so long, august

you've been good to me.
I'm gonna miss you.

I've done projects galore
I've spent time with loved ones
I've been touched by this book

I'm in training (learning) to see the beauty in every season

I'll be away from blogging for the rest of the week.
I have lots to do,
I've  torn my house apart working on projects.
You know, how it gets way worse before it gets better?
I'm at the way worse part.
We start school next week (it's one good thing about homeschooling all of these years...I have plenty on the shelf to do until I get it pulled together)
I need to paint stuff for the shop.  I've neglected it. See above.
It won't be  all labor...we'll play a little bit, too.
College football starts this weekend...watch out Georgia...

Enjoy your weekend,
See ya in the fall (next week)!

farmhouse family fun...

 last week we celebrated 

my Mr's birthday

(another item checked off the list-YES!)

all of the children and grandchildren 

came for dinner and dessert

22 in all, 
including my mom and aunt

we ate outside

it was hot

we followed the shade

decorations were  simple

I tried my hand at farmhouse style

I was flying by the seat of my pants

doing it as we went along
grabbing stuff from the *stash*

I enlisted help from the oldest grandkids

rumor has it  that I was a bit cranky

it was hot

perhaps I was


Did I mention, it was hot?

but then we ate
and all was good

simple food

simple decor

simple times

what says farmhouse

more

than drinking lemonade

from canning jars?

practical and cute

that's a lot of glasses

and

the little jam jars are just right for little hands

then there was dessert

key lime pie in a jar

(recipe from Sandi)

yummy

what kind of grandmother would I be

if 

I didn't show you

the (grand) peeps

and the 
birthday boy

the girls room...

remember the list?

item #1

Re-decorate  my girl young-in's bedroom…it's time to make it her space… 

Today, I am going to show you the before's.

This bedroom has  and always will  be 


known as the girls' room.


As opposed to the boys' room.

Original, I know.

When we first moved into this house  

oldest girl (mrs mk) and miss g shared this room

then miss g and  girl young-in shared. 

I am a firm believer in kids sharing rooms.

It builds relationships,

allows for giggles at bedtime,

and

makes the children learn to share space together.

perfect training for marriage :)

(besides there  are never enough bedrooms for 5 children)

This is how Miss G and  I decorated the room

after mrs mk married.

 being the big sister (by several years) miss g  got to pick


the colors and decor

 

Even as a  young girl,

she loved the romantic look.

Remember the tea party?

And the wedding?

If you haven't seen it-go take a peek! I just did! Fun times!

these words remain 

painted by mrs mk when she was a teen  

above the closet

going out the door

We're making great progress with the new look.

We've been painting.

White.

Are you surprised?

You will be.

brambleberry cottage 

come to my back door...

Everyone comes to our back door

It's just  convenient

Not sayin' that we don't have a great entry/front door

'cause we do

I'll show you that soon

when we finish 

painting 

and

 working

on the front porch

(it's on the growing to-do list)

but I can cross off

painting the back door

Here it is

a few of you guessed the color correctly

lucky?

 or 

were you peeking at my pinterest?

I took one of my furniture colors

painted, glazed, and clear-coated.

I changed out the door knob/plate

When digging through my box of goodies

I had these 2 choices

you can see which one I picked

I can't believe my painter MR.

let me have the one with sloppy paint

but he did

I am lovin' my fresh new look

monticello whites...

Last week, 

we loaded  up and headed out 

for our favorite vacation getaway destination

portland, oregon

first stop

monticello antique mall

 best antique mall 

ever

It is always so fun to shop

there are so many familiar names,

great junk to be found

a plethora of ideas for display and decorating,

and 

a view of current trends.

(They are always a step ahead of us)

my shabby roses

this is my favorite

bella

this is my favorite

beaucoup

 this is my favorite

my kindred roses

no, this must be my favorite

maison douce and a thing for roses

annie, fannie, and abigail

really,  these girls are my favorite

they have that farmhouse, romantic style 

that I am lovin' so much right now.

and last but NOT least 

is our own Kathleen

of Faded Charm

She doesn't show us enough  of her booth

so

I 

will!

great stuff 

and

very nicely displayed

my favorite was this unusual scale

now for the very best part

Kathleen and I got to spend 4 whole hours together

 junking 

(and talking-I don't think we ever stopped)

she took me out of town

to the country to an old barn sale

the kind where you have to dig for treasures

so dig we did

yep

and that is why

 there aren't any pictures of us

we were too busy

digging

 my finds

+ one very nice french-ey bed that is already in storage

(I promise to show you when it is all finished)

and this is what I brought home from Monticello

(I love it, Debbie!)

 where did I put this?, you might ask

and that would be a very good question.

one that most of my family will ask.

for  now, it's in the barn

the plan is to work it into my kitchen 

but  that will involve some re-arranging 

another project to add to the list...