Post Trip

Hi, Friends,

I am home after being gone a couple of days last week. It wasn't long and most likely 99% of the world would think nothing of it, but I don't travel often, so it was to me. We went here:http://campallen.org/

The program was about this:

https://www.facebook.com/NewcomerMinistry 

 The Bishop of North Carolina was the guest preacher then and the sermon was amazing. 

We got a picture with him at the reception afterward.

Bridget on the far left and her brother next to me came up that evening after work. The last member of our Hope group arrived at mid-day Friday. It was a fantastic experience. There were attendees from all over our state, many others and from other countries, as far away as New Zealand. 

So that's what's been going on with me lately. Today after my stint at Manna has been spent trying to clean up the rubble from leaving Mr. B and the cats home alone for three days. This is an ongoing process. 

Have a good one!

Michele

 

Barely a driveby

Hi, folks,

This is barely a post. I'm being honest here. Do you ever get the urge to do something with your hands while you're watching tv, but you aren't a knitter? A perfect solution is, as so many other bloggers have noted, washi tape. I had one of those large metal spheres in a bronze color. There was nothing wrong with it, except for being a little dull. Not anymore! It's hard to think of a simpler way to change something up quickly. 

That's all for now. I'm going out of town for three days on Thursday and am trying to get some stuff done before then.

Have a good one!

Michele

Hello! How's the last Monday in April gone so far for you? It's looked cloudy and threatening all day here, but so far no bad weather has actually materialized. This gave me a chance to putter around out front a bit. During the weekend Mr. B went in search of a table for a new printer (don't ask). He found one at the MAM store, originally intended to be a picnic table for small children. The unexpected benefit to me is that he only wants the table, so the two benches that came with it are mine, all mine. One is newly located by the front door outside:

Not only is it a good place to set plants, the shelf on the bottom is

ideal for extra pots waiting to be filled. 

The shrimp plant is finally starting to do something.

Here's the adjacent wall with its most recent tweaking. This time of year it's mostly all outdoors, all the time. How are you celebrating spring in the natural world?

Later, Michele

 

Best of 2014

Hello, friends,

I hope your weeks are going well so far. My Thursday has contained no bad news or unexpected messes so I can't complain.  To continue my monthly roundup of best finds last year, for April there is this:

a never used, new popcorn maker in the original box for $5.00. It's the kind you use unpackaged popcorn in and the gadget goes in the microwave. This was on my list to find after reading that individual packets pre-made for the microwave are super bad for your health, so it seemed like a good idea to make a switch. This was $5.00 and works perfectly. 

What were some of your fave finds in 2014?

Take it easy!

Michele

Still in the dining room

Hello, all, 

Are you glad the week is on the downward swing? I had a good time at GW today, buying a batch of books and new scratch mat for the cats and a couple other odds and ends. No more decor, though. I'm trying to quit. To that end, to springify the buffet shopping the house was the key to changing the terrarium. 

A bright tin pitcher with white flowers, an egg cup with a succulent and a small white pail with violets fill up the space. They are set on a layer of broken tiles that literally fell off a truck, on the corner by our house. Next to it is a green plant in a mercury glass container atop a couple of boxes, one wooden and one paper. The polka-dotted one was inside a more vibrant many colored print one both by Emma Bridgewater, but neither having a lid, so not ideal for traditional purposes but just fine as a stand. The wooden box was a recent purchase, but I haven't decided what to do with it yet. 

Our weather continues to be unsettled. Every time the least thought of doing something outside floats through my brain it starts thundering and rain soon arrives so a lot of those projects are on temporary hold. 

Have a good evening.

Michele

 

A little bit

of decor effort in the midst of a whole lot of much less pleasant c-c-c-cleaning.

It's hard to beat green as a color for spring, so a little beach umbrella and succulent in a silver cup are doing their bit to cheer up the dining room on a corner shelf. Tomorrow perhaps it will be onto the terrarium. 

Have a good rest of your day.

 

Michele

 

Hello again as we wind down another week. Time really is flying in 2015, at least for me. This week my efforts have been concentrated at the front of our house. The outside still needs a few new plants before it's ready for a photo shoot, but the peg rack by the door is available to show off. I set up a little vignette of summery things now the coats and warm scarves have been put up for the next six+months. Here's how it turned out:

A sun hat, a lightweight jacket, parasol, scarf, dark glasses and tote bag, ready to grab and go.

 The fake fern is in a lime colored pot for the hot months.

Of course, the picnic basket is right there too, ready to fill with a feast to  take somewhere fun to eat outdoors. That's my bow to the new season for guests so far.  Maybe we'll get to a nursery this weekend and outside will get its turn soon. 

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

 

Michele