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Bailey

Estate wars

The battle is on mom...and I think I win.

Just a few pieces from the estate sale I went to yesterday.


A soup tourine. Not the most practical but quite beautiful. I will have to have an occasion to serve soup.


This is a Fire King buffet casserole designed by Georges Briard. He was a famous designer in the 50's, 60's and 70's. This casserole set has a gold base with wooden handles and a clear glass dish with gold embellishments and is signed on the top. This is a rare find indeed.


This little glass flower dish was too cute to pass up. I'm undecided on how to use it as of right now...it could be a good soap or jewelry dish.

Some salad servers that spoke to me...plus:

• an ottoman that needs to be reupholstered (before and after to come)
• an old pyrex measuring cup (for my morning green tea)
• a tablecloth (probably from the 50's)
• a canister set

and drumroll please...all for $20. Now that's what I call a good day.

My Secret Garden

Something that has always been a dream of mine is to have a garden full of beautiful flowers, vegetables and herbs. When I was little, I even tried this at my childhood home to no avail. Some things, like gardening do not come naturally to me. Therefore my goal this growing season is to have a successful (which by my definition means alive) garden.

The secret garden was always my favorite, the mere thought of escaping into your own secret place and getting consumed by it always seems to heighten my imagination. This is my own secret little oasis I want to share with you. It's modest but I'm in love. I think that I will spend my days out here dreaming away.

While I've been Away

Just wanted to give an update as to where my journeys lately have taken me. Above, as you can see are pictures of a Fredericksburg wedding that we did a few weeks back. It was really beautiful and both the church and vineyard (for the reception) turned out to be fantastic venues. This was the first wedding I have been able to be a part and I fell in love with the process.

The wedding ceremony was in the Catholic Chapel right off Main Street. It was ideal for a wedding because the entire inside was painted white and really made all the flowers pop. This chapel was build in the very early 1900's so it also has alot of history behind it.

The reception was held at Becker vineyards in Stonewall, TX right outside of Fredericksburg. This also turned out to be incredible and beautiful as you can see in the pictures. We incorporated the rosemary and lavender grown there in the vineyard into the floral arrangements for a genuine touch (it also made the room very fragrant).

After the wedding to relax, I went over to the wine tasting and sampled a few of the many wines that they produce. To my surprise (I really shouldn't have been) they were fantastic. Becker vineyards is one of the better known Texas wine producers and have a vast selection to choose from. Unfortunetely, many of them are not readily avaliable at your local supermarket. In any case, I bought six various bottles and will definitely be buying more in the future.

Other than Fredericksburg, I've also been in Houston twice and also home to Austin (finally...it had been about 4 months). All of which were fun but I am glad to be home and looking forward to getting many projects up and moving.

Now I leave you with my Posey...