A RELAXING HOBBY; COZY TIME SPENT WITH NATURE CLEARING AND PREPPING THE RAISED GARDEN BEDS!Today’s the day I get together with several other bloggers and share a monthly post for the “Cozy Living Series” hosted by Jennifer from Town-n-Country Living. I’m always honored to be a part of such this group with so many talented girls. At the bottom of this post you’ll see more posts to click on and see what cozy means to them for the month of May.If you’ve followed me for any ... continue reading...
Talk Till Dawn -16
I’m excited to share with you a new series I’m starting called, “Talk Till Dawn”, I want this to be about my everyday life, the things I’m reading, eating, my everyday ups and down, along with photos that I’ve taken over the week.I haven’t decided yet how often this will be, right now I’m just going to get it going and see what comes of it. I encourage you to share with me similar situations and we can all support one another.My life and home is far from perfect even though I always ... continue reading...
Blooming Daffodils
I KNOW IT'S OFFICIAL SPRING WHEN I SEE DAFFODILS BLOOMING, OR WAIT IS IT REALLY?You are not going to believe this but winter is back here in Michigan. Hence the rescue of all daffodil blooms on the property. We live surrounded by open farmland and the cabin is positioned on a hill so we have extreme winds. I didn’t want the only signs of spring to be whipped by the wind or buried in snow so I cut them beforE the elements got them.How can it be 70 degrees on day and back to ... continue reading...
Iron Ore French Doors
FRENCH DOORS PAINTED WITH SHERWIN WILLIAMS IRON ORE PAINT COLOR. BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS!Hi all, I’m finally back to share with you the French Doors in the dining room that I painted in Iron Ore from Sherwin Williams. It’s also the paint color on the lettering on the backside of the island, which you can see here. In an earlier post I shared with you the color I went with on our front entrance door so if you missed that you can see it here. I’ve really been on a roll and have ... continue reading...
First Signs of Spring
MID APRIL AND I'M FINALLY SEEING THE FIRST SIGNS OF SPRING AT THE CABIN!Come along with me today while I grab my camera and see what's starting to surface from the cold winters earth. I do believe I’m finally seeing the first signs of spring here in my neck of the woods. Green grass for starters and it’s just about high enough for me to fire up the lawn mower and get it trimmed.This next picture is exciting to me the Peonies that are pushing their way through the soil are ... continue reading...
Staircase Landing
WHAT TO DO WITH A STAIRCASE LANDING THAT HAS PLENTY OF USEABLE SPACE BUT NO ELECTRICAL OUTLETS!Do you ever just look around your home and notice an area that you’ve never thought of as useable space before? The upstairs landing in our loft is just that space. It’s large enough to use as an office if need but there’s no electrical outlet in the floor. I’m really not sure how that was overlooked because we have other outlets in the floor that run along the rail but nope nothing on the ... continue reading...