my summer mantel...

wordless white wednesday

my white mantel and summer roses

girls, I am officially exhausted.

this normally happens after a sale

enjoy my roses...I am


linking to:

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commonground

so whatdoya think?

 Guess what we're starting this weekend? 

Painting.

Are  you surprised ?
My lady is getting a face-lift.

It is time for the painters to paint their own home.

(you know, kinda like the cobbler's children having no shoes)

She has been green for 10 years 

and  the house we lived in before was green,  too.

I am ready for something new.

simple, fresh, and pretty

I  want to love it

and not choose anything too trendy.
Nor too sub-division-ey.

I want to fit her style. 

 We have narrowed it down to

 white 
or 
tan/beige

I have always been a painted lady kind of girl

so the thought of me doing 
white, 
just white 
is definitely going out of my box.
I want to accent her lines and architecture
but 
there will be no more stripes and other such busy-ness


Are her  textures enough to add interest? 

white  says vintage farmhouse 
and
that is where my style is going

this one is my favorite
I'm leaning towards the white,
can you tell?

a little photo-editing

to see what it might look like

 white (almost)

beige

so what do ya think?

linking to white wednesday...

Happy 4th if I don't talk to you again.

my (white) super bowl...

a few days before my

MISS GRACIE'S

and

FRIENDS

sale

when I began  to work on my vignettes

and making various and numerous requests 

of my very handy Mr.

(like moving my crystal chandies-what's a chandy, he wanted to know)

I informed him...this is  my super bowl

my opportunity to give it all I've got

to play like I've never played before

 this he could understand

so here is  my playing field

before and after

The sale was my best ever

the best in sales 

and

the  best in all of the before-hand stuff

(remember this post?)

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we worked better together

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mom (me) was happier 

and as you know

when mom is happier

everyone is happier

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I was able to set up more  displays and details

than in the past 

not all that were in my head

but more

most things were priced

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so all in all

it was good

darn good

this is what I snagged from a fellow vendor

isn't it wonderful?

I have no idea what I am going to do with it

ideas?

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 betcha you are all tired of sale posts

and ready for me to move on

I am ready to move on.

I need to catch up

on laundry, dishes, clutter,

and

blogging.

I am ready to enjoy my summer

with my girl-young-in 

and

my Mr.

work...

Work  is a blessing. [YES! A BLESSING!]

God has so arranged the world

that work is necessary

and He gives us hands and strength to do it. 

The enjoyment of leisure would be nothing if we had 

only leisure. It is the joy of work well done 

that enables us to enjoy rest, just as it is the 

experiences of hunger and thirst that make food and 

drink such pleasures. - 

Discipline: The Glad Surrender
Elisabeth Elliot 

I loved the work of the past few weeks...the progress...the creativity...the pulling it all together.

and now  am loving  rest....

I will share photos of the sale for WW

toodles,
rene

the blog post

 in which the pictures say it all

2.

 2 hours

that's how long it took

to get  from photo 1 to photo 2
 if i would have been thinking
i would have shown you 2 hours before
not so pretty

my new business cards

designed by my mrs g

aren't they perfectly lovely?
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only 3 more days to work
if you  count friday
the sale begins at 6:00 pm  friday evening
so i figure i can get a full 12 hours in before opening
I'm averaging 22,000 steps  a day per my pedometer
it 's a long way to that  barn for these short legs
I'm  hot, I'm tired, I'm covered in dust, 
and
I'm having a blast
the creativeness just won't stop
but sad to say there are no previews yet
everything is still here, there and everywhere
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Thank you all for your sweet words
of support and encouragement.
I soak 'em in, I really do.
I really want to add a white wednesday photo
so here it is...

an original photo  of my home...and there's the barn, too

and now.

beauty...

 here are a few shots

of the promised bouquet

of peonies

 you may ask

when do i have time to play with flowers?

 i don't

but 

life is too stinkin' short, dang-it

the peonies will be gone before i know it

 i might have have disaster all around  me

i do

there might not be a clear spot on the counter

there isn't

my hair might be a mess

it is 

but

i have beauty

 this quote has been taped onto our upstairs bathroom mirror 

ever since my oldest daughter 

was still here at home..

in  her handwriting...
~ that is beauty ~

random bits of happy...

and 

white wednesday, too.

Bits and pieces from my week that made me smile.

1. My barn is full of white furniture.

It has been quite the process to get things painted this year

the weather has not cooperated.

We have sprayed 

about 8 1/2 gallons 

of white paint in the last couple of weeks.

That's just  paint, not the primer and  top coat.

2. My asics running shoes.

Yesterday, I was  about to have  having a meltdown.

you know the kind;

i'mcrazywhatdoithinki'mdoinganywayi'mnevergoingtogetitfinished kind

I stopped, went to the gym, ran 2 miles

the difference was a-ma-zing

both in energy and perspective
I was good-to-go for another 5 hours.

I love exercise.

Did I just say that?

never underestimate the power of endorphins.

3. My peonies are in bloom

I'm going to get me a bouquet.

tonight.

4. My home is full of baby kitties.

 We  have 4 of our own;

as if that weren't enough

we found this wild white one 

in the barn

and have taken to taming it.

5. My girl and I taking a break from all of the work

to have a photo shoot of the baby white kitty

in honor of white wednesday.

6. My Mr. bought me  this hand sander.

Weighing in at just under 3 pounds,

my hand, arm , and  wrist is thanking  him.

He does know the way to my heart.
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just like my mother... stupid houses kept me awake all night

7. My newly married girl put this status update on facebook.

(They had been looking at houses over the weekend with the  realtor)

guilty as charged

and I don't care who knows it.

8.  My first roses

I forgot how wonderful they smell

9. My Mr. and my girl 

 have both said that the sale prep is going better this year.

We are meeting our goals.
*that means I am not so stressed*
You can read about it here.

Yeah!

We are starting the final push...I am getting excited.

I hope to give  you all a sneak peek soon..

Until then, have a great week!

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Linking to White Wednesday.

Thanks, Kathleen for featuring me!