Cottage Style Party & Pinterest Dreaming

I am without plumbing.

Ok, that is a slight exaggeration as my sinks and shower are working.

But my toilet and washer have decided to quit.

Within days of each other.

I am almost peeing in the backyard.

Almost.

(ok, not really...)

I am hoping to have both fixed some time this week.

That is, after I coordinate with my landlord's wife, my landlord, the plumber,

Home Depot delivery guys and my Dad.

My Dad will be the gate keeper who lets people in/out of my house

while keeping the kitties safe.

At least I hope he will keep them safe.

He does not always have the most sound judgement with the kitties.

He likes to sneak over while I'm at work and give them

a whole bag of treats which they barf up

right after he leaves.

That is how I know he came over while I was at work.

Nice.




But back to my plumbing whining...

This would have been easier to deal with if I were still on stay-cation

or if I could answer my cell at work.

Until then, it is chaos...

and inconvenient.





And on top of all this chaos, I have

3 posts part of the way done and 2 that are still a twinkle.

None are complete.

{sigh}

It is times like these when I think of our pioneer women and what would they do?

Or even what would The Pioneer Woman do?

I think she would put on her big girl panties and quit whining!

She would come up with a plan despite the chaos!





And talk about Pinterest!

I love Pinterest!

If I have a few minutes to kill,

(or need to distract myself from plumbing issues...)

I spend them on Pinterest.

When I needed some ideas for this:

(SNEAK PEEK OF A FUTURE POST ALERT!)

I used Pinterest.

There are so many great ideas on it!

Like this one:

My first thought was "So whimsical!"

Then I thought "Who could eat at that table?"

My next thought was "Who cares!"

I think that is the inherent beauty of Pinterest.

Who cares if it is practical or useful

as long as you can dream.

Who wouldn't want to live in this English cottage:

Or to have afternoon tea in this cottage garden:

It's easy to dream about strolling on this street in France:

Or imagine relaxing on this beach:

Or to have this view out the window of your Tuscan villa:

Or even to decorate your home seasonally:

And, while I can spend a little time dreaming on Pinterest everyday,

today I am dreaming of one thing:

This is not my bathroom,

but a girl can dream....

Hello Friends!

Welcome to this weeks

Cottage Style Party!

#62








How is your week going?


You've heard about mine

{sheesh}


so how is yours?



The weather has cooled off here and

it really feels like fall.



Are you fall decorating yet?


Let's find out, shall we?







It looks like someone was busy decorating for fall!
How cute are these burlap & bejeweled pumpkins?

Susan at Must Love Junk has once again found the cutest things!
Drop in to her blog to read details of these pumpkins and see how she uses them!







I love this Miss Bat Lady treat basket!
She is just so creepy in a charming kind of way, no?

And these treat baskets make wonderful Halloween gifts.
Haunt Donna's blog Distressed Donna Down Home to see the details
and make your own Miss Bat Lady baskets!








This hall is so lovely with its subtle fall color pallet.
And that sheaf of wheat...fabulous!

Drop in to meet Silvia and see more of her beautiful
Italian home at her blog Shabby Soul.

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 Deb

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