Happy 4th of July!

I trust you and yours will have a great weekend filled with family, food and fun!




Happy Birthday America!

Happy Memorial Weekend!

Thank you for all your well wishes. My surgery went very well and I was home before 11 am the next day. I haven't even needed any pain meds. All was well until the next morning. I was so dizzy I couldn't get out of bed. I didn't want to bother anyone at work so I just stayed in bed all day. Laurie called when she got home from work and came right down. Seems the antibiotic they had me on causes dizziness which is a major problem for someone like me with severe motion sickness! Now that it wore off and I'm on a different medicine I'm doing good. Just can't sit in a hard chair for more than a couple minutes at a time. My window box for summer.
It's a beautiful day here and I'm wishing I could be pulling all those weeds I see. Maybe next week. I hope you have a great holiday weekend!

Time for a change!

It's time to change from spring to the patriotic I use from Memorial Day to Labor Day in my entry way. It's a very tiny area but I pack as much as possible in it. Just so nothing gets bumped around when people come in the house.
I have always loved patriotic decorations and can't seem to stop buying them.
I really like this area better now that it's painted this warm gold. It was cream before.
Sorry I haven't been around much lately. There is so much that I want to get done and I seem to have appointments every day besides.Next week will be better! I do stop and see most of you but don't have time to comment.
Do you change your decor for the summer months?

Mystery Project

I've been working on my mystery project all weekend but it's finally finished! First I made a box with the wood I got from my cousin.
Then I stained the inside and painted the outside.
Next I cut old tongue and groove wainscoting, also from my cousin's barn, and covered the bottom inside of the box.
Then I called my favorite son-in-law. I also put a small light inside the box and put wainscoting on the inside top.
I held the box while Chris screwed it to the house. Laurie did what she does best, took pictures and told us if everything was straight.
Chris secured it to the house real good. Are you confused yet?
Then we attached one of the windows that I got at the auction with hinges. I had sanded it a little, stained it to tone down the white and caulked the glass panes.
Chris is adjusting the window.
I couldn't get a good picture thru the window because of the glare so I opened it up so you can see what's inside for now.
I LOVE it!
I can't take the credit for the idea tho. I saw it on Nature Girl's blog last August. I told her then I might steal her idea. It will be so much fun to change it up for the holidays and seasons.

I went out as it was getting dark and got a pretty good picture. The light is not too bright and I'm really happy with it.

The deck

I'm finally happy with the deck. That's not to say I won't still change it some. I brought this green table that was here and I'm happy with it up on the deck. I'm working on a new "bottom" to use as a potting table.

You can see the ottoman that I made in this picture.The grapevine around the window is the one I have in the archway between my living and dining rooms for Christmas. The piece below the clock is a thermometer.
I had this material on the chairs before but it was very faded. I had made a tablecloth so I cut it up to recover the chairs. I had the pillows and found a vintage dresser scarf and cut it in half to cover the 2 pillows. I believe it is done in French knots
Here's the sofa I redid the cushions on. I found the pillows on clearance. There is green and dusty purple ribbon on them that matches perfectly.

All my pots are just waiting for some plants. I found the little wicker chair at a household sale.
I keep my deck dishes in this cabinet. I'm also looking for a new cabinet. There is more room on this wall now that the pew is downstairs. The oil lamp is yellow because it has citronella oil in it.
I decided I might as well use these placemats instead of keeping them in a box. They look great out here and they are heavy so they won't blow away. One last seating area and the old soup kettle from camp just waiting to be filled. The only hanging basket I get is a fuchsia that hangs between the chairs.

Give me a couple weeks to get my plants and then stop over for a glass of cold raspberry ice tea!

Time for a change..

Looks like we're going to have a dreary wet weekend. I've decided my project will be to change my entry decor from patriotic, which I have in spring and summer, to fall. The fall oranges and yellows should brighten up my spirits on this gray weekend. I also get to watch J.Shea while her Mom and Dad go the Buffalo airport tonight, so that will certainly put a smile on my face. I'll post the fall pictures when I get done. Have a cozy,dry weekend!