Changing Up The Living Room

I Thought that I would show you

my new sofa :)

Out with the old . . .

In with the new :)

Going from brown to navy 

made a big difference.

 

 

I also purchased these 

two ginger jars. 

And took the curtain

out of this window

added window film

to look like cut glass

and a shelf for plants.

It's so much fun to

change things up.

That's my post for today.

Have a lovely weekend

and 

God bless you all.

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

A Little Trick From Pinterest

Hi to all my lovely 

blogging friends!

I have to tell you 

how very much I enjoyed 

reading your comments in my last post.

  It confirmed my love of blogging 

and 

the wonderful comradery of blogging sisters.

Today I just want to share

a little DIY trick that 

I discovered on Pinterest.

My living room baseboard

was a skimpy 2 1/4 inch.

By adding a small trim

above it and then 

painting in between 

with the baseboard color

I turned it to a 7 inch

baseboard.

That brown board beside 

the paint brush 

was what I used to space it, 

instead of measuring all the time. 

If you do this on sheetrock 

it will turn out much better

than my painted paneling, 

because you wont have those

tell tale lines. 

Well, that's it 

short and sweet.

Tomorrow is my 81st 

Birthday . . .

and I bought myself 

a new sofa that will be

delivered Wednesday.

The Nazarene Church in 

our town is having a 

yard sale for their 

missionaries, so I called 

them and they came 

and picked up my old couch 😊

hopefully it will help.  

Well, you all know that

you'll be getting 

a picture of my

new one on my next pot.

Until then, have a lovely

week and I hope this 

little DIY trick will 

inspire at least one of you :)

"God Bless You"

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

An Amazing Gift From A Friend

While researching the history of this

beautiful phone I came across

this information on the 

correct operations on using it

and

doing it with respect to the operator

as well as connecting with the person your calling.    

Then using the name on the 

hand cranked generator

inside and the numbers on the base,

I found this information.

The number 893 pinpoints this phone 

to be late 1910s or early 1920s 

(specifically around 1915-1920).

Most of these phones were 

in the 890 series,

meaning this 893 

is a slightly scarer model.

This design was often called the 

"Farmer's Telephone".

It was sold heavily to independent, 

rural cooperatives to bypass 

the urban constraints 

of the early Bell System.

The second number 1038538

indicates 

that it was made at the 

peck of World War I.

 

 

My friend called me 

last week

and ask if I would 

come over, 

because there was something 

she wanted to give me.

When I found out what 

it was I asked her 

to be sure that 

her children didn't 

want it.

She said no 

she had already asked them

and no one wanted it.

She said she thought of me 

 because of my old house

and she thought it 

would be perfect here.

Well I am delighted, 

It certainly fits 

the style of my 1905 home.

☎️☎️☎️☎️☎️

Thanks for stopping by,

and if you have the time 

 please leave a comment.

I love reading them. 

📞📞📞📞📞

Your blogging sister, 

Connie:)

A Bucket Of Blue Paint

When I get my hands 

on a bucket of paint,

there is no stopping me :)

I tried to find a before 

photo of the mudroom . . .

I thought I had one,

but the bottom (under the coat hooks)

was gray and the top was aqua,

and I had a large farmhouse sign

hanging on the wall.

Those butterflies

are real, they where mounted

many years ago by

my dear friend's grandmother.

Now the gray has turned to white

and the aqua to blue.

I think this change 

looks so crisp & clean.

This is the before photo of

the wall in the kitchen

that goes into the living room.

And this is it now.

I love to change things up

and the cheapest way

is with paint 😏

All of you that have 

followed me for awhile

know that I sometimes

go crazy when I get

my hands on a new

gallon of paint.

Well, that my post for today.

Thank you for stopping by.

If you are a proud American

like I am . . .

Happy 4th 0f July

&

Happy 250th Birthday!

🎈🎉🎈🎉🎈

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

A Visit From Jack Frost

We got our first frost last

night and the season

for growing is over.

Good bye to bouquets picked

fresh for the table.

A couple of weeks ago 

I thought that this would

be my last bouquet of the

season . . .

But now with our visit from

Mr. Jack Frost

I'm sure this one is 😒

I do enjoy picking fresh

flowers for the table.

Harvesting the last 

of my carrots and onions.

It's been a very busy 

couple of weeks.

Working to clear 

and clean 

the vegetable garden.

A trip to the ER

followed by an appointment

with a orthopedic surgeon.

(all is well . . . I'm 

getting better and no need 

for surgery . . .

Boy, that took a load off!!!

A beautiful gift from

a friend of this little

blue chicken.  She has 

chickens in her decorating

but mostly red, brown and black.

She knew that blue is my color

and before donating to a 

charity shop she asked

me if I'd like it.

Isn't it adorable. 

I love it!

Oh, and I purchased

this new living room

rug from Amazon.

It's one of those washable

rugs 9X12, but it was so 

heavy that I had to roll

the box in.

It says to use a heavy duty

giant laundromat machine.

I can't image how heavy it

will be wet. I'll need 

help when it comes time 

to wash it 😳

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Well, if your still reading,

I just want to say

thank you for visiting

and if you have

the time, please leave

a comment.

I love reading them. 

  

 🍂🍂🍁🍁🍁🍂🍂

God bless you all.

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

Thrifting and Painting

 

Last week Beulah and I 

just wanted to get out of the house

so we went for a drive 

and ended up at a favorite thrift shop.

Where I purchased this 

lovely hand embroidered table

cloth and four matching napkins 

for $4.00. 

Oh, these are the last of my 

summer flowers :)

I'm going to miss having 

fresh bouquets on the table.

Before they were blue

Maybe you noticed that I 

painted my kitchen chairs

white to match the

new paint job on the cabinets.

I still had a little bit of 

white paint left over . . .

I also painted my bed . . .

I told you that I cannot be

trusted when there is a 

can of paint around.

Well, I used every drop 

of paint in that can.

I'll have to go paint shopping

if I decide to paint 

anything else, LOL.

Back to the thrift store

I purchased this little 

clipboard, also $4.

Here it is in the kitchen window.

And this painting . . .

also $4. 

Four dollars must be 

a trade mark for these 

types of items in this store. 

Our temperatures are getting

down close to freezing,

but until they reach that point

I'm enjoying fresh veggies

from the garden.  

 

If you're still here 

and not bored to death by

my post  . . . thanks so much

for visiting. 

Do you have a favorite

from my re-dos or thrift finds?

God bless you all . . .

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)