French Lique is a peaceful and beautiful place... 
and having that recent rain... also made it a green place...
I think we need to do a little something with the fence...
but I won't be holdin' my breath...
Because life moves by at a slower pace...
First... the lovely Deb at Hummingbird Farms in the Texas Hill Country... Have you ever visited Lavender Chick?
She is a lover of Lavender... she and her hubby raise their own Lavender at a farm in the Texas Hill Country... She is a lover of the Kentucky Derby and stray dogs... With a heart of gold and the Midas touch... 
they produce wonderful products from the essence of Lavender grown on their Hill Country Farm... 
I really wish blogger would come up with that scratch and sniff button... I would love to share the divine fragrance of this wonderful silky Lavender Body Lotion... but, if you wish... you can visit Hummingbird Farms and buy some for yourself... I know I will... Thank you Lavender Girl!
and then... one of my newest blogging buddies from Louisiana...
Couldn't you just guess that she had a Fleur De Lis giveaway! The lovely Lisa at Livin' Louisiana who lives in Baton Rouge... shares wonderful southern recipes, fantastic photos and historical data from the Old South... and beautiful crafts... like these... 
I think these qualify as the most beautiful coasters I've ever owned.. and they came so beautifully wrapped in ribbon... 
stamped with French script and of course... the Fleur De Lis... 
and I love the little touch of the felt footie's... Lisa is truly an artist!
How much do I love winning blogger giveaways? I love it THIS MUCH! Especially when they are as beautiful as these, from two wonderfully, beautiful women in blog land...
Thank you both, from the bottom of my little ole' Texas heart... If you drop by to visit these two wonderful ladies... tell 'em Dixie sent ya from...
Down here in French Lique...
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I'd been looking for just the right side chair, to sit and read or watch television... This weekend I found this great chair at Wimberley Market Days for only $20.
Photos of two chairs that have inspired this purchase... first a pretty creamy white chair, antiqued to perfection, wearing white leather... though I'm not into the leather... I do love the creamy antiqued white frame...
and this one... a toile covered chair with wood stained dark mocha brown.
So Sunday, I pulled out the dozens of staples holding on the old tattered chair seat cover... and "rough" fitted my toile... then gave my inspiration pillow a new home... no longer sequestered on a shelf...
But what to do with that wood? Should I paint it in a creamy white and antique it just so...? Or, should I paint it a dark mocha brown... almost black? Or perhaps, just leave it as is?
I would love to know what YOU think... to paint or not to paint... that is the question... and if to paint... which color to choose?
I have other furniture in the room in the mocha brown and also, in the color that the chair is now... There are lots of white antiqued accessories in the room, so I think any of the colors would fit... but which fits the chair the best?
not depression glass but...
a fantastic bargain at $3 for the pair...
This pretty sherbet which I thought was Pillar Optic pattern by Federal Glass...
a bargain at $4... probably worth about $12...
Turned out to be the more rare Paneled Optic by Federal Glass...
Current Value $245.
Now that was a major bargain!
The perfect office chair... Low cane back, on casters, with a perfectly cushioned seat. After recovering the seat in French Toile, I'll decide whether to paint, or leave the finish the golden oak... what do you think?
Yep, he's from Mexico, so of course he was wearing his mask... Not sure if it will do this little piggy much good, but he was certainly gathering attention from passers-by for his vendors booth!
"Are we going home now?" My girls don't really care for all that noise!
"We made it back home all pretty & clean! Didn't know we were white did you?"
Precious is always a little suspicious of the camera. I don't know what she is thinking... but it's probably something like... "hey, where's my cookie!"...
Roxy on the other hand is always ready, willing and able to pose... she's thinking... "If I'm really good and pose for mama's pictures I know I'll get a cookie!"
and to answer Miss Scrappy Doo's question...
"of course we don't wear bows! We always get brand new kerchiefs from Miss Lisa... cause we're farm poodles! Ya know!"Just livin' the life of a farm poodle... down here in French Lique!
I walked out the door this morning where Roxy greeted me... I think she knew it was First Friday at Fuzzy Friends...
Both Precious and Roxy run to the car when they know we're going to visit Lisa at her shop. They practically run over me to beat me into the car... good thing they're so little! Imagine if they were Great Danes!
Lisa's shop is only a mile away down this little country road... This is my drive to work everyday... down into the dry creek bed and then up the hill... It's cloudy today... wonder if we'll get rain?
This is Lisa's house... It's the perfect Texas farmhouse...
As soon as we get on the gravel drive to Lisa's shop, the girls start jumping around and whining... they can't wait to see Lisa...
Here's her little shop... which sits next door to her house... she has a short stroll across the yard to work... wouldn't that be great! Inside Lisa's shop, Fuzzy Friends, is always spotlessly clean and neat as a pin!
I'd love to show you photos of getting the girls into Lisa's... but with one poodle under each arm, it's a little difficult to take pictures! Lisa always lets the girls stay in the same kennel because they cry for each other if they are separated... actually, Roxy cries for Precious... Precious could care less...
This is Lisa... who loves her work... loves her shop... and loves the animals that she grooms each month...
and they love her... Maybe one day I'll stick around and take some photos of the grooming process... but today... I'll let Lisa handle this all on her own... 
