Frenchgardenhouse

5/6/13

Time to Take Your Dinner Outside

Spring. Friends. Family Dinners outside in the garden. Is there any better way to end the day or celebrate the weekend?

I love nothing better than to treat my guests to a simple, delicious meal outside. See the rest of this post and link to Arugula & Mozzarella Pizza HERE.

If you want to romance your Home and Garden with antique and vintage treasures to make you smile each time you come home, visit our shop FrenchGardenHouse.

4/15/13

Grill It! Pizza Party

Just as soon as the sun peeks out, I whip the cover off the BBQ and declare that Barbeque Season is OPEN! Not only is BBQ-ing healthy and delicious, Mr. FgH is in charge of that, so that makes spring and summer dinners a breeze. Something on the BBQ, a salad, maybe another side dish & Dinner=Done!

A while back, Better Homes & Gardens asked to shoot our French Country Checked Napkins, and the article they used the napkins for is just exactly the kind of cooking I love to do here in the summer evenings with our family our friends. What could be better than a pizza party on the grill?

READ MORE and get a recipe for NAPA PIZZA

If you want to romance your Home and Garden with antique and vintage treasures to make you smile each time you come home, visit our shop FrenchGardenHouse.

4/9/13

Love Yourself, Love Your Life: Claim Your Beauty

Claim your BEAUTY. And say goodbye to your inner crone. I'm sorry that it has taken so long for part two in this series I started way back HERE. Now that my Mom no longer needs me, I am excited to explore with you how we bad-mouth ourselves, how we can stop that, and how we can love ourselves, and live the way we were always meant to!

beautiful [byoo-te-fel] {adjective} 1. having qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear or think about;delighting the senses or mind.
2. wonderful; very pleasing or satisfying 3. excellent of its kind.

Let's be honest, we all look in the mirror and ask the same question that the queen in Snow White asked "mirror, mirror, who's the fairest one of all?" The answer the mirror gave her was the start of ugly behavior, family separation, and a host of unpleasant things. Imagine if the mirror would have answered the queen with " YOU....you are an amazing woman with fantastic talents. Don't worry about anyone else. You are perfect!"

3/26/13

In Loving Memory of Annie

Her name was Annie. Born in Holland in 1926, she was the eldest of six, three girls and three boys. She had the bluest eyes, dark curly hair, an {some called it abnormal} avid love of reading and books. She grew up during WWII in war torn Holland, where despite the horrors of the war, her family still enjoyed laughter and love under the watchful eye of her mother, and father. She was my mom.

continue reading HERE

3/6/13

In Love with French Aqua Antique Glass

Hello everyone! I am so happy to be able to share some of these wonderful antique French glass bottles and jars we just got in. It's been a great afternoon for a photo shoot here in the garden, the sun shone brightly, and as you can see our lavenders are coming back in full force.

frenchgardenhouseantiqueFrenchPicklingjar1

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1/21/13

Think Pink!

Love Pink?! I do! There is nothing like a shot of pink in your home, for romantic loveliness, a glimpse of Spring...and a touch of love.

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1/16/13

Salt is something we take for granted these days. Yet at one time salt was a highly prized, quite expensive and worthy of the most expensive, elaborate holders. Historically, salt was symbolic of social standing and economic standing, not only in society, but even within the same family.

1/12/13

Style Inspiration: Downton Abbey

Are you as addicted to Downton Abbey as I am? Season 3 premiered last weekend, and I can't wait for the next episode. Filmed at Highclere Castle and set at the end of the Edwardian Era, Downton’s interiors encompass the eclectic range of styles and influences from the late Victorian to late Edwardian era. While I adore the story, it's the interiors, furniture, luscious fabrics and gorgeous clothing that keeps me waiting with great anticipation each week.