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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Saturday, August 8, 2026

Coastal/Nautical Decor with a Bit of Victoriana, 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 how I did with my Monthly Goals for July and what are my Goals for August...

Click HERE if you missed that post!!

Thanks to Katherine, over at Katherine's Corner, for choosing my blog post, "Aging" My Faux Brick Wall, as one of her features from last week's Thursday's Favorite Things Link Party!!

Thanks so much, Katherine!!

I want to Thank Andrea, over at The Cottage Market, for choosing my Blog Post, Summer Living Room Hutch, as one of her features from last week's A Morning Cup of Joe Link Party!!

Thanks once again, Andrea!!

Please stop by and link up to these great parties!!

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...

Honestly, I have nothing to share for today in the way of where I went because i have been home all week working in my Craft Room, which I will be sharing soon....

I am asking for some prayers for my son Jim and his little family as Jim lost his job....

He is able to receive unemployment compensation and healthcare was picked up by his wife Danielle but it is going to be a struggle for them until he can find another job...

We both believe in everything happening for a reason....

And we truly feel that this is an opportunity to find a better job than what he had, which he was sort of stuck in for over 20+ years....

It may take a bit of time to find that better job in this horrible economy with so many not employed and unemployment rates rising, so please keep them in your thoughts and prayers...

Today, I will be finishing up my tour of the Living Room decorated in a Coastal/Nautical theme for late Summer and my table vignettes which have been decorated with my non Seasonal Victoriana decor....

I am going to start with what I call the Stereo table, which is in the corner by the Dining Room....

My late husband Joe picked this up in an Antique Co Op and it was the perfect fit for my Nostalgic Stereo...

Victorian Lady figurines from Home Interiors...

A Mother's Day gift from my son Jim and his family....

In the Spring, I had switched out the doilies for peach lace ones....

The bottom half has cubby holes....

A picture of my Maternal Grandmother on the far left and her relatives I assume....

A Seraphin Angel and a gift from my Mother....

A Home Interiors figurine and a picture of what I call "An Instant Relative", meaning a photo I bought at an Antique store....

I found this picture with old photos that were my Mother's and I have no idea who they are...

Since I usually sit in this chair, I like to keep tissues and other things handy....

The sofitt above the entrance into the Dining Room....

In true Victorian fashion, I hung curtains on each side to divide the Living Room from the Dining Room....

I hung a Home Interiors mirror on each side to resemble a transom window .....

I made bows for the bells out of aqua ribbon.....

I bought the cherub piece at a flea market....

On the other side....

I am so happy that I "aged' this faux brick wall and hung the chandy above the Tree.....

In the other corner by the Dining Room....

A Home Interiors figurine in the wall curio and a Victorian tassel doll on the shelf....

A carousal horse bought at a church flea market.....

Another carousal horse on top of the clock, that was a retirement gift for my MIL, that has carousal horses that go up and down when the clock strikes each hour.....

My faux window......

Two signs I made and a Dollar Tree sign that I embellished.....

A wreath that I made....

My late husband Joe bought me this mini flag and I decided to display it here after I glued some shells to it....

A Thomas Kinkade throw on the sofa.....

It has a picture of a lighthouse on it....

On the other side of the faux window....

Another Home Interiors figurine and tassel doll......

On the Living Room window.....

A Mermaid plaque I made and starfish that I embellished.....

On the side of the TV Entertainment Center.....

This was a lamp that no longer worked so I removed the electrical works and placed peacock feathers in it, using it as a vase....

My Mil gave me this 3 tiered table that she got from a cousin's house....

My husband Joe gifted me this lamp that he got from J. C. Penney's.....

More "Instant Relatives".....

Mimi ornaments that my son Jim and his family gifted me....

More Victorian Ladies.....

Bought the tea pot at the estate sale of a Florist...

On the other side of the TV Entertainment Center.....

Joe gifed me this....Another J.C. Penney's lamp....

A Thomas Kinkade Victorian Lady under a cloche....

One more Home Interiors figurine....

And that ends my tour of the Living Room decorated in a Coastal/Nautical theme for late Summer....

It will stay this way until after Labor Day when I change it over to Fall.....

I hope you will stop by to visit again on MONDAY when I share an update on my back yard Cottage Garden....

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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