Quote of the day

Hope your Thursday is all you want it to be!

xo

Feeling the Love

I feel like a pretty lucky girl today
not only did I recently receive an award...

but then yesterday I found out I won
another giveaway!!

I feel so blessed
I really do.

First off Maggie over at
The White Farmhouse
awarded me with this
Splash Award

This is what she had to say about me...

Lori who is always bubbly and enthusiastic.
She always has some little goody to share also.

isn't she so sweet!
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The rules in order to accept this award are:

1. Post the award on your blog.
2. Nominate up to 9 blogs.
3. Let your nominees know they've won.
4. Link back to the person who gave it to you.

I am going to not make any nominations today
but I do reserve the right to do it in the future!!

Now...
I won another give away
I could not believe it
knock me over with a feather!

Cathi over at
Everyday Adventures of a Curious Gal
just wrote her 100th post
cause for celebration for sure!

This is how she described her gift:
"giveaway of my favorite things
that encompass all of our 5 senses:
touch, taste, sound, sight, smell."

I sent her my info last night and I will be sure to
take pictures to share once I receive it!

The blogging world has really opened up
my creative side...
I love taking pictures and it prompted me
to go out and buy a new camera
and just wander again.

It has really been too long
and a lot easier now than it used to be...
isn't the digital age wonderful!

I am busy working on my 100th
I have a giveaway planned
and I am so excited about it.

xo

Luminaire

Lighting is key
whether it is in decorating your home
or an event

it can set the mood

make a statement

be elegant

or fun

it can be little

or big

a multi colored path

or a lovely white

I found this on line
and I loved it and wanted to share...

Light of Friendship

I've seen the light
and it's in you
in everything you are
and in everything you do

It's a perfect light
that shines for all to see
it radiates from you
and has pierced the heart of me

The light is from a friend
it's a light that keeps me warm
it lets me know how loved I am
and keeps me safe from harm

To you my friend I am thankful
in each and every way
for you lift my spirits up
with every passing day

To know that you are here from for me
it makes me feel alive
because it's your friendship's light
upon which my love thrives

"Thank You" isn't good enough
but they're the only words I know
it is your light of friendship
that gives my world it's glow


Anonymous

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When I started this blog

I did not realize how many wonderful people

I would "meet" and get to know.

With my 100th post coming up

I wanted to say Thank You

to everyone that has stopped in to visit

and left little notes

xo

In Planning Mode

Exciting things are happening...

my best friends daughter got engaged
in August
and they have set a date
for August 2010.

It is exciting for me
because I have been asked to
assist in the planning

I L*O*V*E weddings
I really do

the wedding will be held outdoors
~ with a barn as a rain plan

think...

rustic ~ vintage ~ old ~ country

so yesterday I started my search
pulling pictures and making files
so when we sit down with Lisa
we will be on the same page

the reception will also be in a barn

it's called the Music Barn
I can't wait to go and check everything out
and bounce some ideas around

I love this sign
and it would be so easy to make!

the galvanized pails on this table are so cute

seating on bales of hay
with old quilts thrown over them

and they want a candy buffet
vintage mason jars of all shapes and sizes

I hope to get to the venue within the next couple of weeks
to get some ideas and plan some layouts
my creative juices are flowing...

If anyone has any ideas, suggestions or links
please throw them out there!

xo

Almost forgot to mention...

Kim over at Mimi Charmante is having a giveaway
drop on over ~
if you have never been there
you are missing out!

Eye Candy

Hello
Happy week-end

While we wind down the week
I thought a bit of eye candy was in order

So...
I found some images to share with you...

perfect...

loving this one...

candlelight perfection...

stained glass beauty...

did someone say cake...

this has romance written all over it...

serenity...

simply gorgeous...

too pretty to eat...

my favorite colour...

clouds of sweetness...

words to live by...


And finally my crush of the week
Simon Baker

Eye Candy Extraordinaire...

I am loving him in The Mentalist
it is a must see tv favorite of mine...


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My 100th post is coming up
and I am making some plans...

stay tuned...

xo

Quote of the day

Rust * Rusty * Rustic

This is the best time of year
to throw on your scarf
and go for a walk

old farms are the best
you can find some great stuff
abandoned houses
and barns

you never know what you may come across...

isn't this beautiful!

careful on the stairs...

there is something about the colour of rust
it's just so...well...rustic!

just charming

*~~~~~~~~~*

I love wandering through the fields

careful of the barbed wire!

this was pulled behind a tractor
many years ago...

down in the lower field
you may come across some old vehicles

maybe not with all the sparkle of this one...

this is very beautiful rust!

and there is nothing nicer
than the rust that autumn brings

mum's anyone?

I know you will take some of these
roasted pumpkin seeds are a fall favorite...

and taking a cue from Simone
I had to include some gorgeous gowns...

loving the feathers on this one!

then when you come home
a nice mulled apple cider

and a thick slice of carrot cake
the perfect ending to a perfect day!

Sorry ~
had to use this one again today
because I really love it!

xo