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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Flat Screen Fall Decor


Hi everyone,
I have a question.
Have you ever had a flat screen decorating dilemma?   How to cover up those cords and stuff underneath the television?
Well, I have.
When we first bought our wonderful BIG flat screen television I didn't want to hang it over the fireplace.
I love my mantel and enjoy decorating it as the different seasons roll around.
To see my mantel decorated for Fall Go Here.
The solution was to hang the television off the side of the brick fireplace and directly over the entertainment center. 
Pumpkins are the theme with a little bittersweet vine and Indian corn. The basket holds my travel books. I love to buy coffee table books about the country I will be visiting on my next trip.
Right now I'm looking for a book on all the regions of France. 
Orange Sparkler pumpkins with the beautiful long stems. I have plans for those stems in November. Guess what I'm going to make?
PROBLEM SOLVED:
I DON'T SEE ANY CORDS OR WIRES DO YOU?
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Saturday, October 5, 2013

~Fall Feathered Fun~


Hello everyone,
Can you say Fall Feathered Fun 3 times real fast? LOL
The first week of October is GONE!
I can't believe September disappeared so fast.  I was trying to put this post together last week,
but life got in the way. I've made a decision regarding decorating our home this fall.
September is golden colors and pumpkins.
October is Creepy and Spooky
November is all about being Thankful. 
My idea is to have the mantel and decor decorated with the same basic decor for the next three months.
Only changing and adding the holiday related decor for October and November.
On December 1st will be Christmas decor galore
This post is about Fall feathers, Fall leaves, Bittersweet berries and pumpkins.
The basics are the Autumn wreath against a golden mirror.
Feathers in the wreath set the theme.
 My son carved the wooden duck in middle school.  Feathers, Autumn acorns, burnish rust colored leaves and feathers in a little french flower container.
The deer sheds and vintage plate accent the color of the wreath.
The antique clock and brass candlestick holders with butterscotch candles with a vintage amber candy dish adds interest to the Fall Feathered Fun on the mantel.
While visiting the Lavender Farm in July I picked up the Petites Fleurs container.
The beautiful vintage dish was in the raffle basket I won in August.
The beautiful cloche sitting on the tea table in my living room reminds me of a Fall forest floor in a jar.  On a bed of green moss are Autumn leaves, wheat, berries, acorns, small pumpkins and gourds, and sparkly glass pumpkins. I have a small forest growing in the living room. 
The sweet ducks add to the Autumn decor. I found the covered duck dish at the thrift store and CMMP France is engraved on the bottom. The other ducks are old time favorites. 
We have collected 'Ducks Unlimited' prints for many years and have the vintage male mallard duck decoy my father brought in the early 1940's sitting on the lower shelf of the tea table.  My mother gifted each grandchild a duck decoy before she passed away. My sister and I each have a male and female mallard duck decoy as a wonderful keepsake. 
Hope you've enjoyed your visit. Please visit again soon.
Betty 



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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

A Visit to Europe

 

Hi, 
In the following weeks I'm going to be  sharing my trip to Europe to celebrate my 50th Wedding Anniversary on July 17, 2010.
I published this post when we returned from our amazing trip. If your a new visitor or old visitor I hope you enjoy the journey!
Joyously,
Betty 


Wow!!!!  I'm back from the most amazing trip.  I am a California girl.  Born and raised in San Jose, California.  I have traveled some over the past 15 years, but this trip to Europe was a trip of a life time.  Sharing experiences of a trip with family and friends is the most rewarding part of traveling.  I returned to California at 11:35p.m. Saturday night after a flight of 19 hours and 55 minutes.  Leaving Barcelona at 12:00nn on Saturday and flying around the globe was an experience beyond my wildest dreams. The countries I visited were filled with history, art and architecture.

Please join me on a visual journey.


'Venice, Italy'


'Dubrovnik, Croatia'


'Corfu, Greece'


'Cephalonia, Greece'


'Santorini, Greece'


'Taormina, Italy'


'Pompeii, Italy'


'Rome, Italy'


'Pisa, Italy'


'Barcelona, Spain'
I hope you have enjoyed your journey.  And I relive my travels again in my imagination with every photograph.
Thank you for visiting me a My Cozy Corner. 
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Thanks again for visiting.  Please leave a comment and become a follower.

Joyously 
Betty
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Friday, September 27, 2013

New (Old) Vanity for Guest Room


Hello everyone,
Oh, how I love to blog. I'm so excited to share with you my new(old) vanity or  dresser with a three way mirror. A friend was going off the collage and sold me this darling vanity to use in my guest room. But, I do have a dilemma. Should I paint this piece or not. I bought some ASCP Old White and was going to paint the dresser before bringing it into the guest room. I replaced the handles with some new decorative ones from Lowe's, but I think I want to live with the dark original look for awhile before starting a big  painting project. What do you think? Do I paint it or leave it looking old fashion for my guest room.
The dahlias are from my garden. I picked the dead ones and retrieved this beautiful bouquet for my guest room. The set of mirror, brush, comb and jewelry box was a Christmas gift from Sweetheart on our first  Christmas 53 years ago...
The angel was a gift from my granddaughter and the angel wings were a gift from my Sister-In-Law. The dresser scarf came from Lisa's Tea Room where my sister and I celebrated my mom's 91st birthday nine months before she passed away.
White, Pink and Rose are the colors for this room. A little light sits on the vintage night stand my sweetheart build in high school-57 years ago. The towels are tucked in the night stand and some lavender soap is going to be in a little basket for guests to use.
I forgot to put it on top of the towels today, but it will be there when guests arrive...
I love the reflection of the vase and flowers in the mirror.  
The rose throw is ready for wrapping up and reading a good book. The Tea Time magazines are in the angel box below the quilt rack. I added some white sheer panels the other day for a softer look to the room. The bed has a heated mattress pad and a down comforter is near by.
A rocking chair for reading. Sweetheart bought this chair while I was delivering our first child. When I came home from the hospital this wonderful rocking chair was waiting for me. The cute bear was a gift from my mom and dad to me on my first Christmas. I was six months old. 
Another story has been told and a another look into the past. 
Thank you so much for visiting My Cozy Corner today. 
Please come back.
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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY

Hi everyone, 
I published my first post on Christmas day, December 25, 2009. I've learned a lot in the past few years. But, when I first started blogging I didn't add labels to my post. So to make a long story, short. I'm adding labels now.    I've been going back and adding labels in evening while I'm watching television. Well this post was accidentally published again, and I decided to share this post as it was posted sometime in February, 2010.
Enjoy
I would like to share with all my blogging friends the views I enjoy.  
I live in Northern California and this is a view of Shasta Lake looking toward the mountains from Bridge Bay Resort.  I took this photograph on January 31, 2010.  

There was a break in the rain and a Sunday ride was the order of the day.
 

This is a photo of Interstate 5 crossing the lake going north toward Mt Shasta.


This is a view of the house boats moored to the side of the lake during the winter.  The boats are moored to docks that move up and down as the lake raises and falls according to the amount of water that is released from the dam.  In the summer they are moved closer to the resort for easy access.
Just another look at the beautiful lake. 
Thanks for visiting My Cozy Corner
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p.s. We just purchased a boat and will be enjoying this lake next summer.
Joyously
Betty 




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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Harvest Bounty


Welcome to Autumn~The first day of Fall~
I couldn't pass up posting today. With a bounty of beauty outside and the weather is perfectly wonderful. A light rain and a cozy Sunday afternoon, resting and writing this post. Life is Joyous.
This darling wheelbarrow was a gift from my daughter and granddaughters. I love it and it's going to be a seasonal regular.
The fall decor is a mixture of sweater pumpkins, faux pumpkins, gourds and foliage.
More Harvest Bounty to be revealed in the coming weeks. 

I'm adding a couple of whimsical (Mr. and  Mrs.) scarecrows.
These folks have been around awhile. They've been on a wreath, in the china cabinet and now in the darling wheelbarrow.



Thanks for visiting My Cozy Corner.
Linking To:
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Have a great week
Betty


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