Keeping an eye out for squirrels
There goes one
Couldn't care less
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Carolyn's having a give-away!
Chirp, chirp!
There has been some chirping going on out on the patio.
It is time to feed the babies.
Sorry these pics aren't too clear (and no, that chair doesn't look that bad in person!)
There are 4 babies
Kinda hard to see but we are taking pics through the hand hole w/o pulling the drawer out.
Hope you are having a good day. Just enough sprinkles here to wet the windshield and to keep me from cracking out the spray paint but not enough to do any good for the yard. Bummer.
It is time to feed the babies.
Sorry these pics aren't too clear (and no, that chair doesn't look that bad in person!)
There are 4 babies
Kinda hard to see but we are taking pics through the hand hole w/o pulling the drawer out.
Hope you are having a good day. Just enough sprinkles here to wet the windshield and to keep me from cracking out the spray paint but not enough to do any good for the yard. Bummer.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Patio pick-me-up
Hope you had a wonderful weekend!
A couple of weeks ago we started getting the patio ready for spring/summer. (around here we kinda skip spring and go straight to summer)
A few plants on the corner. I need to take new pics - this is from a couple of weeks ago and the plants (mainly the hosta) have grown quite a bit. The flag is the other item in my exchange box from the retreat last month.
Got new cushions for the furniture. (Home Goods) I had the last ones for 5-6 years and at the old house the porch had no cover so they were quite faded (not to mention dirty - the dogs like to sit on the furniture)
The bakers rack that used to be in the breakfast room. The drawer on the left is the one with the bird nest. We now have 4 baby birds in there. (hubby took some pics yesterday but I haven't downloaded or looked at them yet)
I replaced the drop cloth curtains. Loved them, but they started to mildew almost immediately. I don't know if it is because of the humidity around here (which is most often high) or that they took so long to dry when we would get rain. I replaced them with these really light-weight polyester ones from Ikea. Five bucks for 2 panels. We bought 8 panels. So far, so good. Of course we have had no rain to speak of since they were put up, but if we ever do, they should dry quickly.
Looked all last summer for a small table to put out here. Found this one at Ikea - don't ya love it? They had black (they called it gray) and this green one. Of course the green is so much more fun! As an added bonus - it doesn't show pollen like the black would.
Also picked up a new umbrella. The one we got last year broke the first week we had it (wind - our fault for not putting it down) and it had faded. Got this one at Sam's. Love the colors!
Still need to paint the table, chairs and glider. They are starting to get some rust on them. Trying to decide on a color - I'm thinking blue at the moment. That might not actually happen this year. Time will tell. I'm working on another paint project at the moment. Might be a couple of weeks before I have it ready to show.
Guess that is all for now. My blog reader is still at 850+ feeds. Not sure I'll ever get through them all. Maybe I should just mark all read and start over?
A couple of weeks ago we started getting the patio ready for spring/summer. (around here we kinda skip spring and go straight to summer)
A few plants on the corner. I need to take new pics - this is from a couple of weeks ago and the plants (mainly the hosta) have grown quite a bit. The flag is the other item in my exchange box from the retreat last month.
Got new cushions for the furniture. (Home Goods) I had the last ones for 5-6 years and at the old house the porch had no cover so they were quite faded (not to mention dirty - the dogs like to sit on the furniture)
The bakers rack that used to be in the breakfast room. The drawer on the left is the one with the bird nest. We now have 4 baby birds in there. (hubby took some pics yesterday but I haven't downloaded or looked at them yet)
I replaced the drop cloth curtains. Loved them, but they started to mildew almost immediately. I don't know if it is because of the humidity around here (which is most often high) or that they took so long to dry when we would get rain. I replaced them with these really light-weight polyester ones from Ikea. Five bucks for 2 panels. We bought 8 panels. So far, so good. Of course we have had no rain to speak of since they were put up, but if we ever do, they should dry quickly.
Looked all last summer for a small table to put out here. Found this one at Ikea - don't ya love it? They had black (they called it gray) and this green one. Of course the green is so much more fun! As an added bonus - it doesn't show pollen like the black would.
Also picked up a new umbrella. The one we got last year broke the first week we had it (wind - our fault for not putting it down) and it had faded. Got this one at Sam's. Love the colors!
Still need to paint the table, chairs and glider. They are starting to get some rust on them. Trying to decide on a color - I'm thinking blue at the moment. That might not actually happen this year. Time will tell. I'm working on another paint project at the moment. Might be a couple of weeks before I have it ready to show.
Guess that is all for now. My blog reader is still at 850+ feeds. Not sure I'll ever get through them all. Maybe I should just mark all read and start over?
Friday, April 22, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Home Sweet Home
Didn't mean to just disappear! Went to spend a few days with my parents. Mother is getting around fairly well. She is still using the wheelchair, but the home therapy people (finally) showed up yesterday and hopefully she will soon have enough confidence to get back up on the walker.
My blog feeds are back up to nearly 1,000, and I have no idea how many emails I need to respond to. I'm not going to get in a hurry though - it is good to be home and we plan to stay home for the weekend so I may or may not get caught up then! (most likely not, but I'll get there eventually!) I do read (and greatly appreciate) all your comments and try to respond to them if there is a contact email included.
Hope you are all having a great week!
Friday, April 15, 2011
Petals and postcards
Sometimes it is just the little things that can make your day.
A postcard from baby boy and his bride
They will be in Texas for the summer - even though we won't get to spend nearly enough time with them (they will be working 3 hours from here) It just feels better when they are closer to home. I guess that is a 'mom' thing.
Petals on the table.
Hubby brought these home yesterday.
Aren't the colors wonderful?
And more petals on my toes.
Ignore the short, fat, wrinkled toes!
Not been the best of weeks but sometimes the little things can put a smile on your face, even when that smile is hiding a killer headache.
Hope you have a great weekend!
Hugs,
t
A postcard from baby boy and his bride
They will be in Texas for the summer - even though we won't get to spend nearly enough time with them (they will be working 3 hours from here) It just feels better when they are closer to home. I guess that is a 'mom' thing.
Petals on the table.
Hubby brought these home yesterday.
Aren't the colors wonderful?
And more petals on my toes.
Ignore the short, fat, wrinkled toes!
Not been the best of weeks but sometimes the little things can put a smile on your face, even when that smile is hiding a killer headache.
Hope you have a great weekend!
Hugs,
t
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