tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:27:16 +0000http://romantichome.blogspot.com/cindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)Blogger819125tag: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)39http://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)23http://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.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-5947377618363143329Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:18:00 +00002009-10-30T11:24:11.638-07:00Houzz interview: Cindy's Elegant Romantic HomehouzzBadge();houzz- kitchen design, bathroom design, landscaping and moreI'm so excited! Houzz.com contacted me for an interview and it's now on their website! If you leave a comment over there you have a chance to win a $50 Target Gift Card!If you're here for Show and Tell Friday, just scroll down it's the next post! I just couldn't wait until http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/jq_TSS_ZR3M/my-interview-on-houzzcom.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)30http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-interview-on-houzzcom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-1160411831595461874Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:24:00 +00002009-10-29T22:54:44.451-07:00It's Show and Tell Friday again! As I was driving home from work tonight (Thurs) I was thinking about what I would share with you this week. Once I got home and saw a package waiting for me I knew right away what it would be!I won this old Haviland & Company Limoges cup and saucer on Ebay earlier this week and it arrived today! It was only $4.99 but then the shipping was $7.94. Still a good http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/ojpVc2p_gfU/show-and-tell-friday_29.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)59http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/show-and-tell-friday_29.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-4258684817081078346Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +00002009-10-29T07:15:32.647-07:00My friend (I've actually met her in person!), Tracey from Vintage Be Joyful is giving away this oh-so-adorable clipboard on her blog! I just LOVE this! Click here to go enter! I'll put the post up for Show and Tell Friday later tonight. I'll try my best to get it up by 8:00pm so those of you on the east coast that want to post a link don't have to stay up too late!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/EDoJ7V2O464/giveaway-on-traceys-blog.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)4http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/giveaway-on-traceys-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-112896629643274192Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:27:00 +00002009-10-28T09:28:38.384-07:00As promised here are the great Halloween decor for sale at my favorite store, Vintage & Vogue in downtown Campbell, California! Isn't this guy above adorable?Peek-a-boo...I see you...This would be a good time to disclose to all of you that said I look so much younger in my new photos, the photo of me on the right sidebar has been retouched to remove my wrinkles! Ahhh...the magic of photo editing!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/PA50dsSFoVE/halloween-at-vintage-and-vogue.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)36http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-at-vintage-and-vogue.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-5171319976707612342Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:13:00 +00002009-10-28T09:28:28.198-07:00 I used a random number generator to select the winner of the witch's boot. Between the comments and emails I received, there were 164 entries! The random number generator selected #7, which happens to be my lucky number but today it's Vintage Girl at Heart's lucky number! She is the winner because according to my email she was the 7th person to enter! Thanks everyone!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/FyLNW-RXAo0/victorian-boot-giveaway-winner.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)3http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/victorian-boot-giveaway-winner.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-9177525103874876955Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:28:00 +00002009-10-29T10:01:28.721-07:00 Sunday afternoon I stopped by my favorite shop - Vintage and Vogue and I brought my camera along... Tomorrow I'll share their Halloween decor! Vintage & Vogue (in quaint little downtown Campbell)Campbell Ave.Campbell, CAhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/Yvd6p2RlT0c/vintage-and-vogue.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)57http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/vintage-and-vogue.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-4104659750707269730Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:08:00 +00002009-10-26T09:36:27.829-07:00 Last week, you may remember I posted a picture of my Victorian boots that I put out for Halloween every year. To me, they look just like witches boots! Well, my mom saw that post and said she would like to have a giveaway on my blog for one of hers. She bought this years ago and there was only one. So if you would like to win this old antique boot just in time for Halloween, please leave a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/T8rfe3E8GlI/halloween-giveaway.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)140http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-giveaway.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-2193724458330908875Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:20:00 +00002009-11-03T16:53:56.547-08:00 It's Show and Tell Friday and once again I'm sorry but I'm using photos I've already posted on here...yikes, some have been on here more than once! I'm going to have to plan my time better because it's getting dark so early now which makes it really hard to take good photographs after work! I guess I'll have to plan out my week's worth of posts on the weekends! This week I decided to share some http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/10QBCRaz1vg/show-and-tell-friday_22.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)50http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/show-and-tell-friday_22.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-8518667399603682452Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:54:00 +00002009-10-22T10:48:49.112-07:00 I saw this home all decorated for Halloween and thought you might like to see it too. It's so adorable! It's in the Willow Glen area in San Jose, CA. I didn't talk through the video because I would have felt like a fool if someone saw me! When I was almost finished filming this, someone walked down the driveway and I was so thankful I wasn't talking! I turned off my camera and walked away http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/feHYytR6Ao8/halloween-house.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)8http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloween-house.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-5048450443350443725Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:47:00 +00002009-10-21T10:05:08.357-07:00 It's white Wednesday again! The sterling silver dish and the mother-of-pearl button and buckles were in the box that my mom sent me. My mom collected mother-of-pearl buttons and buckles. I think she was way ahead of her time! Now they are more popular than ever! My dad bought this house at Walmart a few years ago. It's just a flat piece that was meant to be hung on the wall. My dad turned it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/5ZXbB2jtS3o/white-wednesday_21.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)35http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/white-wednesday_21.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-1122674480127240555Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:05:00 +00002009-10-20T12:28:09.311-07:00holiday I've been so busy I haven't had time to take photos for my blog so I went back into my archives and looked through my October 2007 and 2008 posts. I have to say that one of the great things about blogging is that I have pictures of all the decorating I've done in my apartment! I forgot that I did each of these things so it was great to see the pictures to refresh my memory! The photo above is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/BB-6OtDVIWk/fall-decorating-from-years-past.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)32http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/fall-decorating-from-years-past.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-1210641465820707828Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:17:00 +00002009-10-19T10:55:02.101-07:00 Saturday I received in a big box in the mail from my mom and dad. It was filled with vintage goodies! One of the items was this little crystal salt shaker with a sterling lid. It's so beautiful! There is only one so now I have a quest to find it a mate! In the bottom of the box was this gorgeous candelabra! My mom got this from a coworker many years ago. Her coworker had bought it an antique http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/m0X5lpYA2Lk/saturday-i-received-in-big-box-in-mail.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)54http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/saturday-i-received-in-big-box-in-mail.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-3338608469061679185Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +00002009-10-15T20:00:02.252-07:00Show and Tell Here we are on my 3rd week of hosting Show and Tell Fridays. Fridays seem to roll around so much more quickly now! I didn't even get a chance to take new pictures of something to share with you this week so I'm reposting some photos of my birdhouse I bought at a flea market earlier this year. Can you believe I got this birdcage for only $25!!! It was black when I bought it. You can see what ithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/WyRKYIsl6UQ/show-and-tell-friday_15.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)52http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/show-and-tell-friday_15.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-8783866900910306057Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:40:00 +00002009-10-15T10:59:17.742-07:00decoratingfall I finally started changing out the summery decor in my home for my fall and winter look. The seashells have been put away...which was so hard for me to do, and the pastel plates have been replaced with my blue and white transferware turkey dishes. I prefer the other look but change is always nice! This is a nice change but I'm really looking forward to Christmas decorating!!!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/fymrkhzl184/decorating-for-fall.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)43http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/decorating-for-fall.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-8134031840723991787Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:12:00 +00002009-10-14T09:47:11.511-07:00vintage linensThere was a big box on my doorstep when I arrived home from work last Friday night. It was from my online friend Lorrie. She sent me a huge box full of vintage linens, a wonderful belated birthday gift! When I opened the box I felt a bit like an addict...is it possible to get "high" on linens? I really think I did and it was a great feeling! Lorrie has the same addiction as me but she seems to behttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/WIwFlgCSJ7c/feeding-my-addiction.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)43http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/feeding-my-addiction.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-11112805997345513Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:16:00 +00002009-10-13T10:44:37.262-07:00If you are a blogger and hosting a giveaway on your blog, please add your name below. If you would like to enter my giveaway this month please scroll down to the post below this. Only add your name to MckLinky if you are hosting a giveaway on your blog! Click on the names below to see what other bloggers are giving away! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/F8RsUOQtuuY/giveaway-party.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)6http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/giveaway-party.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-2679063275183265757Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:54:00 +00002009-10-13T10:47:16.394-07:00 Sorry I'm late for the giveaway this month. Lauren and I had the swine flu. Lauren had it worse than I did but we seem to be on the mend now. My son had it about a month ago so we've all gone through it now with no complications...thankfully!My giveaway for this month is this cute little ceramic turkey that I picked up at Marshalls. It's smaller than it looks in this picture...it's about the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/lfwhx0sO37A/giveaway-for-october.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)136http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/giveaway-for-october.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-6308575620281175299Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:34:00 +00002009-10-12T05:38:29.843-07:00I'm not feeling well...I have a really bad cold and cough. I'll be back tomorrow with my monthly giveaway party! If you are a blogger and hosting a giveaway today, just leave a comment so others can find you. I'll have MckLinky up tonight or tomorrow. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/R8R3BwMDtQw/back-tomorrow-with-monthly-giveaway.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)36http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/back-tomorrow-with-monthly-giveaway.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-5658243702589740852Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +00002009-10-08T20:04:25.106-07:00Welcome to my second Show & Tell Friday! This week I decided to share some of my vintage jewelry collection. My mom handed down most of these to me. I like to keep them piled in the cherub dish on my dresser rather than tucked away in a drawer. That way I can enjoy them every day! I've LOVE this pink necklace and I wear this one once in awhile...I wear this bracelet often and I get complimented http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/Pxrzky8NBBY/show-tell-friday.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)56http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/show-tell-friday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-9098638133332895059Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:30:00 +00002009-10-08T11:01:12.936-07:00 My friend Nelson recently got back from driving around the U.S. for 6 weeks! If you've been reading my blog for awhile you may remember me mentioning my friend Nelson in the past. Nelson was the first guy I dated after my second divorce and that was way back in 2000! We only dated for about a year but have remained good friends. I thought you might like to see some of his photos. The homes abovehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MyRomanticHome/~3/rhOzBmU_mX4/nelsons-road-trip.htmlcindy95131@yahoo.com (Cindy ~ My Romantic Home)43http://romantichome.blogspot.com/2009/10/nelsons-road-trip.html