tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901527.post385554179884670526..comments2023-04-13T05:39:20.136-04:00Comments on Serendipity: Patio Afters, Garden Gifts, and Fountain ProjectsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901527.post-41774489868841627222010-07-20T11:33:01.649-04:002010-07-20T11:33:01.649-04:00I've put it in my Netflix queue, Anon. Thanks...I've put it in my Netflix queue, Anon. Thanks. So are you going to sell me that "extra" Olympus or what?dec0r8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274925937977136327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901527.post-59400748242638967682010-07-20T07:52:56.361-04:002010-07-20T07:52:56.361-04:00I dont read much, because im not very litirete (se...I dont read much, because im not very litirete (see)? Make sure you check out the movie The Invention of Lying, without reading about it before hand, as it has some real surprises. It has an underlying theme that I think you'll find interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901527.post-88673450021402289692010-07-16T13:57:40.195-04:002010-07-16T13:57:40.195-04:00Your patio is perfect, Sharon! What a great spot ...Your patio is perfect, Sharon! What a great spot to hang out in the nice weather! Love the front porch and plantings...so inviting. Great color choices for the steps and risers, too. I'm just about to cover the stairs in the Albany house...(yes, yes, photos to come - I promise!).<br /><br />LeslieCountry Contemporaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867383359174265515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901527.post-54077568024449464502010-07-13T21:24:18.718-04:002010-07-13T21:24:18.718-04:00Aw, Diane, it's too bad your DH has a say! BF ...Aw, Diane, it's too bad your DH has a say! BF doesn't get much of a say around here...lol. If I want to do a project, I just start doing it. If wants to help, I let him, but he has never prevented me from doing anything. THAT'LL be the day! LOL! (I know, I'm a bitch!)<br /><br />Hi Pat! Thanks for stopping by!dec0r8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274925937977136327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901527.post-74640592654915610302010-07-13T14:23:56.243-04:002010-07-13T14:23:56.243-04:00My gosh, Sharon...those photos are amazing. I see ...My gosh, Sharon...those photos are amazing. I see nothing wrong with manipulating phots, one way or other.:-)<br /><br />Loving your home pics. Gorgeous!Pat@Back Porch Musingshttp://www.backporchmusings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901527.post-66295879869370168092010-07-10T11:26:27.275-04:002010-07-10T11:26:27.275-04:00You are too good to me, Sharon! I love seeing eve...You are too good to me, Sharon! I love seeing everything that you do and watching your whole "homestead" there evolve. You had such a touch with everything and create some of the best outdoor spaces ever. Yours are creative, lovely, and elegant yet down to earth and comfy. I envy your ability, and the wonderful space that you have to work with there. Don't get me wrong, I love our place, and we've got a fair sized yard but we have no flat lawn surfaces as we are on a hill, plus I have DH to deal with. Some of my ideas just plain never get past him and never will. I've learned to make the best out of what I can get by with and take it one foot at a time. ;-) Simply love it all, girlie, and thank you again for sharing the pics with us!Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901527.post-52614577548814993952010-07-09T21:29:26.589-04:002010-07-09T21:29:26.589-04:00Thanks for your enthusiasm, Rose! I like when peo...Thanks for your enthusiasm, Rose! I like when people enjoy my photos! <br /><br />The fountain is out back in my little "grotto" as I like to call it. It's just an "L" shape where the kitchen juts out, and I have the church pew back there with a table--I had my birthday dinner there last year. The fountain is just tucked in next to the steps.<br /><br />I like my front stoop too. I wish it were bigger, and an actual porch, but we do sit out there quite a bit, because it's a nice perch! I painted those stairs right before I went to California. They were a dull gray before, and the risers and treads were all one color. I painted the risers white, and the treads "Gatehouse Gray" by Sherwin Williams. I love them. Of course, now I'm REALLY motivated to get my shutters painted. *sigh* It's always SOMEthing, isn't it? I didn't plant my window boxes this year because I want to paint them, and here we are in July, and no painting has taken place yet! It's been too darn hot to breathe around here. That's my excuse, and I'm stickin' to it! :)dec0r8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274925937977136327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38901527.post-52836968567190994152010-07-09T20:04:07.376-04:002010-07-09T20:04:07.376-04:00I wish I could add a comment on each and every pic...I wish I could add a comment on each and every pic! Yummy deliciousness! Major score on the rattan furniture, woman. Great eye for a value. Love the plantings and the birthday plants. Your front porch is just the sweetest; love the shape and moldings on the top, the steps up. I'd love to sit on porch steps like those and have coffee in the morning perusing the "estate" - lol! Your new fountain is AWESOME! Where do you have it located? It's sooooo pretty! <br /><br />Thank you so much for adding the pics for me. I love 'em! Photoshop is wonderful for making creative, artistic looks, isn't it? Great to have choices. You got The Kiss at just the right moment of sunset! (I'd love to have someone bend me over and kiss me like that - lol!) Love the b/w buildings pics; the graphicness of the buildings and windows is so well-suited to b/w, don't you think?Rose - Watching Waveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08753071639280850781noreply@blogger.com