Welcome

Welcome to our old farmhouse. Over the past year I have learned so much history of this house and the people who lived here. Ninety six years of love, loss, hopes and dreams. Preservation continues and there is always a repair to be done. We are trying to be purest in our preservation as much as we possibly can. I hope you follow along and each week I will try to give you a little history of the house as well as the first owners of the house. I've been lucky enough to find a journal from a Granddaughter who talks about the house as well as her Grandparents. So come follow along and learn about this old house as well as the occupants, old and new.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Warm and Cozy

Hop on over to
to see all of today's wonderful creations.
Lets just sit down and have a simple
warm and cozy dinner.
On a night like this what else can you do? Make a little comfort food and have dinner by the fire. I used my library table to set a table for two, covered the chairs with white chair covers, used a large white table cloth for the library table, then ran a fabric remnant I have saved for years across the table to define my place settings. The remnant has the same color pallet as the china I am using. My gold chargers, you have seen many times. A black coffee server, the amber glasses I have used before.
I used gold flatware, handmade gold wool
napkin rings, white napkins and lunch plates
rather than a large dinner plate. Have to do
better after the Holidays on the serving size!
This is a set of china I found at a garage sale,
the last one I went to last year, a place setting
for six. No special marking, but I did like
the colors used in the pattern. I just thought it
looked like a fall and winter pattern.
A view just before dark.
OK, did you see my blooper?
I forgot to move my candle sniffer.
I realized it once I had all my picture loaded.
I was not going back for a redo, had my lighting
somewhat descent for once, but we all know
it shouldn't be there.
I hope you enjoyed your visit.
Don't forget to let me know what you think.
Bye For Now,
Sandy

Monday, January 4, 2010

2nd Time Around Tuesday

This is the first time I have participated
in 2nd Time Around Tuesday hosted by
Be sure to hop over and check out all the goodies,
you are sure to find there.
"Thanks" Diane for hosting this party.
This was my little bounty from the last yard
sale I went to in the fall.
These two lamps, which for the moment I am
using in my family room.
A place setting for eight of these blue metal
dishes. The lady selling these told me she had
bought them for her son to take to collage.
They looked as though they had never been
used. I thought they might make a cute
tablescape. Originally when I asked the price
she told me $3.00 for this set and .10 for
each of the other dishes she had.
My kind of sale!!!
Four milk glass plates, four small white dinner
plates and this china for a grand total of
$15.00. Better to buy in bulk, especially since
I won't see another yard sale for several months.
No special markings on the china, I just thought
the pattern was pretty. I used it in my tablescape
this week. The milk glass I gave to my Daughter
since she collects it.
Well I hope I didn't bore you tooo much with my
last bounty of 2009. I'm looking forward to
spring and finding more treasures.
Thanks for letting me join in, I can't wait to see all the other goodies waiting
out in blog land.
Please don't forget to let me know what you
think.
Bye For Now,
Sandy

Sunday, January 3, 2010

More Than Enough Snow!!!!

I'm joining Susan at
for Metamorphosis Monday.
Be sure to drop by and visit with
all of today's participates.
It's been a while since I have posted
anything. Not only were the Holidays
super busy, but throw in a wind storm,
major snow storm, state of emergency,
loss of electricity, loss of all food twice
and that really throws a girl off schedule!
We are talking six days with out electricity,
less than a week before Chritmas!
Just a few pictures before I show my
makeover!
This is what we woke up to one week before
Christmas, fifteen inches of heavy wet snow!
We lost several very old trees due to the
weight of the snow. My little deer and pond were well hidden.
But look at the bright side of things.
This was only the first day of no electricity
for the teenager.
Trust me she was not this creative the other
days!!!!
Now for my make over!
While cruising Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago,
I saw a mirror that caught my eye.
I already had a mirror from the thrift store
and had already painted it black, so I
picked up this paper.
My thrift store mirror.
The little shelf was also a thrift store find, sorry
my S is upside down. A little black ribbon
thrown into the mix.
My version of the Hobby Lobby mirror.
You can also see the ugly ceiling fan that
Mr. Copper~N~Things thinks is a necessity
in the room, NOT. Trust me it will be
leaving, even if I have to change the
fixtures myself. I'm a little afraid of
the electrical stuff, but a girl can learn!
Thanks for stopping by, I apologize if I failed
to get back to anyone, after my last post.
I hope to get back into the swing of things
this week. I had allot of time to just sit and
think of things I would like to do.
Bye For Now,
Sandy