Our Dining Room

I hope your part of the world is cooler than 

ours. 

Yesterday (Sunday) we broke a record

dating back to the 1800's

and reached a blazing

temperature of

111 !

On Sunday we decided to head to our favorite 

Antique Mall 

on the edge of the city

where at least we were 'out and about'

but not out in the heat.

We were amazed with the number of

people who must have thought

the same thing!

This post isn't about the 

Antique Mall though

as I never even

thought to bring my camera...

but next time I'll phone ahead

and ask if it's ok.

I did buy a few little things

at the mall but I'll

get pictures of those 

for my next post.

For now though...here

are a few pictures of our dining room.

I didn't take a picture of the other

end because I need to dust!!!

The door on the left leads to our

partial basement and where

we run when there's 

a tornado warning.

(Well at least one of us runs there)

Looking through into the tiny living room

The wood stove is all ready for this fall.

I love the fire but I don't even

want to think about it right now!

In this last picture you can just see

a bit of the kitchen.

Well...I hope you enjoyed your visit...

next time I will show you my

antique mall 

treasures ;)

I'm joining CIELO from

The house in the Roses

again for

Show Off Your Cottage Monday

Have a wonderful week!

Maura :)

Fruit Pizza

I found this recipe many years ago

when I lived in the mountains of

British Columbia.

I fell in love with it!

I think the first time I made it I used

Kiwi, strawberries and cantaloupe.

Since then I've made it with halved

grapes and honey dew melons...

you can use any in season fruit

and it will be

delicious!

Here's the recipe.

Fruit Pizza

Crust

1 1/4 C flour

1/3 C brown sugar

3 TBSP icing sugar

2/3 C softened butter

Mix all 4 ingredients together in a bowl

until it forms a ball. Press on the bottom

of a regular sized pizza pan.

Bake 350' for about 10-15 minutes

or until golden brown. Cool.

Topping

1 package of cream cheese softened

1/2 C sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Beat all 3 ingredients together.

Spread over cooled cookie crust.

Arrange any kind of fruit you like

on top in a circle.

Glaze fruit using a prepared glaze or

make your own using:

1/4 C apricot Jam or Marmalade

mixed with 1 TBSP of water.

Mix well and rub through a sieve.

Brush all over the fruit.

Chill Fruit Pizza before cutting into wedges

with pizza cutter.

ENJOY!

Maura :)

Welcome Guests!

It's that time of year when many of us

look forward to traveling and 

visiting friends and

relatives.

Or

we look 

forward to receiving 

friends and relatives that we

haven't seen for a while.

Our guest room is ready :)

It's a cute room with lots of light

on the south west corner of the cottage.

The lamp on the left was my gr-grandmothers

This room is right off the living room

and right next to ours through 

that door on the left.

I know...but it locks!

What's neat about our little

cottage is that every 

bedroom (3) has two doors.

This is wonderful for air circulation 

both in the summer and winter

and every room except the

laundry room/back porch 

has a ceiling fan.

You need that here in Kansas

as it gets VERY hot.

When triple digit temperatures

are here...like now...

you really appreciate that air movement.

Yes we do have central air conditioning :) 

This pretty rose sign

hung above our

front porch

in the city. 

Never thought I'd see the 

day that sign would come down

 and end up in a farm cottage in the

country.

So glad it did!

Love the details on this 

vintage lamp

I bought in the small town 

near us.

This room looks out to the lilac 

grove that runs along 

the lane

to the cottage.

It also looks out onto the

Annabelle Hydrangea's

that grow along the front of the cottage.

I found this chair years ago at a garage sale

in the city. I meant to re-paint it

but I just can't bring myself to do it.

Maybe one day.

Above is a little hand made

Amish girls dress pinafore apron and cap

that I bought near the

Amish community not

far from us.

Even the hanger is hand made.

This is the Edwardian wedding sheet

I bought at the big 

Flea Market

not far from us this spring.

If we have company I will remove

this sheet which I just put

on top of a regular ruffled

sheet.

The pillow is a garage sale find.

Have you got your guest room ready?

I'm linking this week with Cielo

at

House In The Roses

for

Show Off Your Cottage Monday

I hope you have a WONDERFUL week!

Maura :)