Hooray For Gardens
Fresh picked from our garden! Umm umm good...
Furniture Shopping in Arkansas
A few weekends ago I accomplished what I consider to be an amazing task... I talked my husband into going furniture shopping with me. We went to several different places, without much luck, before arriving at Cleo's Fine Furniture. Here is the thing... Arkansas' interpretation of what "fine" furniture is considered to be is slightly different than my perspective of fine furniture. We came across a forest camouflage love seat and recliner. Luckily, Dave had his handy dandy camera phone with him because the sight of these said blog posting all over it!
The purpose: The only thing I can figure as to why someone would feel compelled to purchase such a horrendous item for their home is of course... for the purpose of being disguised and going unnoticed as the Arkansas red neck holds his can of beer in his hand, watching TV, and dressed in his camo. His wife won't even notice he is there, and thus... no nagging! Maybe these rednecks are smarter than we give them credit for.
Things I Have Learned From Living In Arkansas
I received and email from a friend the other day entitled, "Things I have Learned From Living In Arkansas". I found it to be extremely entertaining because so many of them I have found to be true, especially the longer I live here. I am not sure if you all will find it as entertaining... you might have to be an official Arkansonian to appreciate the humor in it all, but I thought I would share anyways. If any one would like to experience the wonderful reality of these statements you are always welcome to come for a visit, there are plenty of spiders I would be happy to send home with you! We have great accommodations at lovely redneck resort (shown above) that I can reserve a room for you at... just let me know!
Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
There are 5,000 types of snakes on earth and 4,998 live in Arkansas .
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Arkansas plus a couple no one's seen before.
If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
Onced and Twiced are words.
It is not a shopping cart; it is a buggy.
People actually grow and eat okra.
"Fixinto" is one word.
There is no such thing as "lunch." There is only dinner and then there is supper.
Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar!
Backards and forwards means "I know everything about you.
"DJeet? is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"
You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them.
You measure distance in minutes.
You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
"Fix" is a verb. Example: "I'm fixing to go to the store."
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You carry jumper cables in your car . . . for your OWN car.
There are only own four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco and ketchup.
The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and sports.
The first day of deer season is a national holiday.
100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm.
We have four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, still Summer and Christmas.
Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as "goin' Wal-martin" or off to "Wally World."
A cool snap (below 70 degrees) is good pinto-bean weather.
A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola or pop . . . it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor.
Example: "What kinda coke you want?"
Fried catfish is the other white meat.
We don't need no stinking driver's ed . . . if our mama says we can drive, we can drive.
Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
There are 5,000 types of snakes on earth and 4,998 live in Arkansas .
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Arkansas plus a couple no one's seen before.
If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
Onced and Twiced are words.
It is not a shopping cart; it is a buggy.
People actually grow and eat okra.
"Fixinto" is one word.
There is no such thing as "lunch." There is only dinner and then there is supper.
Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea with our sugar!
Backards and forwards means "I know everything about you.
"DJeet? is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"
You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them.
You measure distance in minutes.
You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
"Fix" is a verb. Example: "I'm fixing to go to the store."
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You carry jumper cables in your car . . . for your OWN car.
There are only own four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco and ketchup.
The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and sports.
The first day of deer season is a national holiday.
100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm.
We have four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, still Summer and Christmas.
Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as "goin' Wal-martin" or off to "Wally World."
A cool snap (below 70 degrees) is good pinto-bean weather.
A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola or pop . . . it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor.
Example: "What kinda coke you want?"
Fried catfish is the other white meat.
We don't need no stinking driver's ed . . . if our mama says we can drive, we can drive.
(If you need any further explanation on a particular one, just let me know)
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Baltimore Trip
Okay, so this is delayed almost a month but the point is that I am still posting it! I do have hopes and dreams of one day aspiring to true bloggership when I am completely on top of my postings... but until then you will all just have to patient while the "disorganized Kara" gets her act together.
My job here in Arkansas sent me to a seminar in Kreamer, Pennsylvania. Now from the name I am sure you can assume it is a small town, but very charming and cute! The hotel I stayed at was about twenty minutes away in another town called Shamokin Dam. I have yet to decide which name screams "county livin'". I flew into Baltimore which was roughly 2.5 hours away from Kreamer. I was able to see my aunt and uncle that live there and they took me out for a wonderful meal before I departed for my drive.
Now I need to remind you that the drive was really only suppose to take 2.5 hours, but when you choose to follow Map Quest directions (mistake #1) it actually comes out to be around 3.5 hours. This is so because by the time you make a slight detour which takes roughly 1 hour to correct, in what is the middle of no where, and where the people have never heard of a town's that are 30 minutes away from where they live (apparently they don't get out much there) it takes a long time to figure out where you are suppose to be going! So here is the secret to Map Quest directions...south is technically north. Pretty simple, right? So next time Map Quest informs you that you need to go south on the interstate, it is my recommendation that you go north!
To say the least I did get to where I was going and had an enjoyable time at the week long event. I was able to talk the guy I do work for into booking my ticket for a day and a half later so that I would be able to see our dear friends, Merill and Kristy, and to see some of the sites of Baltimore! We even took a paddle boat ride (in a green dragon for that matter) for about an hour all along the inner harbour and watched the sunset! And I must say that although those paddle boats seem comfy, I woke up the next day with bruises down my spine from sitting in it (I apparently don't have enough meat on my bones).
The architecture is so wonderful there. It was one of my first times back east (with the exception of a trip to New York in 10th grade to sing in Carnegie Hall). I was extremely fascinated with all of the old churches and buildings. I could have spent a month there just photographing the city! In the west you simply (and for obvious reasons) don't see buildings from the 1700's or Row homes. I was only able to get a few pictures but it has inspired me to start a new photography project photographing architectural elements of old buildings. I want to do an entire series! And you all get the first sneak peak into the start of something great (at least in my eyes...).
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The Dining Table Delimma
My dining table situation is very different from the master bed situation in the posting below. Unlike the master bed selection, I have had a very challenging time finding any that I like for my breakfast area which has a bay window. And if I do find one I like it is either too big or too expensive. I know exactly what I want for my formal dining room, a large round table with a modern pedestal base, but the breakfast table has been an entirely different story. I had a client inform me the other day that she was a faucet snob... I think I would like to borrow that terminology and say that I am definitely a table snob! I just don't like very many, especially rectangular, but that is the shape this room needs. I find that there is not a lot of variety or creativity in rectangular table design. I want something unique, stunning, different...
Now as for my dining chairs, it has been a no brainer since I started school that I wanted a Klismos style chair. The Klismos chair design is one that has been around since the ancient Greeks. It has a curved back that forms perfectly to you when you sit in it and generally it has what are called saber legs which have the curve of the tooth of a saber tiger (hence the name "saber " leg). I love the form and shape of the Klismos chairs and they are very comfortable for a wood back chair. I found the one I liked in June and bought six of them but they won't arrive for another three weeks. They are made from mahogany and have a beautiful espresso finish with a black leather seat cushion. Please see picture below:
I also have been looking at bar stools and I really like these ones, but I might change them depending on the table I choose for the breakfast area.
The following are the tables that I have settled on thus far. Please vote in the poll on which is your favorite, and again, I would love to hear why or why not you choose a particular one. And If any one has suggestions as to where I can find a table other than what is shown below that would complement my Klismos chairs, I am all ears.
Table #1
72" x 40" + 24" leaf
Table #242" x 42" + 24" leaf
Table #3
60" x 42" + 18" leaf
Table #4
69" x 42" + 18" leaf
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I need opinions...
Okay everyone, I am in need of some help...I am in love with all four of these beds and I can't decide on which one I want to get. I love furniture pieces that are unique. The description words or phrases I feel define my style are modern classic, clean lined traditional, modern elegance, and timeless. My master bedroom has 9' ceilings which tray in the center at 10'. Please vote in the poll according to which one is your favorite (I would love to hear some comments as to why you chose the one you did or why you didn't like a particular one)!
Bed #1
Bed #2
Bed #3
Bed #4
P.S. DID I EVER TELL YOU HOW AMAZING MY HUSBAND IS...
Well just in case I didn't here it is again. On our anniversary I woke up to breakfast in bed with my all time favorite meal, cream cheese/orange marmalade stuffed french toast smothered in strawberries with a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice... there is simply nothing better! He had also included a beautiful rose with a super sweet card, all brought to me, of course, on a cookie sheet (it cracked me up- you can tell he is a guy).
I went to work and attended an appointment with a client only to come back to 2 dozen additional roses placed in a vase on my desk with another card. Later that evening he took me out for a wonderful dinner. I just wanted to brag a little and tell you all how wonderful my husband is...
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