Frog Eye Salad Recipe
1 cup acini de pepe macaroni
4 cups boiling water (add pinch of salt to water)
1 large can pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapple (in it's own juice)
1 large can mandarins oranges (whole or tidbits)
1 cup sugar
3 Tablespoons flour
3 large eggs
1 cup small marshmallows
1 9 ounce carton Cool Whip

*Boil macaroni for 15- 20 minutes. Drain macaroni, wash with cool water. Set aside to continue cooling.
*Drain fruit (RESERVE JUICE)
*Stir together fruit and macaroni. Cool in refrigerator.
*Blend, eggs, juice from fruit, flour and sugar until smooth. (I use a blender)
*Cook mixture and stir frequently in microwave or stove, until mixture is thick and smooth. *Let this mixture cool in refrigerator. Cover with plastic wrap.
*Fold together macaroni and fruit with the cooked mixture.
*Let this set overnight or 6-8 hours.
*Fold in marshmallows and cool whip just before serving.

This makes a large salad, serving 8-10 people.

I adore summertime here in the beautiful Ozarks. After this long past winter, I think it is even sweeter. So this had to be my front door quip for the summer. Living with my backyard as Table Rock Lake doesn't hurt either. At the time I am writing this, I hear boats and the laughter of families skiing. 

Simple, light and airy, my pretty wreath from Alexander and Mead.

SWEET SUMMERTIME IN THE OZARKS!

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6 Beautiful Things You Can Do To Create a Shabby Chic Bathroom  

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Shabby chic décor is unfailingly popular, offering both beauty and comfort set against a nostalgic and durable background. Here is how to transform your bog-standard bathroom into a shabby chic bower of delight!

1)    Fade to White  

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Opt for broderie anglaise curtains for bathroom window from Macrame Lace, and choose slightly faded but still beautiful fabrics for shower curtains, seat covers and floor mats: all your soft furnishings! These apparently delicate but lovely and often surprisingly durable fabrics give your bathroom instant appeal, adding in soft femininity without being clinical or unwelcoming.

2)    Gentle Distress!  

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Redo your cabinetry and other furniture by gently distressing it. Apply a base coat of paint and allow it to dry completely. Next, apply a secondary coat of paint in a different color paint (most shabby chic furniture plays on a pastel theme) and allow that to dry. Working carefully and gently, rub over the surfaces with sandpaper, working to remove some of the top coat, and, on the corners and edges, right through the base coat too. If you are not confident, practice on old pieces of wood so that you get the right touch for distressing your wood without ruining it or you can purchase new wood finish bathroom furniture from My Bathrooms and install them as it is for a new look,

3)    Comfort Chair

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Install a wicker chair into your bathroom, preferably one painted white or in a pastel shade and possibly even lightly distressed. Not only does a chair add instant comfort to a bathroom, by giving you a place to sit for a minute and an ideal place to drape your towel or clothes if so desired, but it adds a certain shabby chic je ne sais quoi!

4)    Plants It Up

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Pot plants, with covered pots (break out your old crochet hooks and some string to make your own unique pot holders!) add plenty of leafy greenery to the bathroom adding a hint of country charm to the décor.

5)    Hanging Things

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Hanging baskets provide a useful way to store bathroom products even as they give a ‘country kitchen’ feel to your bathroom. Hanging plants and storage units all look great and free up loads of floor space, giving your bathroom some necessary spaciousness.

6)    Pretty Details

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Add small decals, hints of embossing or embroidery, and other small feminine touches to add faded but timeless beauty to your bathroom. These little touches may not be significant in and of themselves but they add a wealth of charm and beauty to your décor that is worth much more than the sum of their parts!

*I tried several concrete leaves for the roof, until I found one that fit perfectly. No, I hadn't planned on making a fairy garden at the time I made the leaves. Just sort of worked out that way! The roof was then painted with a  mixed color wash. There was no rhyme nor reason for the color, other than matching the house. I pretty much just fly by the seat of my pants.

A vintage vase full of the last of my peonies, from my garden, with a few fallen petals on the foyer table. Sitting in the corner is a piece of salvaged house trim, that I have painted white.