For Sale

So the Lebrecque house will go on the market on Monday. It is something I really have not come to terms with. I go there still seeing shadows of Linda buzzing around remembering in all detail what we should accomplish for that day. After solving the problems of the world, we then set off on our list of things. Then a great "corporate meeting/lunch", maybe Bills famous grilled cheese sandwich, left over enchiladas, or soup with a mini sandwich. On some days it was just peanut butter and jelly. Always desert.
Now it is Bill and I trying to figure out what we are suppose to be doing. We did pack up the Santas today, we did move a piece of furniture to Bills truck, we did take down a fence, we did do the dump and have lunch. But it wasn't the same. We sat in a more emptied out kitchen, looking around. It feels different.
He reminded me that it is going on 5 months and that their anniversary is on the 13th. It is surreal.

Tattle-Tale Legs and details

Tattle-Tale Legs, I vaguely remember this. Had a pair of those shoes as in the first set of legs with the tweed like tights. Although they appear to be fun I can't imagine these coming back but then again I really didn't expect bell bottoms and other hideous trends. Some things should NOT come back because they were not only hideous they were a hazard. I am sure I can come up with a whole list. lol But I have seen some crazy leggings that are pretty close to these babies.
So yesterday I got a small arts and crafts table that Bill fixed painted. Generally I do not paint good furniture but this was a huge repair. 1/4th of the table had broken off and making it a huge visual issue. Again it was the dump or salvaging what I had. So yesterday I painted it cottage white. It is cute and has some great cut out detail. That was the deciding factor, the details. So as it is sitting upside down on my trashcan lid pedestal work area drying, I am satisfied with the struggle and final decision to go ahead.
So whether it is the contemplation of by gone tights or the decision to paint a piece, today should be a free wheeling day of shopping and banking-joy!!

Pennants and Places

              So apparently I purchased 15 pennants and a yellow ammo box from the same online vendor. They came in all their glory. Trying to vary the items we have for the show. I also received yesterday a small Deco end table and some statuary from Peter in PMC. All of it is going to the thrift store, huge disappointment, but I will not mention it to him. I hate when people inflate the amount of work that should go into an item. It was something I took right from my friend delivering to my truck bed. :(
Today is a day of cleanup and mail out along with meeting Bill and Amy at the house with the realtor. Strange things are moving in a somewhat rapid rate. It is coming to the end of 5 months since Linda has been gone and we have just moved in a way that we think she would want us to and at the same time honor her.. Makes me sad:(

Chippy, dippy mess maker

                                      So this is from the Barn House Chicks Fb site. Chippy painted doors always look good in a picture until I get them home and noooooowayyyyy, as they drop paint all over. As a matter of fact one of the doors to my garage had that look until I spruced it up.Ok and to clear the knob and plate I used mineral spirits which I had no idea burns your hands!!! Live and learn. 

Reupholstered an antique chairs and left the wood looking old. It isn't chippy but it is cute

 

It doesn't need a whole lot but to bought. So my $5 chair is now $40. Fabric free, labor free. It is going to the SHOW. I also shabbied a vintage wood mag rack and I don't shabby. So that was a treat. I still don't want to shabby especially when there are plenty of people who love to do it and do it well. 

I filled up 2 more jars of rosemary so I am at 8. I hope to have 10 for the show. Already drying enough for 2 more. I harvested seeds from more Hollyhocks , which was an effort but who knows if those are going to be ready. 

Tomorrow I am meeting Bill at the "garage" to pull a few things and see where we are at. I hope he brings the arts and crafts table up. It has to be painted. There was a large chunk that broke off so we had no choice when we decided to fix it. So onward to tomorrow. :)

Yes, I can do it

 

Morning is probably the best time for me. I can get a lot of work done. Yesterday I reupholstered a chair and then finished a mag rack. Laundry, organizing, pricing, cleaning, listing, gardening, helping friends, lunching with friends, quilting, dinner, it just goes on. I think the question I hate the most is when my family in the morning asks me, "What's for dinner?". At 8 am it is the furthest thing from my mind. Soooo they get the answer, "food".

Bill and I's show is coming up on us and I am struggling to get things in order but without Linda it is hard. It is a jumble of bits to be done. Got two projects done yesterday but hopping to get more done today plus get some work done on a wall we finished drywalling. I have to sand, paint, frame and put up a curtain rod there. 

So i have my day cut out for me, but even my blogging is all over the place this morning. Scattered, like my brain.....

My list "todo" is way too long....

   

Now that I am back in the thick of it, I have to make some decisions. The list of "to dos" is long but I also have to consider where am I going next. With the advent of Bills house here being sold or rented , we need a new working space but I want to couple that with an outlet. There is a small venue in town which I have to follow up. I think it would be ideal. Although it is owned by a money grubbing landlord, it might fit the need. I am going to check into it this week and then I must have a b plan. Also a "pop-up" venue might work as well and that I can do from here. But I would have to have the particular housing for that I envision. So among the usual things that are on my list, I have to think further down the line.

Dolly's for the show....

                     
I definitely wanted to make some dolls for the show. With soooo much leftover fabric and fabric bits it was destined that I go ahead and find a project. I love dolls, own only a couple by choice. There are very few that really turn my head. Little girls just do not have something to drag around, mom/dad throw int he wash and good as new. I wanted something that did not have a bunch of yarn hair that just looks after a bit horrible.
Among other things that I have to work on for the show, I will definitely start with a couple of these gals. If I could get about 10, I would be thrilled, But even 5 would work. We will see how complicated. Sometimes my ideas are bigger then the amount of time I have:)