Lucky Dorito

I pass this window every time I go to one of my favorite little antique shops off the town square. I have no idea who wore these boots and why they’re hanging in the window. And where the 4th one went, to make two complete pairs. I always pause for a moment to think about [...]

Remember the other day when I blogged about combining an old Singer sewing machine legs with the table top from a child-sized table? Well, I had to do something with the matching Singer legs. Right?
This is where Mr. Lucky comes in.
He very graciously offered to build me a tabletop. Ok, so there might [...]

While attending the dental hygiene meeting I was at last week in Orlando, I had the great honor of hearing Jeanne Robertson as our keynote speaker.
I don’t remember when I’ve sat and laughed for such a long period of time! (Except for on the drive home when we listened to her cd that I [...]

I am a dork.
We all know that, right?
I don’t even mind being a dork because… well, if you can’t beat ‘em, you join ‘em, right?
I know I am a dork because last week, while in the lovely city of Orlando, you know what I did?
I sat in class after class and I crocheted coasters.
Lots and [...]

I love crosses.
I love that I can’t look at one without thinking of my Lord that died on the cross for me. And you.

I decided to use this long blank wall in the kitchen/dining area to display my collection of crosses. When Shannon was here, we decided to paint them all black, to match the [...]

Nothing says comfort like snuggling up to a pillow.
While shopping with Shannon, we ran across these lovely little quilted placemats that were the perfect shade of yellow to match with the striped fabric of the chair in the conversation room.
Huh? Placemats on the couch? Well…. yeah!
If you sew them together and fill them with poly-fiberfill! [...]

My sweet mother-in-law gave me two sets of Singer sewing machine legs many years ago. They’ve moved from house to house with us over the years, always planning to do something with them.
This summer….. they found a purpose.

Singer before
I also had a childs’ table that had belonged to my niece, Lena’s daughter. It had been [...]

I’ll get back to showing you tidbits of the kitchen but… I thought I’d show you bits and pieces of the conversation room.
That’s what you’d call a room that you can sit down and relax in… without the presence of a television. Because you know what happens when there’s no tv? There is conversation!
The first [...]

I’ve been in Orlando this week for a dental hygiene convention. I’ve not had much free time at all, which is pretty much par for the course while at these things.
Five GREEN things I’ve seen this week:

A bench in the hotel

A kid in a green hat

A green Lego dragon outside of Legoland

Palm trees outside [...]

When I was going for more of a Tuscan look in the kitchen, I had gotten a pendant light to go above the sink that had lots of red in it. But, with the newly painted kitchen cabinets in their lovely green… it didn’t match.
So I decided there’s no time like the present to learn [...]