I'm taking a few days off!

I am having some friends come here for about ten days, while our husbands go to their annual fishing trip. So I will not be blogging for a short time. But I couldn't just let you hang, no I haven't finished the table and chairs yet: the weather has been too cold to continue stripping and painting...However that did not stop me from yard-saleing! Oh no! My sister and I went over to the coast (with our husbands) to the annual 100 Mile yard sale from Lincoln City to Newport, Oregon. Check out the picture I took of the goodies I got! Two needlepoint canvases, for a chair or foot stool; three teacups and saucers from Italy; some free magazines; vintage embroidery; a floral scarf; two vintage lamps; an old ice cream maker (to make into a birdhouse); and a new hand made whirly-gig to be a gift for my daughter and her family for their new house. It's quite a bit of stuff, and I didn't spend over $30.00, (not including the gasoline, of course!) Well, I gotta go and clean the house and get ready for my guests! You all have a great weekend, and I'll see you in a bit!

xxxooo

Marilyn

I think it's here, I think it's here, FINALLY SPRING !!

Even though today we had all three: sunshine, rain and snow, right now it is sunny again...some of the plants are popping up outside and we have started watering them. There was a chipmonk on our front porch today and the birds are gathering stuff for their nests. I think SPING is finally here!

My project is almost completed. I have painted three chairs, and the table top. One chair is in the process of being stripped, three times! Then the table legs are going to be stripped too. I wanted to leave the table legs "chippy", but Roger felt it looked too primative...a look I love! However, the paint keeps falling off on the area rug! So, I am going to strip them too and paint them. I have to get this done soon, as we are expecting company in about a week and a half.

I am also trying to work on a new lampshade made from denim (old jeans) and old lace too. I'll show a picture when it is completed.

Well, you all have a great week. I am changing jobs soon, and will be very busy...but will try to write while all this is going on!

xxxooo

Marilyn

April Showers Bring May Flowers!

I don't think spring is EVER going to get here! My garden does have a little green popping up here and there, but not soon enough! Today would be a good day to plant some seeds (indoors) and maybe by the time they are plants, I can take them outside! Summer, here we come!

I was holding off with this post because I wanted to put all of my March posts into an archieve; and I would like to add some floral to the sidebar, but can't figure it out! Kathy and Laurie have been so nice and very helpful, but it seems like my blogger must not be set up like theirs?? I don't know, probably spending more time reading the help menu might give me the answer. These computers are so confusing!

I am also working on my kitchen dining set; it is an old round table with four unmatched chairs of all colors. I couldn't make up my mind what color to paint them, black, barn-red, white??? Finally decided to paint them all off-white, and bought the paint. So I'd better get crackin'! You all have a great week!

xxxooo

Marilyn