Carolina Country Living

Hello, everyone! Are you all well?  I really hope so! So many things have changed since I last blogged with regularity here.   I'm now a town-living lady. Grey hair and crow's feet...

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"IN THE HARDEST TIMES OF YOUR LIFE, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO BLOOM ONCE MORE." JANICE CARABINE It's been far too long, friends; I've missed you. And I've missed visiting your blogs, leaving c...

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It's been raining for two days straight here and the forecast calls for more of the same tomorrow. After working on the farmhouse this morning, I came home, started a roaring fire in the wood...

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Happy New Year, everyone! My apologies for being an absent blogger these past few months.  How about I make it up to you by sharing some interior photos of the farmhouse before work began? ...

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Hello friends, It's been awhile since I've been present here.  These last two months have been full and tiring and a mix of both good and bad stress. I'm looking forward to slowing down this...

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Good evening! First, I must thank all of you for your wonderful messages of support and your well-wishes for the new farm .  The responses you sent were so incredibly encouraging and I especi...

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A week ago today, we became the owners of a 42-acre farm and this small, funky farmhouse. I realize this announcement is completely out of left field, so let me share the back story: Even...

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Exactly a week ago, Stacey of A Sort of Fairytale and I were eating Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream --which totally lives up to its name--and resting our barking dogs after spending a day at the 2012...

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Happy Halloween, everyone! We're headed out shortly to go trick-or-treating, but before November officially arrives, here are some shots of the fall decorating around the house this year.  ...

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First thing tomorrow morning, I'm headed out and will make the 6-hour drive down Interstate 85 to Atlanta to attend the Country Living Fair . ROAD TRIP! Though this will be a road trip for o...

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Happy Friday, everyone! It is such a gorgeous day here...I was driving home earlier and leaves were raining down in the sunshine.  Fall is very much here and I'm loving it! Just a quick pos...

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Good afternoon, lovelies. I was hoping to take photos today of the fall decorations around the house, but it's a grey, rainy day.   This house is difficult enough to photograph on a sun-shin...

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Last month I brought home two boxes of the new Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint (MMSMP) from the trip to Lucketts : Linen and Kitchen Scale.  I haven't tried Kitchen Scale yet but here's an ...

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{via} *Wake up at 6:30 a.m. perfectly rested and well after feeling on-the-verge-of-coming-down-with-something yesterday.  (Thank you, Benadryl.) *Welcome the fact that it's a drizzly, c...

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If you ever find yourself in northern Virginia, the Old Lucketts Store , just outside of Leesburg, is an absolute must-visit. The weekend that I met Janet of The Empty Nest in Warrenton, ...

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We're making major progress this week on what I've just decided to call Project: Landscape This House For Crying Out Loud Because You've Lived in It for Five Years! Let's recap what's been goi...

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...is that sometimes you get to meet the real people--the creative, funny, inspirational, warm, kind, and lovely people--behind the blogs you read.  The first instance of this for me was when...

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It's been awhile since I've put up a Monday Morning Music post.  But this infrequent series is back today with a good entry! Sia Furler , known mononymously as Sia, is an Australian jazz-pop ...

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People, I'm freaking out that it's already September!   Anybody else feeling the same way? Don't get me wrong, I'm so very glad September's here and that fall is soon to come.  I'm practic...

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...jiggity jig. (Yes, I'm a dork who quotes nursery rhymes.) After two trips in the past three weeks, I'm totally out of sorts in regards to blogging. There's so much I want to share and m...

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Hello, friends!  Looking for a quick and supremely easy summertime dessert? Thanks to my Aunt Sherry, who made this cobbler and shared it with me when I was visiting her and my Uncle Gerry...

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Thank you for all the wonderful comments and kind words about the craft room reveal last month.  The room was even featured on a few blogs! This project was a labor of love (and fabric, and...

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Wow, this heat wave we've been having will seriously make you not want to do anything besides lay around and catch up on past seasons of Sons of Anarchy and The Office. It's been 100+ degrees ...

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