DEBBIE-DABBLE BLOG

I am a Victorian Soul, who lives in a small townhouse that was built in the mid 1970's, not a huge Mega Mansion!! I just recently lost my Hubby Joe, who was a Retired Letter Carrier. I worked night shift as an RN on a Hospital based Rehabilitation( Physical Medicine) Unit for 37 years before I had Knee Replacement Surgery and officially Retired in 2019 after 41 years working in Direct Patient Care ... I am so glad that we retired at 62 years of age and got to spend that time together before he passed....I still do love Retirement!!!!

I DABBLE IN A BIT OF THIS AND THAT!!!!

" IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN"
George Eliot

George Eliot was actually a pen name for a woman named Mary Anne Evans......

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Monday, May 25, 2026

Americana Tree and More in the Den, 2026

Welcome to Debbie-Dabble Blog!!

I am so happy you decided to stop by!!

Blogging has always been a stress reliever for me along with an avenue to share my passions which are my home and my garden.....

I feel it is a personal Journal that, hopefully, someday, my Twin Granddaughters will be able to look back on to learn about who I was....

I will be posting 3 times a week on MONDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS....

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In my last post, I shared my Memorial Day Front Porch and Yard....

Click HERE if you missed that post!!

And now for a few Personal Notes...

For the New Year, I am trying something different with my 3 times weekly posts....

On THURSDAYS, I will feature what I cooked and ate during the week, showcasing local cuisine and a few recipes for things that I actually made...

I decided that on SATURDAYS, I will showcase What I Have Been Up To in the past week, sharing events and places I went to, if any....

On MONDAYS, I will be featuring What I Have Bought or Been Gifted Recently, if anything...

Since it is MONDAY, I will be sharing what I recently bought...

My son Joey gifted me a Gift Card to Walmart....

Since I used up all the Preen I bought initially, I used the gift card to order another container of Preen as I will have to put down another coat of it in July.....

I did order something else that I have not received yet so I will share that next Monday.....

I have a Sam's Club Premium Member ship which gets me free shipping and delivery for orders over $50

I have not stepped foot in our Sam's Club, even though it is only less than 10 minutes away, since I changed the account over to my name when my husband died and I had to give them a Death Certificate to do so....

I placed an order for a few things for my Memorial Day Family dinner, which I will be hosting on tomorrow evening.....

The Loaded Potato Salad was on sale for only $5.93!!

I can't make 3 lbs.of potato salad for that price...

I do love the Cheddar Broccoli Soup...

My twin granddaughters love these chicken bites and so does everyone else.....

Ball Park Franks, 24 ct., on sale for only $5.83 and 16 buns for only $3.23

40 bottles of water that I would never be able to carry up my steps....

And I order Baby Wipes for the twins...

I do order online a lot from Sam's Club, Boscov's, Penney's and sometimes Walmart....

I do love the convenience.....

I hope you are enjoying the Holiday weekend but are still remembering the real reason for this Holiday....

The History of "Decoration Day" as my Mother always called it....

"One early memorial day account occurred in Boalsburg, PA, where a trio of women decorated the graves of fallen soldiers in October 1864.

Another was held in Charleston, SC, where Black freedmen and White "Northern abolitionist allies" hosted an enormous and historically significant program on May 1, 1865, at the "Martyrs of the Race Course" cemetery where 257 Union dead were buried."

" The holiday first started as "Decoration Day" in 1868, and General John A. Logan chose May 30th specifically because it wasn't the anniversary of any particular battle, allowing flowers to be in bloom nationwide to decorate the graves of fallen Civil War soldiers

In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, officially moving the observance from May 30th to the last Monday in May.

This shift went into effect in 1971, officially creating the three-day weekend we observe today"

Watching the National Memorial Day Concert on PBS was a tradition on Memorial Day weekend for my late husband Joe and I...

I have continued to do so without him....

This year's presentation for our Country's 250th Birthday was truly amazing, inspiring and terrifying at the same time.....

It reminds us how horrifying War actually is so please keep praying for the safe return of all our beloved service men and women.....

If you missed it, click on this link to see the entire program.....

And bring your tissues.....

Today, I am finally finishing up my tour of the Den decorated in an English Cottage style with a bit of Americana thrown in....

" Americana decor is a timeless style that celebrates American heritage through a patriotic palette and rustic materials.. Modern trends have shifted toward "heirloom" aesthetics, using muted, tea-stained colors like barn red, midnight navy, and cream to create a sophisticated, non-kitsch look."

The colors and style are different from the bright red, blue and white of Patriotic decor, which I will be sharing in the middle of June...

I will be sharing the rest of the area around the china cupboard, that I decorated using red and blue transferware dishes....

On the left side....

I bought this cutie at a church flea market several years ago.....

I did embellish her.....

A tea cup and saucer....

Under the table, sitting in a plaid wing chair, is this sweet bear.....

A FB friend sent me a card in this beautiful envelope she made....

On the vintage suitcases in front of the china cupboard.....

I bought the beach houses and bottle brush trees many years ago in Pier One....

That is actually an Americana Santa but for the Summer, he is Uncle Sam..........

Again, I used some of my red and blue transferware pieces....

I bought these 2 signs in Gabes several years ago....

To the right side of the china cupboard.....

On the floor next to the Tree, in a burgundy velvet like fabric covered drum, that I kept out after Christmas....

I made the floral arrangement inside of it.....

I decorated this Seasonal Tree that I keep up year round, in the colors of Americana Style......

Burgundy, navy blue and ivory......

For the topper, I used this one that I bought on Clearance in Big Lot's one Christmas....

I simply added a flag behind it....

This year, I added these blue berry branches to the top of the Tree......

A made the bow for it from a Patriotic ribbon and a french post mark ribbon.....

I used several red and blue toile ornaments....

I added clear candle ornaments....

I tucked cotton picks and burgundy roses into the Tree.....

Navy blue ornaments...

I also tucked tea stained flags into the Tree....

Also some stars.....

The Tree, which is a 4 foot pathway Tree in an urn, was placed in a vintage blue speckled enamelware pot.....

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I decorated the Den in an English Style style with a bit of Americana for the Summer and Fall.....

I will change it over come October for Christmas......

And on this Memorial Day, as we remember all who gave their lives for this great Country......

I will leave you with this beautiful sunset from my front porch......

I hope you will stop by to visit again on THURSDAY for my next post.......

Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!

And try to find JOY in every single day!

Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!

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