Day Fourteen: Parlour Pride and Small Places
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| Three Piece Parlour Set That We Purchased Last October |
Day Fourteen
Waited for the terrible weather to arrive in my little corner of the world which didn't make its appearance. Perhaps tonight it will. The first wave missed us as we were to be in the middle of it.
I have no desire to go anywhere today. HOME is where I want to be. Sipping coffee thinking that today would be a great HOT Chocolate drinking day.
Yesterday the wonderful electrician arrived and laid hands on my utility room bringing it back to life. Up to speed. Dear HUBBY scooted the washer and dryer back into place this afternoon. Laundry tonight.
This morning I rearranged my eye candy room. The little Parlour settee was angeled so I could place a lamp by a functioning outlet. Don't believe I will go the distance with a kerosene lamp though I have some. Occasionally I light them. Nostalgic beauty.
TOOK SOME PICS. The house is so small that the front Parlour is more like an entry way. I'm sure that when this cottage was brand new it was viewed as lovely with a front Parlour and teeny tiny furniture for delicate small petite Ladies and their company. With today's standards bigger furniture is all the NORM. I'm a big momma so I prefer the structurally larger furniture for COMFORT and SAFETY. It's not nice to let people collapse while sitting on a tiny piece of furniture not suited for big stock. Not nice at all.
The outside lighting streaming into the house is overcast which is my favorite atmosphere to photograph in. Just something about the grey lighting allows a softer touch.
Originally I purchased this Parlour furniture for a Doll room. This was something I had hoped for many years. I've admired fine Eastlake Parlour Suite because I just did. A high victorian room would be a dream. Dreaming, but being realistic.
Bitter cold out, but comfortable inside.
Hot chocolate weather,
d
DAUGHTER'S PIE CRUST RECIPE
Pie Crust Recipe.
With her permission I share her recipe with you. BLESS your family, friends and your taste buds with this wonderful crust.
Pie Crust Recipe
1 cup flour
3 heaping tablespoons of shortening
A dash of salt
A tiny bit of ice cold water
Mix ingredients together well.
Roll out on wax paper.
Assemble pie.
Spread a little milk on top of crust before baking.
Simply delicious,
d
DECORATING
I knew a very frugal Lady named Edith that shared with me a excellent guideline for decorating. She said with ease, "If your room has clean ceilings, floors, and walls, and the windows have nice curtains, you'll have an attractive room."
John 3:7
“Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.”
King James Version (KJV)
PSALM 118:17
I shall not die,
but live, and declare
the works of the Lord.
By wisdom
a house is built,
and through understanding
it is established;
through
knowledge
its rooms are filled with rare
and beautiful treasures.
SALVATION
Romans 10:9 King James Version (KJV)
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Acts 4:12 King James Version (KJV)
12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
"HOME is a wonderful place to LIVE. No matter the size of the rooms, ones HOME is a place to call ones own. I so LOVE my HOME." ~Deanna~
PSALM 90:12
SO
TEACH us
to number OUR days,
that we may apply our HEARTS
unto
WISHES
NO MATTER HOW BADLY YOU WISH with all your might that the something devastating that happened in your life hadn't happened and want so badly to go back in time to prevent it from happening...it isn't humanly possible to do this. You can't change the fact that it happened. IT DID. But JESUS can change the MEANING of what happened to you and give you PEACE. He can show you the way in which you are to go. God richly BLESS you. ~Deanna
3 comments:
HI D! How are you doing? Oh, that's a very lovely parlour set! Love the red velvety fabric too! It does look so pretty in your room. Hope it doesn't get too cold your way.
Thanks for popping in to see me.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
What a cozy, pretty parlor setting! I especially like all the green plants you have placed around the room. I think a small area rug would be perfect to complete your red upholstered set. It's really eye-catching. I noticed the wheels on the chairs.( I always wondered why the chairs had casters. Easy to move around?) My daughter inherited a little chair upholstered in a floral pattern. It has casters on the front legs. It had belonged to her husband's grandmother. We placed it beside a console in the entry of their home. The console is mid-century modern, I think, but I'm not sure. They have some contemporary art pieces on the wall. We picked up one of the chair upholstery colors, an eggplant purple, in a chenille throw and draped it over the chair. The pieces all look great together.
Dd, That was a great find! Really works well in the little (entry) parlor.
Hubby
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