I love watching Dezi and your neighbor. He’s made a new friend. See you next week.

@LittlePoet

11 ай бұрын

She is so sweet...she always has a treat for Desi!!!

@pamwood3956

11 ай бұрын

Isn't it just precious ❤

@lovemyshipoo

11 ай бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing....to see that little dog have his own yard to run and play and make friends at will.....just makes me smile every time I see him. I conjure up in my mind how he must feel...and what he might be thinking. Just warms my heart.❤ 23:30

@jacquelinedonoghue2135

11 ай бұрын

So happy for them both ….lovely to see 🌸

@florencecavallaro4599

2 ай бұрын

HI IM FLORENCE/I JUST JOINED IN ON SUSANS LITTLE POET ABOUT A YEAR AGO//I LOVE HER AND DEZI SOOOOO MUCH/IM SO HAPPT DEZI HAS A YARD/AND ALL NEW DOGGIE FRIENDS//HER HOME IS SO PRETTY/AND CLEAN/

Dear, dear Susan, I'm Lynn (58) and I watch all your videos and share them with my heavily disabled Mum Barbara (85), and we Love you and Desi SO SO much. Its a real pleasure for us, Thankyou. We have 2 little Dogs, Woody and Charlie. They would be best Pals with Desi for sure ! I would love to write more, but don't want to ramble on. Just to say for now, you are a truly Lovely woman💐 We send you Love from Berkshire, England xxx 🐾❤🐾

I just love seeing Desi run around his back yard! He looks so happy!❤❤

I have to say Americans small is UK big. Your house is big. I live in a flat (apartment) your living room part is 3 times bigger than mine. It's beautiful, I am so jealous, you have decorated in an amazing way. It just looks gorgeous, hope you and Dazie have many amazing fun loved years there. Well done you!!

Desi is sleeping behind you. How precious ❤

Seeing Desi sleeping behind you blessed my soul. As a child locked in a closet and now free and content I relate to Desi. Love you both❤🐾

@violetmartha916

11 ай бұрын

Oh me too!! I had to rewind a whole segment of the video because I was looking at his snoozy little face and not paying attention to what Susan was saying 🤣💙

I have been in my home 55 years and I love it more each day. My husband and I worked hard to do two additions and remodels. After 60 years together he was called home and I want to remain in my home forever. I know he is here in spirit and still enjoys my garden. May you and Desi enjoy making memories in your new home

I found that working with plants and putting my hands in the soil brings contentment in my life

I could watch Desi run in the yard all day.

I live in a one-bedroom 500 square-foot apartment so I think your house is huge absolutely happy for you that you were able to buy your own home. It is beautiful inside and out

Susan - I stumbled up on your videos. The title of divorced, 60+, starting over, thrifting ... all grabbed my attention. Our stories are very different but very the same. I left a 32 year marriage with little, other than faith and a desire for peace. I knew it would be uphill, and it was. Never, ever could I have imagined being able to buy my own home. It is quite a story ... but here I am! 80% of my furnishings and decor are flea market and thrift finds. Like you I need to be in the dirt. It truly brings solace to my soul. My yard was a blank canvas, but I had no money. Friends divided their hostas and peonies bushes! I bought perennials on clearance and nursed them back to health! I am on year 4 of my yard. It is nearly unrecognizable. I know your backyard will be the same. I have 2 cats that make my house a home. Both are rescues. The black cat in the video looks like my Binx!

@LittlePoet

11 ай бұрын

wow!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@deborahpellerito6117

11 ай бұрын

There is something special about black cats we've had them throughout the years

@kalezi

11 ай бұрын

You touched my heart with your story. Although I am now 70, I was 67 when I had to get Domestic Violence involved for help when my husband threatened to burn our home down if he didn’t get what he wanted in a separation. After 3 years and lots of money the divorce is finalized. I am starting over with my home with much less money. It was always a dark home, dark walls, brown everywhere. And although I love the colors of nature I need light to lift my spirit after years of abuse and sadness. I am going to @LittlePoet advice and paint the walls light. It is a struggle physically but will try to do it myself. And like you I need to be in my yard everyday to see how she is doing to. I don’t feel so alone knowing there are like minded women who if we all lived near each other would have a party everyday.

Love your videos! Your home is decorated beautifully! I would love to own my own home again, I miss that. To have a garden would be heaven and a yard for my little dog, Bebe. I live in a senior citizen apartment complex for the last 14 years. At my age, this is good for me. No maintenance and if there is, call the maintenance man. ((smiles)) I love thrift shops; I had one when I was young. Love finding those treasures!!! Thank you for your inspiration and advice! See you next week.

@LittlePoet

11 ай бұрын

I too lived in a little place where you had to be over 55....and it was a fun place! It was small but it was so pretty....we can have a beautiful home no matter how big or small!

Thanks for posting this evening! I'm so happy that the #4 dress is the winner for the wedding! It is very elegant and you do sparkle in it! Yay! I do love your decorating style - you do make your home feel welcoming - it shows in the videos! Having your sunroom to escape to is such an asset to your home! It's just lovely. Desi looks like he's really enjoying his yard and the neighbor! Keep being the wonderful person that you are and I can't wait for your next upload! Take care and hugs to you and Desi!🤗

All I can look at is Desi's sleeping face behind you. What a sweet little fellow. He's just moved. One can only wish happiness on him.

I moved to my husband's house a year ago and it has been tough getting him to accept change but he's giving in. I love a softer look built on comfort and use of every space.

I feel like my decorating style continues to change as I age. I'm choose to decorate like you with things that make me happy and that I love. I also enjoy thrifting. One man's junk is another man's treasure! Your flowers and home are lovely. Desi is so sweet and your new neighbor loves him too🥰 You are building your home of happiness☺

I truly love how you're not worrying, or thinking about what will happen or won't. You're just so happy with being now. That's really cool. Love to you and to Desi xx

My favorite topic. Your Taste is exquisite. Refreshing since my 18 year old Beloved Border Collie Bella died 5:49 am yesterday. Just wanted to mention that I loved your Cooper so much as well ! What an ongoing Blessing they are in our lives. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@FaithyandOtis..Massachusetts

11 ай бұрын

I am so sorry that you lost Bella. But it seems that she had a beautiful life with you. 18 years old. Praise God.❤

@deborahpellerito6117

11 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry about your precious dog we lost our black Lab Annie in February I miss her so much she was 14yrs old

@karendegraaf1146

2 ай бұрын

You gave Bella 18 beautiful years, how wonderful! When you are ready go to a shelter and give another dog a beautiful life! Hugs❤

My black 🐈‍⬛ cat over there lol what a precious beauty beast!

Desi looks so cute behind you fast asleep. 😂😊 ❤❤❤

I saw your video last night, but I didn’t get to it until this morning. It is Sunday and I am drinking my coffee in bed with Otis🐶 as he and I are watching you and Desi❤ Otis had a best friend since he was a puppy named Cassius. He is a cat from next-door neighbor ❤ Desi is the king of the manor, the Lord of the land. I have five perennial gardens in my small little home but I’ve been there for 19 years. I was going to move after my husband died but I just love it here.. I have white and blue balloon flowers in the blooming right now and they’re absolutely gorgeous. My favorite is my lavender though; I have a lot of different kinds in my gardens. I don’t need a bigger house. I don’t need the best of everything, I am so grateful for what I have, and I’m able to stay in my house with Otis❤ I have a three floor townhouse that is my own and a lot of freedom to dig in the dirt❤ have a blessed Sunday and God bless you and Desi🙏

Oh yes our dear friend Linda, I thoroughly trust Ms Linda's visions time & time again! Her famous words " don't let your plants bully you!"🎉 ❤

When we are true to ourselves, that is, the person God designed us each to uniquely be, we emit energy and bring joy to others. At 77, this is a realization I have recently come to. May those younger than I come to this realization far sooner than I!

Susan, I lost my parents and brother in 10 months, i sold my dads house, my big house and settled in my husbands parents home after his Mom passed, only 5 months after my dad! We completely gutted and remodeled the whole house, it was a cottage type on the old farm where my husband grew up! It had 2 small bedrooms a kitchen and living room, and years ago my fil added a den in the back. It was a complete disaster, to say the least, plaster, cracks everywhere and the whole side wall completely collapsed when my husband was taking down the old stone!! I actually cried that day!!! This house is now absolutely beautiful, my husband and his cousin, who are both builders by trade, although my husband had a government job as he stopped building homes when my son was born, he still did all the work on everyone’s home in the family,, adding porches, decks, rooms etc. I was lucky that way and although we didn’t always agree about certain aspects of the remodel, I usually won because of my design, and organizing background, in other words, he generously gave in especially on my kitchen design, which is my favorite room in the house!!! It now has 4 bedrooms, 3 baths with only showers, no tubs, and a dining room which used to be the old kitchen!!! Lots of work went into this place, it’s been 7 yrs since we finished and I can honest say, I love it, but I’ll never do it again!!!!! All new hardwood, all new windows, new roof, new siding, new landscaping.

loved this adventure and as for Linda Vater--her cottage is equally styled so tastefully!

I sit here after watching your uplifting video and I crave more Susan! Lol! I can't tell you how much your weekly videos mean to me. It is always a happy Saturday evening when I watch your videos. We just got done remodeling our home...the entire home. She was built in 1958 and nothing had been done to this lady. Now? our home is beautiful and I'm in love! And the topper is all of your tips that you shared are exactly what we have done. Light walls, light rugs....and so forth. Your home is absolutely beautiful Susan. I love how you decorated it. The dress....gorgeous on you. Have a great week!

@marysterbin7016

11 ай бұрын

How did you survive a full house remodel? Live somewhere else? I’m serious!

@bellati2006

11 ай бұрын

@@marysterbin7016 Yes! We stayed in a hotel for 3 1/2 months! It was torture at times! However, the hotel we were at was nice with a little kitchenette...and maid service daily...with laundry...it was as good as it could be without living at home. Lol.

I’ve lived in my home for 28 years. I’m alone in the home now, but I absolutely love my house and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. Your home is so beautiful. I can’t tell you how much I love looking at your decorating ideas.

@LittlePoet

11 ай бұрын

oh you are so so sweet!!

@joannefreeman3573

11 ай бұрын

I bought a place in an AZ senior community. It had 33 mirrors. Crazy. Needless to say I donated most of them!!

Little poet be true to yourself. Your home and garden is your paradise. There is nothing more beautiful than a natural planted garden. It is your art form. My garden is a cottage garden which gives a home to many insects and small creatures. Be happy and hugs for the wonderful Desi.

I forgot to add on my last comment. Everytime I look at my beautiful green Murano swan, I think of you❤

Love your style and philosophy for decorating. My mother taught me these same suggestions, tips and approach for living. She took me thrifting as a teenager in old town Pasadena during the 70’s before the redevelopment. Such beautiful finds we bought when Colorado blvd was filled with thrift stores. It reminded me how wise and the wisdom she gifted me. Thank you for bringing back those lovely memories of her. I miss her so much and this was her legacy to me, creating a beautiful and warm home where l feel loved and safe in a beautiful environment.

@lindafrazier8092

11 ай бұрын

❤I remember Pasadena too 80s for me great memories

@paulapirpignani4802

11 ай бұрын

Love that area

I like to see Desi chilling behind you on the couch.

Your garden will be better and grow in very short while as Mother nature is very surprising .. I have spent the last year recovering from breast cancer, and husband who is not a gardener by any means set too and bought plants and flowers from me and did me lovely care we did not spend alot of money and this summer all plants and flowers have bloomed with a mass of colour .. Ever morning l look at the garden while eating my breakfast and during the days of fine weather I sit under my parasol and smile at my garden which h e christened Chris's Garden.. I now understand how garden can and help so much at this time in my life...and am improving day by day.. Love to you and Desi x❤😊

Hi Susan! I’m so glad you are wearing the sash dress to the wedding. Your flowers are very pretty. Your house is so perfect for you and Desi. ❤️🌺🌸🦋🌼🌻🌹🌞

Love seeing Desi living his best life!

What I have learned to be true is that people come into our lives for a REASON, a SEASON, or FOREVER.

I have never seen you so happy or feeling so much joy! I mentioned on another video that you haven't had a bad week since you moved! Your home is lovely! I can't believe you have done so much already! Desi is just as happy as you. Love to you both! ❤😻📸

I’ve been in my home one full year now. I’m loving how everything has come together. I didn’t set out with a plan of what to do or buy, just purchased things I liked. After it all came together it looks like I planned it that way. This summer I’ve been working on my yard and container gardening. Last weekend I put in lighting. I did it myself and I absolutely love it. It’s amazing how much joy our homes can bring.

My goal is decluttering, I’ll never be a minimalist, but I want more meaningful things and less junk. Your home and yard look homey.

Your Saturday video has become one of the times I look forward to. You add so much charm, warmth, enthusiasm, and encouragement to me and others. Have a wonderful week.

@mimimalone548

11 ай бұрын

It is my tv show for Saturday evening.

@lesliepeterson2806

11 ай бұрын

Well said Ladies...me too!

@bevfrymier3027

11 ай бұрын

Me too! I really look forward to it each week❤

When I bought my current home people could nit visualize my design. I could! I opened walls, painted and designed my kitchen. It's becoming the house I always wanted.

I swear Susan you are aging backward....you look so fresh and beautiful as always. I really think it is because you are truly happy and love your new home and all that you are doing. I loved seeing Desi snooze behind you through this video! The Jaclyn dress is so beautiful on you.....great choice.

Thank you for the inspiring words at the end of your video. They meant a lot to me. You covered 2 of my loves in your video, decor and gardening. I moved into my first solo home 11 years ago. I selected everything and have redone the gardens and it is ME. I decided what went where and the colors on the walls, etc. 😊

@LittlePoet

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for being here!

@nancyandrews8891

11 ай бұрын

​@LittlePoet Loved Your Video Too. Your Apartment Is Awesome. Your Beautiful blue or purple vase, I see why You loved it, I loved it too. Your flowers are planted perfectly. I see You Two are happy, and that's great. See You Next Week. Nancy

@nancyandrews8891

11 ай бұрын

Congratulations, I'm glad You decided what was Your favorite flowers and wall colors, I know everything is Beautiful. Nancy

@rrhines3151

11 ай бұрын

I am right there with you, Nancy! I have quite the tale to share (not here/not now) about this remodel! This is my 4th and final contractor! Interrupted by covid and cancer, I took pictures of the items I loved on my cell! At a glacier’s pace, I am refocusing my dream to make my home “me!” I’m so grateful and excited! Aren’t we lucky 🍀 to have Susan and all of us to share our journeys?! 🤗👣👣🐾🐾❤ @@nancyandrews8891❤ I

@lindahatcher4180

11 ай бұрын

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I moved six weeks ago from a two bedroom condo into a one bedroom apartment. I love my new place, but it's overwhelming at times trying to downsize. I have gotten rid of and donated many things, but I still have a lot to go through. I love what you said about visualizing what you want it to be and committing to what truly makes you happy. It's a process, and I know I'll get there. I look forward to seeing you and Desi each week. ♥

@MattieVera1910-gv7ds

11 ай бұрын

Several years ago I moved from my dream home, 3000 sq ft. to a two bedroom apartment. Its been quite the challenge, but like you say, its all a process. Little by little.

@lindafrazier8092

11 ай бұрын

Me too❤

@virginiaanderson8875

11 ай бұрын

I am going from a house to an over 55 apartment complex and will be having a 2 bedroom - will be a major adjustment - but my time of life, do it while I can and unload!!

@MattieVera1910-gv7ds

11 ай бұрын

@@virginiaanderson8875 Im in the same boat ( I moved into and over 62 apartment ) a 2 bedroom one year ago this month... July 2022. ..... I have good days and not so good. Today Ive cried my heart out. I never thought Id see myself like this. ...Good luck to you, may God grant all your needs. ❤💚💛💙❤‍🩹 Im age 69.

I live in the house that my husband's grandparents bought in 1921. The house was 1 year old as was my father in law. It was actually too small for raising 4 children but is good for us now. Love the family history but wished we could have lived in a different town in a house we picked out together. It is better to count the blessings instead of the disappointments. Blessings to you and Desi from Midas and me.

@annewhitney8809

11 ай бұрын

Bloom where you’re planted.😀

@FrankLange-wz5bd

11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm frank Lange from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask?❤

@FrankLange-wz5bd

11 ай бұрын

@@annewhitney8809 Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm frank Lange from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask?❤

sO CUTE how Dezzi seems to share your joy about the new home. I'm getting ready to move to my aunt's 1960 style house furnished with 1970's heavy furniture....just the opposite of my modern sleek style preference. You helped make me realize that I can make it work, no matter what. A positive attitude will get me threw the transition.

@LittlePoet

11 ай бұрын

You are so wonderful!

Hi lovely lady! Thank you for bringing the joy of your new home into mine!!! I've always dreamed of a h😮ome I could plant a tree and see it grow. I had many nice homes with swimming pools and was miserable, because of a bad marriage. Now I have a small apartment and love it. Everytime I come in I thank God for it, a warm cozy home, lamps with warm lighting, plants and little things that make me happy!!! Never feel alone because God is with me always. I too find unique things at the thrift store. Las Vegas has many, but stores where you live are more unique I think! Oh! forgot to tell you last time, pale green dress also looks lovely (so you!) not for the wedding though. ❤

It was adorable seeing Desi snoozing behind you on the couch and working his gentlemanly charms on your neighbor. I wish I could say my house is a home, but I've felt disconnected for years now. It's just a place to lay my head at night and keep my stuff. I didn't always feel this way; I used to be really into decorating. I had a boyfriend once pay me a very high compliment, telling me my place looked "serene." I'm not sure what's going on with me these days, but I just don't have the nesting instinct anymore.

@deborahpellerito6117

11 ай бұрын

Same too

@karendegraaf1146

11 ай бұрын

Look around, see one thing you'd change to make it more you. Change that, and see if it sparks an interest...

@kimperes5987

11 ай бұрын

Sarah, your post touched me. I have a lovely clean & neat home with a nice manageable yard. I just don't have inspiration, enthusiasm or energy to do anything with it. Is it the heat? My age 67? Depression? Weight gain? Post covid psychological damage? SMH. I feel you.

It is so refreshing to see someone who loves decorations. I see so many videos about minimalism. I don’t understand it at all. They have bare counters,and maybe one thing on a table here and there. And maybe a small picture on the wall. There’s nothing pretty to look at. I love being surrounded by beautiful art and decorations. I think your house is beautiful. You did a fabulous job. Can you come and help me do mine? Lol. I really enjoyed this video.

Decorating transmits to gardening. Large pictures in a room are dramatic and so are large clusters of the same plant in a garden. Keep gardening it is so good for the soul.

To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. 🌱🌷🌿🌼

One flower can bring so much hope...you are a visionary in so many ways Susan as it's your intuition and vision that got you to today! Love and hope from Florida by way of Michigan 🤍 🐾 🪴 🌹

Your home is looking more and more beautiful and your gardens are do pretty and colorful. One of my favorite rooms in your home is the sun room, do bright and cheerful. Also it us so sweet to see Desi out in his yard making friends. Just adorable. See you all next week.❤

Thank you for these helpful tips. I have downsized 2 times in the past year and a half. Once when my husband and I were going to retire to Tennessee, then when he passed away suddenly the age of 62, in December of 2021, I had to sell that house and move back to Maryland to be close to my family. For the past year, I rented a house and searched for a house to buy. I finally found my "forever" home at the age of 74 and settle on August 4th. I am excited to decorate it with some different things and put my own touch on it and the yard. It has been quite a difficult year, but I do see brighter times ahead. This video gave me hope.

Desi is so happy in his backyard. I just love him❤❤

Just for me. Totally personalized for my tiny expensive San Francisco cubicle. 😂😂😂

@cherieallen6726

11 ай бұрын

Desi sleeping again in the background. So cute lol😂 .

Susan, YOU AMAZE ME!! I don't know HOW you put your new home together so fast! Where do you find your energy?? I've had visions and plans for how I want to change things in my apartment yet everything is still constantly waiting for me to get plugged in so my ambition can be energized. BTW, Desi looks so happy in his new home~! That, and your personal growth give me hope and visual fuel for thought to keep plugging away at my projects. - It's obvious that where you moved to was meant to be to your destination to settle down and call "HOME." YOU ARE JUST LIT WITH JOY AND RADIANT CONFIDENCE! Your exuberance and enthusiasm are contagious! As I am searching for a place that I too can move to where I can settle down and call home,.. Your move has also given me A "Road Map" to Hope. (I lived in Traverse City back when I was in HS many moons ago. I always remember how beautiful it was there.) I look forward to sitting down at the end of the day to watch your video as it has become my "Special Me Time Treat" to complete the week. Namaste!

The precious grandmother who raised me would say... How's gonna dust all that stuff.. HILARIOUS

I think moving in your home was the best thing for you, your family and Desi. That dress is so pretty.

After recently downsizing from a house into an apartment, I actually have enjoyed decorating it and making it my own. Although small, I fill it with things that inspire and bring joy into my heart. Like you, I enjoy thrifting and absolutely love when I find those treasures that look beautiful in my home. Thank you for always being such a bright light to so many. By the way, I'm happy you chose the dress! It's beautiful on you! Hugs to you & Desi ❤

Your tips are sensible and pleasant. Also, stick with a consistant decor without being too matchy, and keep clutter to a minimum. Don't push any furniture against walls. Pull things out a bit. Keep art and shelves at standing eye level. Leave some wall space rather than pack every wall with art. At least three sources of light. Reading lights, mood lights, ambient light. Ceiling lights can be harsh, casting shadows on guests faces. Conversation grouping of upholstered furniture. Try to avoid trends because they are in then out. Classic design endures. Less is more is still good design advice.

@AM-er5vx

11 ай бұрын

Just a friendly reminder: Lights must have a purpose- so position the correct type of lighting (ambient, task, and accent) accordingly. I love your contribution, especially in avoiding costly trends.

@jayemowrey1416

7 ай бұрын

I must say that I enjoy most of your tips and they are all wonderful, with the exception of the mirror over your celing😢

@user-wf8pt6cd1g

5 ай бұрын

I've seen your one bedroom, your two bedroom, and now your home and I just want to have a walk through because they all looked so cozy, elegant, and inviting. Give a hug to Mr. Dezi!

You are a JOY to see every Saturday, I do so love little Dezi. To me a house isn't a home without a dog. Love the 🌺🌹🌻.

Any home big or small filled with objects of joy and happiness is just right...at least that is my thinking. Loved the video and seeing Desi ❤

You inspire me!! Starting over after 27 years of marriage! Inspired enough to get creative!!

My home is my refuge and my most favorite place to be. It surrounds me with beauty, peace, and when my family comes over, great memories. Every time I go on vacation I look forward to returning to my home sweet home.

Absolutely gorgeous Your new home agrees with you You're simply glowing

Linda Vater is a master gardener with a lot of years of experience but even with those years of experience she still buys beautiful coffee table size garden books for inspiration. She places the book she has purchased on a book stand and opens it to a specific page in her office to look at it when she is in there to enjoy.the beauty of it and to help inspire and give her ideas for her own beautiful garden. You may want to find beautiful inspiring garden books as well Susan and place it on a stand with an open page in your sun room to help give you ideas and inspire you with your own garden when you have your morning coffee and/or lunch. Linda changes the pages out when she is ready to view the beauty on another page in the book of the gardener who took pictures of their garden then displayed it to share the beauty with others in a book. You may find these same beautiful garden books on your thrifting journey to inspire you as well to view and appreciate and to give you inspiration and ideas as you transform and grow your own garden. I admire how green your grass is and the color of your plants and flowers as they grow and bloom in your backyard oasis. If you can decorate so beautifully as you do I am sure you will learn how to do it outside as well.

Thank you for sharing these wonderful videos I look forward to watching them every Saturday night my Husband watches with me also I told him while watching that I would love to have a cup of coffee with you have a wonderful week ahead

Your home looks so warm, and cozy, and beautiful! Little Desi, is just the cherry on top of the cake to make your home so lovely! 🐶❤👏🏼

I'm so happy to see you this Saturday night!

Your flowerbeds look amazing! Love the sunroom too!

Feeding the birds has changed my perception of my new home for the better. It feels alive now. They are still wary and fly away when I approach, because they are wild, but they will make a clamorous cacophony to let me know that the bird feeder needs refilling. What a joy!

I used to watch videos of people minimizing and de-cluttering. Their homes look so stark and not homey. I think with so many beautiful and interesting things available why not beautify your world and make your home cozy and welcoming like your home is. I strive for that myself. The best compliments I get are from my grandchildren who say they love coming here. And I have many things to pass along to them someday to cherish so they have reminders of being here with me.

Fabulous I love your garden room .love the rug ❤ Wilhelmina in Ireland 🇮🇪

Loved how Desi was sleeping behind you, he is safe, secure, and well loved by you. Your house looks so inviting and cozy.

I'm so pleased you picked that dress. It is sooo you. Sassy with that touch of elegance.

Ooh, I love Desi napping there behind you! And playing out in the yard :)

Hello from Ontario Canada Sue and Desi, that’s the dress I picked, glad you decided on it, very elegant and loved the wheatgrass color, amazing, Sue I have planted all paths no grass and my garden is all perennials, it’s perfect and easy , my garden is my passion, it’s a small Victorian perennial garden, it’s my goal to get through another winter and enjoy my garden, here’s a tip have no grass, small stones and paths you will love it I promise ❤️🇨🇦🇺🇸❤️💐💐💐🧚

I know you like thrift stores. My happy place is the garden center of home improvement stores. Even just to look at the pretty flowers. Lovely video

This gave me a new feeling about my grandchild's decor here at the house. When you said to let your home be a reflection of you.... I looked around and said.... Yes, this place reflects my deepest love at this time in life for my grandchild. I must add, I wall papered and got a kitchen nook like 6 months ago. Pictures that reflect how I was feeling at the time. I can't put the figurines and things I love back out, because little one will play with them. It's ok for now.

U def have a knack at home decor. Your home looks so warm cozy and inviting. You should be an interior designer! Another awesome talent to add your list!

I love your home and how to decorate it for you and your taste. My taste is the complete opposite lol My forest cottage is very tiny, very dark with dark antique furniture, dark thrifted decor items, black lace curtains, lots of green and greenery in the way of branches with faux ivy, real ivy in big green glass vases and greenery that I bring in from the forest etc I do have lamps and lots of candlelight. My cottage is utterly cosy and enchanting and I absolutely love it. It’s me in a nutshell, it reflects who I am. Everyone that visits my forest cottage is absolutely delighted and loves what they see. They say it feels like they’re in an Enchanted Wonderland. So Susan we can create whatever we desire how we desire that suits our own taste. I don’t follow any rules,I break them. I do it my way. P.S yay for the dress. I voted for it too.

I have been waiting all evening for your video. It's late but I'm so glad it's up.

@LittlePoet

11 ай бұрын

Hello my friend!!!!! There was a bad storm here!!!

please remember that Linda Vater has devoted more than 30 years to garden design! that is certainly reflected in her abilities! because of her skills, history, exposure, etc. she enjoys much earned support and sponsorship...that has no doubt contributed greatly to the vast number of plants, trees, shrubs, etc. in her new garden...which, as you said, is spectacular! unlike her past garden, she has had teams of people putting it all together - based on her vision!

@LittlePoet

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for mentioning this.....love to you, Susan & Desi

I love you, Desi, your home, garden, learning from you. May God bless you indeed! Love from Johannesburg, South Africa xoxo

I have a very large (12'W x 7'H) window in my living room. When I moved in (and for many years after) I put my sofa in front of that window. I felt I had no choice since fireplace and TV were on the opposite wall. Well, recently I made the decision to ditch the sofa and use two loveseats floating out in the room. Just like you said, I chose to "celebrate" that window. It's the nicest feature in the room and needs to be visible. It made a huge difference! Good advice!

1300 sq ft is perfect! People are so greedy that houses have gotten bigger and bigger but that’s just more to clean, heat, ac, and more property taxes and then people spend less time at home and more time enjoying LIFE OUTSIDE! I’ve had both and the one I love is 1000 sq ft. Perfect for me and hubby AND A GUEST if needed.

Out of all the beauty you brought to your home, the thing I love most.......seeing the smile on Desi's face when running & your neighbor giving him treats through the fence. I knew the 4th dress would be the winner!!! You are so beautiful Susan, inside & out! Love & Blessings from Fla.

@FrankLange-wz5bd

11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm frank Lange from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask?❤

Hi Susan. I loved your observation that if we're able to visualize something, we can then create it. Sometimes we have to work to cultivate a vision and sometimes it just pops into our heads full-blown. In a totally different context this week, I had an aha moment that being able to actively visualize something is like choosing a new mindset - it's inner work that changes everything on the outside without such mighty physical effort. I loved this video. You look so free and happy these days. I'm so glad for you. xo karen

@LittlePoet

11 ай бұрын

HI Karen!!! How are you!!!! I feel I have not seen you in so long!!! Happy Sunday!!!!

@Karen-nq8du

11 ай бұрын

I’m well and have been keeping up with you. Just not soon enough to make it into the first 1000 comments each week. Watching you bloom brightens my life. ❤️

@FrankLange-wz5bd

11 ай бұрын

Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm frank Lange from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask?❤

Good decorating ideas ! Don't you just love Linda Vater !!🪴🌿🪴🌿

Gardening is very addictive Susan, it gets a hold of you and you can’t let go ❤ love to Desi ❤❤❤

@deborahpellerito6117

11 ай бұрын

Yes!

Happy planting……yes, it’s so healing to get clean dirt under your fingernails. It truly is the best.💜☮✝☮💜

Susan, your backyard and flowers are so beautiful. I live on the East Coast of Central Florida and we can not grow a lot of the beautiful flowers that grow up north. I just love a yard full of colorful flowers like yours. My wonderful mom went to Heaven six weeks ago and I have inherited her beautiful furniture and accessories. I will be donating some of my things and replacing them with hers. I am looking forward to redecorating my house…. it’s always been a passion of mine too. Love to you and Desi ❤

Many things in your new home remind me of the design choices I've made for my new home in Kentucky. I've never had any blue furnishings in my life, but I decided to start with a blue sofa in this house. The first piece of furniture I purchased for here was an ivory leather chair and it was the only thing I had to sit on for a month. I just noticed you have an ivory chair with nailhead trim like mine. My old furniture was too big for this house, so it was all sold in the estate sale here I have white distressed furniture and I love it even though it is a far cry from what I've had in the past. I haven't decided on a coffee table or dining table and chairs yet, so I am just waiting until all the boxes are unpacked and I can remember what I brought with me. I am looking forward to visiting local thrift stores and have decided anything else I purchase will be thrifted. Thanks for so much inspiration.

Your vision has been realized beautifully! And, it just about brings tears of joy to my eyes to see Desi soooo happy and even excited about his new life. Absolutely remarkable! 💕💕💕

Loved the video, particularly, with more of little Desi included! He's just the cutest little guy ever! 🐶 ❤

Loved seeing Desi snoozing in the video, and enjoying his yard. Your home looks beautiful, warm and cozy and I appreciate the tips. Susan, you will look beautiful in Dress #4 and I hope you really enjoy the wedding! Wishing you and Desi a wonderful week. xoxo 💕

I committed to expanding my shower to make it safer for me. I’m in the middle of the mess. Can’t wait to enjoy the finished project!

You and Desi look so happy! Your home and yard are beautiful!!! So very happy for you! Kay

We moved to our "funky farmhouse" when we retired. We do all the work ourselves, and it is a labor of love. Nine years later, there are still more projects, but as Hubby and I say, "We have the rest of our lives." It is good to enjoy the process.

Desi sleeping over your shoulder is so cute.