My apologies.
I’ve been absent for over a week from the blog, but it has been the week from HELL.
Let me tell you what happened.
We traveled to Austin on Christmas Eve to photograph a family. We stayed overnight and headed home on Christmas Day. Before departing Austin, we stopped to eat breakfast at an IHOP, the only restaurant we could find that was open. While we were sitting there, waiting for our table, a small family walked in with their little boy. The little boy is obviously sick: lethargic, nose dripping, coughing, etc. … and I thought, “Oh my God, here we go.” Sure enough, I started feeling bad on 12/26 and Mark came down with it a few days later. After 8 days, I am just now feeling well enough to wash a few loads of clothes and check email.
Chalk it up to one of the worst flus I have ever had. Terrible! So bad, that my Mom postponed her Christmas celebration until later in January or February.
If that wasn’t enough, we got home and our refrigerator had died. It still had power but it wasn’t cooling. Fortunately, we bought the extended service plan, BUT with the holidays the soonest they could come out to assess the problem was on December 30th. The part has been ordered, and the repair is scheduled for January 8th. So for this two weeks, we’ve been roughing it. Fortunately, we were able to save some of our refrigerated food in a few coolers, and the food that was ruined is covered under warranty.
So enough about me. How was your Christmas and New Year?
I dearly LOVE everything about Vickie’s bedroom: the iron bed (and the color), the fabrics, the touches of red, the dollhouse above the bed, and the darling little shelf.
I’m always on the lookout for French doors like these!
I love this collection of bright and happy floral paintings, don’t you?
I love the colors and eye candy in this one photograph. If I saw a little shop like this, I’d want to go inside, wouldn’t you?
I grinned when I saw this little book. My sister and I made mud pies when we were very young.
Such a wonderful bold blue in this old “light” sign. I’d love to own it.
This eclectic dining room is so fun. From it’s mismatched chairs, to its bold colors, to its old signs, I love it all.
Farmhouse architecture and a sunny disposition, how could I NOT love this house?
Kim, I’m honored that you chose to feature my guest bedroom among your Friday favorites!!! I love every photo you’ve shown here today, and I’d be in that cute little shop for hours trying to soak it all in. 🙂
We were sick the whole Christmas holiday, too. It’s all a blur to me now. I hope you’re feeling better soon and can enjoy your belated celebration!!
Vickie,
I truly adore bedroom! I consider it to be the ‘perfect’ guest bedroom: decorated enough to show your personality, but spare enough to be welcoming and restful. So sorry to hear you’ve been sick, too, but so glad you conquered it quickly.
So sorry you were sick!
Love all your Friday favorites! The doors are perfect, and yes, if I saw a little shop like that I would have to go in!
Thanks, Wendy. Me too. Here’s hoping you escaped the bug this year. Glad you enjoyed my picks!
I pictured you sunning on a tropical island over the holidays and am sorry to hear you were sick and roughing it instead. I hope the new year brings you good health and a cold fridge!
Oh, the very thought warms my soul. I think I will lie down for a nap and dream of warm sun on my skin. Thanks, Laurel!
Ugh, so sorry to hear you caught the bug, Kim. One thing being sick does do is force one to hunker down, with the only job being trying feel better. Love the photos…from the guest bed to the house at the end, and everything in between. Had to laugh at the book with mud pies…..I have a sister who had hepatitis as a kid, and family legend says it was from eating mud pies.
Happy New Year – there’s only one way, and that’s up!
That’s so true. I have to admit that I’m definitely getting caught up on rest. I guess I can see how a child would get sick from mud pies, but fortunately, my sister and I never ate them, but we sure had fun screening the sand and making extra creamy pies.
Excellent article. I’m going through a few of these issues as well..
love this