Decor, cooking, organization, all the pretty things
I stole was inspired by this idea in Flea Market Style. Take a pretty piece of china and repurpose it as a q-tip holder on your vanity.
Here's another tip for you – when taking pictures of mirrored objects pay attention to the crap that is being reflected in it.
I'm finding it hard to believe that yesterday afternoon marked the first day of Spring. It has been dreary, rainy and cold and we are in for another week of it by all accounts.
Normally our "pond" is just a dry hole. It doesn't hold water. Well normally it doesn't hold water. Right now we have had so much rain that the ground is totally saturated. We have little ponds springing up all over the property.
Yesterday Rick and I put on our rain boot, jackets, grabbed our umbrellas and went on a trek around the property.
That is one of the paths to the creek. It was underwater by about eight inches. Just beyond the grassy area you can see the water right at level of the bank.
It was very rainy and windy when we were walking around so you'll see rain drops on my camera lens in these pictures.
This little shed/barn is on the other side of the creek. To get to it you have to cross two suspension bridges. The previous owner used to keep a donkey in it. I am really curious as to how they got the donkey over the bridges. They bounce and sway like mad when you cross them and I can see a donkey wanting no part of that.
Here's a picture of the first bridge – just to give you an idea.
The way our property is set up we have three acres on one side of the creek (the side we live on) and the other side is just a little shy of two acres. It's very pretty over there but getting to it is a challenge. The previous owner built a series of bridges but it's not like you could build anything on that side. So we just let it be.
I keep thinking that donkey must have been pretty lonely.
We got a bee in our collective bonnet and started clearing the bridge of all the berry vines, leaves and fallen branches. We spent about two hours out there, in the drizzle, but it looks much better now.
The rain and wind started to pick up again so we rounded up the chicken and they seemed more than happy to get back into their dry palais.
I've been playing around with an iPhone app called Hipstamatic. Love it. You can fiddle around with the different settings and get different effects.
It gives everything a very vintage feel. I spy with my little eye….a rotting banana.
Today was a very interesting day. California is having some weather. Rain, wind, snow. Our property has turned into Land O' Lakes. I have pictures that I'll post later on in the week. We had ducks swimming in our burn pile. I'm guessing it will be a while before we can actually burn anything again.
I should probably post this before our power goes out….
Where did the week go? Seriously – what a fast and busy week this has been. It is going to be rainy and gloomy so I am going to stay cozy at home and work on a little sewing/embroidery project. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
What day is it? Wednesday? How did that happen? Another week zipping along. I just hang on and hope for the best.
On Saturday we had fabulous weather (a very brief interlude from the rain) so Rick and I did garden type chores and errands. We stopped in at a local nursery and then spent the afternoon planting (see post below).
I love the hanging baskets that are pre-planted and ready to go. Instant gratification.
The nice weather was shortlived and we've spent every day since with our noses pressed up to the window, looking out at the pouring rain. I feel like those two kids in The Cat in The Hat.
Well the rain is good for all our newly planted additions to the garden.
Everything has a nice patina of moss growing on it. I bought that wall fountain at the Half Moon Bay Nursery and I think it was the best $65 I've ever spent.
One of the first things we need to do when the rain lets up is build a fence. I want to enclose the Palais so we can let the chickens roam in a contained area, free from the threat of coyotes. We let them roam but we have to be out there with them so it limits the amount of time they can free range.
This is the fence I want (below). I have always loved it's simplicity and the pretty scalloped edge along the top. You can still buy that type of fencing material but it's hard to find. I have found an online source for it. I used to think I wanted a picket fence but I think that visually it will be too heavy looking when you look down towards the chicken coop.
This is one of my favorite pictures. I want to know what those girls' lives ended up being like. They both look so happy and sweet. Click on it to see it bigger.
