Tidbits for Tuesday

A few tidbits...

READING

I finished reading The Baxter Family Christmas last night. In order to be able to read it, you remember I said I had to finish two books first. Motivation right?! Yep!

I loved loved loved it. It was typical Baxter Family by Kingsbury. I can't wait for the Hallmark series.


As always, Karen Kingsbury manages to make us fall in love all over with each of the characters.

Now for the books I was reading in order to clear the path for the above read. I read Kingsbury's Angels Walking. It was the first in a series of three. I don't know why I had not already read it. I had it in my Kindle from the release, but as I have said I have been in a reading funk. I did enjoy it very much and will read the other two in the series. Probably starting #2 tonight.

As for the other book that I said I had to finish Pursue the Intentional Life by Jean Fleming, I just couldn't do it. Not because it isn't good...quite the contrary. I just felt it was one of those books where I need to read each chapter and ponder it. Each chapter is a stand alone thought. The prayers in this book are wonderful.  I will share more about it later.

So, my reading mojo is back. I have a John Grisham book and a Fannie Flagg coming out soon to add to my list. Although I don't think the Grisham book is getting great reviews.

STITCHING

Now, to stitching. I got a bit behind with some traveling. I could not for the life of me stitch the cardinal piece in the truck. It was just too much of one color and lots of switching up, so it had to get tabled for a bit. I should get back on track with it next week. I switched up to do some Christmas pieces by Shepherd's Bush. I have one of the 3 done. Then to finish them.

After I am done with the Christmas pieces I will get back to my books of the Bible and samplers for the farmhouse.

I have doing a bit of sewing. Mostly pillows for the farmhouse.
I am thinking any attire will have to begin after Christmas.

FAMILY

I am truly almost scared to mention this, but Paul Allen has a girlfriend or at least I think so. He is being quiet for now and I am letting him. Hoping it is a good thing. She is a cutie and a 4th grade teacher. Melt my heart. 4th grade was always my favorite grade to teach. I am praying this is a good thing.

Mom and I are going to head out at the end of the week for the cabin and a little shopping before Thanksgiving.

So you may not hear from me until next week.

Still here,
Sandy

A Little Painting Weekend

Well, I am trying to heal my sad self tonight.

Losing to Georgia is almost as bad as losing to alabama.

I decided posting about my two days of painting would cheer me up.

Hubby was off for Veteran's Day, so we went to the farm yesterday and spent the night. We are trying to get that big room dubbed "the gathering room" ready for Thanksgiving.

I finished painting the walls tan which I like soooo much better.

We painted the cabinet the same color as the Hoosier cabinet. 

You may remember we started with a mahogany cabinet that was left by previous owners. It was wrapped in blankets out in the storage cottage. 

I love how it turned out. I really was ready to leave it just like this, but we had put a glaze on the Hoosier cabinet and pie safe, so we finished it with the glaze as well.

I have a few baskets and a few other decorative pieces to add to it. The hardware also is missing. I just spray painted the gold ones. They weren't quite dry when I took this picture.

Here is a close up of the glazed back.

I am very pleased with the way it turned out.

We didn't have to sand it to paint it due this amazing stuff.

You just rub this on with a cloth. It dries in 10 minutes and then you paint. The paint adheres really well and goes on SUPER SMOOTH. I am just not into that roughed up look. I used a paint brush, and you couldn't even see brush strokes. 

I highly recommend it if you need to paint furniture and want a smooth finish.

This is the glaze we used on all the pieces in the room.

The Hoosier cabinet is finished. I chose not to put the door on the flour sifter part and left the rolling door off as well.

The bowl and the red checked table cloth were my maternal grandmother's. I actually have a blue bowl just like that was my paternal grandmother's. 

I know white walls are all the rage now, but they just weren't working for Hubby and me. We both love the walls now.

I think both Hoosier cabinet and pie safe look so much better against the tan.

You can see my letters that say "GATHER" on the table.

Still have to mount them on something. I want them to hang long ways on the wall next to the pie safe.

I also added red ribbons to the ducks. I want to find some red floral napkins to go on this table.

I am going to paint the living room walls the tan color as well. That may not happen until after Christmas though.

You can see my other purchase.

A metal table.

I am thinking that flag on the mantle will look so much better with tan walls.

Now, for the table. This is sitting in what should be the kitchen dining area. It is a small area with a glass sliding door on one wall that goes out to a screen porch. I just didn't want a table and chairs here, but there is a light and a need for something.

I am unsure about the table. Got to mull it over a bit. I was thinking some stools that fit under it rather than chairs. More of a serving table than sit at table.

I plan to paint the kitchen area just from cabinet to cabinet something else as the cabinets are so much like the tan.

As you can see there is very little contrast from the wall to the cabinets. 

I had paint chips out to let me think them over.

I think I am going to go with the far right green??????

Since there is so many blue accessories, blue curtains, and blue dishes...I am leaning towards the green. I don't want to go to dark, but the cabinets are so light. AND, it will only be in just the cabinet area. Everything else will be the tan.

This won't happen either until after the New Year, so I have plenty of time to think on that.

I painted this window frame in the hallway bathroom. It added some color in there.

I am working on a corner by the door.

The goose is something I have had since before the kids were born. My mother in law bought it a craft fair many moons ago. The hearts have Jeff and Sandy on them and the goose says, "Welcome to the Palmers."

In the corner of the kitchen dining area, I brought my milk churn and matches holder.
I didn't realize how dark the picture was. I will do that one over at some point.

Well, that is the status of the farmhouse, and how I spent the holiday and Saturday.

So grateful for the veterans in my life. My dad (Korea), my father in law (WWII), and my 2 brothers in law (Vietnam).

Blessed,

Sandy