A SWEET TREAT FROM ITALY

 

My dolls made it all the way to Italy,

well in pictures anyway.

Sweet Susanna of

vittoriana.blogspot.com

was kind to do a post of my "babies".

Have fun checking it out.

Thank you Susanna for your thoughtfulness!

 

God bless,

Evi

 

QUIET REFLECTIONS

 

There are times in our lives where we need

to sit back and reflect.

This is our time to do that.

 

 We had a very bad medical scare in our family.

It has made us sit up and take stock.

It made us be thankful for second chances,

and it made us grateful that we are still

all together.

It makes you realize that small things are not

all that important.

It makes you thankful that the worst has not happened.

And most of all, it teaches you to make

the most of every day,

to love each other and life.

Plainly said...

don't sweat the small stuff.

 

 

The snow makes me feel quiet.

It makes me feel secure inside,

being alone with my thoughts.

 

And life can be beautiful!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It snowed again after the last snowstorm.

This time some of the flakes were as big as the palms

of my hand.

Incredibly beautiful!

 

There is a fairytale by the brothers Grimm

about Frau Holle.

When she fluffed up her feather bed,

it snowed beautiful snowflakes.

This reminds me of it.

 

 

The snow was heavy and wet.

Truly a winter wonderland.

 

 

The black of the crows looks pretty

against all the snow.

 

 

So magical.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next month is spring,

all this will be a memory,

With spring will come renewal and hope.

Hold your loved ones tight,

let them know that you love them.

 

God bless,

Evi

 

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

 

 

A little birdie told me

that he loves me.

Thank you honey!

 

Aren't they beautiful?!

 

 

Happy Valentines Day

to everyone.

Hope you all feel loved

and cared for!!!

 

God bless,

Evi

THE GREEN HORNET OR INSIDE A PEA

 

I can't decide if I am dealing with living with a

bathroom that reminds me of a green pea,

or an annoying green hornet.

I guess, it is a bit of both.

 

We embarked on the remodel of this little half bath

next to the bedroom.

Actually there was meant to be a bathtub in this room,

but the first owner of our home,

(we are the third),

decided that she needed a closet for her dresses more

than a bathtub, and reversed it....so that space it is now in the hall.

I would have preferred the tub, but we have lived with

it so many years, that it will stay the way it is.

Nonetheless, some things really needed updating.

The toilet needed to be turned a 90 degree angle....

and who knew, that a "little" change like that

could entail two days of work from our plumber

and empty our wallet.

But it needed to be done.

When your knees hit the vanity, you know there is a problem.

 

 

All in all, it served us well, but it is time for a change.

 

 

 

 

It is all torn apart now, and work is being done as I write.

 

We are doing a new color scheme, and are going

with grey and white.

 

 

We picked a vanity from the

Martha Stewart collection at Home Depot,

and things that went with it.

 

 

I am going with polished nickel for the faucet, lamp,

and towel holders, etc.

I LOVE this faucet from Martha.....

problem is, the write-up about the quality is NOT good.

So, the search is on for another polished nickel faucet.

 

 I am staying with the light fixture, only two lights though.

This looks like brass, but is polished nickel too.

 

 

This is the picture on the box of the vanity.

This looks distorted. Top and bottom measurements

are the same.

I am using tile like shown in the picture on our floor,

and there will be bead board halfway up.

It will be nice to get away from all the green.

 

With all of this, I am sewing,

because next week I will post some rabbits.

(More about that soon) 

My back does not allow me to sit sewing for

hours as I usually do....still sciatica problems.

And most of all....

there is our little Lulu!

I like to thank you all for your kind words,

and helpful advice.

Lulu is a treasure!!!!

She is still hiding a lot during the day,

but now the couch which has a skirt,

is her favorite hang-out.

She lets us cuddle her and purrs like crazy,

but she still does not let us pick her up.

We respect her wishes.

She does start to play with us.

We bought her a scratch stand with a round disk

which holds a ball that rolls in a track.

So, she is on one side pushing it, and I am on the other.

I'd say, that this is a huge improvement from

two weeks ago.

She seems to play like a crazy girl all night,

but stays with her toys, not my "stuff".

When things settle down a bit, I will visit everyone again.

Until then, thank you for giving me hope

that things will change with Lulu.

 

 

 

 

As we are waiting for the approaching super snowstorm,

I keep telling myself, that next month is spring.

So whats a "little" snow....

I wish you a wonderful weekend!

 

God Bless,

Evi