Prim Show Goodness

OMG

What an amazing show we had!

Even though it snowed the night before,

and the morning of the show,

our die heart customers came out in full force.

Bob and I did good, and I was able to purchase a few things.

Also visited many friends and enjoyed catching up.

Every time we do this show, 

we meet more wonderful vendors.

I will let the pics tell this story as I try and catch up

on my blog reading.

Hope you enjoy and let me know if something

tickles your fancy.

Did you see something that you liked?
I know I did!
Well off to catch up on blog reading.
Hope everyone had a great weekend.
Bob and I have another prim show this weekend.

Prim Show Goodness Blessings To All!
Janice

Kitchen Redux

Happy Hump day all!

Please pray for those affected in this Nor'easter.

Almost a million folks here in Michigan lost power last week

and still 7000 without power a week later.

This will be my last post for the week

as we are heading to Holly, MI on Friday for a really

nice primitive show.

Hope to see some of you there.

I have to price items the next few days and Bob will be loading our van.

We have stored lots of nice prims for this show!

Tonight I would like to show you a few pics of our kitchen

I am not happy with these as I had to put the flash on...

so things look brighter than they normally are.

I will take more pics at another time.

I do love the white in here now.

Reminds me of both of my gramma's kitchens.

Both were white.

Gramma B had a small kitchen with a small dining area.

While Gramma H had a galley kitchen and also a dining area.

It makes our kitchen look bigger.

The wood floor makes it look clean.

Moved a few of my blue enamel pieces

 to the top of this cabinet.

The white apothecary is a different white than our walls.

The new linen curtains were purchased at Kohls.

I kept the Honey Crust sign here in the window.

It brings in the light while bringing privacy...

as my neighbor is close by.

Before I close, I want to give a big HOLA

to my blogging friend Mildred who is currently in Spain.

Hopefully the weather is nice out there for her.

Will take pictures at the show and show next week.

Taking some spending money with me too!

(shhh...don't tell Bob) :-)

Kitchen Redux Blessings To All!

Janice

The Bunny Hop

Hello All!

Geez where does the time fly?

The wind storm last Wednesday knocked out power

everywhere, except thankfully our humble abode.

The town where our store lost power,

the small town south of us without power.

It was a very eerie sight driving through at night.

Almost a million folks here in Michigan

felt the effects of no power.

Fortunately yesterday around noon the power

came back at our store.

Mildred your bunny will go out in the mail tomorrow.

Kelly the paint we used for our kitchen was
Benjamin Moore Classic Gray for the walls and
Valspar Polar White for the trim.

Will post pics another time of our kitchen.
Bob has things a mess again as yesterday the water
would not drain from the washer...
ended up being a major problem with the drain pipe
rusted out and Bob having to replace pipe and wash tub.
Always something with an older home.

Things have been very hectic.
Trying to get everything done for the show this weekend.
Then we also have another show next Saturday.
Plus Bob and I are hosting our antique club here
at our house.

This is what I have been working on all week.

Girl Bunny

Picking a Spring flower.

A wool grape hyacinth.

Boy bunny.

Digging in the garden.

For his Winter carrot.

Are they not a cute pair together?

Off to the show they go.

Now it's time for me to get my butt back in gear,
and finish the other pair,
and then catch up on my blog reading.

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!
Temps in the high 50's here. Yesterday 20's
and 3 to 5 inches of snow tomorrow.
Guess Spring will be in my mind still...
and not outside once more.

Bunny Hop Blessings To All!
Janice

Ember Days

Have you heard of Ember Days?

It is said that whatever the weather on March 8th is ~ 

the same weather will be for the month of April.

March 10th forecasts the month of May,

while March 11th forecasts the month of June.

Ember Days are always the 1st Wednesday, 

Friday and Saturday after the first Sunday of Lent.

(boy that was a mouthful)

Well today here in Michigan we were under

a high wind warning.

Although we did not lose power, my daughter did.

Hopefully this Ember day does not foretell the windy

weather it is forecasting for our weather here in April.

~ one never knows around here ~

My dad use to tell me that Ember days for his dad

meant farmers would gather together and help

each other to get their fields ready for crops.

For my dad, Ember Days meant

gathering up the many rocks that the frost

brought to the surface on Grampa H's farm.

Grampa H would drive the tractor with a wagon behind it.

My dad and his brothers would walk alongside and

pick up rocks along the way and put them in the wagon.

Once they were done walking the fields,

Grampa H would drive to a place under a tree.

He then would go get the backhoe,

and dig a big hole and bury all of the rocks.

The first time my dad heard that

Landscaping companies were charging for rocks...

he said if only he still had his dad's farm,

we would have been rich with all of the rocks

they buried each year.

Guess it was not meant to be.

All of the rocks in my pictures today,

were purchased at you guessed it ~

a Landscape company.

Wish I had access to my grandfather's farm now too.

What was your weather today?

Try to remember what it was and see if you have

the same weather in April,

then in May and June.

Ember Day Blessings To All!

Janice 

March CupboardScape

Another manic blue Monday in the books.

Hope all is well.

I finally have my kitchen back!

W O O H O O

Which means I have my cupboard back.

W O O H O O !

This month being that Spring is just

around the corner...

I wanted to bring in some GREEN.

It was also only fitting to add this sweet lil lamb

as our March here in Michigan came in like a lamb.

I purchased this sweet lil chalkware lamb from

Misi over at 1890Gablehousemusings blog.

Complete with nest.

Adorable indeed!

Plus since March is also the month of kite flying,

I tucked in my early kite winder.

This would be used to hold the string for your kite.

Side view with my greenery.

Sweet lamb on my black scale.

Tucked in some purple flowers

and my oil lamp to finish the look.

I managed to get this cabinet completed,

and one other one.

More pics of our completed kitchen at a later date.

I so love the white on white of the room now.

The trim is a different color than the walls.

Hope you enjoyed this look.

Any signs of green sprouting in your neck of the woods?

Green Blessings To All!

Janice

My Job Today

Sunday March 4th, 2017

My job today will be putting our kitchen back together.

Yesterday Bob and I spent the day with my daughter.

Bob measured for Mikalaya's (granddaughter) new loft bed.

She is going to be so surprised when it is finished.

Her comforter is in pinks, greens, turquoise, 

purple and black.

Bob is half Lebenese,

 so we went to our favorite Lebenese restaurant.

We ordered the dinner for three in which we enjoyed 

Hoummus, Baba Gannoush, Raw Kibbe (yuck)

Both Bob and Michele like it though.

Fried Kibbe (which I like)

Meat Pies, Tabboulie, Chicken Shwarma, 

Lamb Kabobs, Kafka, and Rice,

Bob and I then went to Hobby Lobby and bought

Mikayla some awesome colorful baskets which

will be placed inside the steps to her new loft bed.

We just had have breakfast with a friend this morning,

then Bob went off to purchase the wood for the loft,

while I went to the grocery store. 

Saw our friend Sandy there and chatted with her.

Always nice seeing you Sandy!

Now I am off to do laundry and get our kitchen back in order.

Bob put all of the furniture back in.

Now I have to clean all of the drywall dust

that is over everything.

The good part is that I am going to redo

things back in a different way somewhat.

It will give the space a whole new look.

 

Side of our fireplace where I have a pie peel

and a blue bench.

Ace inspecting as usual.

Our fireplace is in the middle of our house, 

with the back side facing our kitchen.

See the drywall dust on the bench,

This is what I get to look forward to.

Wish me luck.

What are your plans for this Sunday?

My Job Today Blessings To All!

Janie

The Fives Come Alive

Happy Hump Day everyone....
and boy am I glad this week is almost over.
Thank you for your warm wishes for me getting better.
I believe it is our roller coaster 
weather here in Michigan that got me sick.
Once again temps went back into the 60's,
with severe thunderstorms last night into the wee
hours of the morning. 
Now the wind is howling and snow overnight is expected.

Once again I am going to talk about the 1  3  5 rule.
Most of my fives are showcased as a collection.   

Like this group of 5 quilts.

Or these 5 blue tick pillows.

Sometimes I group the same color family together.

But most of the time, I stick with collections,
such as the Graniteware.

Then there is my Yellowware Bowl collection.

(the 5th one on the bottom is in the shadows)

Hope this helps if you want to use collections of Five.

I prefer using three items or a combinations of 3.

Remember though...

don't decorate with two or four items and you will

decorate like a pro.

Settling in now for a cold Winter's night.

What will you be doing tonight?

The Fives Come Alive Blessings To All!

Janice