Before...and after

I have had this in my house for 20 years, now it resides at my neighbors.....

I just put this together yesterday.......I cannot move this morning.....what do you think? I still need to go get the baskets that go in the cubbys underneath.....
The picture above it is temporary, just needed something there til I figure out what to put there?

How I spent my day yesterday.....

A pictures worth a 1000 words.......lolololol.........at least I didnt get whacked this time....she whacked an old man on the elevator...he never saw it coming........

Glenni...stop laughing, I can hear you all the way to Cali....
BTW...its Cupcakes BIRTHDAY today...Happy Birthday....enjoy your day!!!!!

And the winner is..........

First things first......my garden has a lot of firsts this week.....look how tall my sunflowers are getting......



First zinnia....

First daisy....

Gladiola.....

Sweet Peas......the smell is heavenly...

Im really drawn to yellow lately....so when I saw this purse...come to momma!!!!!

Well...I got tired of looking at these boxes in my garage, and hubby has been swamped, soooooo last night I decided to tackle it myself...oh my aching bones...I could have finished it too had I been able to screw these tiny little screws into the door hardware, but thats another story...the man will help me finish it...lololol....I'am woman hear me roar, I can do anything!!!!!

OK...onto the important detail of the day...the WINNER of my little contest.....YES...it was JACKS....come ON girls, are you all to young to remember this little game. It kept me occupied for hours, and later I played it with my girls, and I was so addicted to it I played it every recess at school...WHEN I wasnt playing hopscotch...which I am not going to try, trust me...
What ever happened to playing those games at recess, do the kids still do it??? remember Chinese jumprope? and the little chains and charms we used in hopscotch?
OH, and what was that game with the string we wound around our hands???? well...I think those were way more fun times for kids....so when I was at the market and saw the jacks, I just bought them on a whim, brought them home and got down on the floor, and guess what, it all came back to me.....so I will keep practicing, because who knows, someday I might have a grand daughter, and by then, I hope I can still get down on the floor to play a game of jacks with her.....and then get UP off the floor...lololol......
SO the winner is Anne from Cottons and Wools.....your goodies are on the way!!!!

ok heres a hint.....

It makes me feel like a kid again..........

A bad day for the little cheech....

We had some pretty scary weather here yesterday, I can't remember louder thunder in So cal.....this reminded me of when I was back in Ct. and got woke up in the middle of the night by the loudest thunder I had ever heard......this was a close second. I swear it shook the house.....my poor little cheech was on my lap for an hour...shaking....



OK, I finished a kit that Cupcake gave me when she moved.....it was fast and fun......and it seems every time I do something new, I learn something.....onto to bigger projects I say!!!!!!!!

Not much else today but I will be back in a couple of days with something fun I have been doing...heres a hint....you have to sit on the ground to do it.....the first person who guesses and leaves a comment wins some perfume goodies!!!!!

More Gardening.....

I have had a birdbath in my front yard for quite a few years now, and the birds never use it, I think its just too deep for them.........soooooooooo......copying my friend who did this, I decided to plant a succulent garden in it.....I LOVE it!!!!

Finally got sweet peas!

In honor of the 4th of July!

Everybody has to get into the act!!!!

I had this old seed spreader sitting around so I decided to turn it into an herb garden.....
Its raining and we have thunder here in cali.......very strange....but good for the garden!

aching back...........

Yesterday I met a friend down in the OC.....had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory overlooking the Pacific, and then a trip to Rogers Gardens......BLISS...
I planted a few things last night when I got home, I will finish up today...
Roger's just has things we cant get here at my local nurseries...so I filed up my poor little bug to the max.....

Come to momma my beautiful new pink zutter corner rounder!!!

Got these hands when I was back in New England at Brimfield....Im sad I didnt get the big huge honkin one, didnt feel like lugging it around, now Im so sorry, guess I have to make another trip..........