tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post4449259533464525714..comments2024-03-29T00:10:51.155-04:00Comments on Blue House Journal: Freshening the Outdoors: The Porchesterricheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-91988458223467191402017-04-26T16:29:13.773-04:002017-04-26T16:29:13.773-04:00Everything looks beautiful.. You have done a great...Everything looks beautiful.. You have done a great job. I like the two new wreaths..But my favorite is the green check ribbon on.. CUte/cute..<br />Agreeing with Carolyn. I have the umbrella clothes line [got at Lowes].Works great and It does hold a lot of clothes.My hubby concreted it in.. So no worries of it blowing away. smileSew Blessed Maw [Judy]https://www.blogger.com/profile/15474519379303505290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-85287366725007472732017-04-26T10:32:45.072-04:002017-04-26T10:32:45.072-04:00I love, love, love how everything looks! Thanks f...I love, love, love how everything looks! Thanks for the pictures. I love seeing what other people do. Those chairs and cushions turned out wonderfully. The porch looks so inviting. Great job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-17905817556962611712017-04-26T00:32:56.324-04:002017-04-26T00:32:56.324-04:00Yea for porch pictures! Everything looks great, bu...Yea for porch pictures! Everything looks great, but I'm in love with the gate! You know how I like the ironing board and loved the window on it, but I love the gate as well. I have a smaller gate and was just today wondering what to do with it. I think I know, but will have to see if it works.<br />I co-taught a seminar on growing and preserving garden produce and herbs, and the owner gave me a gift card as a thank you. He was quite generous, so today I picked out some of my garden bedding plants and herbs as well as some pretty pansies. It is, of course, too early to plant much, and it looks as though even the pansies will wait since there's a possibility of SNOW this weekend. Ugh. Hopefully next week will not be so Arctic, and those pansies can go on the front porch. So far the boys have not duct taped any dandelions to the siding, so the porch needs some flowers. LOL.<br />Enjoy your special day with family and watching those babies hunt eggs!<br />Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396880852810370044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-81187370802273344702017-04-25T20:52:01.208-04:002017-04-25T20:52:01.208-04:00You got me to thinking and I changed up a few thin...You got me to thinking and I changed up a few things too! Thank you. Your porch is so pretty! :-)) For the curtain it might be a good idea to put something heavy in the hem of it so it will not blow and knock things off. I know my front room curtains had washers sewn into the hem and corners of the hem so they would hang right. Other wise could you put a shower curtain adjustable rod threw the hem at the bottom from one end of the porch to the other? It might be too wide a space. SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-61785893954635077832017-04-25T17:53:00.439-04:002017-04-25T17:53:00.439-04:00Y'all are so sweet! I was happy with my porch...Y'all are so sweet! I was happy with my porches before but knowing that you all like them too makes me even happier. Thank you so much!<br /><br />Vintage Ellen, I find a theme for a small space makes it look more pulled together and less mishmash. I have so many things it's easy to drift off target trying to pull a look together if I don't concentrate on specific objects. On the back porch it's color that unifies it all (via the welcome mat) and on the front porch I was sticking to the birdhouses and not adding in all the other things I'd thought I'd might like to add, and did for a bit, before I saw my mistake.<br /><br />Gramma D I'd love to plunder through your things and give you new ideas on how to display them. If you ever move SOUTH you let me know, lol.terricheneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-37102956319306790512017-04-25T17:42:28.276-04:002017-04-25T17:42:28.276-04:00Carolyn, Good info on the umbrella clothesline. I...Carolyn, Good info on the umbrella clothesline. I feel more assured we could do that here. Thank you!terricheneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-80564130483918819542017-04-25T17:15:04.724-04:002017-04-25T17:15:04.724-04:00Your porches look wonderful! So happy & welco...Your porches look wonderful! So happy & welcoming. I was thinking that if I was driving down the road in front of your house, I'd be telling hubs to turn around and drive slow so I could check it all out!! I also agree that John was spot-on with the red paint. I love it. I love your garden gate and goodies. The whole thing is beautiful. What's not to love?! I think you're going to love it even more when you're out there.<br />Debby in KSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-33676031433852149992017-04-25T12:36:22.675-04:002017-04-25T12:36:22.675-04:00Everything is looking fresh and cheery for a new s...Everything is looking fresh and cheery for a new season. Looks like great spots to sip some tea and gaze at the beauty of summer. Enjoy!Wendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02547001714523524390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-69032571254630126322017-04-25T11:01:10.162-04:002017-04-25T11:01:10.162-04:00Your outdoor decorating is lovely. I never though...Your outdoor decorating is lovely. I never thought of having a theme for porches but you have given me lots to think about for doing up our apartment deck for summer. Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155976856559454101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-77473497996590239992017-04-25T08:13:29.212-04:002017-04-25T08:13:29.212-04:00I was in the same quandary coming up to the reduce...I was in the same quandary coming up to the reduced disability pay. I beefed up all the budget catalogues and have watched every dime and we have yet to receive a short paycheck. No clue why. We have been through so, so many outsourcing and cut backs in the IT business that it is now almost normal. One thing I do know for sure is that God has never failed to provide more than we can even ask or think.Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-9309159315579827782017-04-25T06:10:25.753-04:002017-04-25T06:10:25.753-04:00I love your decorating ideas. How I wish you lived...I love your decorating ideas. How I wish you lived next door! I need so new ideas and what fun it would be to watch you as your brain came up with new ideas cheaply to do to my home. I had a dear friend who sadly passed away but all her friends loved going to her house because everytime they went she had new ideas. Her favorite trip was a day at thrift stores with a couple dollars to spend. She laughed about when she was a kid and would babysit for her sister and getting in trouble when her sister came home and everything in a room would be redecorated. You remind me so much of her. Don't feel guilty about a few dollars spent on your home. Just think how much it would cost you to go to Starbucks every day, which is not an unusual thing for people to do. 20 minutes later the drink is gone and you have "stuff" for the same price that you reuse for years. I love reading your posts but really enjoy your decorating ones. Now I am inspired that right after breakfast i am going to put together that wreath for the front door. Love the fabric strips idea! Thanks. I understand about the job concern. Been there, did that and it is a biggie. Will be praying for you. Gramma D Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-58849662202336954232017-04-25T01:39:41.279-04:002017-04-25T01:39:41.279-04:00I forgot to mention ... relating to you contemplat...I forgot to mention ... relating to you contemplated purchase of an umbrella style clothesline. We live in a super windy area on a hilltop with very little wind break. And I use this style clothesline and absolutely love it. Have had no problems at all even when wind is gusting. And mine isn't even a heavy duty model. At first I was concerned it wouldn't hold very many clothing items, but I surprisingly can get two loads on it at once. Just wanted to share with you!Carolyn @ Our Gilded Abodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201649173159755166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-51723440347309263022017-04-25T01:31:59.875-04:002017-04-25T01:31:59.875-04:00Love your cheerful decor. The weathervane is so cu...Love your cheerful decor. The weathervane is so cute and the wash pot with the fern is lovely. John was so right about the red for the bistro set being the perfect color too. The chain link gate as a backdrop is simply clever. You're all set for Spring and Summer outdoors!Carolyn @ Our Gilded Abodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201649173159755166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-58309814921843210552017-04-24T22:58:52.200-04:002017-04-24T22:58:52.200-04:00I love seeing all the things you're doing to y...I love seeing all the things you're doing to your house. Thanks for taking all the pictures. LynnLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17750778376019018604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-53194625692707511782017-04-24T22:57:27.126-04:002017-04-24T22:57:27.126-04:00I so enjoyed all the pictures that you shared. All...I so enjoyed all the pictures that you shared. All beautiful, such a good job updating. Thanks Terri for inspiring me once again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882982652857385485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-63530664439892721892017-04-24T21:19:37.534-04:002017-04-24T21:19:37.534-04:00
Your porch looks so fresh and pretty. I really li...<br />Your porch looks so fresh and pretty. I really like your decorated gate. The birdhouses look very cute on it. susie @ persimmon moon cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653330247272673990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-14451334501867494772017-04-24T21:02:09.933-04:002017-04-24T21:02:09.933-04:00Everything looks wonderful! So fresh. My husband d...Everything looks wonderful! So fresh. My husband drilled a few holes in the bottom of my wash pot.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170218700397945765noreply@blogger.com