October 2011: A Look in the Rear-View Mirror and Answering a Few of Your Questions

There were so many beautiful table settings posted for yesterday's Tablescape Thursday!  Did you get a chance to check them out?  If not, scroll on down once you finished today's post and feast your eyes!

The Tassel House giveaway is still in full swing. You can leave your comment on the giveaway post HERE to be entered.

How to have BNOTP delivered straight to your Inbox:
Recently, I have received several e-mails from readers asking how to receive/subscribe to BNOTP via email, so I thought I'd take a second to share how that's done.  If you are interested in having BNOTP posts arrive via e-mail straight to your Inbox, you'll find a box (like the one pictured below) located a little ways down on the sidebar to the right.   The subscribe box is currently located just below the Facebook Fan Page widget on the sidebar.   (The one shown below is just a picture/example and can't be used to subscribe.)  Once you locate this box on the sidebar, you'll enter your e-mail address into the box and click "Subscribe."  Then just follow the prompts, and it will take you through the 2-3 step process to subscribe.  It's super easy and takes just a sec.

Next, you'll receive an e-mail in your Inbox and it will prompt you to click on a "link" in the email, which will complete the subscription process.  That's it!  You're all done.

If you don't begin receiving BNOTP posts via your e-mail within a day or two of subscribing, check your "spam" folder to see if they are being filtered out by your spam filter.  Of course, I hope you'll still stop by BNOTP in person on occasion and leave me a comment sharing your thoughts on a post.  I love hearing from you!

How to leave a comment on a Blogger Blog:
Another question I get occasionally is how one might leave a comment on a post.  This question usually comes up when a giveaway is underway here at BNOTP.  First of all, please know, you do not have to be a blogger or have a blog to leave a comment to be entered in a giveaway.  Anyone can leave a comment on any post, be it a giveaway post or just a regular blog post.  

So, how do you leave a comment here at BNOTP?  Just scroll to the bottom of the post where you wish to leave your comment and you'll see something that looks like this example below:

To leave a comment, you just click on the word "comments" which will be a clickable link.  It will open up a box where you can type in your comment.  You may be prompted by Blogger to "sign in" if you've never left a comment before.  That's just a one time thing.  To sign in, you'll just create a User ID and a password and from then on you'll be able to leave a comment on any "Blogger" blog with ease.  Bloggers LOVE comments so talk to us!

I keep hoping that Blogger is going to update their comment system and create a system that lets the Blogger reply back to a comment, directly underneath the comment itself.   I've toyed with adding the Disqus comment system to this blog because it will apparently allow for that, but I think everyone would have to register with Disqus and I'm just not really sure it would work as I would wish.   Blogger has upgraded so many things over the past year with the Blogger platform; hopefully they'll upgrade the current comment system soon, too. Keeping my fingers crossed.


October 2011:  A Look in the Rear-view Mirror:
Each month I share links to the prior month's posts, in case you missed one or just wish to revisit a particular post.  To read any post below, click on the link found in the title of that post.

Hope you enjoy this "look in the rear-view mirror."   October was a fun month, for sure!

We kicked off last month with a "Look in the Rear-view Mirror" post where I shared links to all the posts created during the month of September.

Kristy showed us how we can change our decor for the seasons, easily and inexpensively.

We took a tour of the library, drawing room and gardens at The Mount, home of American novelist, Edith Wharton.

I shared a few updates in my office/studio.

We warmed up on the porch with hot chocolate for a Tablescape Thursday...

Some folks inquired why I had two monitors so I shared why I ♥  dual monitors and how I use them to blog and work.  Once you've had them, there's no going back.

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September 2011: A Look in the Rear-view Mirror

Wow!  It's October.  How did that happen?

It's time for a little recap for the month of September, complete with links in case you may have missed a post or would just like to revisit it.  This month, I'm also paying tribute to the Sponsors of BNOTP.  You'll find links to their shops or blogs interspersed throughout this post.  Their support helps make BNOTP possible, so please take a moment to visit.  You'll come away delighted and inspired!

♦I kicked off September by sharing my favorite Decorating and Design books.



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August 2011: A Look in the Rear-View Mirror

Thanks so much for sharing your fave decorating and design books in the comments on this morning's post. I love the fantasy "Buttonchief7" shared in her comment. Made me laugh! I think I have the same fantasy.

Here's a little recap of all the events here at BNOTP for the month of August, complete with links in case you missed a post or would just like to revisit it.

Thanks so much for visiting and reading.  Without you, there would be no Between Naps on the Porch!  ♥♥♥ you!  Yeah, I know that's sappy...but I still mean it.

Tour the Real Up House:
We toured the real "Up" house built like the house in the Disney Pixar movie, Up.  It's for sale so you can live in your own Up house.




Near Abductions:
I shared the two times I was almost abducted as a child. Your comments on that post were so moving...thank you for sharing your stories.

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July 2011: A Look in the Rear-View Mirror

I've been seeing quite a few "Month in Review" posts around blogland, and it seemed like a great idea. If you missed a post during the month of July, or maybe there was one you wanted to revisit to bookmark for later, this will provide a quick review, complete with links.  Just click on the link to view that post in its entirety.

I posted 30 times during the month of July...here's a little look back in the ole rear-view mirror.

I shared a fun, easy to make Patriotic Napkin Ring Tutorial:

We took a wonderful home tour down Main Street America, with each home proudly flying the colors for Independence Day:

I shared a complete transformation of the porch for the 4th of July:

In a post titled, "Party on the Titanic," I gave you a peak into my messy kitchen and laundry room the day after a 4th of July party on the porch.  Yikes!
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