You're right Sherry, the garden is glorious. There's an abundance of sumptuous old European roses which create beautiful garden vignettes. My assumption is that Pascale Hiemann is French but perhaps married to a German. I discovered her garden journal, written in both of those languages, and luckily I'm able to understand one of them, which gave me an intimate insight into her gardening experience. This is the first time I've seen a gardening journal in HMF and it was very enjoyable to read what it's like to garden in Germany. It gave me a very good idea also of how much work goes into a garden that is so closely planted and where there is plenty of rain to encourage growth. Ingrid

I'm always drawn to the calm pastels: Butterscotch Beauty and Morning Makeup are my favourites. But I have never seen a lily I didn't like. They are all lovely. We are still having cold, wet weather up here, so thanks for the little lift.

Thanks Janet for your H&Ps. I'm always open for them! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing this blog. She has so many beautiful things, and once showed her 'collections' and how she stores them. - I was blown away by what she has and all the space to store them. I would imagine just keeping tract of it must be something else! Your etching project sounds like fun and would make nice gifts to give. Many years ago I bought a kit from QVC but didn't get too far with it even though it did seem nice to do. However, like you, I seem to get caught up in 'wanting' to do projects..then get sidetracked to other things. You should show off your glasses when you're done...I know I'd love to see them. DH & I did experiment with a snow flake pattern on a glass that turned out pretty cool. I'm sure if you looked up 'etched glass designs'..you might get some neat ideas. As far as my 'Internet' shopping...lol. I guess because I'm in my bedroom mostly, I ordered a whole new comforter set and fabric to make matching valances. Also I ordered from JoAnn's the Computer Grafix - Printable Transparency Film that Jeanne uses to decorate her candles. I've got to give it a try. Hope you get to share your 'project' with us... jane

desertsteph- Yep, it's their hometown. "Alan Jackson's Momma's House" (as people say here) is about a mile or so from this one. jakabedy- The gingerbread is actually original. They did try to tame down some of the fluffy factor when making interior updates though. Maybe that's why it seems off? Colorcrazy- Yeah, they don't list SqFt in GA, which I find really frustrating. That means you have to pull tax records to find it. This cottage is just about 2500 sqft.