Old Victorian Lost...

I find this to be such a tragedy! This old Victorian home is 100+ years old and is fading fast. At one time it was a successful business. I talked to a Realtor that said she did some research and it needs about $300,000.00 worth of repairs. It breaks my heart! My guess it is the oldest home still in the community.

 

 

Beautiful old details like these stained glass windows.

 

 

Beautiful Landscaping

 

I love the landscaping of this home! I came across it in Architectural Digest March 2007 and instantly wanted my yard to look the same! Of course I had to have pictures on my computer so I could set it as my background and hold onto hope that someday I might have at least small elements of it!

 

 

My favorite part of this landscaping is the stones. I love the way they provide a meandering stairway down to the pond. Another element I love is how they naturally came off the sides of those stairs and made natural planting areas.

In the Beginning....

Here I am at 6am in the morning. I have been wanting to start a blog about all the things I love but could not think of a name and if I did...it was taken! So as I am surfing my favorite blogs this morning I was thinking about this blog again! As I am walking to the coffee pot I start to think of names again. "A little coffee with your cream"...no...wait a minute! I am ALWAYS up way before everyone else because that is the only time I can get my quiet time! Those moments that are few and far between when you are a mother of 5! So hence the name!

My goal with this blog is to post things that are my passion. I am an Interior Designer working in kitchen & bath. I love cabinets but there is so much more that I love! One of them is architecture! So you may see a few house on here as well.
I am so excited to get started! I will start posting soon!