Summertime Touches House Tour

Hello, friends. 

It has been a long while, and for that I apologize.

My last post was right around the time

 Covid-19 went into over-drive...

and I went into a very real funk.

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So, today I am attempting to shake it off...

 and say hello and share a few

 summertime touches
 here at Finch Rest.

I do love summer.

 Not quite sure about this

I recently placed a simple bouquet

 of my sister's garden snowball hydrangeas

on our kitchen table.

Right now simple is working best for me.

Because nothing feels very simple right now.

With attempted simplifying, I've added messages
to remind me how life is so very precious.

What I do with my thoughts, words and deeds
matter now more than ever.

It truly IS important
 for our mental state of mind
as we deal with this long-term isolation,
 to be surrounded with things that
 spark joy within us.

I met the lady who made this basket

when I visited Belize last fall.

I tucked in a couple pieces of my mom's coral

and a heart pillow a blog friend made me years ago.

Simple. Joy. Love. Memories.

♥

My orchid is doing well - 
a lovely birthday gift from my daughter two years ago.

We redecorated our dining room
since I last featured it. 

It's been a nice and bright change.

The most recent addition is a new chandy.

I did still love my other one - it just was a bit too fussy
and ornate for this easier style.

I am finding peace in the "less is more" of our decor.

I decorate in nearly all neutral monochromatic tones.

I use about every shade of white, ivory, beige
in varying textures, and use black for contrast. 

The only color I really use in our home is green.

But for this summer I find I am introducing bits of

 a sea glass color of  aqua.

It is a cousin of green.... I can live with that. Ha ha.

I ordered some new quilted bedding in that color

way back in May, but it is back-ordered until October.

Blame Covid.

I hate summer will be over by the time I get it,

but it's worth the wait. I think, haha.

I know pussy willows are for spring

but I liked them so much I kept them out.

(Love it when nature provides the beauty duty!)

A moody dark pic of dining room/ music room
right after a much-needed thunderstorm
right after the sun came out.

I looked for a rainbow!

The cute wood slice birds ornament

 my 3 nieces gave me this past Christmas

certainly brings a smile to my face!

They are three sisters....my three sweet nieces....
three sweet birds.
♥♥♥

Ah, and Bob Marley, mon.

♫ ♪ ♫


THREE LITTLE BIRDS - BOB MARLEY

Rise up this mornin', Smile with the risin' sun, Three little birds Each by my doorstep Singin' sweet songs Of melodies pure and true, Sayin', "This is my message to you." Singin': "Don't worry 'bout a ting, 'Cause every little ting gonna be all right." Singin': "Don't worry 'bout a ting, 'Cause every little ting gonna be all right!"

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I pray you are all 
staying home,
 staying safe
 and staying well.

Wearing our masks when out in public
isn't about our rights to wear or not wear them;
it is about doing the right thing
to try our best to prevent the spread of this awful virus.
We each need to be considerate of our neighbor.

Mark 12:31

You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Let's all do our parts to try and
 end this awful pandemic.

We are ALL in this TOGETHER.
And so may also be the cure.


Hopeful and virus-free hugs,

                             ~Michele

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