Happy June!

Wow! This year is flying.

I've recovered from the remodel and now I'm feeling crafty again.

Here's what I made out of recycled lath, craft paint, and a tin star.I thought it turned out cute. It nicely fills the space above the little bench.

I also got reacquainted with my sewing machine. It was touch and go for a bit, but we worked out our differences and made a good start on a project.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week.

Open House

Welcome! Come on up the sidewalk.Don't mind the cat. He's just hanging out.Go ahead. Ring the doorbell.I'll leave you to wander around and look. If you have any questions, just ask.







This way to the dining room.








I hope you enjoyed your tour.

One of these days I'll finish getting stuff on the walls, my lampshade covered, etc. Until then, I just keep tweaking. Eventually stuff will land where I like it.

Open House on Saturday

Pictures are coming. Hang in there. I'm still tweaking and trying to get stuff hung on the walls. Come Saturday you're all invited to an open house. We'll start at the front door and you might even get to see a few other rooms.

I hope everyone is having a great week.

Good Golly

I'm beat.

When our guests arrived on Friday, I was on my hands and knees scrubbing the kitchen floor. I just needed another 30 minutes and I would have made my deadline. This sweetie didn't care how clean the floor was though. She was just happy to watch while I cooked. She's working on her first teeth and showed me she can roll over by herself now.

The kids thought the house looked great. More about that later though.

DH took the boys fishing Saturday while the girls and I went thrifting and played with the baby.

On Sunday we took the kids to the zoo. Little Miss is ready to see lions, tigers, and bears.For the record, you don't take babies to the zoo. You take a stroller to push a sleeping baby while you go to the zoo. They could care less. DH and I both agreed that the kids don't know how to visit a zoo. When did it become a foot race? Have mercy on us old folks and slow down. It wasn't one of the more enjoyable visits I've ever had.

All in all, we had a wonderful visit and look forward to them coming again. We never realize how big this house is with just two of us until company goes home. We're also very quiet people. They on the other hand, aren't.

Don't grow too much until we see you again.

When we last met

It was early in the morning and then, I left you hanging. Sorry about that. Unfortunately there's not much to see when paint is drying, or not drying as the case may be. We'll get to the paint later.

I promised you pictures of the saw cuts in my floor. I don't know how or when (during which ownership) these happened. DH wanted to sand them out. I vetoed his desire because they're so deep. I'd like a little floor left.Around the base of the fireplace. DH does wonders with quarter round.A rose from my garden. Ignore the honking black thing and the light reflection.Filling up shelves. I like that bunny.The manly side. Please don't judge me by the movie titles. I didn't check them before posting.So that's where we're at. The exciting news, my furniture gets to come home today. I can't wait. Maybe I can. That dining table weighs a ton and I have to help move it.

On a sadder note, the plantation shutters are no more. DH was trimming one and the saw jumped and sliced right down the middle. While I hate that he ruined a shutter I'm so very thankful it didn't get his hand, arm, or leg. I'll just make curtains. I'll have more pictures as things progress.

Please note the time

At this moment it's 3:38 AM. I've primed the woodwork in the dining room. I'm headed for the living room.

Oh yeah, I have baseboards in both rooms. Hooray!

Fun with lightening

I love a good lightening storm. Here are a few pictures I managed to take. They would have been better using a tripod, but hey, it's lightening.