Renniger's and Mount Dora

Sunday was Renniger's Fall in the Field Show down at their antique center. Now I am not sure if I have mentioned this before and if I haven't then now you will know... one of my favorite past times, if not my favorite past time, is going to these antique shows or consignment shops. I am not sure where my love for this developed but it has only grown with time.

Since Renniger's was having their fall show I wanted to go to see what kind of fall decorations they might have. Mom of course joined me. And I was glad to have her come along. It was a gorgeous day and the fall weather was gracing it's presence in Florida. Finally!! Mom and I walked around the booths popping in and sticking our noses, mostly just me, into what the vendors had to sell. I like to take my time in each booth and look around for what might be hidden... you know those hidden treasures hiding under some other item.

There was a man playing music and singing on this stage with this big guitar *grin*  Which I have yet to figure out why there is a giant guitar hanging on the stage.

There was also this huge dog walking around with his owner. Biggest dog I have ever seen and very cute!

Now doesn't this place just look wonderful?!

Although I did not find anything worth taking home this time I still had a good time.
However back up at the permanent booths I found a gorgeous sterling silver turquoises ring. I have been looking for such a ring for a few months now and finally found a beautiful one that I bought off of a spunky little German woman. I also found a casserole dish that made it's way home with me.

After Renniger's mom and I made a trip to visit Norm at Norm's Palette. He is one of my most favorite people. I could sit for hours and chat with him. If you enjoy good company, drinks, and art then this bar is for you. Mom and I enjoyed sangria and cupcakes out on the patio with Norm sharing stories. Eventually we moved on to dinner at Merrill's where they were having live music.

As mom and I were sitting at Merrill's the train was coming in.

Bye Bye train.

Mount Dora is such a beautiful city. One of my favorites and I love spending time there. It is an artisan town, so if you are into that sort of thing Mount Dora should definitely be on your list of places to visit. They usually always have some sort of event happening. Check them out here and here.

*My Thoughts*
I have an old soul. And I believe that I was born in the wrong decade. I enjoy old things, hence my love of consignment shops and "antique" shows. I use antique loosely because the US is not old enough to have "real" antiques. They are more vintage.
I seriously cannot explain to you enough my love for the city of Mount Dora and all of its wonderful people. I always meet interesting people there whenever I visit.

Crafty: Halloween Banner

A couple of years ago I  picked up some Halloween card size scrapbook paper. I made a couple of cards out of it but I had a bunch left over. Last year I wasn't sure what to do with it, so it just laid there unused again. This year I decided to do something with it... this was only after I found black and orange bakers twine in the dollar section at Target.


These are the supplies that I used to make my banners.

I measured and cut the baker's twine to length.

While I was making these banners I was burning one of my favorite fall scents. The one pictured above. This one is from Bath and Body Works but I also enjoy the one from Yankee Candle. Yankee Candle is my favorite candle company but lately I have found a few candles from Bath Body Works that I enjoy. The haunted house candle holder is from Yankee Candle.

I cut the scrapbook paper into triangles and then...

attached them to the bakers twine with Zots sticky dots.

These two photos are the final products. I have one hanging in my bathroom as well and another one to make for above my window in my living room. However that one is going to be a bit different. So keep a look out for that one *wink*

This is the table as you enter into my apartment. I have this cute fall welcome sign that I believe that I got at Old Time Pottery. I also added a couple of items from my scrapbook papers to add a bit of Halloween. The welcome sign will stay all fall.

xo

*My Thoughts*
This was a fun but time consuming project.
I would come home and the triangles would be all over the floor because they weren't sticking very well with the zots sticky dots. I finally had an idea to cut small squares out of the scraps and attach those to the backs of each triangle.
I can usually find some good craft supplies in Target's dollar section or just some nik naks.
I would love to see your Halloween/Fall projects so leave me a comment and a link to where I can see them.

Poulets Grilles a la Diable

You all know my love for Julia Child well...

The other night I whipped up a dinner for N and I. I knew which sides I wanted to have but I needed a good chicken recipe to try out so I turned to my trusty Mastering the Art of French Cooking cookbook. I found a recipe for a mustard, herb and bread crumb crusted chicken that didn't look too hard. *wink*

The recipe: Poulets Grilles a la Diable or Chicken Broiled with Mustards, Herbs, and Bread Crumbs. The recipe was really easy to follow just the way Julia wanted it to be. I whipped up the sauce in no time. And in the mean time the chicken was in cooking away in the broiler.

The sauce was delicious!!

I spread that all over both sides of the chicken and then coated them in bread crumbs.

Then I baked them for a little longer.

I mean just look at how this dinner turned out. Yum.

Julia Child is truly an inspiration. I love her for putting so much work into her book and never giving up even when times got tough. She really wanted to see a change in the way America cooks. This will not be the last recipe I share with you from her book so look out for more *wink*

xo

*My Thoughts*
Anyone can cook.
I love having Julia's cookbook around.
Anytime I am looking for a really good recipe I turn to it.
Buy the book here.

Apartment Hunting: Part 3

As I said in my last post I have finally found a place to live... yippy! I have been there almost two weeks now and I am loving it. I am slowly making the place my own but you will have to wait and see until it is all finished.

This post is to give you a tour of the inside of my place before I moved everything in. So grab a cup of whatever you enjoy, my choice is a big glass of water, and let's go...


Follow me through my front door

I love the brick and big windows of my place. Even though this place is little (as you will see in a minute) these big windows let in so much light that I rarely use the lights inside during the day time. I think natural light is a beautiful thing and one of God's many great wonders so I like to let in the light and just enjoy it. Okay enough talking let's head inside shall we

Living room and

dining area.

This is my tiny little kitchen with a big refrigerator that is just perfect for me. 

Now onto my bedroom. This is considered a studio apartment, so I do not have a door to my bedroom which I like. There is a curtain rod up because I am going to hang long curtains in place of a door.

That ugly, low hanging fan that wobbled when on high that I thought would chop my head off and could only be used on low has recently been replaced.

It is actually a nice size room and is coming along nicely!!

Down the hall to the right is my sink and mirror and then on the left is the bathroom with the shower and toilet.

and then past the bathroom to the door at the end of the hall is my beautiful closet...

That I have filled with all of my clothes, shoes, and random things. I sometimes just stand in the doorway and stare at it because I haven't had a walk-in closet since I was little and there is just so much space I love it!

Well the tour has come to an end I hope you enjoyed! Now to leave you with pictures of the views from my front door.

I love my little patio. I like going out there to sit and read a good book.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

xo

*My Thoughts*
I love having my own place to call my own that is all mine.
It is slowly coming along.
Thank you all for coming along on this tour with me. I have enjoyed showing you my empty place but I cannot wait to show you the finished product. :)

Absence

Hello internet world. I apologize for my absences from my blog lately but I have recently moved into a new apartment. The weeks leading up to my move were stressful. Through it all, however, I stayed positive and tried my best to keep my spirits high. It all worked out in the end!

I am now living in my neat little apartment in Central Florida and I love it so far. I meant to take some pictures this morning of my front door and patio since the weather was terrible yesterday but I completely forgot to and I forgot my camera there (I have no internet yet at my place hence the dilemma) as I was running out the door for church.

Anyways I will have a before and after post of my new place to show you how I made the little space my own, once it's done of course. But for right now this will have to do... at least now you know that I haven't dropped off the side of the earth or fallen down a hole somewhere. I am still alive I have just been busy and overwhelmed by this whole move. I cannot wait to show you my place, so remember to keep checking back for those posts.

xo

Kelly

*My Thoughts*
Moving is tough but I had the help of a few wonderful people
I am worn out and exhausted... still!!
I am getting a massage this week *wink*