I Am Melting !!

It is still HOT!! here. I can't stand to leave the house and get out. The only saving grace would be to drive around in my air conditioned SUV But, then I'd waste gas. Please someone turn on the AIR !!!!

Pray for cooler air.

Ciao

They Look So Real !

These roses look real. I found them at our local JoAnn Fabrics. They are relocating and everything is 30 - 40% off. I bought the entire bunch. I found the vase at Thrift Town for $2.99. They look perfect in there.

Have a wonderful day !

Baby It's Hot Outside

Picture courtesy of : Square America Snapshots

Well it's starting to cool off here. It's been in the 90's all day. I have all the doors open and I don't have air conditioning, so I may spend the night downstairs tonight. Just came in from watering my flowers, boy were they thirsty.

Have a wonderful evening !

Pair of Chairs

I found these on Craigslist and I am going to check them out tomorrow. They are only $75.00 for the pair !. I hope there to my liking.
I would love to have them for my dinning room. I have a small table now with only two chairs. Either I'll replace them with these or pass on them depending what they look like. I am excited. Hope they'll be a great find.

I didn't get the chairs. They were not to my liking. They were kind a cheaply. Oh well, I'll look around some more.

Sneak Peak

After painting the walls, I decided to paint the inside of the cabinets. There still not all done. My Kitchen is in a shambles. The inside of the cabinet is the blue paint, that I thought I was originally going to paint the walls. So as to not wasted paint I thought why not. It makes the cabinets lighter and easier to see in.
This is the yellow. It's Behr paint in "Manila Tint". The picture was taken at night and so, it may not be the best choice of when to take this, and again my Kitchen is in shambles. Another day, another paint brush. URGH

Have a wonderful day !

Happy Mothers Day to All

In remembrance of my mother. It's been 5 years since her passing. She was a woman that I remember as a loving mother. She had her moments as we all do. She was a spit fire when she had to be. She taught me that harsh words are never really necessary. Some of the funny things I remember are we were in church years back and we were asking permission to go somewhere with a friend and for some reason she did not like what she was hearing from us and out loud she just said "Oh shit" for everyone to hear, and she said to us, now see what you made me say in church. 

Or when we were in a store and she couldn't get out fast enough to go outside and she jumped the poles keeping the charts inside, it may not be funny to anyone else, but it was funny to us. Because sometimes it was a little out of character for her. But she was always softly firm in her actions and faithful to God. We miss her.This is an old picture of my mother and her mother. My Grandmother was a farm woman in Missouri and a mother of 8 children. My favorite thing I remember was when she wanted to swear. She didn't say damn it or shit. It was  "Ah Swan". Maybe it was her way of saying I swear, but that was her curse word, I never heard her say anything else. She too was a woman that said little, but you knew she meant what she said. I wish I could have talked to her more.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL YOU WONDERFUL MOTHERS.

Away Painting My Kitchen

I have finally gotten around to painting my kitchen. It has such crazy angles and is time consuming. I finally decided to paint it a light yellow with white trim. At first I thought about a light blue, but decided it did not go with my oak cabinets which I might paint white. Well see after I get done with the walls. 

Have a wonderful day !

Feeling Better and Gone Shopping

Well I guess I am not as well as I thought. I forgot to include the rooster I found at Thrift Town.

Silly woman.
My Michael's and Thrift shop finds. A tall vase for my pussy willows. A tea light with battery.
Pearls and rhinestones, and silver, along with a very shinny clock.
White plates that already came with hangers. And fancy tissue for my nose.
A little french spoon rest.

And pretty blue and white plates to add to my growing collection of plates.

Can you tell  I am feeling better ? 

I was able to get out Sunday, and what's a day without thrift shopping ?

(click on pictures to enlarge).

Have a wonderful day !

Church Bells and a Few More Pictures

I don't know about you, but there is something about church bell towers that I am attracted to. These two towers are in Petaluma. I couldn't resist, taking a picture. I think those are tiles on the top.  They are just so pretty, and have so much architecture.
This is a good example of Recycling. I would love to have this in my home.
And how cute and pretty is this dog dish. I thought about getting it, but my little girls might fall into it.

I thought I'd share a few more pic's of my Petaluma trip on Sunday. I've been home with a bad cold my first cold in over a year and a half, and don't have anything else to share. (click on photo's to enlarge).

Have a wonderful day !

Happy May Day to all

Have a wonderful first day of May.
Another award. This award came from Donna Lynn, at Blushing Rose Antiques. Thank you Donna Lynn.