LIBERTY COTTAGE...

The Cottage stew 
is reaching its boiling point.
  The meat and potatoes 
are well cooked and 
it is time to turn up the heat.
  A tomato here and 
a red pepper there,
 along with a good stir, and
 before too long 
it will turn into
 Liberty Cottage.

Just like Walmart 
we have our own
 little greeter...

...he welcomes you
 with a wave of his flag and 
a sweet smile 
as he directs you 
through the entry...

...and ushers you 
into the parlor...

...where pinwheels and sparklers 
adorn the mantle...

...then it is on to 
the sitting room 
where a different array of pillows
 line the couch and 
pretty flowers on the wagon 
say sit deep and 
stay awhile.

A few flags 
are just enough to say 
Liberty Cottage is serious
 about her intentions.

The table was set 
when the stew was barely started and 
when the time was right and
 the spices were added, 
she morphed into
 a flavorful setting.

The kitchen has had enough
 of the heat and 
is ready for something cooler. 
 She has been dreaming of 
a watermelon salad and 
that's exactly what 
she got.

Once Liberty Cottage
 has put on her gay colors with pride and 
lights the path for all mankind, 
in the words of a 70's icon, 
Gloria Gaynor,
 She Will Survive.


I hope you enjoyed Liberty Cottage, 
but before you go, 
did you notice that I mentioned
 a couple of weeks ago 
that something was missing? 
 Well, 
now it isn't and 
if you can stay with me a little longer,
 I will tell you
 that story:

We had a rough winter, 
lots of rain and snow. 
 That meant a lot of 
little and big feet 
tracked over the carpet and
 it was in dire need of cleaning. 
 It looked pretty good 
after vacuuming to the naked eye,
 but if you lifted the corner 
of the area rug --
 whoa!

I had ordered a new area rug
 that was the same size as the old one. 
 The only difference
 that I didn't allow for was 
that the new rug is an oval shape
 so didn't cover where the corners were.
  We had the carpet cleaned,
 along with the sofa,
 and long story short...

I have been wanting 
a new accent rug for awhile now. 
 I tried the one 
that is in the library (above) 
thinking it would add a little color and 
it did -
 a very little color,
 so that idea went nowhere. 
 Then I saw the perfect rug on Wayfair.
  Not only did I love the color!
 Duh!
 but it also adds a bit of country 
back into the scheme, 
which I love. 
 As time goes on,
 I may be adding more country - 
it's always an option. 
 So here is the
 missing link:

Liberty Cottage 
is happy now and 
bids you all a safe and
 Happy 4th of July.


...Judy...

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