Brain Overload

Good morning friends.

When Bob went to the store

the morning he moved the new cabinet

to the wall where I wanted...

my brain was on overload on how

I would decorate it for Autumn. 

After lots of moving and rearranging,

I finally was happy with what I chose.

The top has a blue basket, apple cider jar,

and a hornbeam filled with orange leaves.

First shelf I placed the dried pumpkin gourd

on top of the faux wallpaper box,

colonial girl print and a bail handled pantry box

underneath the new pantry box I purchased.

Second shelf a blue pantry box, redware plate,

leather books, cross stitch piece I did,

with a bowl in front.

Third shelf a large cake crock, redware plate,

with a script crock jug.

4th shelf more crocks.

Now for some up close photos.

I bought this from Marie

Olde Lady Morgan.

If anyone remembers Marie,

She made the funkiest pumpkins.

I met her at a prim show one year,

and she is so very nice.

Very little is needed to make  a happy life.

Pattern by Notforgotten Farm.

Dried walnuts in a 1700's bowl. 

Pantry boxes.

Pumpkin gourd and wallpaper box.

Finally the whole shebang.

Draped this linsey woolsey blanket

over the door and then pinned this

early blue child's dress on.

I also added a blue coverlet piece

on top to hide the light cord.

The sides of this cabinet are 17 inches wide.

The shelves are the same.

This one side looks more blue than red.

In my opinion, this was once a blue cabinet.

The person who brought it back to

it's original red paint forgot

to do this side.

You can also tell this on the door.

The outside is back to red,

but they only slightly brought

the red back on the inside.

The white dots were someone who

tried to cover up the square nails.

They failed doing it.

I would have left it the way it was.

The nails would have given it much

more character.

Oh well...no one will really notice.

When Bob and I saw this cabinet

at Seville Antiques,

it was completely filled with crocks,

so I knew than my heavy ones would

be safe in this.

In other news,

my BIL was given another

basketball coach award.

Last one was in 2014

where he was inducted into

the Michigan Basketball Coaches

Hall of Fame.

Now he was given the John Wooden

Legacy Award

for excellence, longevity,

character. leadership and service.

He taught high school math for 30 years.

Plus has been the varsity girls

basketball coach since 1983.

Congratulations Coach Gary Bennett.

Well deserved.

For the replacement of our store roof.

Bob went with the company who also

did our home one about 4 years ago.

They will do the store roof next week. 

Bob also finished getting our Winter

wood pile ready.

We utilize our wood fireplace often.

The other one is an electric one.

Depending on the direction of the wind,

determines which room to stay in nightly.

How do you get ready for Winter?

Brain Overload Blessings To All!
Janice

 

 

 

Sunday Starts

Hello friends.

I cannot believe September is over already.

It has been 6 months since my retirement.

Cannot believe half a year already.

 

My pattern for Pink House Sampler

finally arrived.

This is my 2 day start. 

I chose this pattern as a tribute

 piece for my parents.

Two reasons.

The first being, 

this saying is perfect.

It reads:

The loss of a father is much.

The loss of a mother is more.

The loss of Christ is such.

No other can restore.

The second reason is 

when my parents built their first home...

they chose a pink brick one.

I know this is going to be another

huge house to stitch,

but will be worth it in the end.

Now that October is here,

decided to finally bring out 

this pattern Three Witches pattern.

Am not going to stitch this 

as one piece though.

Will make each witch into a pillow.

Here is the start of the first witch.

Added in the top motif...

but will not be adding in the alphabet...

well the alphabet you see here.

Will surprise you with what 

I plan on doing with those letters. 

Stitching this on

32 ct Dusty Road linen

by Seraphim Fabrics using

the called for DMC floss.

Am loving her wicked face thus far.

I did change things up just a tad.

Wanted to add in some purple.

So I grabbed DMC #31.

Used it for her belt and started

a few of the letters.

Am really enjoying stitching on this. 

Finally, I started "John"

by Notforgotten Farm.

Isn't he just adorable!

I so love all of Lori's "Little's"

The only floss I changed was 

his coat and hat from DMC black

to DMC 3031 for a more brown look.

I plan on stitching both 

Priscilla and hopefully Tommy

as well this month.

I want to stitch smalls this month.

In other news,

well we need a roof replacement

on our antique store building.

Bob is getting quotes...

but this is going to be costly.

UGH

Just glad we have the money.

Tundra is loving the cooler weather.

Morning temps in the 40's now.

I do not want to turn on the furnace yet,

but it may come soon.

October is the month Bob and I 

love to watch old horror movies.

The black and white ones which

feature Lon Chaney, Lon Chaney Jr,

Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi & Vincent Price.

Plus we always watch Hocus Pocus,

The Addams Family movies,

Beetlejuice and Casper.

Do you like watching horror movies?

If so, what are your favorites?

Spooky Month Blessings To All!

Janice

Progress On Samplers

 I made progress on all six samplers.

This is where I left off with 

AB 1816 Quaker Sampler.

 Now finished the flower in the vase motif.

Floral Motif Sampler last month.

Completed the gray flower motif,

plus the red floral one just above.

Wrapped the border around

to the bottom now.

Am almost finished with the

ginger flowers.

Am loving the colors on this one.

For Faith 1831 I also finished

the left side border and am now

working on the bottom.

Also finished the large flower pot

with some grass underneath.

Next up is Mary Hill 1854.

This one is for my son Matt.

Hannah Ann Wallace 1850

This one is for my daughter Michele.

I finished the 1 over 1 secondary 

alphabet on the left.

Started on the right side.

Stitched the fruit bowl and heart.

Finally The Winter is Past.

This one will be for Bob and I.

Now that Sampler September is over,

will continue to put these in rotation

just on Saturday and Sunday now.

Now I want to focus on Fall/ Halloween stitches.

In other news,

today would have been 

my mom's 92nd birthday.

Happy heavenly birthday mom.

Monday I received a phone call from 

an assisted living place that I had checked

into over a year ago.

The girl called to tell me that had an opening.

Before She could go any further,

I notified her that my mom had passed.

I did not realize they had placed mom

on a waiting list.

Was outside on Monday watching

a chipmunk running all over the place.

It was really cute to watch...

and boy could he run.

 

Am also enjoying the Autumn weather.

70's during the day and 50's at night.

Some of the trees are now starting to turn.

Hopefully you all are also enjoying

this season.

Bob and I will be going to the market today.

He is hoping to get an eggplant to make

eggplant parmesan later. 

Sampler Blessings To All!

Janice

Living Room Autumn Decor

 

***WARNING***

Long Picture Post.

Featuring our living room 

Autumn 2026.

Autumn is my favorite time

for decorating.

However growing up, I never

used the word Autumn or Fall.

Most of you know that

 both my maternal and paternal grandparents

had dairy farms.

They called this season 

 HARVEST

This was the season for harvesting

all of the crops and getting all

of the food needed for the long Winter,

prepared and stored for both themselves

and for their livestock.

It was a busy time.

Therefore this was the Harvest season for me.

It was not until I was a teen

when it felt awkward not calling it Harvest,

and I adapted to the words Autumn and Fall.

Did you ever call this season Harvest?

In other news,

we are not getting rid of our truck.

I meant I would not be needing the truck

again if and when we go back down

to Southwest Ohio.

Bob still uses his truck for the store.

In fact we went on a pick last Monday

and he bought a few small tables.

Seville Antiques is in Seville, Ohio.

They are closed both Monday and Tuesday.

I did want to go to Gleaners afterwards,

but since we knew the storms were

coming in, we opted not to.

Ya Ya, thank you for the invitation

to stay at your place.

The blogging community is so wonderful.

I did not realize I was that close to you either.

Maybe next time we can visit.

I sure hope all in the path of this

Nor'easter is safe and sound.

From what I hear it is going to be 

a wicked dangerous storm.

Stay safe my friends.

First Harvest Weekend Blessings To All!

Janice 

 

Our Adventure To Ohio Country

 

Hello friends.

First I will show you everything 

that came home with us.

Will share what happened below.

Leather Books

Pie Peel

For those who do not know what this is.

It would have been used in wood ovens

to place food in to bake and to take out

once cooked.

Hooked Chair Mat

I so loved the muted colors.

Not so much the original colors from the back.

Dried Pumpkin Gourd

Faux Wallpaper Box

Top

I did see 2 original wallpaper boxes.

Each were over $500.

Too expensive for my blood.

Pantry Box 

Top of this brown box.

Tin Lighting

Small Red and Blue Coverlet Pillow

The best item that came home

was one item I was truly hoping to find.

It was the  only  reason why we  took the truck.

Was so thrilled when I found it.

There were three, but when I  spotted

this one even Bob liked it best.

PERFECT

A Wonderful Early Red Prim Cabinet.

This is where we left it once we got

in that evening...

just before the rain came.

Now to our adventure.

We left our house at 7:30am.

I was driving.

I wont let Bob drive any long distances

because his left eye is still not 100%

from his stroke.

We stopped at Tim Horton's for

a quick breakfast...then we were off.

It would be a 3 3/4 hour drive.

At the Southern Michigan border

the first rainstorm hit.

Boy was it a doozy. 

I continued to drive but slowed down.

I knew Southern Ohio was expecting

thunderstorms in the afternoon

and was hoping we would be back in Michigan

before it started.

Well this rain put us behind.

Then most of the Ohio turnpike 

we encountered road work...

which lowered the speed I could drive.

More time lost.

Once I got off the turnpike,

I hit more rain.

UGH

We finally made it to Seville Antiques

at noon. 

Was hoping to be there by 11:15.

Again it rained a bit while we were shopping.

Bob and a worker got the cabinet in the truck

and I made one more trip around to see if

I wanted anything else.

Bob came and got me and said we should go.

So we paid and off we went.

Next stop was El Patron Mexican restaurant

in town.

We love this restaurant.

By the time we got our food, 

Bob was looking at the radar and said we should go.

We ate half our food and got carry outs.

When I hit the freeway,

the tarp started coming off.

I had to stop and Bob could not get it back

on the cabinet.

Now we really were in a time crunch

Plus now the cabinet was out in the open.

I was speeding most of the way back....

yes and glad I did not get pulled over.

We made it through Mansfield just before

the first thunderstorm went by.

Got on I75 and Bob said we might make it

in time before the storms hit Toledo.

But a storm was headed for Findley.

Well speed demon me once again made

it through both Findley and Toledo.

However once we got on I94 in Michigan

where we take this final freeway to get home,

there was a traffic jam.

EGAD man.

Now I was running out of gas.

UGH

We were on the freeway going through Detroit.

Bob thought we would make it.

I kept looking at the gauge...nope.

We needed to get off.

Unfortunately for us, where we got off,

the gas station was three miles from 

the freeway and not in a very good neighborhood.

Bob went in to pay cash for gas,

while I stayed in the truck.

I sure did get the looks from everyone who walked by.

I felt very uncomfortable.

I knew we were not wanted here.

Bob felt the same.

He pumped the gas and we were off.

Thankfully no confrontations.

Me driving in a new truck in a place

where there were only old jalopies.

Just glad it was still daylight.

We got closer to home and Bob 

looked at the radar once more.

Rain was headed towards our house,

so we stopped at a restaurant and had dinner.

Arrived home at 7:30 pm.

Safe, sound and no rain.

I thanked God.

A deer was in our neighbors yard 

after pulling in.

We spooked him and it went off

running into the woods.

Grandpa Ed is leaving for Florida

for the Winter, so we had to go that day.

He watched Tundra for us.

No more cabinets will fit in our house now,

so no truck needed ever again.

In the morning Bob placed 

the cabinet here for me.

Then the fun began...

...to be continued.

But wait...

On Friday I bought more prims.

Bob called me and said I might want

to go to this estate sale in town.

Well I went alright.

This is what I brought home

that day.

2 Wax Sealer Crocks.

These were the canning jars

in earlier times.

Also very rare to find and if you do 

very expensive.

I got them for a song.

Wood bunny

Small pull toy horse.

What is it with me and horses?

Finally these three wood tops.

Perfect for July 4th decor.

Well I may not have been able to

drive the antique trail this year,

but I sure did score last week. 

Adventurous Blessings To All! 

Janice