Beach Anyone?

I wouldn’t be surprised if the majority of you reading this, well - except maybe Terri, who is already there, would jump up from what they’re doing and follow me there in an instant! Snow, ice, rain, cold - do I hear “We’ve had enough”??

So here is the next best thing - to me, anyway! The sample of the tile backsplash for the Squash House arrived yesterday. I managed to find a supplier online who carries it for half the price of buying it in a showroom! Isn’t the Internet wonderful? It’s called Beachside Raffia and is a frosted beach glass. I think the grout will probably be a neutral, sandy color. And It coordinates really well with the lights I chose.


Here it is up against the butcher block sample! The tile sample below is sitting on top of a gray colored cardboard, so you have to just imagine sandy grout! The colors you see in the first picture are the best representation of the actual color.

Has anyone else who subscribed to ME’s Home Companion received a note indicating that we will receive Martha Stewart Living for the remainder of our subscription? I did hear the sad news that Home Companion would no longer be published, but I wonder how they decided I should receive Martha? I used to subscribe to Martha, but I finally let my subscription run out because she got just too “fancy” for me. I found I loved looking at the pictures, but there was no way any part of our life would look like most of them! And besides, I preferred spending my money on quilting supplies!