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• ~Painting My Own Kitchen Cabinets~

  (camera date is not set~my apologies) After much thought, I have decided this Muse cannot live in a white kitchen(I appreciate them, and the beauty they posses)but, they simply are not Musey enough for me …so I have made my own paint mix…and now the beauty of creation begins! Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• Muse Game ~This and That ~Tuesdays

  Today’s Game is : Gossip Rules of Play:(1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a sentence.(2) They must take that sentence and change only one word.(3) This new sentence will become the next reader’s sentence.(4) And in turn, each reader, changes only one word.(5) The objective is to not use any one word, twice (if you catch a comment that has not followed the rules…LOL…make sure you type in the word “GOSSIP” this signifies that you are allowed the [...]

• ~The Little Cupboard~

  I have had loads of fun….the cupboards are actually now attached to the wall! And I adore the barn red paint glaze I made. For some added interest…I am toying with wood braid/twist molding. Do you like it? This little section is going to do something very special…it will hold a coffee maker… And we all know what an important appliance that is (don’t we)? LOL Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• Where Am I? UPDATE

  AAARGH! I have lost the ability to follow ANYONE ! and… I am now not showing on anyone’s Follow List!!! If you see “The Muse” please let me know… This is HEARTBREAKING … MORTIFYING… and MIND BOGGLING! I can see all my blogs that I follow on my dashboard (as usual) but I am not on individuals pages… I have sent blogger a tech email… so, fingers crossed! I love blogger techies… yeah they are fab! Issue on that side [...]

• Scintillating SUNDAY

  Are You Ready To Play?Here are the rules: Example: The Muse Chooses The Word “Lovely” For Sunday’s Blog.The First Reader To Leave A Comment Uses The Letter “Y” To Add A Word To The Game. They use the word “Yodel”.The Second Reader Who Comments Must Leave A New Word Beginning With The An “L”. Muse’s word is Atonement(Amends or reparation made for an injury or wrong)What atonement will I make for eating the last two pieces of fudge? Did you [...]

• ~Fluidity Meets Structure~

  Bringing together the needs and wants of water based recreation… Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• ~Pink Saturday~

  HAPPY PINK SATURDAY Hosted by Ms Beverly of How Sweet the Sound Before I travel back home ******************** ******************************* ************************************* I am riding this! (no fear~baby…no fear~wooo hooo) Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• ~Victorian Screen~

  Here is my Victorian privacy screen. I completed painting the panels and I think it is rather pretty. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• ~Muse’s Tablescape for Thursday~

  A glass vase. The epitome of clean lines. True Simplicity. MMMMMmmmm…. It needs to become “Musey”And so, we begin to add… Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• The Calling

  A prose is blooming here…. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• Think ~ A ~Thought ~ Thursday

  Rules of Play: (1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a set of words. (2) The first blog reader must take those words and use them to make a coherent sentence. Posting it in the comment box (3) Then, the next reader, must use the SAME words (originally given, by The Muse) and make ANOTHER sentence. ******************************* It will look something like this: Muse gives the words: cat, mouse and dog 1st reader: The cat chased the mouse while [...]

• Muse Game ~ This And That ~Tuesdays

  Today’s Game is : Gossip Rules of Play:(1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a sentence.(2) They must take that sentence and change only one word.(3) This new sentence will become the next reader’s sentence.(4) And in turn, each reader, changes only one word.(5) The objective is to not use any one word, twice (if you catch a comment that has not followed the rules…LOL…make sure you type in the word “GOSSIP” this signifies that you are allowed the [...]

• ~The Cottage Awaits Spring~

  Here I sit. Out my cottage window is a winter wonderland of sorts…icy drapes, snuggle my evergreens.  Here I sit. I long for warmth on my face…I long to walk in my beloved woods. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• Fanciful~Follies~Friday…Name That “Flo~Frudie”

  Game Rules Take one food (fruit, veggie or other…) combine that with a flower… and NAME your new FLO~FRUDIE cake. You can be literal…or figurative. But should not repeat a FLO~FRUDIE which has already been named. You may play as often as you wish. Use your imagination and have fun! *this game is in conjunction with Design by Gollum’s~Foodie Friday… Since, as most all of you know… I have yet to be blessed by the μαγείρεμα muse! Did you like [...]

• Think~A Thought ~ Thursday

  Rules of Play: (1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a word. (2) They must take that word and use it in a sentence. Posting it in the comment box (3) Then they must GIVE another word, whose letter starts with the last letter of the previous word…. Shall we play? The word which I gift to thee is: Customary (so the very next reader, should use the word customary in a sentence…and then offer up a NEW word, [...]

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• ~A New Design Path~

  There are always rooms and spaces at The Painted Nest which need some sprucing up. Our beloved cottage is in a constant state of  “creation”. And I love it, I certainly do For me, color is my companion. So imagine my beloved’s shock, when this color palette was placed before him! Admittedly, this would be a new path for me. The Muse has creamy antique white accents throughout her cottage…but there is not a room which totally embraces the hue. [...]

• Fanciful Follies Friday ~ What If Machine

  YOU …. YES, YOU !!!! Have been captured… Don’t be alarmed… Stay Calm. For these robots mean you no harm… They exude kindness, chivalry and charm. They simply need a test subject, you see… Someone to travel in their “WHAT IF MACHINE”. They offer you a questionnaire… These highly evolved, and mannerly robots… Quirky mechanisms that care… And the first inquiry is: “What if you could live ONE day, in ANY career… What career would that be & why?” Consider [...]

• ~Ah…The Fruits of Summer~

  Isn’t summer wonderful? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

• Metamorphosis Monday ~ Image

  The Challenge: The Kitchen! A startling story…(yes, just like the cover says!) O ur kitchen was sooooo bad… (ok, that is your key to ask”HOW BAD WAS IT MUSE?” ) LOL well, it was sooooo bad… That this sign was posted as you walked through the door! Yes, yes,…don’t let the kitty cuteness fool you… We are talking major mayhem of the highest degree! So much so, that scenes like this were not uncommon! (oh no … wait that’s me [...]

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