PAINTING FURNITURE WITH CHALK PAINT…
I don’t usually write much about crafts or craft projects, but I decided that right now, that is part of my life. So I’ll write about my most recent projects I’ve been working on. If you are anything like me, when you move, you need different types of furniture to fill gaps in places you [...]
GOOD-BYE, MY HOME…
It’s early in the morning. No, not 6 AM. It’s the kind of early that is more like the end of the day…only after midnight. As I start this, it is 1:30 AM. We are trying to finish up our packing so we can load the truck tomorrow morning and move away. We have lived [...]
FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY: A SONG IN MY HEART!…
Lately, the weeks seem to be flying by. I think it might be because the days are crazy busy! Life is slowing down a bit since the frenzy of packing and the early unpacking is done. Now we are getting into the fine tuning of settling in. mixing colors with items that haven’t been in [...]
MOTHER’S DAY REVISITED…
This past Sunday was Mother’s Day. It was the beginning of some new traditions for us. We now live in the same town as one daughter and her family. We had them over for lunch after church. It was fun. It seemed so normal…to have your child and her husband and granchildren over for Mother’s [...]
LESSONS FROM MIA: BEAUTY…
Now that we have moved, we live in the same town as one of our daughters and her family. On Mondays, our granddaughter Mia comes to our house at 9:30-ish. After some chatting and having Mimi (that’s me!) finish getting ready for the day, we head for dance class. I find the rides to and [...]
FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY: COMFORT…
Another Friday has rolled around already. Our house is slowly, slowly taking order. From my perspective, it seems to take forever. Our entry and dining room walls are now painted and look clean and fresh. Most of the rooms now have curtains hanging. I’m gradually finding more and more of the things I need to [...]
