tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30480256132307542112024-03-05T12:34:46.482-08:00Old Country SoulOld Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-47298202258450401882015-06-02T15:04:00.000-07:002015-06-02T15:04:14.918-07:00It Feels Good To Be Back...
... After such a long hiatus away!
What have I been up to?
Well last August I quit my job of 14 years, because the thought of working for a company that payed horrible wages accompanied with the insecure OLDER females at my job spreading rumors about me, it all became too much!
I needed to re-evaluate and take stock of my life.
I'd worked at a well known grocery store since Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-7307842520076483242012-05-20T05:47:00.005-07:002012-05-20T05:51:40.857-07:00My Love...
... Of old movies, always helps me to lift a bad mood.
Whether they are from the 1940s, 1960s, 1980s...
And for some odd reason, I love to buy VHS movies.
I have no clue why.
Lately the movie that has been on constant repeat in my home is,
{ I was only 6 when this movie was released }
I love this movie so much!
The way they first meet...
The way they fall in love...
Their Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-43418466292962647312012-05-10T11:52:00.003-07:002012-05-10T11:52:56.434-07:00I'm in LOVE...
{Isn't the cow creamer too adorable!!!}
... With white dishes!
It all began a few years back when I first discovered Martha Stewart.
I was thumbing through one of her many books, when I saw a page dedicated to white dishes.
How lovely...
{Source: Martha Stewart}
From that moment on, I knew I wanted to build my own collection.
But I wanted all types, whether they were Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-68926606800644938472012-04-21T19:24:00.002-07:002012-04-21T19:24:44.027-07:00Buying Local Ingredients ...
... Is something that I've always wanted to do, but I never knew where to begin.
That is until my bestie/business partner took me strawberry picking last week!!!
It was such a joy to be out in the sun, picking from the Earth.
(Cottle Strawberry Farm located in Fayetteville, Georgia)
We quickly filled our $11 Cottle container, but we were not quite ready to return home.&Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-81019055437118794932012-04-19T05:30:00.003-07:002012-04-19T05:33:58.086-07:00Honeysuckles Smell Like....
... home.
In Georgia, honeysuckle bushes are EVERYWHERE!
They are so beautiful and fragrant.
I remember as a child, there was a honeysuckle bush right next to our front porch. My mom pulled the flower into her hand and showed me how to sip the honey from it's natural cup.
This became a little tradition for me in the summertime.
Sadly there are no honeysuckles near my apartment...
But there is aOld Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-51976969020150157972012-04-12T17:32:00.000-07:002012-04-12T17:32:03.028-07:00Sometimes You Just Have To Do What's Best...
(It's time we leave & explore)
...For you that is.
Remember my post about my apartment?
I do, vividly!
I love the excitement I had about having my own place and starting new goals. Sadly though, since moving here all I've really done is WORK and get further into debt.
Even then, I still LOVED my apartment. But that has all come to an end. I am no longer happy.
Since last year, July to be Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-60118464290186208222012-03-29T18:56:00.000-07:002012-03-29T18:56:42.739-07:00The Wait is Over... & A Surprise For You...
(Hard at work!)
Wow!!!There has been far too much time since my last post.Truly sorry...
Starting a business plus working my day job has consumed so much of my timeand energy. Much more than I thought it would.The business is going well, trying to get the online part of selling our baked goods under wayis a bit of a struggle but it will all work itself out!!
Ok, now for the surprise...
Who Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-29183298356083348452011-12-18T14:34:00.000-08:002011-12-18T14:34:17.837-08:00New Logos...For my baking business!!!
A friend and myself started a baking business this year called, K & T Sweet Eats.
Basically, we make everything from scratch and try to add new eats each week.
Though this is not my true calling, it is still a great passion of mine and I love baking so why not share and make a profit.
I recently hired a good friend of mine to design our official logos and he Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-75901797235075169632011-12-15T10:24:00.000-08:002011-12-15T10:24:54.560-08:00Like So Many Before Me... I have decided to do the impossible...
Reupholster a CHAIR!!!!!
Isn't She Lovely?
Well it's not too imposeible and the chair is FREE!
Yes, FREE!!!!!!
It all started early one morning on my way to work, as I was driving along I noticed a living room armchair beside the dumpster.
It was calling my name.
But since I was already late for work, I continued right on. Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-38352001682193713532011-11-24T06:09:00.000-08:002011-11-24T06:09:26.570-08:00Gooble, Gooble Day & My Birthday...Yes it's my birthday!!!! AND yes, it's Thanksgiving too!!!!
This does not happen very often so I plan to enjoy myself to the fullest today!
Hoping that everyone has a very safe and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!
Here's the centerpiece I created for my Grandmother's table today:
Lovely fabric from Hobby Lobby.
A beautiful basket, also from Hobby Lobby.
Yes!!! They look great together.
Time to Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-24502878972817945882011-10-29T10:34:00.000-07:002011-11-04T20:00:23.931-07:00Designing Woman...
A Donna Karan sketch
When I was a little girl, I dreamt that I would become a chef.
I loved any and everything that dealt with cooking. I especially loved being in the kitchen with my grandmothers. I would sit on my little barbie chair and watch as they fluttered about, measuring and mixing away.
Watching them cook, made me long for the day I would be old enough to get behind a Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-29779015950145354712011-10-11T06:34:00.000-07:002011-10-11T06:34:16.669-07:00Baby on my mind...
Too adorable...
It's happening all around me, AGAIN!
Friends and friends of friends are getting pregnant!!!
I'm happy for everyone, but... I long for my own child, and at the age of 27 and single and so NOT mingling... I feel a little left out.
This year BOTH of my best friends welcomed baby girls, Jade & Trinity (who should be here next week hopefully) and I am happy for them but at theOld Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-27199597937819066302011-10-11T06:18:00.000-07:002011-10-11T06:18:16.109-07:00My First Flea Market Part 2...I'm still buzzing off of my first trip to the flea market...
Even when I fell asleep, all I could dream about was having my own house and filling it with the lovely furniture I saw.
It will happen, I am working hard to make all of my wishes come true...
Until then, here are the lovely pieces that came home with me, money well I spent!
Milk Glass Pitcher, $8.
Vintage Lysol Bottles Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-52082671950588609052011-10-09T20:28:00.000-07:002012-05-10T11:49:17.598-07:00My First Flea Market...
I have fallen in love... with a flea market.
Scott's Antique Market of Atlanta to be exact!
Yesterday was my first time at a flea market, EVER!
Yes, I know... WHERE HAVE I BEEN? under a rock apparently...
It was nothing like what I imagined, it was BETTER!!!!
Plus I was with my new found friend and "sister from another mother", Ms.J.
We both left the market, fully Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-49731116175395250202011-10-07T15:18:00.000-07:002011-10-07T15:33:00.106-07:00Stalking a Victorian House...Who remembers the old Victorian house I coveted?
Well waaaay back last year, I found the most beautiful diamond in the rough I had ever seen. It was old and in need of much care.
My precious...
Of course I immediately started to research about this lovely.
I wanted as much information as possible.
Low and behold, it turns out that I was slightly familiar with this house already.
Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-49609050569431774042011-10-03T19:56:00.000-07:002011-10-07T15:35:09.565-07:00Dinner and an old Black & White Movie...
Mark of the Vampire (1935)
I'm so excited!
October is here and that means it's time for old horror movies on TCM. Though a great variety will be showcased throughout October, I'm looking forward to the movies that will be on all day on Halloween. My absolute fav is the movie, Mark of the Vampire.
I fell in love with this movie 2 years ago.
Horror icon, Bela Lugosi, plays Count Mora Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-71252051081661346262011-09-30T12:49:00.000-07:002011-10-07T15:30:01.105-07:00Homer Laughlin China
I adore the pattern & its lovely detailing...
It's such a lovely and peaceful day that I just HAD to come and share it with everyone!
Homer Laughlin Blue Willow China
Today is an off day so I thought I would start unpacking some more of Grandmother Harris's belongings and I came across what is left of her beautiful Homer Laughlin Blue Willow China. They are so mesmerizing! I've been Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-44368097913090885082011-09-17T09:09:00.000-07:002011-10-07T15:30:45.435-07:00Big Mama's Silverware 3 years ago, my beloved Big Mama, (an affectionate alternate name for Grandma Harris), passed away and it broke me heart... I've come along way since then and am now able to handle her beautiful possessions bequeathed to me.
Upon arriving home after her funeral, I kept her belongs packed away until last year when I moved into my first apartment.
I now feel comfortable enough to Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-86709650860484412012011-08-01T18:34:00.000-07:002011-09-30T21:31:50.347-07:00Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Baby Glue Gone Went...... Oh Where, Oh Where Can It Possibly Be?
Hi Everyone!!! It's good to be back at the desk, preparing a new blog. I've been a little drained and a little uninspired, but today is different!
With this day all to myself, not only do I feel energized, but I'm ready to tackle my overloaded to-do-list. We've all been there haven't we? We have the best intentions to start to knock everything out in Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-30804101128982316962011-07-27T22:23:00.000-07:002011-10-07T15:30:58.788-07:00
(K & T Sweet Eats on Facebook)
Wow! I've been away for so long, again, working and planning of course but still too long! At the moment one of my besties and I are developing our own business.
It's in its infancy stage and though we want to do a lot of different things, right now we have started with simple sweet goodies for the tummy.
Say hello to K & T Sweet Eats:
(Homemade Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-50102996337601436352011-03-16T08:30:00.000-07:002011-10-07T15:31:09.933-07:00My Blueberry Delight
How sweet...
Hiya Everyone!!! Wow, it's been so long since I've blogged that I almost forgot I owned one! I've been so consumed with work and fixing up the apartment that I've been so neglectful.
Well that's all about to come to an end! With the help of my awesome aunt, I now have a digital camera to finally show you all my little adventures and creations. Today we'll Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-58341776112019175142010-09-27T18:47:00.000-07:002011-09-30T21:20:09.551-07:00Happy Fall...
I so love the way they decorated with the little pumpkins
So it's beginning to look a lot like FALL!!!!! I so love this time of the year, something about seeing the lovely trees and beautiful fall decorations warms my soul.
It also helps that I'm a Thanksgiving baby!!!
Now that I've been in my apartment for a month and 4 days, I think its time I started bringing out the fall Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-75576488500750528052010-09-11T07:01:00.000-07:002011-10-07T15:31:16.370-07:00Georgia Peaches* In remembrance to those who lost their precious lives on September 11, 2001, I say may the Lord bless you and your families*
Georgia Peaches on my mind
Today I have the morning to myself, which is very rare because I mostly work during the morning. But I intend to enjoy every bit of this morning until I go to work this evening.
Since I work at a grocery store, I often come across the most Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-57139604414989199082010-09-03T17:58:00.000-07:002011-10-07T15:31:25.955-07:00It's Been A Long Time...
I Love My New Apartment!!!
WOW... I have no clue when my last post was made but I'M BAAAACCCCK!!!! LOL
Everything has been a little on the hectic side as of late, I recently moved into my first apartment and boy am I excited!!! This is a moment that I have been waiting for for a good while.
I'm so proud of myself, because I met my goal, and I plan to meet many more. As you all know, Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3048025613230754211.post-66745519180463063512010-08-15T21:50:00.000-07:002011-10-07T15:31:31.412-07:00My Search May Be Over... Have you ever wanted something so badly that you find yourself searching for it all the time?
That's how I've been feeling lately about finding my own china cabinet. Oh how I've searched!!! Since most of my time is spent working, I don't have a lot of time to thrifty shop the way I would like to.
So, I have to settle for the internet and boy is that hard!!!! Old Country Soul...http://www.blogger.com/profile/03639421627217489637noreply@blogger.com2