THRIFTY TREASURES

Welcome to this weeks Thrifty Find!! Click and go visit Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality weekly Thrifty Treasures party!!! Join in on the fun or just look through at every ones awesome finds for the week.





Saturday I went to a few yard sales.... At the first one I scored this great ginger jar hand painted in England.... $1.00.....




I already have this great little find hanging over a picture in the main bathroom... $2.00




I think I am going to hang this great gold leaf mirror in the main bath room also.......$2.00
I did pick up a toy for Baby cakes..... $1.00 Total I spent $6.00..... Had a great time...
Till next week ... Have a good one. P.S. I am having a give a-way to celebrate my 1 month Blogoversary.... Please stop over at my place to celebrate ...

METAMORPHOSIS MONDAY AND-A-GIVE-AWAY

MY NEW PORCH



Thank you to Susan over at Between Naps on the Porch for hosting another Marvelous Metamorphosis Monday!! Click on the link above to see more amazing transformations!



I think it is starting to look like a porch!!!!




Lots of work got done this week...



It rained here two days so that did slow them down a little, And we had a miss hap with a big truck driving up in to the drive way and busting up the drive, so now that will need to be fixed...

I sure hope that I have a porch by the weekend!!! We will see.... We are getting closer to the after.... Have a great week , I will see you all next week .... Have a good one. P.S.

I am having a give away to celebrate my 1 month Blogoversary.... Please stop overat my place to celebrate ...

PINK SATURDAY AND A-GIVE-A-WAY

PINK SATURDAY

Pink Saturday, is graciously hosted by Beverly, at How Sweet the Sound. Be sure to visit Beverly's beautiful blog to see a complete list of all the participants in today's Pink Saturday.



This is one more Pink house that is out and about in the beautiful city of Charleston South Carolina. I like the way the red and pink work so well on this house. I don't think this is a color combination that most people would think of when they think about painting their home.. But I think this house pulls it off real well.
I am having a-give-away to celebrate my 1 month Blogoversary.... so come on over
and check it out...
Have a wonderful Pink week and I hope to see you all back here next week...

A LITTLE BRAGGING AND SOME ART

MY DAUGHTERS ART

You may know the little corgi on the right as Miss Lucy (AKA Dish Dog) The corgi on the left is Baby Cakes, little corgi Murray.... Oh how we love these little dogs!!!

Baby Murray

Now when my 15 yr old daughter was in the 6th grade( age11) she drew this picture of Murray... She used color pencils.

We did not have Lucy yet. We all loved Murray so much , that three months later we went on the hunt and found Miss Lucy



BABY LUCY

Now I loved the picture that my daughter did of Murray, So I ask her to do one of Lucy.. She told me one day!! I ask for my Birthday,Christmas, Mothers day....... Well I had to beg for two years to get Lucy's picture done.....




Well ,when she was in 8th grade ,( with lots of begging on my part) I got my picture of Miss Lucy....

I think you so much for letting me do a little bragging....

Now I would like to introduce you to a some what new blogger....Some of you may have already found her over at the Rooster Party being hosted by Barb @ Bella Vista .
Maria is very talented you should go check out her blog.....here She also has a-give-a-way going on

Maria drew this button for her blog....

And this Rooster.... The pictures on my blog do not do her work justice.... You really should go check her work out... You will be amazed!

Have a great day... Thank you all so much for stopping by

xoxo

Julie

FOODIE FRIDAY AND A- GIVE-AWAY

Welcome to Foodie Friday.Be sure to stop by Designs by Gollum hosted by the sweet Michael for a virtual feast and a lot of inspiration!




INGREDIENTS
1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1/2 cup warm water
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips





DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, mix together the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs and water. Stir in the chocolate chips and pour batter into a well greased 12 cup bunt pan.
Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until top is springy to the touch and a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool cake thoroughly in pan at least an hour and a half before inverting onto a plate If desired, dust the cake with powdered sugar. TASTE OH SO GOOD.

Now do not forget that I am having a- give-away, so Please stop over at my place to celebrate my 1 month Blogoversary....

SHOW US YOUR ROOSTERS AND A-GIVE-AWAY

Thanks to Barb @ Bella Vista for hosting this fun party. I can't wait to see all of your Roosters . Be sure to check out her blog for a list of all the participants.

This is a cute little Table cloth that I picked up at an Estate sale.

The top of the table cloth with all the cute little chicks....

What a handsome fellow.....

Now this is my new baby....She hangs on the wall in my Kitchen.... Painted by a locale artist that lives here in South Carolina... You can find her work here.

Madison's work is so funny, you should check her out, lots of Chicken's And Roosters hanging out at her place! I have only had the picture a few months, and I have been trying to come up with a great name for her.. Please feel free to leave suggestions for her in your comments...

Now do not forget that I am having a- give-away so Please stop over at my place to celebrate my 1 month Blogoversary....

Thank you Barb for hosting this great party.....

BEACH PARTY AND A GIVE-A-WAY

It's time for a Beach Party! Gina at The Shabby Chic Cottage is our host, so please be sure to stop by her lovely blog to see all the wonderful beach parties.

This was taken a few years back, at a beach house we stayed in ,for our annual Girls road trip, that I take every summer with my sister in-law and one of my daughters .... We where sitting out on the porch looking over the sand dunes at the beach enjoying the morning ..... I was having my coffee.

Later that day I sat outside on the porch, had a glass of red wine, and watched the sun set on a most wonderful day... Please stop overat my place to celebrate my 1 month Blogoversary....

Thank you Gina for hosting this fun event!

TABLESCAPE THURSDAY AND A GIVE A WAY

Tablescape Thursday

Hi it's Tablescape Thursday , and I am I so happy to be here. Please visit Susan over at betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com.Make sure to visit all the great Tablescapes while y'all are there. I also would like to thank all of you that have stopped by to see my table, left comments, and joined my blog, y'all sure have made me feel so welcomed!! Thank you all! And a great big Thank You to Susan ,for being such a great hostess,we all have such a good time at your place.

The Holidays soon will be here, so I thought I would post a couple of TableSettings to get us in the mood... I still am a little under the weather, but getting better, so hope to back on track next week...

I am also having a give-a-way over at my place to help me celebrate my 1 month Blogoversary.... So please hop on over and check it out! I sure have enjoyed having y'all over..

Till next time, Have a great week . Julie

IT'S A CELEBRATION

COME CELEBRATE



You are invited to help me celebrate my 1 month Blogoversary.... Here at Working on a Dream.
I can not believe I have been blogging now for a month! To show my appreciation to all my new blog friends, I am going to have a give away!!!! I will hold the drawing September 7th 2009 as to give you all time to find out about the give away.. All you have to do is leave a comment to be included in the drawing . If you sign up to FOLLOW, or if you are already a Follower, say so in your comment and your name will be entered twice... Good Luck... This Give-a-Way is just a small way to show my appreciation, to all of you for making me feel so welcome here in BlogLand... Please help me spread the word... Thank You all so much ,you are all so kind. Julie

BLUE MONDAY

CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA



I am so excited to be participating in Blue Monday ! Be sure to visit Sally at Smiling Sally to see more great "Blue Monday" posts.




More Pictures from around Charleston South Carolina... Just a few years ago the city built a new bridge. The bridge opened on July 16, 2005. This photo was taken before they took down the old bridges... See the two lane bridge on the left, when I was a child that was the only bridge between Charleston and Mount Pleasant South Carolina... Can you tell how narrow this bridge is? You can see Charleston in the back ground. You can read more about the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge here.





This is a picture taken from the boat, after the other bridges came down.....
Thank you all for stopping by... Until next Monday have a great week... Julie

METAMORPHOSIS MONDAY

MY NEW PORCH



Thank you to Susan over at Between Naps on the Porch for hosting another Marvelous Metamorphosis Monday!! Click on the link above to see more amazing transformations!




YEA!!!! The crew showed up and lots of work got done this week...



Lots of digging for the footing....



The big boys with their big toys....



Oh yea, lets not forget the inspector... always on the job! Barking orders, but getting the job done... What would we do without her?



The cement is poured....



What a big mess... Will have to do a lot of yard work to get things back in order.



So far so good...Lots done .... I do not have the after, but you know it's coming. Hope you all have a great week. See ya here next Monday... Julie

THRIFTY TREASURES

Welcome to this weeks Thrifty Find!! Click above and go visit Rhoda's from Southern Hospitality's weekly Thrifty Treasures party!!! Join in on the fun or just look through at every ones awesome finds for the week.


This weekend I had a great time yard saleing... Remember a few weekends ago I found all the great block drinking glasses... Well this weekend I found this great little block depression glass sugar bowl....

Six pale yellow napkins.... Cloth napkins are all we use at our house... So I love when I find six in such great shape, and the color is very nice...

Yep the inspector is on the job.... Lucy has to check out all new dishes that come into the house...Lucy my sweet little corgi.... The plates are American Atelier at home " Morning Song" I think I am going to hang them on the wall in the master bath ? Not sure yet....

Dish Dog says, they can stay!! All this fun for just $2.00. Can you believe it? As I drive from sale to sale I often tell myself .... I just can"t find a cheaper way to have so much fun!!! Hope all your hunting was as much fun,until next week..... Julie

PINK SATURDAY

CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA



I have not been blogging long, but I see something that keeps popping up in lots of post....

People that visit Charleston.....So I was thinking, since I live right here in one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to, maybe I should blog about it once in awhile! For all you bloggers that have not had a chance to come visit our beautiful city of Charleston South Carolina.

So today I will start with one of the many Pink houses that are out and about in the beautiful city of Charleston... This house sits on Bay street in Charleston. I love the color, all the black against the pink, the beautiful round doors..... I will post more shots of Charleston... So check back.

Charleston, South Carolina, is a city rich in history, tradition, and Southern culture. I do so love Charleston, But I am not a Historian, So please lets not be looking for any of that here... I will try to post so that you get a feel for our great City of Charleston, maybe find a few links to include so you can search around some on your own.

Thank you for stopping by for Pink Saturday... What I am finding , is some of the best people are right here at Pink Saturday..... See ya all next week. Julie

FOODIE FRIDAY

Garlic Lime Chicken

Welcome to Foodie Friday.Be sure to stop by Designs by Gollum hosted by the sweet Michael for a virtual feast and a lot of inspiration!

Try this easy to prepare chicken dinner favorite ...

Garlic Lime Chicken

Garlic Lime Chicken Serves 6
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon thyme
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup chicken broth
4 tablespoons lime juice

In a bowl, mix together first 7 ingredients. Sprinkle mixture on both sides of chicken breasts.
In a skillet heat butter and olive oil together over medium high heat. Saute chicken until golden brown, about 5 minutes on each side. Turn down the heat, remove the chicken (keeping warm) and add the lime juice and chicken broth to the pan, whisking up the browned bits off the bottom of the skillet. Keep cooking until sauce has reduced slightly. Add chicken back to the pan to thoroughly coat and serve.

My family loves this chicken... Taste Oh So Good!