The author ("Aunt Ruthie") lives in Branson, Missouri, a place I've never had the urge to visit ... but maybe I SHOULD. And it should be in the Fall, clearly, because the colors are stunning. This is the road in front of her house:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvlEpVv2dzO6VXSaUyc2LoM-CU6gMpOrKMdJLslpcPtRnmS37viljX3uIt_Uyplv-CJ-g-T66Ey8O8B9lTykOw5PZGjUhWuX7cWShegH2w4_ZAjmpqjtjomCzFZ-C7HwTSJ69dvQ9m4U/s400/road.jpg)
And speaking of her house, it's sort of like if Cracker Barrel Restaurant was a private family home. Front porch, rocking chairs, lots of wood beams and an American flag ...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6J-xpjgz-iV6x8TB_rWzi6yBzfmKGt-aaEx_mqZoF4TWjw3EbRW4IGk9nwSywZPR2HH6Q7pWxa9rzeGDR6tGeXHgVOqPXgojscu0a54pl7SZvwv3Vvmj4Bxi502AHJUGsTLyuw3ZAs4/s400/exterior.bmp)
And this is the view from the front porch:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yOQkkVvCfuuOv5makNush4vVdc4CjkQvhLUoz37zUhIrGatM0G5Q_eN-i28gGJXJiXqA8snmjKgmfNyWr1W-dPOpv-KZbfXJVesAj7z6L8Xa6gnRbrwgFrr6hVD-9NtfRgqJdaweRtQ/s400/front+view.jpg)
This is the kitchen. Now, if this were MY kitchen, I'd have about one-twentieth of the accessories in it that she does. However, I love the windows and especially the farmhouse sink. I could definitely work well with all that natural light pouring in on me.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIB-dYZFlr2pHrot2-3GziO5Khon4o1V6cCDpEBKFtPfC0ft8osjhsMX8fGqqwoFPPQCZSC0pZtkOM2vuCUNahysWwZTDX5-065uXoXesMWjO-Xox6y0xUQuf_76Er_LvePzPd905YhX8/s400/kitchen.bmp)
Especially if I were looking at THIS VIEW out of those windows:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR98DOTtY0SoFdfIv34f331TNvNm2jhYOQjyFsg3mixysjGm2_JhaAfiO9JSHacRSGHJYotFO-c6-ahP4LUADhDlY_w4PG6F_wbKpNK9bEqn4jUQ3QYiZXVpWnxwXGZw1OYsorwQLU92o/s400/backyard.jpg)
I would be willing to sweat over this stove, I think ... again, too many accessories for my taste, but pared down I think this would be even more beautiful. And glass-front cabinets ... squee!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucQFQ6JisJm7R9sly3VxiPeqpL2qnlwzWaK9IBJg6GqIh_T6AEblynX0kWY6kCZNuvHu7flsCzT8xNQN55-J2yjbEYGErEMIwZYNhcde31-I3_xD0QvPCTUrlVzglpc5TMRd4aBCX9QQ/s400/stove.bmp)
Here's another quick peek at a separate part of the house that I love: I love the windows on the interior with the shutters! (Plus, of COURSE we know I love the interior paint choices, because I'm in complete love with All Rooms Brown with Crisp White Trim.) But SERIOUSLY. Windows inside. Love 'em.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalwXsC-QYUU5DmHEyXFJVqjILAppmEQ7LMAi1moT1axjv3Pps0w4gFC4PqByOX9TF5dMiruD-nP6Z2hE4y_6e-GGVQ0kRIYlT55qpt4SNtRaH1PeDgDk7S1Ub1zB9MO_plTEAkzZyfJQ/s400/dining.bmp)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yOQkkVvCfuuOv5makNush4vVdc4CjkQvhLUoz37zUhIrGatM0G5Q_eN-i28gGJXJiXqA8snmjKgmfNyWr1W-dPOpv-KZbfXJVesAj7z6L8Xa6gnRbrwgFrr6hVD-9NtfRgqJdaweRtQ/s400/front+view.jpg)
This is the kitchen. Now, if this were MY kitchen, I'd have about one-twentieth of the accessories in it that she does. However, I love the windows and especially the farmhouse sink. I could definitely work well with all that natural light pouring in on me.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIB-dYZFlr2pHrot2-3GziO5Khon4o1V6cCDpEBKFtPfC0ft8osjhsMX8fGqqwoFPPQCZSC0pZtkOM2vuCUNahysWwZTDX5-065uXoXesMWjO-Xox6y0xUQuf_76Er_LvePzPd905YhX8/s400/kitchen.bmp)
Especially if I were looking at THIS VIEW out of those windows:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR98DOTtY0SoFdfIv34f331TNvNm2jhYOQjyFsg3mixysjGm2_JhaAfiO9JSHacRSGHJYotFO-c6-ahP4LUADhDlY_w4PG6F_wbKpNK9bEqn4jUQ3QYiZXVpWnxwXGZw1OYsorwQLU92o/s400/backyard.jpg)
I would be willing to sweat over this stove, I think ... again, too many accessories for my taste, but pared down I think this would be even more beautiful. And glass-front cabinets ... squee!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucQFQ6JisJm7R9sly3VxiPeqpL2qnlwzWaK9IBJg6GqIh_T6AEblynX0kWY6kCZNuvHu7flsCzT8xNQN55-J2yjbEYGErEMIwZYNhcde31-I3_xD0QvPCTUrlVzglpc5TMRd4aBCX9QQ/s400/stove.bmp)
Here's another quick peek at a separate part of the house that I love: I love the windows on the interior with the shutters! (Plus, of COURSE we know I love the interior paint choices, because I'm in complete love with All Rooms Brown with Crisp White Trim.) But SERIOUSLY. Windows inside. Love 'em.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalwXsC-QYUU5DmHEyXFJVqjILAppmEQ7LMAi1moT1axjv3Pps0w4gFC4PqByOX9TF5dMiruD-nP6Z2hE4y_6e-GGVQ0kRIYlT55qpt4SNtRaH1PeDgDk7S1Ub1zB9MO_plTEAkzZyfJQ/s400/dining.bmp)
So on this fine Fall Sunday, I wish you all happy homemaking and cooking. May we all one day have the kitchens of our dreams ...
3 comments:
Do you REALLY think you'd cook more? I could maybe see you baking more, but not really cooking more. Unless you've been hiding some cooking ambition from me. When you redid your kitchen and made it look a thousand percent better, I don't think it made you cook more. I'm just sayin'.
I don't appreciate you bursting my bubble, even if it is rooted in complete fantasy.
Pretty pretty! I love the changing trees!
Post a Comment