design....She really does. She is a goal setter and very driven....I admire that about her........ 

 

Renae, from Renae Moore Design blog......I'll be going to crash on her sofa one day.......just kidding! 

Renae and I became grandparents a couple of weeks apart.

 We have talked on the phone about design and share a lot of the same passions. 
 She loves fabric like I do and has an eye with patterns and styles. 

 
Maryann, at Classic Casual Home is another designer and blogger. 

She shares her love of family, friends and design on her blog and is another very talented lady.
 Her home is going to be featured in a magazine soon....Way to go Maryann....

 

This is Maryanne's living room.

 

 Maryanne's dinning room.





 Remember the old saying..... make new friends and keep the old.....One is silver and the other gold.

 

Well, here are some of our new blogging friends that we are getting to know....... 







Loi, at Tone on Tone has a great blog and owns an antique store that has some beautiful Swedish design furniture. 
He also is a talented photographer. 
If you have not seen his blog, just wait.....his photos of his garden are to die for!

His home is beautiful and he has exquisite taste.

 



 Kelly, at The Polished Pebble is another blogging friend that lives about 45 miles from me and I'm hoping that one day we can meet for lunch...
OK, Kelly you name the day and time and I will be there...

Kelly is one talented lady that can turn any old thing into a piece of art.
She has taken vintage objects and has them turned  into wonderful lamps that are unique....and one of a kind pieces.
 She also now has an online store.

 These are images of Kelly's work.

 


 Lisa, from Lisa Mende Design is another friend that has a very kind heart that I have started to get to know.

 She is a designer that shares her love of design, life and family on her blog. 
She also was interviewed in a on- line magazine.....Check her blog out to read here interview.....

These two images are some of her work.

 




Cindy, from Rough Lux Lifestyle is another new friend that I am  getting to know. 
 She lives up the coast from me and lives in this gorgeous home. 

Yup.....this is her beautiful home!

 I would never want to leave....

Her gardens are out of this world....

Gorgeous........




 

 Pam, at Simple Details has more energy than anyone I know.
 She could paint furniture change her whole house in one afternoon.   Visit her and you will learn how to do something and everything from this talented girl and get some great ideas.....

This is her living room....and yes, she painted that beautiful table and made the pillows.  This girl can do anything...



 
We want to thank Mona, at Providence LTD for listing us as one of her blogger friends.....Right back at ya girls.....
   Visit Marsha, at Spenderosa Blog... she has all of the bloggers who participate in..... By invitation only.


If you would like to visit our friends..... here is their Blog sites.
Wilson Kelsey Design 
South Shore Design 
Inspired Design
Provedence LTDDesign
Good Life of Design
Casual Classic Home
Carla Aston Designed
The Enchanted Home
Tone on Tone 
Lisa Mende Design
The Polished Pebble 
  Rough Lux Lifestyle Blog
Simple Details