Who Has Time For Shopping????

I can always make time for SHOPPING later!!!

I don't know if everyone knows the BIG NEWS!!!

Gina is coming to VISIT, that's right long lost Friends

will be united!! Not really long lost. But Friends. The

last time Gina and I saw each other was the day after

Thanksgiving when we went on an 8 hour shopping

spree!! It was great. I moved to Charleston two weeks

after that and we have not seen each other since. Months

ago Gina told me she was coming to visit and planned the trip.

She was wonderful enough to buy us

two tickets to go the BILTMORE HOUSE in Asheville NC

So y'all will be the lucky recipients to see our entire trip

in photos. As I will be photographing every second.

However this week, I am cleaning, cleaning!!

Getting ready for Gina's anticipated trip!!

Our itinerary is as follows:

Thursday.......dinner at Kate's place, a la fresca

Friday.....downtown Charleston, shopping and

sight seeing all the historic homes,

Ghost Tour!!!

Sat......Biltmore House

Sunday.....drive back to Summerville the Azalea's

are still blooming, its definitely Spring in SC.

Can't Wait for Gina's......

Arrival!!!!

La Plates

I love Monograms and I love Dinnerware so how cool is this. http://www.laplates.com/

You can PINK your own colors and font.

They have a wonderful selection of designs to choose from.

I am getting a plate for all of my crew

not all the same design though

we are each picking our own.

Postcard wallpaper

I love this picture it reminds me of Kate.

It is postcards mainly of flowers put on wall as wallpaper.

Kate loves flowers and gardening and she is a collector of postcards and stationery.

I think this is very creative idea .

What better way to display and enjoy something you love and collect.

What Comes First?

It's Spring in Charleston and nothing is better than being outdoors, digging in the dirt. It came to mind, as in everything I do. Do I need great looking Accessories??? Well of course. So what comes first the Gardening or the Accessories!!! Aren't these the most beautiful Wellies you've ever seen? Definitely, look like Spring to me!!! But if I was going to work in the Garden and then run to the store with no time to change. It would definitely be these!! They would always be fab!!! Spring, Summer (Polo Matches) Fall and Winter....I would be proud to be seen in these myself or any of my friends in these for that matter!!! But of course if it got really Hot one Spring Day, while I was working away I could always try these Slide on's........ Then I was thinking if my FEET look great. I really need the rest of me to be all pulled together too!!! So how about some Garden Gloves to keep my Manicure perfect while working sooooo hard....... Aren't these Beautiful????? But what if I wanted gloves to go with all my patterned Wellies? Maybe I should get a solid color. So many decisions!!!!! I think these will work, stylish, colorful and looks like I could go Mountain climbing if the urge struck!!! And what about my poor little Head? I think I need a hat to shelter my skin from the harmful suns rays.......Haa , who Am I kidding? I lived in Florida 21 years and never wore a hat. I don't really think this looks like my style....SO How about this?????? I think this is more my Style.....it will be perfect... And though this bag seems to hold everything I could possibly need to Garden even the Knee Pad..... I think I'll get this GEM, it's more me!!! Now that all my Gardening Accessorizes are selected and I'm fully dressed. Am I ready to Garden??? Yes, you think, you should know better......I've couldn't stop thinking about it all night. A New Potting Bench. Maybe....... Definitely this One!!!! So does designing ever end? You know the answer to that, everyday is a new Day with more possibilities Designing Never Ends!!!! For more Great Gardening Ideas..... Ck out this great Website I used http://www.womanswork.com/catalog/gift-ideas-c-26.html Katie

Easter/Spring In Charleston

Happy Easter!!!

Daphne Du Maurier

This posting is dedicated to Mary at Across the Pond. She did a posting last week on Daphne and it sparked a memory of mine from year. I was in Cornwall for my Birthday one year ago, this week, my favorite village in Cornwall is Fowey. (not favorite place but village) View from Hill over looking Fowey. A contest follows so pay attention..... Daphne Du Maurier spent her last years in Fowey, I was lucky enough to happen on to her house she spent her last years in. It over looks the bay. Daphne was born in London, she was educated at home with her sisters, later when they moved to Paris. she began writing short stories in 1928

and in 1931 published her first novel. The Loving Spirit. Above is my favorite Postcard I got in

Fowey at the bookstore that specializes in

her books. The old women that work there

all knew Daphne. Below, a postcard I bought that states "Menabilly" in 1945 the family home from 1943-1969. In 1932 she married Major Frederick Browning and had 3 children and became Lady Browning. Many of her award winning novels became films. She lived most of her life in Cornwall and died there in 1989. Most of her stories were set in Cornwall. Such as the Famous Jamaica Inn. Below are photos I took after I begging to go see the Inn after I read the book..... Jamaica Inn is a must read... but a Scary Story!! Now the Quiz.......What makes a town a city in England??? What is the one thing that makes it a city? There is only one city in all of Cornwall. What does it have that all the villages and hamlets don't have? Write me your answer!!!

Wisteria

Wisteria is Blooming every where I go in South Carolina now. I don't know much about it other than I like it. So let's learn together....... Wisteria is a genus of about ten species of woody climbing vines

native to the eastern United States and China, Korea, and Japan.

Aquarists refer to the species Wisteria vines climb by twining their

stems either clockwise or counter-clockwise round any available support.

They can climb as high as 20 m above ground and spread out 10 m laterally

but are purple, violet, pink or white, not yellow. Flowering is in the spring

(just before or as the leaves open) and in mid to late summer in the

American species . The flowers of some species are fragrant.

The seeds are produced in pods similar to those Wisteria, is very

hardy and fast-growing. It is considered an invasive species in certain areas.

It can grow in fairly poor-quality soils, but prefers fertile, moist,

well-drained ones. It thrives in full sun to partial shade. Wisteria can be propagated via hardwood cutting, softwood cuttings, or seed.

However, seeded

specimens can

take decades to bloom Wisteria can grow into a mound when unsupported,

but is at its best when allowed to clamber up a tree, pergola, wall,

or other supporting structure. These will certainly rend latticework,

crush thin wooden posts, and can even strangle large trees.

The flowers of some varieties are edible, and can even be used to

make wine. Others are said to be toxic. Careful identification by an

expert is strongly recommended before consuming this or any wild

plant.

Plant Characteristics: Wisteria is a member of the Pea family,

Plant Purple Wisteria in your backyard and you'l

smell it from the front of your house. It's fragrance is kind of like a Lavender

/ Gardenia blend. Big 6-12 inch purple flower clusters brighten up

your landscape. It's vines look like ivy and are beautiful

year-round. Somehow in the spring, these small vines

produce these giant floral recimes.