Our Mailman has about Given Up on me
SOMETIMES i GET OVER ZEALOUS when we have yard sales and as things start getting busy and exciting I have a tendency to sell EVERYTHING...
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Catherine Strange
Feb 3, 20181 min read
When Differences in Opinions and Taste become Fun Traditions
WE LOVE FAMILY GATHERINGS and seldom is there arguing or someone's feelings getting hurt. Most likely it is due to the simple fact...
Catherine Strange
Jan 31, 20181 min read
When Nothing Fits and it's PERFECT
FOR YEARS we had nothing above most of our mantles. The space is large, the ceilings are high and it seemed as if anything we put up...
Catherine Strange
Jan 30, 20181 min read
I cried for hours but it was So Worth It
OUR FOSTER MOMMA HARRIET & 7 PUPS were scheduled for transport so it was time to get them back to the Southern Pines Animal Shelter. This...
Catherine Strange
Jan 29, 20181 min read
YOU Were Made Uniquely
YES YOU WERE CREATED UNIQUELY and so was i. We each were made specifically for a purpose that no one else can fill. So what a wonderful...
Catherine Strange
Jan 29, 20181 min read
A Daily Dose of Gratitude
WITH NOW 2 WEDDINGS to enter into the "Strange Family Calendar of Events" for 2018, (one Wedding here at the house in March and a...
Catherine Strange
Jan 28, 20181 min read
Taking Direction from Things that You Love
i HAVE ALWAYS LOVED the little snack plate/punch cup sets that were popular during the 40s and 50's and are now found often in estate...
Catherine Strange
Jan 26, 20181 min read
So Very Grateful for Each and Every Quiet Place
MY QUIET PLACE has moved all over the Henington House within the almost 29 years that we've lived here, and I'm not sure that that's a...
Catherine Strange
Jan 24, 20181 min read
Including a Spoon
OH MY! THE THINGS YOU LEARN when opening your home to guests more frequently! Who would have thought the importance of including a spoon...
Catherine Strange
Jan 23, 20181 min read
Seasonal Decorating Simplified
THE #1 DECORATING MISTAKE is simply OVERTHINKING!!! An easy way to avoid this is by identifying a few focal points in the main areas of...
Catherine Strange
Jan 22, 20181 min read
Puppies in the House!
IT'S BEEN AWHILE since we've had a puppy around the Henington House, let alone 7 of them!!! Yes, we have 7 puppies and their sweet Mother...
Catherine Strange
Jan 21, 20181 min read
When a bit of Home is So Very Far Away
MY YOUNGEST IS SERVING in the US Air Force. She has not ever known any other Home other than the Henington House. Close to 21 years ago...
Catherine Strange
Jan 20, 20181 min read
Creating a Dream Board
THIS IS NOT OUR GREENHOUSE or even our photo, it is an Instagram Photo that is now on Pinterest. But it is MINE IN MY MIND, and the fact...
Catherine Strange
Jan 20, 20182 min read
Recreating a Look for Less at times makes "Cents" but Not Always
OFTEN i WILL FIND A LOOK in a magazine that fits in with what I'm doing, or could be doing, in some area of the Henington House. Recently...
Catherine Strange
Jan 18, 20181 min read
Pass-Along Seeds Full of Love, Friendship & Memories
GATHERING SEEDS FOR GARDEN CLUB this morning from the little cottage flowerbeds in front of the Henington Carriage House, was...
Catherine Strange
Jan 17, 20181 min read
The Guest Book is Open & Boovo is Waiting. Please Come Join Us
LADIES, i am PUTTING MY POST WHERE MY POSTS ARE! i've decided to put the coffee on next Tuesday, January 23 and Wednesday, January 24,...
Catherine Strange
Jan 16, 20181 min read
Growing in Galoshes
IT WAS FALL 2013 When my Mother became ill and I stopped taking any additional Appointments for Floral Demonstrations and Speaking. And...
Catherine Strange
Jan 15, 20181 min read
When Something Isn't Working as Expected
COLD IT HAS BEEN here for a number of days/weeks and it looks like it is not going to let up for awhile. In an Old House you learn to...
Catherine Strange
Jan 14, 20181 min read
An Unexpected but Welcomed find at the Estate Sale on half price day
THIS AFTERNOON i Headed to a K & D Estate Sale to see if I had any better luck locating some well priced, odd and end wine glasses. Well...
Catherine Strange
Jan 13, 20181 min read
The Surprised Observation of a Thrifter
AFTER TAKING INVENTORY of the glassware, dishware and flatware on hand inorder to begin preparations for upcoming celebrations i checked...
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