A Swing Makes it "Home"

I regret that I do not have pictures yet, as we cannot find our doohickiethingamajigger to upload the digital photos! *SIGH*
I shall have to paint my pictures with words, and I assure you this is something I have never excelled at!
Our home is a home because we have made it so. It smells like little girl's soapy hair and kitties' fur, cleaning agents and chicken soup. The porch is nice and roomy and Carl and I like to perch in the blue chairs out there in the morning and listen to the birds and watch the campus come sleepily alive. Our kitchen is the heat of our home, with lots of color and with big, cheery windows overlooking the porch. My plan is to paint a couple of the walls in a light terra-cotta color to go with the Talavera pottery I plan to continue purchasing! Grace's room is coming along nicely, with a wonderful set of Pottery Barn linens featuring cherry blossoms and Traditional Japanese scenes on a light blue background. VERY Victorian!
Here's a link:http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/fd24101/index.cfm?pkey=cbdggqt%7Ck
The living room is still a bit rough,as that is where we are currently storing the unpacked boxes, mostly books. We await the call for our furniture to be delivered! Carl insisted on a chocolate brown leather sofa and chair with ottoman to go along with the look of the room, which is mostly dark wood. I must say, I believe it will be stunning. We found a colorful oriental rug that will accent the set nicely and we are still on the lookout for a cool coffee table!
What Grace loves best of all is the swing! Carl srung it today on an apple tree out behind the house! It is a traditional wooden swing that Grace's Grandmother painted last Fall, and it says "Grace's Hollow". It features a painted fairy version of Grace as a fairy and her lovely flower friends around her! The swing is what truly makes it "home" , as we vowed we would put it up when we felt like we were there.

Forte