9.12.2011

A few days of warmth





Last week I spent three days visiting my sister in Yakima...it was certainly warmer than it has been in our part of the state...in fact, it was over 90 degrees each day...but in a small dose, it was so appreciated...the warm weather, the beautiful garden, the terrific junking, the great family...

















































I'm linking up to Mosaic Monday at Little Red House...always a great assortment of wonderful photos there...

9.11.2011

for today...for the future...

9.08.2011

Wasted potential...

9.06.2011

New kid in the neighborhood

There's a new magazine about to hit the stands...fresh...uncomplicated...down to earth...classic with a twist...






































Get all the details at the FOLK website and the FOLK Facebook page...
My copy should be arriving by the end of the week...I'll share details...but you really need your own...

9.05.2011

In due time

in due time - 2011

I've been trying very hard to clean out the stuff in my basements...yes, that is plural...I have a rental house behind me where I also store junk...this is the hazard of not having a garage!

I have no shortage of items that fall into the category "someday I will find the perfect use for this..." 
Maybe its time or maybe its my patience...I'm tired of steel/big/heavy/clumsy stuff...I want to deal with paper/canvas/small/packable stuff.

But over the weekend, I had a Eureka Moment...




metal table base from a local restaurant going out of business...removed the original table top...it was press-board and had an unbelievable amount of dried bubble-gum on the underneath side...I would guess I've had this base easily for seven years.














weathered wood box...from a junking excursion at a defunct farm in Oregon...this is solid wood...it weighs a ton...I've probably have held onto this box for over five years...









Why not marry the two together...after a few measurements and 6 stout screws...it is a blessed union!
I love that the heft and rust of the base is matched by the weight and weathered grain of the top...I feel transported to an Italian bistro, dining alfresco with this table sitting on my patio...
I'm linking up to Mosaic Monday over at Little Red House...I'm sure I'm not the only one who had a blast of inspiration over the weekend...

9.02.2011

Inner Farmgirl






I changed out my space at Faded Elegance on Thursday...
Inner Farmgirl is my current theme/vignette.

The calendar just turned over to September...though we've hardly had any summer here, thoughts are turning to fall...harvesttime, the county fair, crisp apples off the tree, collecting seed pods from the garden...all of these were my inspiration...






































































If your holiday weekend plans take you out and about...and you're in the neighborhood...stop in at Faded Elegance...I believe Kimberly said there would be a sale going on...!