Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Hunting for Vintage French Patio Furniture

 This is a story about a certain kind of old French patio furniture.   That I was obsessing over, ever since it came on my radar after  my obsession with Grey Gardens.   (Read about Grey Gardens here) I saw a chair in the dining room at Grey Gardens  during the Edie years, and it just fascinated me.  I thought I saw some at Martha's house too, on a porch,  and even in her bathroom as a vanity chair. (Martha Stewart's bathroom dressing...
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Friday, May 25, 2018

Shocking Secret to Climbing roses, Shabby French and Martha

Spring has truly arrived and Piper is enjoying it as much as I have been.  This will be the third year for my climbing rose on the old arbor.  Its the New Dawn climber and it should be doing much better than it is.....so I did some research and discovered a shocking well kept secret that may explain why my climber is not acting like a climber.    Its barely a third of the way up the arbor.  So what I learned was that number one,  plant your climber practically...
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