Playing House In The Living Room

Some of you may remember this sign.

I made it last summer from scraps

from Steve's wood pile.

It was the boost that I needed to play

with our living room.

Four years ago I started with these 

Walmart light filtering curtains. 

They are fine and fit the purpose of

privacy and budget.

When we moved in paint, plumbing, 

and a new roof took priority. 

Saturday I went to Lowes 

and purchased pleated blinds

and curtains. 

They look so much nicer in our

little cottage home.

I'm dancing my happy dance :)

Back to the Farmhouse sign . . .

It inspired me to try painting again. 

I have canvases in the barn loft

that I have had since before I injured my right hand 8 years ago. 

I wanted something with blues and greens

and that had a Spring feeling to it.

Anyway, I had fun painting it.

It's not what I did 8 years ago 

before my injury,

but hey, I'm enjoying knowing 

that my hand works this well, LOL.

After a year of therapy 3 days a week,

I finally got my thumb and pointer fingers

 moving at normal function.

After that first year, I just kept pushing it,

and today there is not much that I can't do 

with that marvelous thumb and finger.

For any of you that needed to hear this,

I just want to encourage you to never give up. 

On that note . . . I'll say,

KEEP SMILING!

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)