~cottage color~

hello friends!

As per Ticking and Toile tradition....

.....the weather....

we had a nice break from the heatwave last week...

it was in the 70's all weekend & up till today...

today it's high 80's ... ahhhh....love it!

I came across this fun, colorful cottage....

and thought I would share it with you...

the homeowner also owns an antique store

& has a wonderful gift of display~

this is Kristi Stratton, owner of Hunt & Gather

in Minneapolis, MN

her style is so fun & full of color...

I love that she uses such unconventional

pieces in her kitchen & throughout her home

~you won't find anything out of a bigbox store here!

and I am loving the wood on the walls.....

I do believe this is my latest obsession.....

~note to self~

.....must put wood on my walls....

oooooooh....I just noticed I have the same

trophy thingy!

this is her pantry....she is very creative...

wouldn't  you say???

I wonder how long mine could look

 that neat & tidy???

this is the cutest pink cabinet....

she really has a way with mixing all the colors

together....she mixes pink, yellow, blue & green

and the results look fantastic....

I like that she grounds everything in white....

white floors & trim....

fun place huh??

~*~

well....the last 4 days around here have been

pretty crazy.....I've felt like a live in nurse....

we picked up our 12 & 14 year old daughters

from girls camp this last Saturday and

Madi...

was dehydrated & suffering from heat exhaustion

{remember the weather was hovering around 100

here last week....and where the camp was as well}

she hadn't drank much of anything for a day or 2....

in extreme heat & while being very physically active....

so she was very ill....we pumped her full of

gatorade & popsicles & water of course

all Saturday...

by Sunday morning she was "flushed" a symptom

of dehydration that causes your whole body to be bright red.....and puffy..... quite puffy....and had a temperature from 99 to 103 back down to 99 by nighttime.....

we kept a very close eye on her

& nursed her back to health 

today she is pretty much 80 - 90% back to normal......

thank God!  nothing like a little excitement.....to make a mom worry....

and today I'm cleaning sheets {that would be our sheets}

our comforter...

and our "flowy & romantic" dust ruffle....

yep....it's all been christened by the sickie...

~note to self~

.....do not let sick children into my bed......;)

well I'm off to swim with my girls.....

Enjoy the rest of your week!

xo,

Shellagh

{all photo's country living}