2009 Twice Remembered Photo Highlights + "Life Behind the Pretty Pictures" Link Event???

While I'm working on other things here at home right now, I thought it might be fun to do a 2009 "year in photos" - a round up of sorts of some snapshots from last year. Those of you who have been visiting for a while have probably already seen all of these, but I'm thrilled that I've had a lot of new visitors as of late - so what better way to acquaint everyone with the "little tumble down house" we call Twice Remembered?

While we're on the subject of photographs, can I say something? Please don't get the impression that everywhere I turn here, there is a photographic opportunity awaiting me...auuuu contraire!

I'll be the first to admit that there is a lot of staging that goes on behind most of my photographs

Sometimes I think we may from time to time start to feel a bit down on ourselves because our homes may not look like the photographs we see online, but let me tell you a secret: Most of the time, my home doesn't look like the photographs I take for my own blog! I'll be the first to admit that there is a lot of staging that goes on behind most of my photographs - as well as a lot of laundry and clutter and remodeling projects and pet hair tumbleweeds and birdseeds and bits & pieces of life. I have three children, two dogs, two birds, and my very own not-so-neat self to pick up after, and it seems it's a never ending battle! Ah, yes - there is a reason why you've rarely seen whole room photographs of Twice Remembered {cue the What's on Top of My Fridge post}. As we finish projects, that will change, though there will always be laundry and clutter and bits & pieces of life to contend with. But I hope for now you don't mind little snapshots and vignettes of the the little place we call Twice Remembered.:)

You know what - I'm thinking we should have a link event soon to share our real life day to day homes? You know - life behind the pretty pictures? We'd call it "Life Behind the Pretty Pictures". Hmmm, I wonder how many would participate? Would you?

And don't forget, between blog posts, you can always catch daily Twice Remembered snippets about all things decorating, homemaking, and life on my Twice Remembered Facebook page. I hope to have you join us there! And look...Ruby obviously wants you to come, too!