Friday, June 21, 2013
Popes and Cardinals
The cardinal pictured is a daily visitor to my mom's house. In fact, when I was staying over about a month ago, I awoke to this odd noise....thought it was a mouse. It was this cardinal flying into the window over and over again. Mom says he goes to different windows depending on what room she is in. My dad called the conservation office as this was happening daily...and EARLY in the morning. This cardinal did not know how to sleep in. The conservation officer said that he could put up a picture of a predator and that might scare the cardinal and keep him away. For some reason, the only picture dad had was of Pope Francis. Guess Popes scare cardinals as the cardinal has not been flying into the window lately.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
24 years ago today......
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
New kitchen by HGTV
We got new a new kitchen floor, which I LOVE......it is a darker grey stone-like tile. But I didn't think the hunter green accents we had would go as well. My mom, queen of HGTV, suggested painting things. So the shelf, which was originally green and oak, is now a barn red and oak. Next, the baker's rack was hunter here.....but now it fits great after a lovely coat of black. But, the shining glory, is the kitchen table. The legs were green and the top oak. I painted the legs buttermilk with an antique medium rub after a little sand paper. The top looked so bad with chunks missing and hand writing and the finish peeling off. So Paul sanded, stained and finished the top. It looks brand new. Love my new kitchen. Redid all three pieces and painted the walls for only $50, because we already had the stain and finish.