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