tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post648086217355689202..comments2023-10-10T04:20:19.314-05:00Comments on Mrs. Blandings: Guidance and InspirationMrs. Blandingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347927058318098383noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-74338709237638805722008-05-27T21:33:00.000-05:002008-05-27T21:33:00.000-05:00Beautiful post. I wonder where this country home i...Beautiful post. I wonder where this country home is located? I imagine somewhere like Southampton, or possibly Greenwich. I guess that would be considered country for a New Yorker.Things That Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-83503850792183078692008-05-27T16:12:00.000-05:002008-05-27T16:12:00.000-05:00Ha!! I love it all... I am also a mom of boys, a b...Ha!! I love it all... I am also a mom of boys, a blogger and a KC girl. I just stumbled upon your website and I LOVE the pics. Looking forward to seeing what comes next!!Cactus Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232751970564259935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-57951132382045470082008-05-22T23:27:00.000-05:002008-05-22T23:27:00.000-05:00OOOH, I just found your blog and LOVE IT! Thanks ...OOOH, I just found your blog and LOVE IT! Thanks for all of the inspiration!SimplyGrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002747248626845690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-41184598619753167522008-05-22T15:57:00.000-05:002008-05-22T15:57:00.000-05:00Stacey! I'm so glad she showed you - I'm having a...Stacey! I'm so glad she showed you - I'm having a blast writing it.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-20711318317780253172008-05-22T14:06:00.000-05:002008-05-22T14:06:00.000-05:00Patricia, your blog is a delight to read! Jill Han...Patricia, your blog is a delight to read! Jill Haney introduced me to it when I was staying with her on the way home from picking my daughter up from her freshman year of college. I've bookmarked it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-89682038462224354572008-05-22T07:53:00.000-05:002008-05-22T07:53:00.000-05:00Suzy - thanks - always do let me know. I still ha...Suzy - thanks - always do let me know. I still have in the back of my mind that I don't have the Cottage Living layout. Obsessed.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-27090194161051073332008-05-22T00:41:00.000-05:002008-05-22T00:41:00.000-05:00Mrs B, you read my mind! I noticed the update to h...Mrs B, you read my mind! I noticed the update to his portfolio online yesterday and was going to let you know...because, yes, I had noticed you were a bit of a fan of his work ;)Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245251599939279346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-62879758496540256812008-05-21T22:12:00.000-05:002008-05-21T22:12:00.000-05:00Katie - a cool breeze is a perfect description!Mar...Katie - a cool breeze is a perfect description!<BR/><BR/>Marie Louise - this is exactly my experience. Usually, when I finish my speech someone asks something like, "Can we go to Target?" I should know better by now.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-30212234891904489292008-05-21T21:45:00.000-05:002008-05-21T21:45:00.000-05:00I get the same reaction when I try to give one of ...I get the same reaction when I try to give one of my girls some inspired speech on life. The same thing - "Life is what you make of it - yadda yadda yadda." I realize I am really talking to myself since the moment they unload their woes to me, they've already moved on to the next thing.Marie Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04018769360185247566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-78605401170929539812008-05-21T18:45:00.000-05:002008-05-21T18:45:00.000-05:00Ha! I am right there with you in the Mommy departm...Ha! I am right there with you in the Mommy department...fast forward to 12 and 15 yr. olds.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the brief respite from the hectic pace. Like a cool breeze.katiedidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682823255667624459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-73892577976591410762008-05-21T17:45:00.000-05:002008-05-21T17:45:00.000-05:00Toby - I adore the mullions, but if you had tried ...Toby - I adore the mullions, but if you had tried to describe them to me it would have been a hard sell. That's vision.<BR/><BR/>Courtney - hmmm...I think that is a nice way of saying "high maintenance." :)<BR/><BR/>Zim - not too much to look at, just to live with. I'll hang with you and Gambrel in your blue rooms any day.<BR/><BR/>Anon - furniture store, yes. Book? And how! I just had a friend ask me today, "How is his book?" Oh, how I wish.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-72201934963467885662008-05-21T17:10:00.000-05:002008-05-21T17:10:00.000-05:00Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am so grateful ...Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am so grateful to have my attention drawn to an addition to Gambrel's website. This strikes me as one of his loveliest projects. I love how in his "country" work, he tends to bring in those strong, interesting, clean-lined antiques to mix with the upholstered pieces of his own design that dominate in the "city." Am I alone in fantasizing that he will bring out his own line of furniture? What I wouldn't do to visit an eponymous Gambrel store!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-53250744538906671262008-05-21T14:32:00.000-05:002008-05-21T14:32:00.000-05:00It may be a little too much blue for you, but for ...It may be a little too much blue for you, but for me--perfection!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-6647815255740537952008-05-21T12:47:00.000-05:002008-05-21T12:47:00.000-05:00I'll just repeat what everyone else is saying: I l...I'll just repeat what everyone else is saying: I love country Gambrel too.<BR/><BR/>It's always a lift to find a new projects from our faves. (BTW: Your boys often seem to say things that suggest they are deep, sensitive thinkers! Maybe they are already really articulate like you.)Style Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034129367345351303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-9755882592111230132008-05-21T11:11:00.000-05:002008-05-21T11:11:00.000-05:00what a treat to read and look at! I love the count...what a treat to read and look at! I love the country Gambrel too... I could move into any of those houses right this very moment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-14118689345554847872008-05-21T09:35:00.000-05:002008-05-21T09:35:00.000-05:00Mrs. B, I just love you and your boys. You are my ...Mrs. B, I just love you and your boys. You are my morning medicine. Thanks for this wonderful dose of real life!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-87514893878182296132008-05-21T09:29:00.000-05:002008-05-21T09:29:00.000-05:00Coooool... serene and beautiful. I love Country St...Coooool... serene and beautiful. I love Country Steven, too!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-69502442551638208132008-05-21T08:33:00.000-05:002008-05-21T08:33:00.000-05:00That first image in your gallery of Steven Gambrel...That first image in your gallery of Steven Gambrel rooms suggested that rules can be broken in a subtle way. He's painted the window mullions and sashes blue in an otherwise white room, and it works!<BR/>Sometimes it's the small things that make a satisfying impression.Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-16223011805656699042008-05-21T08:17:00.000-05:002008-05-21T08:17:00.000-05:00Oh to be 8 years old again! The SG photos- well, w...Oh to be 8 years old again! The SG photos- well, what can I say. They're perfection, and so very you Patricia!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487945587083638331.post-18438641615541721292008-05-20T22:51:00.000-05:002008-05-20T22:51:00.000-05:00"When, the dog bites, when the bee stings, these a..."When, the dog bites, when the bee stings, these are a few of my favorite things, "- discouraging yes, but going home to those rooms, would be so encouraging even, even with itchy shin guards! The end of the year is like "whip-lash" - Put on your neck guard!pve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.com