An Irish Blessing

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you and your family

from the Doyle Family.

My Family, The Doyles', came from a quaint village in Ireland.

Doyle, is my maiden name which I have always kept

and we

even have our own Doyle Irish knit pattern...

and a Doyle insignia...

and here is my Son, Doyle,

with his lovely girlfriend, Ivy,

confused yet? Doyle is my son's first name...

We hope that you are surrounded by your loved ones this

holiday, and maybe a leprechaun or two

(actually a candle I created for the occasion)

here at the homestead we hope to see a leprechaun for good luck.

The Brayton Homestead is named after the Brayton Family

who built the house in 1796.

hope you followed this, even I am confused,

so from all of us, including Krumpet in his tartan cap

HAVE A BLESSED ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

IMAGES: all Brayton Homestead Interiors

Library Desk Treasures

The library at the homestead houses a favorite piece of furniture, a tiger maple desk, given to me by my Mom. It was given to her by a dear neighbor, Mrs. Terry. There gathered are my most treasured photographs...

with pencils I brought back from Baker Steet, Doyle in his cowboy outfit, Mom and Dad, son, Doyle again at Christmas, and Krumpet in his
Sherlock Holmes' cap. His little hat placed gently on the frame..

and Dad, this was his detective work photo.

Yes, there seems to be a detective theme with Dad...

and our family last name is Doyle ( Sir Arthur Conan- related??) after all .

thanks for looking and visiting my homestead...

Be sure to visit the lovely blogs that I am linking with-

WHITE WEDNESDAY

WOW US WEDNESDAY

Show off your COTTAGE MONDAY

MET MONDAY

and

TABLE TOP TUESDAY

Images: Brayton Homestead Interiors

Wedding Bells

Soon I will be a Mother in Law! yes, a very lucky one indeed! 

My son, my only child,  Doyle

 asked his lovely girlfriend  Ivy

for her hand in marriage last year and the wedding is 8 months soon!

everyone says how fast it goes by, how quickly they grow,

it is so very true

loved every moment and now even more wonderful times...

such blessings to treasure...

wishing you all your dreams come true

and always

MAKE MEMORIES...

 Doyle and Ivy

Linking with:

KNICK OF TIME

and

FADED CHARM

Karen

Precious....

Can my little baby boy 

who wore this hat home from the hospital 25 years ago.. 

really be graduating?

~

FROM GRADUATE SCHOOL? 

here with his beautiful fiance,

who graduated with her MSW,

the night previous from another college...

my wonderful  family joined me in Doyle's special day...

then back to the homestead for a toast

and a light lunch... 

( more painted brick)

His celebration party is later this week,

for there is so much we are blessed with...

  

Thank you so much for coming by.

and

CONGRATS for your M.B.A in Business

DOYLE

love, Mom

Images: Brayton Homestead Interiors

my son's room

Here is my son's room, all grown up, graduated from college

and home~ a wonderful son. Yes, we are Celtics fans.

You never know where you are going to find barn doors

as I just had these made for his closet doors.

I designed these months ago and they were recently installed.

New wood~old hinges.

Guess I have had barns on my mind for a while!

please enjoy- love you Doyle.

Images: Brayton Homestead Interiors

Classic British Black & Tan

Tans and black, so classic, to me an all season color combination. It reminds me of Burberry plaid, which I do adore. 

Anything English makes me think about my constant companion , my Yorkshire terrier,

KRUMPET

Always British, the classic detective Sherlock Holmes. Of course, I visited this pub when I visited London.

With the last name of Doyle, could I not? Have I mentioned that my Dad was a  real detective?

Checks on floors, checks on walls, 

compliment black tones in my office. The egg shaped wood box originally held to hold tea.

Kitchen Fall design at the homestead includes whites, golds, tan and yes black.

Acorns are dropping in the neighborhood, my trees are about to drop chestnuts. 

 

Really feeling like Fall now,

enjoy,

Karen

Layering items on my Bookshelves

I love bookshelves and I love books! Here in my living room I have a set of shelves in oak, live the barrister bookcases. I had only books on the shelves. It seemed boring to me so I stated to layer items. First I added the basket on a few books laying down then added my vintage basket.   

Why not add some of my favorite items in front as well? My collection of velvet Victorian what nots where tucked away and deserved to be shown. They fit perfectly in front of the books and had room for a few paperweights. As most of the subjects of these books are England. London and royals the Victorian era velvets remind me of Doyle's Sherlock Homes books. Watson, I need the perfect magnifying glass to finish the display.

Thanks for visiting the Homestead,

Karen

Magnolia Pearl

Charles and I , my son Doyle and his lovely girlfriend Ivy, spent a wonderful afternoon at a outdoor party. Wonderful company, ideal fall weather, tasty food, and enjoyable music made it a perfect day. I wish to be dressed in these bloomers from Magnolia Pearl when I attend another get together.

The style of Magnolia Pearl, owned by Robin Brown, is breathtaking! Revel in this bathroom.
Entering her space is like entering an "Enchanted World".

Some friends and family might argue that I already live in an enchanted world. Yes, life at the historic homestead is a different way of life, almost eccentric, more another time...

Oh, what color bloomers to pick?

Robin Brown could be considered a Barn Chick. Here she is photographed leaving her wedding!

I admire how she does everything. I hope you will join me for the BARN CHICK PARTY on October 8th being guest hosted by Julie Marie at Idllyhours. And party back here on November 10th.

It is so good to have met all my blogging friends. Robin, in center, embodies the sentiment of friendship here with hers gals. I bet they have a blast. Did I mention I love the floppy hat...

Our Homestead Thanksgiving

Our Thanksgiving was wonderful. I hope yours is to! Turkey was yummy, 
Mom's recipe for Portuguese stuffing was almost reached, gets closer every year. 

I did get a great thumbs up from Mom, now 91! Always so encouraging.

Plaids were the table theme this year and my sister's glitter turkey!

Mom fills the wood nut bowl she gave me every year, a Doyle tradition.

The tablecloth I just bought at Christmas Tree Shop worked out great. 

Feathers and  beaded fruit hang from the light fixture by plaid ribbons, so easy to do for easy ambiance. Every loved it- a new  tradtion!

Karen