Oh Sweet Summertime! What I love BEST about my home in the summertime is how it practically doubles in size because it expands onto the porches and into sweet outdoor living space. I love lazy weekends when the biggest decision is whether to sit on the back deck in the sun or the side porch on the comfy cushioned rattan furniture or swing on the front porch – especially with lots of friends and family over drinking coffee and Marty’s specialty breakfasts in the morning or bottles of wine or icy G&T’s in the evening. Ahhhhhh Sweet Summatime!

Here’s a little McKinney B&B Porch Tour:

The front porch is filled with antique furniture.  On one end hangs a comfy swing that Marty’s dad got from an old friend’s family homestead that has got to be over 100 years old.  Marty made it extra comfy by hanging it with springs, so you can “bounce” when you swing.

On old barrel serves as a table with an old wooden chair from Grandma’s house next to it and a big fern in some old “Pop” Crates (Vernor’s Ginger Ale!) the kids got me for Mother’s Day.  Then on the other side of the door is a 12 foot long antique church pew we got from Jill’s in-laws (thank you so much George and Alice – it finally found a wonderful spot in our home!).

Around back was a space made for entertaining.  Several tables, an outdoor fireplace, chaise lounges are all scattered for family and friends to gather round on breezy, warm evenings.

Or I often enjoy my morning coffee and start my work-from-home days on a chaise lounge with the warm morning sunny southern exposure before it gets too hot (and too bright to see my computer screen!)

The sounds of the porch are like visiting a bird sanctuary.  Marty has several feeders and loves watching the red-headed woodpeckers, cardinals, blue jays, yellow finches, and all the other beautiful creatures that share our outdoor home.

On the side is our newest addition of Aunt Francie’s 30-year old rattan furniture that was in great shape less the dry-rot, out-of-date patterned material.  My dear friend Janet’s sister, Sue (seamstress extraordinaire) worked her magic and turned this:

Into this:

I’m actually sitting here now writing this post – see my laptop and coffee mug :).

And guess who is hanging out with me?

Is he the handsomest Mikey you’ve ever seen?!

Hope you enjoy some porch sittin’ like we are…

at Life In Between.

Cheers and Hugs,

Jodi