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- Judy
- I'm a Southern girl who loves my family and home. Born and raised in the Deep South, I have a great respect for our heritage and try in my own little way to keep the Southern lifestyle alive and well! I'm happily married to a wonderful man and we have two grown children and four grandchildren who are the love of our lives! I hope you enjoy your visit to my Southern home and as we say here in Dixie, ya'll come back now, ya hea!
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caught my eye + deals 6.23.17 - Gorgeous interior photos by Raquel Langworthy: * 10 Things to teach your kids from a Navy SEAL commander and of course, DEALS! These are the prices when I ...
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Personification and Decluttering - So I set my FlyLady timer for 15 minutes for the umpteenth time in my life. Yes, I actually do use the timer. My goal was clearing the dining room table, ...
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Rain and Summertime Blooms~ - Y'all we have had some serious rain here in Atlanta lately. While I do not care for the strong thunderstorms we've experienced most recently, the rain has ...
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Organized Medicine Cabinet (take 2!) - {swimsuit/cover-up/beach bag/sunglasses} (affiliate links used) Aloha friends! Popping in from Maui to say hello and I hope you all had a great week! We ...19 hours ago
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I Call it Playing House - Before I share this guest bedroom dressed for summer I thought I would share a few of it's looks from the past year. Yes, I change the bedrooms quite a bit...
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Inspired By: Lake House Style - Lauren Liess Lake houses feel like summer to me! Most of my life I lived near or even in a house on a lake growing up. My previous house was actually als...21 hours ago
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FRIDAY FAVORITES...BEACH EDITION - Whoop Whoop, Happy Friday!!! June is going by way to fast!! Unfortunately, it's pouring down rain today. My mom and I were going to go to the beach but in...
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Sugarplum Style, Vol. 46 - Cheers to Friday, friends! I hope you’ve had a great week, with fun plans ahead. We headed to the lake for a little family time before we drop the teenager...21 hours ago
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Fashion Friday: Edition it’s officially hot - I believe the heat index for today is going to be somewhere around 108. It really doesn’t matter what the specific number is because I’m out when it’s anyw...1 day ago
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little victories… - When you have an entire house and business to pack up, you have to celebrate the little victories. As I’ve been working through the house, I realize that...1 day ago
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Let's Celebrate the 4th of July! - The "birth of our nation" celebration on July 4th is right around the corner. I love to see people flying flags and bunting around their house. And the...
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weekend white - We’ve had some crazy weather this week. It’s actually rained every day for the last three weeks. This morning was sooooo much better than yesterday, whic...1 day ago
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King Crab Cauliflower Fried “Rice” - King Crab fried rice is one of my favorite dishes we often order when dining at a local Japanese restaurant. Every time I order it, I always say I’m going ...1 day ago
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PROJECT DESIGN: Simple Summer Entertaining Tips - Hello and welcome to another Project Design, where Cindy Hattersley and I invite other bloggers to share their ideas and tips. And today it's all about...
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Collegiate Clothes for Kids - We love us some Razorbacks around here. And as much as we love basketball and football games - I'm a SUCKER for cute hog themed clothes!!! (and these...
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Share Your Style Party #123 - *Welcome to the 123rd Share Your Style party. Always happy to have you and so much fun to see your inspiration. This is the view in front of me as I...
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Master Bathroom Sources - [image: Master Bathroom Sources] The other day I shared our master bathroom refresh so today I thought I’d share some details about the room and the sour...2 days ago
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Study Renovation Update - We’ve been working on the study renovation for what seems like forever. We’ve had several “life interruptions” over the last six months, so things have m...2 days ago
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~how to make a farm table on the cheap~ - *More graduation party posts!* *We needed a BIG table for our party so we wracked our brains and tried to think of the cheapest way possible to make a 17' ...
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Grilled Chicken Bruschetta With Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Couscous Salad - Is there anything better than fresh summer food? Our garden is growing so fast now and it's only a matter of time before the tomatoes begin to ripen. I c...
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Easy Chicken Taco Tray - *"Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability." ~ Sam Keen* *For a recent summer bash at church, I loaded up a tray with all the fixings for chick...
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Mini Binder Coupon & Receipt Organization - Last week I mentioned that I spotted the prettiest blush mini-binder at The Container Store. I also mentioned that I love those fantastic mini-binders for ...
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It's hot and thank you - So, this is kind of a random post, but I will start out by saying... It's so hot here, I want to live in a pool until it's over. Sadly, I don't have one...
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The Big Kitchen Cabinet - My favorite part of the kitchen in Asti is the large built-in cabinet. This is what it looked like 9 years ago when we bought the house. A lot has changed ...
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Could be yours.... - *The time has finally come.* It is official. *HOUSE FOR SALE* *HOUSE FOR SALE* *HOUSE FOR SALE* We've listed our beloved Polohouse so that a new famil...
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An Uncomplicated Centerpiece - This is not the first time I am mentioning this, but in the earlier years of this blog, I did things really complicated. Elaborate tablescapes, complica...3 days ago
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Happy Birthday, Son - Carson turns 17 today. It's hard to believe that it's been 17 years since he came on the scene. I'd spent the 6 years prior to him raising Blair, quite...
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The Scoop #280 - Hi everyone and welcome back to The Scoop! Thanks so much for joining our party! We appreciate our wonderful guests! Summer is officially only hours away ...
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Summer Home Tour Part One - Thanks for dropping by and welcome to my Summer Home Tour. Today I am sharing our home decorated for Summer and a few new additions to the family room. En...
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Show and Share No.366 - Welcome to our #366 Show and Share party here at Coastal Charm! We are so happy that you have decided to join in on all the fun here. It's always so amaz...
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Encouragement For The Week - *"The biggest lie, the biggest deception of popular culture is the infantile notion that we can have it all. * *We can't-everything has a price. * *Weal...
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Peaceful Sunday….. - Happy Father’s Day! [image: The chapel of an abandoned 18th century castle in Belgium, decorated in Neo-gothic style. Photo by Eluna Side, via Flickr:] ...5 days ago
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Two Beauties n NOLA! - My husband Ben, aka Mr. Slippersocksman, a history buff, gets links from “For Love of Old Houses” on Facebook. He is constantly showing me their latest ...6 days ago
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Minimalist Design House Tour - Check out this Minimalist Design House Tour. The post Minimalist Design House Tour appeared first on Its Overflowing.1 week ago
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Our Summer Home Tour 2017 - Welcome friends, and thank you for stopping in to check out our home! I'm thrilled to be part of the 2017 Summer Home Tour hosted by Marty @ A Stroll Thru ...
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Lilly Pulitzer On Sale - Always a good time when you can find Lilly Pulitzer on sale! While local signature stores always have a good sale rack, I know not all of you have a store...
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Summer Creative Classes - I can’t believe summer is in full swing and it is time to announce the summer classes in July…not sure if BOTH of the classes will make but I am offering...1 week ago
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Organizing Those Awkward Small Spaces in an RV + Giveaway - I was give product and compensated by *Tidy Living* to share my awesome organizing experience. We have been vacationing again in our RV/motor home {have yo...
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Hallway Makeover for Under $100 at Bluestone Hill - While this back hallway isn’t the biggest makeover we’ve done here, it was definitely the cheapest! Other than floor paint (I used a leftover can of pain...1 week ago
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Summer Cocktails | Aperol Spitzer - I thought it would be fun to do a little summer series on cocktails! Truthfully, I'm much more of a wine drinker at home but when we go out I almost alw...
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The KURA Project... for girls - *Hello!* I am sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have been dealing with an issue with my 90-year -old mother for several months now and it has emotiona...
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The Nature, The Wildlife, and The Image Bearers of God - I’ve mentioned several times that Compassion always tricks you into a hike. Yesterday was no exception. Our group made our way down the hillside adjacent t...2 weeks ago
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Deep Cleaning with the Dyson Ball Animal 2 - When we bought our house, it came with central vac. which I have never been a fan of. The long, heavy hoses are unwieldy to carry around, especially up a...5 weeks ago
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Storybook by the sea and the beautiful talent of White Bungalow Interiors - Family!!! How are you?! I’m so excited to be sharing these beautiful images from our trip to the beach last month. With Spring raining down on us (literall...1 month ago
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Lavender Lanterns - Wisteria along the Natchez Trace ... Its almost invisible vines gracefully draped from tree to tree, branch to branch ... its lovely clusters of blossoms...
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A Designers Eye - Im Back! Sorry I haven't been posting as often as I would like. Been busy. Here is just a quick post for you to see what I have been up to. I plan to start...3 months ago
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I've Been Playing ... - Happy Friday, friends! Did you get snow this week? I have to say I'm a bit disappointed in the amount of snow we have NOT gotten this year! We usually ha...
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10-Minute DIY Key Holder & Our Favorite Hang-Anything Solution - I don’t like putting things on the front of the refridgerator. I think that’s because my mom never did/does either and just like her, I like things to gene...9 months ago
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Front Porch - We recently spruced up our front porch. The exterior of our house has been a work in progress for the past year or so and the porch really needed a littl...
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BIG CHANGES AT STONEGABLE... COMING SOON! - I have been keeping a secret for a few months... and it has been hard not to give it away! Thank goodness I can finally tell you today!!! After 4 1/2 y...
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Join Me On My New Blog: Bravehearted Beauty - This is the day! My last post as LLH Designs and my first post in a new space. Introducing my new blog: B R A V E H E A R T E D B E A U T Y See you ther...
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Lake House Boys Room - [image: Lake House Boys Room] Lake House Boys Room by thepixiepicker featuring an antique bronze table lamp3 years ago
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Checking In - Hi!! First of all, I want to say we are all okay and doing great! Y'all are so sweet to email and check on us since I haven't posted in months. I have a...
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