tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post1676465286787413925..comments2024-03-27T03:37:34.831-04:00Comments on An Urban Cottage: Christmas is Packed AwayAn Urban Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666212353075804092noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-77174182527330657532012-01-22T08:41:08.597-05:002012-01-22T08:41:08.597-05:00I love your blog! I come here for to see what you&...I love your blog! I come here for to see what you've come up with next, because you have some major talent! But I also can not get enough of your kitties...they are just adorable. Good thing I don't know your addy or I would come cat nap them!!! So cute!Brigitte @ Evolution of a homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296619239470622776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-27862347474617535462012-01-07T16:24:28.073-05:002012-01-07T16:24:28.073-05:00add me to the list of those raving about your mirr...add me to the list of those raving about your mirror. also, have you ever posted about that piece of art we see in the basket photo? (black and amber, it looks like...I love it!) too funny about the paperwhites and gin. I always move mine to an area with no sun after they shoot up. it helps deter growth until blooms come. <br /><br />wonderful post as always...donnaA Perfect Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022160717740694132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-31761776974636265532012-01-07T10:42:05.084-05:002012-01-07T10:42:05.084-05:00Next year I'll try the Gin tip. My paperwhite...Next year I'll try the Gin tip. My paperwhites are in total full bloom and look great except that they're almost touching the ceiling!A.J.Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649060799779978067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-36647216845195036192012-01-05T16:49:00.120-05:002012-01-05T16:49:00.120-05:00Looks as if the tree held up quite well...still so...Looks as if the tree held up quite well...still so green and fresh!<br />Love the way you organize your un~decorating...so clever...but then you always have a unique and useful take on things. :) As always, thanks so much for sharing with us.<br />Warmly,<br />Tracey<br />x0x<br />P.S. Love your Kitties~Cuddling shot.Tracey McBride ~ Frugal Luxuries®https://www.blogger.com/profile/03043055986653442733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-53799823813540691392012-01-05T14:20:35.878-05:002012-01-05T14:20:35.878-05:00Just wanted to tell you I posted about your mirror...Just wanted to tell you I posted about your mirror on my blog. Take a peek. Remember me from a year ago... Mommy of three :). I believe you mentioned the mirror came from an old store display?? Anyway, I just created my blog. You may not want to read it since I probably have grammatical errors on it ...let that be my goal for 2012: better blog posts! Happy New year!Renouveauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800989759638923934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-30115721120110195222012-01-04T22:12:48.535-05:002012-01-04T22:12:48.535-05:00Gin and paperwhites?! That is wild! For years I...Gin and paperwhites?! That is wild! For years I've tied them up with bamboo stakes and rafia, which of course looks funky. That is a great trick and I will definitely try it! Shiree'shiree segerstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482618172002009222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-68095905014028286102012-01-04T21:14:05.766-05:002012-01-04T21:14:05.766-05:00Regarding your stain - this happened to our seagra...Regarding your stain - this happened to our seagrass this summer when I was gone and "someone" left a wet bathing suit in a plastic bag on the floor for close to a week. I have a picture of my husband blow drying it by holding the dryer with his feet while reading a book, to pass the time. I thought my it was ruined but it eventually faded. Maybe you can just keep drying it every so often and give it some time. <br /><br />I love your vintage ornaments. All mine are pretty much vintage now and I love it that way. <br /><br />Other note of interest - I came across this Greek Revival from upstate NY being dismantled with a price of $19,500. I wish I had a little ocean side lot to move it to!<br /><br />http://www.ebay.com/itm/1820s-Greek-Revival-House-Salvaged-Davenport-NY-/200573787683My Notting Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029931096995642571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-52699502346245052002012-01-04T16:57:54.734-05:002012-01-04T16:57:54.734-05:00aw the kitty doughnut...any blanket or towel that ...aw the kitty doughnut...any blanket or towel that can be wrapped around snuggly kitties. We only have one but he's treated like a king. Happy New Year!katy elliottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-41429921491256454252012-01-04T15:45:18.317-05:002012-01-04T15:45:18.317-05:00We always put a rather cheesy-looking round, plast...We always put a rather cheesy-looking round, plastic tablecloth under our tree skirt (no one is the wiser). Unfortunately, we learned this lesson the hard way with a similar experience as you.<br /><br />Really? Gin with our paperwhites? I grow them every year and right now, even with being propped up with a skewer, they are toppling. Thanks for the great tip and the 2012 clean-up round-up!Linnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-50874699072361605052012-01-04T14:00:14.325-05:002012-01-04T14:00:14.325-05:00Sorry, but I just can't believe that someone w...Sorry, but I just can't believe that someone who puts their ornaments in a nice basket BEFORE neatly placing them into their original boxes and then neatly wrapping a tangle of lights into multiple, perfect wreaths would deface an entire neighborhood by leaving their outside lights up!! Impossible :)Dusty Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995342949736300755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-23148252613718333252012-01-04T13:04:16.756-05:002012-01-04T13:04:16.756-05:00Sorry to hear about the leak. I am a nut about our...Sorry to hear about the leak. I am a nut about our live tree and the newish hardwoods, I drive my husband crazy about it. Happy 2012.Sixty-Fifth Avenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741086163384325244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-9092409327215433282012-01-04T11:12:36.519-05:002012-01-04T11:12:36.519-05:00Look at you how smart and organized you are! I bet...Look at you how smart and organized you are! I bet you were playing good jazz in the background too!<br /><br />We are huge animal lovers over here. Your last pick is priceless. OMGosh how adorabale!<br /><br />Happy new year, Steve!<br /><br />oxox, Mon<br /><br />P.S I signed up as a subscriber last week - but no feeds.. Will re-sign and see what happens.Splendid Willowhttp://www.splendidwillow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-39248776878724084612012-01-03T23:07:47.890-05:002012-01-03T23:07:47.890-05:00I say keep the outside lights up all winter. I bet...I say keep the outside lights up all winter. I bet you won't get any complaints. You know I love the kitty photo. <br /><br />Happy New Year!anniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03622770300381811435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-24555800819601677962012-01-03T22:49:23.979-05:002012-01-03T22:49:23.979-05:00I still can not bear to take all the decorations d...I still can not bear to take all the decorations down. It looks so bare and unfestive without them.<br />So they will stay up a little longer.<br /><br />My kitties are hunkering down too. They are all rescues so whenever it gets bitter cold I tell them how lucky they are to be cozy inside and living with me.<br /><br />Resolutions? Just one, to chill out this year. I was entirely too stressed last year.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132687955890418093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-22930270352038193812012-01-03T22:41:46.653-05:002012-01-03T22:41:46.653-05:00Who needs damn goals?
Taking down Christmas dec...Who needs damn goals? <br /><br />Taking down Christmas decorations is kind of bittersweet, isn't it? Still in NM, but tomorrow evening, I plan to get after it when we arrive home.<br /><br />So, I've never seen that mirror at your entry before. Nor have I seen the wreath on top of it. They're both gorgeous. I'm kind of thinking you need a wreath of some sort on the mirror year-round.The Vintique Objecthttp://thevintiqueobject.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-64207330197041703832012-01-03T20:03:00.799-05:002012-01-03T20:03:00.799-05:00I've been wondering what to do for the new yea...I've been wondering what to do for the new year. With my life. Now I know. Going to be a paperwhite, and drink lots of gin so I don't get too leggy.<br /><br />That mirror, that mirror, be still my heart, all dressed for Christmas.Carol@6WilsonBlog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207359295205754951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-39306483350770313852012-01-03T19:25:00.151-05:002012-01-03T19:25:00.151-05:00I figured out the basket trick, but I never saved ...I figured out the basket trick, but I never saved the original boxes for ornaments because mine were all collected individually. Some of them go back to my father's childhood tree in the 1920s, and to my parents' first Christmas tree, so everything gets swaddled in rolls of toilet tissue.<br /><br />My resolutions for the new year — simply finish all the little undone projects around the house, and that's not a short list!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-4653555589788364602012-01-03T18:54:25.523-05:002012-01-03T18:54:25.523-05:00I just subscribed to your blog today - absolutely ...I just subscribed to your blog today - absolutely smitten with your style, your writing, your photography and your kitties! (What breed are they?) One of my goals for 2012 was to seriously prune my Google Reader feeds so the fact that I ADDED you today should be taken as the high compliment it is! Looking forward to getting to know you better as the year unfolds.katshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700856856663779379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-16191702428355005132012-01-03T18:12:23.478-05:002012-01-03T18:12:23.478-05:00The baking soda and vinegar paste a commenter left...The baking soda and vinegar paste a commenter left is the best, I have used it before, it works! <br />I didn't know gin worked too, I have always used Vodka, it also somehow makes it flower more. PW are my favorite part of the winter season!<br />Your blog is amazing thanks for letting me read it.<br />MelanieMelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277114974928075699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-64212246748453483782012-01-03T18:07:53.084-05:002012-01-03T18:07:53.084-05:00I can't believe you even took the greens down ...I can't believe you even took the greens down from your header!! LOL!!!<br />I was cleaned up on the 26th - a 1st for me. The greens are still up outside, and they will remain up until Valentine's! I just love looking at the outside greens! <br /><br />That cat photo is so sweet! <br /><br />My 2012 goals are to be healthier, happier and handier (is that even a word?)! Simple! <br /><br />Happy New Year!Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13553409790617039932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-69843882201495759332012-01-03T17:51:52.735-05:002012-01-03T17:51:52.735-05:00Top resolution: get to your post ASAP so I don'...Top resolution: get to your post ASAP so I don't have to spend 20 minutes scrolling through your comments.<br /><br />I know ,I know, I could jump to comment form but your commentators are so funny I like to read them too. <br /><br />My tree is still up, was just mentally trying to get all the boxes down from attic....I do have a basket, hmm.<br /><br />I just came up with a resolution, 3 days into it. Oh well I'm tired.<br /><br />xo Janeflwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-78157426277324431102012-01-03T17:44:46.045-05:002012-01-03T17:44:46.045-05:00Just found your blog and, I must say, I'm smit...Just found your blog and, I must say, I'm smitten! Your pruned tree, all three days of it, is elegance indeed. As mentioned up there somewhere, vinegar is the easiest all-purpose deodorizer cum stain remover. Mixed with baking soda or even detergent, depending on your fibers, it helps remove wine stains, pet stains, etc, and any associated odors. By the way, my little forest of blue spruces is my homage to Christmases past. Hope your replanted tree survives, too!Pamela Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881149950159521132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-76975123317512070832012-01-03T17:37:33.881-05:002012-01-03T17:37:33.881-05:00I love the first picture of your tree, almost nake...I love the first picture of your tree, almost naked except for the pearly garlands!<br /><br />I've re-named your darling cats Ginger and Snap. Such an adorable photo.<br /><br />Love your style! Keep sharing!dannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-63396982954162145772012-01-03T17:36:09.778-05:002012-01-03T17:36:09.778-05:00I'm working on my goals as well and definitely...I'm working on my goals as well and definitely hoping for a short winter :). If you lived in Vermont, you could just leave your lights up all year.Daryl at Vermont Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624896971503586307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4478201407511428968.post-20732570665696587802012-01-03T16:53:16.727-05:002012-01-03T16:53:16.727-05:00Oh, I forgot to mention that I bought a product fo...Oh, I forgot to mention that I bought a product for removing stains from seagrass rugs. It is called Get Serious and was recommended on one of the blogs I read. You can google it for the details since I have been too lazy to try it out.<br /><br />I don't make New Year resolutions, but maybe I should...try not to be so lazy!<br />Best...VictoriaVictoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791296934306530073noreply@blogger.com