just passing through......

just passing through this room today.........glanced at the blues..........sharing a little blue with all of you today.................... .....love to all that share with me................... ..................................................................... i am blessed !

wound as tight as a spool.....

i realize it is Sunday....................the day of rest.................and i am to a certain point trying...to .......rest...........................but my mind is wound as tight as a spool........................movin' on ! ................................................................... i am blessed !

let the rust fly......

still workin'.............................spray paint....................cinnamon.................antiqueing......................rusting can...............................one week left of.................................pedal to the metal.................................let the rust fly!

...............................................................................i am blessed !

something finished.....

welllllllll.....................it has finally happened......................................i have something finished ! ...........................................................................i am blessed!

pretend pewter.....

i am really not a fancy dish kind of gal.............except for mom's bluebird dishes..................but i do like the pewter look.......................can i afford it..................no............................so i go for the next best thing................THE LOOK.............................(i do that with alot of things, by the way)....................so if is tarnished silver and has the pewter look....i am all over it..............i have had this little compote for awhile, with nowhere to go........and a few months ago found this little butter dish..................then the other day.....i found the condiment set.........love the three together and now they are on the harvest table for a little different look................................. ...................................................................................i am blessed !

popcorn Queen.....

okay..............here is the story..........i rarely, if ever.. say that i am good at something......but......i am going to step out of the box here and confess......."i make one mean bowl of popcorn".........i am not much of a cook, but i have been told how wonderful my popcorn is.....................................well, i do love to make a bowl of popcorn to munch on while i am working on projects........so it was time to get goin'............................................want to know my secret............................................ here it is....................................a broken pressure cooker, with broken handle...(it was a wedding present 40 years ago)............cover the bottom with oil...............cousin willie's popcorn covering the bottom.......cover with a mismatched lid........turn the burner on HIGH.......and let it go till it finishes popping...................................dump into a paper bag & twirl that salt shaker around a bit......and there you go......................................my famous batch of popcorn !

time to get to work............................................... i am blessed !

unfinished projects.....ugh!

okay...................here is the evidence.....................................the evidence of unfinished projects.......if i would just finish these things, i would at least have something done for open house........ugh.....what is with me ! ...............................well..............................i am still blessed !

school year blessings......

well.........it has happened............our first grand hopped on a school bus for the first time this morning.........off to kindergarten, a whole new world......a world of changes....challenges & excitement....(for mommy too!)................................although that is not quite all a truth hood......his grandpa works in the transportation dept. in our school............. district...(so he has been on grandpa's buses before).....................but this is HIS bus........his story.......his whole new life ahead of him story............................................i pray for safety, wonderful experiences & great things ahead.........for grandpa too, he starts tomorrow............................. ..............................................................i am blessed !

front porch sittin'......

the temeratures have finally broken...........................ahhhhh, we can sit on the porch again.......time for a little .......... front porch sittin' .................................... .......................................................................................... i a blessed !

a corner of the room.....

asher is napping............................i am trying to work on some faux redware plates (open house in 4 weeks!)......................................and i walk through this room...thinking..............................i just need a little change in here............................i don't know exactly what yet....and i always get the urge when i need to be doing other things....ugh!................................just a little here & there kinda touch maybe....................or maybe not............................afterall, other things do need to be done! ......................................................................................i am blessed !

discovering ketchup.....

just had to share....................................Asher just discovered ketchup..............................so glad i had my camera....................................... i think he liked it.................................................................

.......................................................................i am blessed !

the project.....!

remember the day last week...................you know the day...................the pity me day.....................this is the project that at times i wish i hadn't started............................a customer asked if i could paint her dining set....................research.......................sure, i can do that......................fast forward......100 degrees....hot...humid....garage.....sweat dripping from my face onto the paint...the wax................................................UGH...............................move it into the house......................................sand down.......start over......................now..........finished.......not so bad afterall..................it was worth it.............................yes, this was the project...........lessons learned ! ..........................................................................................i am blessed !

summertime...........

remember the days of snapping beans.........................a glass of tea in the old tin tumblers.................bringing out the canner............................washing the jars.....................waiting for the seal to pop.............................................................. .............................................................................................i am blessed !

the voice of a friend......

you know how you just have those days............................days you would rather stay in bed and hide from everything..............days you wish you had never started something..............days you miss your loved ones................................days you just realize that things are moving way too fast......................................

but then you recieve a call from a friend to just wish you a good day...........................................

..................................................yes.................................i am blessed ! ................. and thank you linda!

morning mist....

this is the view to the back of our house .................................. i love this time of morning ......... not everything quite awake yet, except the cows .............................. their breakfast comes at 7:30 ....................... they slowly make their way to the barn ........................... i am amazed at how they can sense the time .................................... isn't it cool, how God saw fit for a cow to even sense time .......................... they know way more than we humans realize, i am sure ................ what joy the simple things can bring to our life ....... if we allow it ...................... .................................................................................... i am blessed !