year in review – French Ethereal

1. Boxing Day Boating Adventure

Well, it’s pretty obvious that my favorite

posts are really ALL of them

{being the author of them, naturally}

😉

However, that being said here are my

Top 12 Favorite Posts for 2016.

I have really enjoyed sharing these places and stories with you!

The above photo and post shares a couple of hours out

exploring nature at its finest!

Who would say no to this gorgeous guy?!

He was one of the park rangers at

Riverside County Park ~ Lake Skinner

and my instructor learning how to check people

into the park

{my weekend job for a year in 2015-2016}.

2. Living in Small Spaces

Creating a gorgeous home wherever you may live!

Kind of a theme throughout late 2015 and all of 2016,

it’s fun sharing these ethereal romantic tiny homes!

3. Burning Through Atlanta

and

Monsieur Rabbit Comes to Tea

I have two favorites from the

month of March:

I shared about my three day trip to the

Design Bloggers Conference

in early March 2016.

Soooo much to see and learn!

I hope to go again this year ~ it is in

Beverly Hills, California

and is linked above.

🙂

And, here is Monsieur Rabbit sipping his tea and enjoying

a muffin or two

{or three!}…

4. Spring Blooms: Color Inspiration

Need I say more? The pictures in the post share it all.

🙂

5. Bridal Shower Tea

Having our son and daughter~in~love’s wedding this year

really was inspiration!

6. White and Silver Daydreams

Daydreams and ethereal thoughts and reminiscings…

7. Shopping at Magnolia Farms!

Really called Magnolia Market at the Silos, I still think of Chip and Joanna Gaines’

beautiful marketplace here as the farm.

Find inspiration and some goodies you might want to buy!

Please also visit their website at:

Magnolia Market at the Silos

8. Antiquing at Second Impressions

All kinds of wonderful things can be found at

Second Impressions

like these door escutcheons and door knobs!

9. Jouyeaux Anniversaire

Sharing the love my mom and dad had…

10. Super Easy Fabric Pumpkins

This has a companion post in November sharing

a whole bunch of pumpkins

made and given out to friends ~

A Little Toile de Jouy Table Styling.

11. An All~Hallows Eve Table Styling

A fun collection of photos shot in the evening’s twilight.

12. A Pink Christmas Tea Photoshoot

Finding this transferware was definitely my Christmas present

for the year!

Well, I hope you’ve liked this little tour

through the year and please feel free to

read at your leisure.

It has been my honor to write these up for you!

If you missed

Your Favorite Posts

for 2016

please click on the above

and it’ll take you there.

Looking forward to sharing more

decorating, crafting and places

with you in 2017.

Blessings to you, always,

Barb 🙂

“The Girls” feature quite a bit in this ole blog! They are my favorite decorating pieces, to be sure!

Alright… Where to begin?
{so much has happened!}

🙂

This has been quite an eventful year for our family
with our son marrying his lovely bride

this summer then our daughter
moving out and out-of-state
then our own move to

our daughter’s new state,
which I truly feel

God had planned all along.

😉

It has been a good year and a reflective one for us.

We’ve learned to live in very tight quarters, learning to cook, live,
and blog/work in a super small area

{or not cook as the case may be!}

and

my hubby and I are looking forward to an even better 2017

and

we are MUCH wiser for this time past and are very grateful

for these new beginnings…

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Let’s jump right to our year in review…
These are all the posts that you all liked the most, though I realize
that this January post is really from the year before.
Oh, well!
😉

1. January ~ Crushing on Roses

my former backyard garden in Murrieta, California

I realized a bit too late in the process that this
was from the previous year.
I decided to keep it in anyway as the posts I had up for January of 2016
weren’t all that exciting.
This photograph is my signature photo for French Ethereal
until such time as I have another rose garden again.
We are hoping to buy a house some time in 2017 so
hopefully there will be the beginnings
of another beautiful garden to share with you again.
Until then, there will be new potted “friends” along the way!
😉

2. February ~ $10 Thriftshop Challenge

Thrift shopping is something I think we all like to do

when we have the time and it’s so nice when we find something wonderful

for just a little bit of money.

Here I share some pieces I would eventually send to my

now daughter~in~love.

3. March ~ Setting a Beautiful Table

I shared photos of my friends gathered in our former home

and talked about where I get a lot of my decorating ideas.

🙂

4. April ~ Style Teachers – Meet Sandy

My friend Sandy I met through a tea group which began about

18 years ago now.

You will LOVE her beautiful home!

And, she’s the best cook!!!

5. May ~ Camping Around South Dakota

Sometimes when I’m on vacation or traveling I share different

RV parks and camping spots, and this is one of them.

🙂

6. June ~ Possibilities and Crossroads

Thinking of the future, Hubby and I go looking for

bigger living situations.

7. July ~ A Special Day – A Beautiful Wedding

All time favorite post!

Your favorite and mine, too.

My son Peter and daughter~in~law Justine’s

beautiful wedding.

8. August ~ Inside Magnolia Farms – The Silos

Third biggest post of the year ~ from our travels this summer.

Great place to visit and shop!

9. September ~ Meet Cindy and Bob Ellis

Second biggest post of 2016 and you’ll LOVE Cindy and Bob’s home!

10. October ~ Fredericksburg, TX

Another big post for the year sharing a wonderful

place to visit and shop. Definitely going back!

11. November ~ Tombstone in Two Days

Gunfights and fun for the whole family! As you travel

the southwest, make this part of your drive.

12. December ~ A Holiday House Tour

Our home ~ our current home away from home

as we have transitioned from California to Texas

{and a little bit before}.

*All the links are live just click on each subtitles above.

I think that’s what I like about blogs best ~

you can always come back to read

more later on.

🙂

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I hope you have enjoyed revisiting some

of your favorite post from 2016.

I’ll be sharing my personal favorites

in an upcoming post later this week.

As always, feel free to share.

Blessings to you and your family ~

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas/Holiday time

with your family and friends,

Barb 🙂

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