Blogging this summer has been few & far between & for the next few weeks I won't be blogging at all! It's all good though...I'm getting the house & gardens ready for a photo shoot with a favorite magazine & a favorite magazine editor! Can you guess which one it is? LOL! I am so excited & at the same time a nervous wreck! When I found out how long the shoot sometimes lasts I almost fainted~sometimes 12 hours! YIKES! My friend Peggy's home will be the following day & a favorite french antiques shop near my beach house will be the day after that! Should be fun & we are all looking forward to it & meeting the fabulous ----! Have you guessed yet? I will post on how it went & how much fun it was to meet the glamorous mystery woman coming to put her magical touches on our homes! Bye bye for now~be back soon with all the details! P.S. RUN don't walk to the nearest Lowes if you LOVE roses! I hit a clearance sale on roses like no other! Climbers, carpet roses, old english Jackson Perkins , you name it & the prices were so low I couldn't believe the tags! I bought 6 different bushes for 35.00 dollars total! Some of the bushes were a mere 1.88! Here is a picture of the bunch just unloaded from the car. I would call first to see if your local Lowes is having this clearance before I run down there though. If so it is so worth the trip. I got caught in a torrential downpour with tornado warnings out (never experienced that here before!) But, it was SO worth it~I bought some real beauties all in fabulous condition! Let me know if any of you are as lucky as I was.
Bought this old trough at an antiques shop I frequent & was offered double for it when I left by another customer! LOL! "So sorry,but this is a keeper" I politely replied.
Put lots of lantana with rosemary , blue salvia & licorice in this chippy, aged trough~Love the weathered beauty of it! See you all in a while! xoxo
Ooh, Wonderful for you. There's no one like that Fabulous princess or the fabulous magazine as well. Congratulations!
Nuit Heureuse,
~Tracie
My Petite Maison
Posted by: Tracie~My Petite Maison | July 24, 2008 at 10:36 PM
Hi dearest Tutts...Have A fab time with the QUEEN OF EVERYTHING~lol!!! She is a sweetie and I know that you too will get along just great. Kisses from your sick friend in Florida~the "other" sick friend!! Janet
Posted by: Janet (Shabbyfufu) | July 25, 2008 at 09:10 AM
Oh Chris, I am so excited for you!!!! This is wonderful!! I KNEW you would be in all the magazines though! Your gardens and your home are just beautiful! I cant wait for it to come out, I will be the first in my town to get a copy!!!
I will miss you over the rest of the summer!!
Love ya lots!
Amy
Posted by: Amy of Bunny Rose Cottage | July 25, 2008 at 10:55 AM
That is so exciting, and yes I can guess which one.
Have a wonderful time!!
Can't wait to see it in the magazine.
Rosemary
Posted by: Rosemary | July 25, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Chris ~ exciting stuff happening in your neck of the woods! Congrats and also for finding those lovely roses! I will have to check out my local store. Have a fun photo shoot ~ looking forward to hearing all about it! ~Stacy~
Posted by: Stacy | July 25, 2008 at 06:40 PM
I will miss you Tutts! Have a great time with ----! I can't wait to see pics of your garden.
XOXO
Rox
Posted by: Roxie | July 26, 2008 at 06:32 AM
Love the roses, man what a steal!! Have fun with you know who on your photo shoot! I cannot wait to see the goodies coming from that. :) Take Care!
Teresa
xoxo
Posted by: Teresa Sheeley | July 26, 2008 at 06:56 AM
Oh my gosh! I am headed to lowes! What a great deal! The photo shoot sounds fab!Come by and say hi!
Posted by: andrea~ vintagebellastudioe | July 26, 2008 at 09:14 PM
Chris! I am so excited for you! Tell Fabulous .....I said Hi! Can't wait to hear all about the adventure my friend...
I am going to Lowes tomorrow to see if a sale is going on here too...don't know where I would put them, but I know I can find space.
xo
P
Posted by: Penny @ Lavender Hill Studio | July 27, 2008 at 08:06 PM
Chris, many congrats on the magazine shoot, can't wait to see the lovely photo's of your home. Great deal on the roses, so wish we had a Lowe's in our town. I love roses!!
Posted by: Theresa-Garden Antqs Vintage | July 28, 2008 at 07:47 AM
Congratulations! I can hardly wait to see the magazine when it comes out!
oxox
Jennifer
Posted by: Jennifer Grey | July 28, 2008 at 01:13 PM
Gotta love that lantana! Congrats on that photo shoot!
Kelly
Posted by: Kelly | July 28, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Hi Chris,
Oh have fun with Fifi. She was just here in Ohio and shot my friend Michelle's home and store. Michelle couldn't stop talking about how sweet she is and tiny!!!!! I can't wait to see your home in the mag.
Hugs,
LeAnn:)
P.S. Stop by when you get a chance as I have a new blog.
Posted by: LeAnn | July 29, 2008 at 05:26 AM
Yay! May your photo shoot go fabulously!!
Your gardens and home are truly wonderful..
You'll have to share which mag. it is....
Thank you for sharing about Lowes!! I'll have to take a visit..
Happy Tuesday.
XO~
Posted by: Christine | July 29, 2008 at 08:54 PM
Oh My! How exciting. I can't wait to see the article and yep...I know who you are talking about. :)
Posted by: Lynn @ theVintageNest | July 30, 2008 at 08:12 AM
OK, I haven't figured out what the mag is yet but I can't wait to read (and see) all the wonderful details.
Enjoy the photo shoot.
Posted by: Lisa | August 01, 2008 at 07:57 AM
Chris
Have a "fabulous" time getting ready for your photo shoot. You have nothing to be nervous about. Your home and gardens are amazing.
Lisa
www.palepinkandroses.com
Posted by: Lisa | August 02, 2008 at 03:54 AM
Three days of photo shoots, whew! Good thing yours is the first day so you can relax and enjoy the other two! It's a wonderful thing! Wish I could be there for the excitement! Congratulations my friend! I know it will all be sooo beautiful!
Hugs to Peggy and Fifi too!
xo Roberta
Posted by: Roberta | August 02, 2008 at 04:22 PM
What exciting news!
I'm sure a lot of work for you but a wonderful end result!
Can't wait to hear more in a few weeks!
Love the old trough..with such lovely flowers
in it!
kayellen
Posted by: kayellen | August 03, 2008 at 03:27 PM
Hi Chris,
You must be busy as a bee in your beautiful yard. Your garden must be breathtaking right about now...
Happy Summer!
JO
xo
Posted by: Jo-Anne | August 05, 2008 at 03:38 PM
WELL DONNE, CHRIS!
I`M SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!
I ALWAYS ADMIRE YOUR TASTE FOR "ROSES" AND EVERYTHING PINK AND ROMANTIC!
AND DON`T GET ME STARTED ON YOUR BEAUTIFUL HOME AND OF COURSE YOUR GARDEN... TO DIE FOR! (LITERALLY)
I WILL BE BACK FOR MORE DETAILS!
WE WNAT PHOTOS, PLEASEEEEEEEE!!!
KISSES KISSES
DEBBIE
XXX
(FROM ENGLAND)
Posted by: debbies-english-treasures | August 07, 2008 at 06:02 PM
Hope you are having a great summer! I can hardly wait to hear the details about the magazine!
I have checked our Lowe's several times, but still no rose sales.
I'll keep checking though! Yours look so pretty and what a deal!
:)
Posted by: Becca | August 07, 2008 at 08:15 PM
Kudos on the magazine! Your web site is wonderful, and I've enjoyed looking at such beautiful things.
Posted by: Jan | September 15, 2008 at 04:23 PM
All photos are lovely. I too have come to love gray. Out bath room will soon be gray, we just had the walls re-plastered and also having a problem deciding on a gray. Was looking at Benjamin Moore gray cashmere, also gray lake. Titanium and vanilla milkshake are also quite pretty. I will check out dove gray.
Good luck,
Dixie
Posted by: Dixie | January 17, 2010 at 01:13 PM
those baby beds are lovely,i would like to have some of those.
Annika from Finland
Posted by: Annika Hämäläinen | October 21, 2011 at 03:24 PM
and tutti means here in Finland binky.
Posted by: Annika | October 21, 2011 at 03:30 PM