PICKING WITH CHRYS

WHEN IT CALLS YOUR NAME YOU HAVE TO LISTEN: I haven't been doing much picking recently due to the pandemic, and I have also been keeping my sweet grandbaby. Therefore this post is about something I have had for a while, but it has an interesting story behind it! Actually,

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SHOPPING THE HOUSE

Well I'm at it again! I've been rearranging furniture and I have to wonder if I will ever be content. Probably not!! So this time it all started with the old primitive cabinet in my living room that we bought a while back. It was the one that was just a

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A VINTAGE DREAM COME TURE

I have enjoyed decorating our old cabin at the lake, and if I had to pick my favorite room, it would be the living room. It offered everything we had wanted in a cabin. The cabin had a beautiful fireplace made of stone and brick, old knotty pine paneling, wooden

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PICKING WITH CHRYS

TAKE TIME TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITIES: I'm sure we have all found something we wanted, but it just wasn't meant to be for whatever reason! About two years ago I found a beautiful, old, chippy cabinet in a little antique shop that I wanted, but it had a "we really

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BACK PORCH SPRING CLEANING: Part II

I hope you have had the opportunity to read and enjoy part one of my latest blog post, Back Porch Spring Cleaning! So now it is time to share part two of the post, and I hope you enjoy it too. Please remember if you have questions that I will

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BACK PORCH SPRING CLEANING: Part I

Well, Spring is here, and that means Spring cleaning, so I have started with the back porch. It has taken a few days to get it done, but it has been worth all the work!  Now that it is finished, it is my favorite place to be. I start my

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PICKING WITH CHRYS

MY OLD RUSTY BED: I get so many questions about where and how I find my picking-treasures that I decided maybe it was time to start sharing some of my best finds and how they came about! So I'm going to start a new feature on the blog called "

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CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE

I usually share decorating ideas on my blog posts, but I have decided that there are so many other topics to share, and I need to venture out a little bit! I don't plan to stop sharing my decorating ideas, but I will also be sharing some other things such

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CHRISTMAS MEMORIES

My favorite Christmas memory was when I was 6 or 7 years old. We had moved to Birmingham, AL but most of our family still lived in Montgomery..   A few weeks before Christmas we made a trip back to Montgomery to see my grandparents and family for the weekend.

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PREPARING FOR THANKSGIVING

I don’t know about you, but for me, the days seem to be flying by, and before we know it, Thanksgiving will be here. At this point, I am most concerned about getting the house ready for the family and friends that will be joining us. I’m sure you know

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