The silence is telling me it is okay to relax now. It is quintessential perfection. Peace reigns in my little corner of the world. The silence tells me so. I awoke to rain this morning. Not pounding-the-concrete rain, but gentle relaxing rain. It feels so cozy in my little space when it rains or storms. …
Today I’m showing you the $10 garage sale dining table. It didn’t look too great when I first brought it home. But with only a $10 investment, I knew I could bring it to life somehow. This is how the table looked last week. Before I sanded it and then painted it. The Painted Kitchen…
(Updated on 9/12/23) This is a post about the painted buffet. I brought this buffet with me when I moved from Texas. It was originally black. But I wanted a different look. So I went to Lowes and looked at paint samples. After some deliberation, I ended up buying the paint called Valspar Crushed Oregano….
I’ve decided that it’s just too hot outside to work in the garden for very long. It isn’t as enjoyable when sweat is rolling down your face. I just came in from watering my patio plants. It is 100 degrees out there. And it feels every bit of it. It is times like this that…
Have you ever turned the stove on and blown up eggs? Well, I hadn’t either until now. Let me tell you about the crazy thing that happened yesterday afternoon. Something I know I will laugh about down the line. I was boiling four eggs. Two for lunch and two more to be refrigerated for later….
Today I’m working on the patio at my apartment. I just love that I’ve got this big space with a privacy fence for my dogs and my container gardens. Today I also managed to tack a quilt on the wall over my bed. Working On My Patio: Then plants and flowers outside just beckoned to…