tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:30:14 +0000http://romantichome.blogspot.com/cindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)Blogger839125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-7945657112687731642Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:01:00 +00002009-12-03T00:01:02.559-08:00 Since I've been showing a lot of close-ups of my Christmas decorating, I though today I would show an overall view of the living room /dining room...it's really only one big room.It looks less decorated when you see the whole room vs. the close-ups. I'm hoping my landlord puts in the wood laminate floors next year! That will make such a difference! (that's my way of saying, please ignore my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/_Lfe2Rvai34/holiday-home-tour-continued.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)21http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/12/holiday-home-tour-continued.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-6085201909471345096Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:01:00 +00002009-12-02T00:01:02.482-08:00I think this simple arrangement with the silver bowl and cloche is my favorite thing I've done this holiday season. I love finding things I already have and putting them together in a different way! There's that plastic snow again! I grouped all my crystal apothecary jars together on my coffee table and filled them with candy. I had these spread out between the living room and the dining room buthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/3nBZ9gr5oR0/more-holiday-home-tour.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)56http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/12/more-holiday-home-tour.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-7877973782857589700Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:01:00 +00002009-12-01T00:01:01.651-08:00 I'm joining in on Tracey's (Notes from a Cottage Industry) Holiday Home Tour today but I'm just sharing my dining room today so you'll have to come back to see the rest of my holiday decorating throughout the week!I enjoyed my blue and white dining room Christmas tree so much last year that I decided to do it again this year! It's filled with blue and white dishes & teacups, silver spoons, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/GNlWHeGQoTQ/holiday-home-tour-my-dining-room.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)57http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/12/holiday-home-tour-my-dining-room.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-4538043994552008132Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:48:00 +00002009-11-30T10:03:06.465-08:00 Have you planted paperwhites yet? Forcing paperwhites has become a yearly holiday tradition for me! I love watching them grow! It's so amazing how fast they sprout up! I plant mine in soil and I like to cover the soil with moss and a sprinkling of plastic snow! Plastic snow has really grown on me over the years. I used to think it looked really tacky but now I like it! The paperwhites below arehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/bIhIzz-fv7k/paperwhites.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)36http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/paperwhites.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-5392761927830205967Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +00002009-11-26T18:14:34.271-08:00I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! I'm breaking the rules of Show and Tell a little today and sharing something that is not from my home or garden. This is where Lauren and I had Thanksgiving dinner today! I know...not a very traditional Thanksgiving but it was nice!It's the Dolce-Hayes Mansion in San Jose, California. It's a hotel and conference center. I bet everyone that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/6yloinmDmwY/show-tell-friday_26.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)41http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/show-tell-friday_26.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-92028122049282354Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:01:00 +00002009-11-26T00:01:01.615-08:00I wish all my U.S. friends a very Happy Thanksgiving! I'm so thankful to have "met" you all! You really have enriched my life!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/H20dDKGhyYI/happy-thanksgiving.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)34http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-thanksgiving.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-7021141893905630845Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:21:00 +00002009-11-25T09:15:24.622-08:00I'm still not feeling well at all, in fact it sometimes feels like I'm getting worse not better. The mornings are the worst. When I get up in the morning it feels like I've slept with a pile of bricks on my chest! The pain goes all the way to into my back! I really feel for people who have chronic pain, I just can't even imagine living like this all the time! This is day 5 of this and I'm goinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/0H_XORA1zF8/thanksgiving-past.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)63http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanksgiving-past.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-1756816302961609076Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:15:00 +00002009-11-24T15:37:33.378-08:00Thank you for all the nice comments yesterday. I went to the doctor, had an EKG, blood test, and a chest x-ray and they all came out good so my doctor thinks something in my chest is inflamed, either cartilage or tendons or something... I have to take Ibuprofen (Motrin) 3 times a day for awhile and then I'll have a follow up appointment with her next week. Hopefully it will be gone by then! Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/uWD-HofdV6Y/new-finds.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)56http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-finds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-5355647052963416827Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:14:00 +00002009-11-23T15:41:42.759-08:00photo credit: FlickrI have a week off of work and wouldn't you know it...I'm not feeling good! I had a coughing attack on Friday night. It only lasted a few minutes but my chest has been so sore since Saturday morning so I'm going to the doctor today just to be safe. Hopefully it's just heart-burn or something simple. About 5 years ago I thought I was having a heart attack at work. I was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/_ZH03q7UkKY/vacation.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)67http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/vacation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-8722335042633405468Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:42:00 +00002009-11-19T19:37:01.430-08:00 It's time again for Show and Tell Friday! This week I would like to share my items I got from Vintage & Vogue. If you haven't been to my blog this week, please scroll down to my posts I did on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to see how beautifully this shop is decorated for Christmas! I fell in love with these two cherub ornaments with the hanging crystals! Everyone needs a castle! The colors on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/--pkA-rAqHk/show-tell-friday.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)53http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/show-tell-friday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-3677475516160796561Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:21:00 +00002009-11-19T09:59:45.851-08:00What a fun day! I get to announce the winner of my monthly giveaway and the winner of the Pfaltzgraff giveaway and also announce a brand new giveaway!!!First the winner of my monthly giveaway for November is Laurie from Bargain Hunting with Laurie.and the winner of the Pfaltzgraff Holiday Dinnerware is Evelyn (no blog), she chose the Winterberry pattern.I'm also pleased to also announce that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/vhugZbvuKQ8/giveaway-fun.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)11http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/giveaway-fun.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-6407185509929295220Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:21:00 +00002009-11-18T09:31:03.413-08:00 Here is part 3 of my Vintage & Vogue posts. I still have more photos but I think I'll save those for next week. Isn't it all so beautiful! I love all the different themes they have going.Vintage & Vogue241 East Campbell Ave, Ste ACampbell, California**********************************I now have new windows in my apartment and they look so much better! I can even feel the difference. Usually whenhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/ys_Yt54PLzA/vintage-vogue-christmas-part-iii.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)52http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/vintage-vogue-christmas-part-iii.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-1187498969731878950Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:00:00 +00002009-11-17T09:01:23.579-08:00Are you ready to see more of the beautiful things at Vintage & Vogue?Every time I look at these photos I see something else I want to go back and get!!!I did buy some things when I was there and I'll share those this Friday for Show and Tell.How cute is this...and this...I'm really in the mood to decorate for Christmas now! My company is having a shutdown the week of Thanksgiving so I'll be home http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/gd2pnHjgi-A/vintage-vogue-christmas-part-ii.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)44http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/vintage-vogue-christmas-part-ii.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-6237526235842226413Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:43:00 +00002009-11-16T10:24:28.983-08:00 This weekend I was at my favorite store, Vintage & Vogue not once, but twice! I went Friday night for their Christmas celebration and then I went back on Sunday to take pictures! The farmer's market which is every Sunday in downtown Campbell was still open when I took these photos which is why you can see canopies reflected in the window above. The store looks amazing! All these photos http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/Xt5U_3K-dg8/vintage-vogue-christmas-part-i.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)45http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/vintage-vogue-christmas-part-i.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-4054230379117862735Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +00002009-11-12T20:06:30.975-08:00This week for Show and Tell I'm sharing some dishes I found at the flea market last weekend for $2 each.I bought 2 of this pattern below. They were made in Bavaria. I love the roses on these, they remind me of my absolute favorite rose "Pierre de Ronsard", also known as "Eden." From the same vendor and also $2 I found this Limoges Haviland & Co. plate below. It has a few little chips around http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/Lub0W9RhEiM/show-and-tell-friday_12.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)53http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/show-and-tell-friday_12.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-8464320379043770626Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:40:00 +00002009-11-12T12:03:58.834-08:00On the weekends I like to walk this trail that is close to my apartment. I brought my camera along last weekend so I could share it with you. I walk about 3 miles. Are you ready to go?There's a lot of wild life to see...Those are stray cats but some lady comes out and feeds them regularly.This trail goes all the way to those mountains you see in the background (up by Lexington for those of you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/Ny2h5Oyk4eo/my-weekend-walks.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)38http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-weekend-walks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-7487833392429948244Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:08:00 +00002009-11-11T12:26:34.998-08:00 (click here for photo credit)I can't tell you how many times I go to Flickr and look at all the photos that I've marked as my favorites. It's the place I go for inspiration! (Click here for photo credit)Look at all this beautiful inspiration! Can you tell I love soft colors? Each one of these photos is breathtaking to me and when I put them all together in these mosaics....it's just pure BLISS!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/cRsyYaLdX6c/eye-candy-from-flickr.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)25http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/eye-candy-from-flickr.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-63436572338553077Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:52:00 +00002009-11-10T06:23:07.174-08:00I was at Marshalls a couple weeks ago and spotted these toile pillows! Love them!!! I wanted darker blue pillows for Fall and Winter and these are perfect! (I just changed my slipcovers on my sofa which is why they looked so wrinkled in these photos. It takes a day or so for the wrinkles to relax)Beau likes them too because they are filled with feathers and nice & soft...I also changed out my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/fprKXlYsao4/my-new-toile-pillows.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)49http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-new-toile-pillows.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-575118339994154037Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:38:00 +00002009-11-09T09:47:28.567-08:00 It's time again for my monthly giveaway party. If you are a blogger who is hosting a giveaway on your blog, please sign up with MckLinky below. Also please make sure you link back to my blog so your readers can enter the other giveaways!NOTE: MckLinky is only used if you are having a giveaway on your blog! If you want to enter to win my giveaway please scroll down to the next post. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/bRrnLwd-tZA/monthly-giveaway-party.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)18http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/monthly-giveaway-party.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-6874283260820306687Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:27:00 +00002009-11-09T09:46:57.299-08:00I found this cute little plaque with the bird on top Marshalls. I bought one for me and one to giveaway on my blog! I'm also including this book titled "At Home with White". My friend Lorrie sent me two of these awhile back, one for me and one to giveaway! It has some beautiful things...I love this dresser! I'm also including a silver-plate candle stick and some Strawberry-Rhubarb tea light http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/dIOEI7G1fBo/my-montlhy-giveaway.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)209http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-montlhy-giveaway.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-7449433542518616276Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:25:00 +00002009-11-05T19:26:39.020-08:00 Welcome to Show and Tell Friday! This week I'm going to share some beautiful gifts I got from my blogging friends. These beautiful cards above are from M ~Tales from OC Cottage. They are from photos she took! I think I'm going to frame the one with the stacked teacups! She also sent me some more glittered starfish! I love these! That German Glass Glitter really sparkles! Did you see the great http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/ZeHH00koPiA/show-and-tell-friday.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)40http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/show-and-tell-friday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-361338489825209220Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:00 +00002009-11-05T06:42:57.146-08:00Beau knows where the softest, most comfortable spot in our home is!He doesn't even mind that it's a very girly bed! Sleeping is his favorite pastime...along with barking!He thinks this is his bed and he just shares it with me to be nice! **************Don't forget to enter my giveaways, if you haven't already!Click here to win Pfaltzgraff Holiday dinnerware on my product review page.Click here tohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/eBclkLtMkNM/beau-knows.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)42http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/beau-knows.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-7589118738617618963Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-11-04T06:17:05.214-08:00In the kitchen In our family we call this Meat Love, not Meat Loaf! That's because when Vince was about 3 years old he asked me one day if we could have Meat Love again for dinner! It took me a few seconds to figure what he was talking about! Ever since then Meat Loaf has been affectionately called Meat Love in our home!To me, this is the ultimate comfort food-- meat love, roasted-garlic mashed potatoes withhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/BQ4AzraHLrE/meat-love.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)30http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/meat-love.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-5836138413049047065Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-11-03T06:25:08.121-08:00Back in May I showed you this Pfaltzgraff teapot (on the right) I've had since 1979! Back then, when I was only about 20 years old I really wanted the large coffee pot that matched it but I couldn't really afford it. Well, 30 years later I'm really pleased to say I finally got it! It's the large pot pictured above! I went into a thrift store awhile back and found it for $15 and found out http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/eZB58XKz0nU/new-find-and-giveaway.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)24http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-find-and-giveaway.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-875266617429427038Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:38:00 +00002009-11-02T13:24:03.532-08:00First I need to mention that if you are having trouble loading my blog it seems to be a problem with Internet Explorer 6. If you are using this old version it is advised that you upgrade your web browser. Hopefully those of you that are having problems will see this before you get that annoying "not responding" message. I'm getting a lot of email from people saying my blog freezes when they open http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/a9cF8qwK0hE/new-little-teapot.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)41http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-little-teapot.html