Creative Bedmaking.

Dh and I have an ongoing battle with

making the bed each morning. It's now

become quite the feat to make sure we

outdo each other with our respective

"creative bedmaking" skills. Here is

dh's latest attempt: a tree with bears!

💗 Chy 💗

 

First Lunch in LV.

Not long after we landed and headed to the

hotel, we searched for a cool place to eat lunch.

This restaurant was in the hotel and we enjoyed

the food. A few staff had already arrived but we

didn't find anyone until after we had our lunch.

Then the fun began, but first, yummy, great food!

~ Chy

A New Passion.

A dear former co~worker recently invited me to a day

on the lake. She taught me how to paddle board, we

shared a lovely chat while we ate lunch in the middle

of the water, and my heart was filled with love and joy.

Now I have a new passion and this may end up being

a new journey. Kayaking is fun but this is even better!

~ Chy

Second Birthday.

Yummy, creamy baked macaroni for

dinner, with garlic bread and salad.

A beautiful "made just for me" ice

cream cake ~ so very worth the wait!

Winnie the Pooh Lego set ~ the 100

Acre Wood. Looking forward to the build.

And the latest Magnolia Magazine,

just in time for the Christmas season.

Loved my second Birthday just as

much as the first one. So much fun!

~ Chy

Blogtober: Day 12.

After a super full and busy Thanksgiving weekend,

a sweet little print of a baby and mama hippo. Love

the colors and softness. I wish I could paint and draw

like this artist. One day ~ dollhouses are my art now.

~ Chy

Capturing: Day 31.

Totally looking forward to getting

back to these carefree days ~ when

the word "Covid" was NOT part

of our daily language. It's slowly

getting there. We truly already

did appreciate life. But now more

than ever, it will forever mean so

much more, until the end of days!

~ Chy

Blogtober: Day 31.

Happy Halloween to those who participate

in this fun filled day. Even in this crazy year!

Our little guy is away this weekend but we are

still all decorated and ready to hand out candy

to our neighbors and their children. In our rural

subdivision, a thread started about what everyone

thought for the evening ~ staying home or going

out and the majority were still going to hand out

candy. I'm happy this is something we can all do

and have fun, while still staying safe. We bagged

up our candy in to colorful themed bags and they

have sat for some time. We'll be using a set of

tongs to choose a bag and put it in to the child's

Halloween bag so everything is safe. We often

only get between 8 and 12 kids out here and it

sounds like that's what it will be for tonight as

well this year. I hope the kids all have fun, that

no one becomes ill and this is a lovely memory

in a year that has been so full of sorrow and

hard times. Wishing you a lovely Halloween!

~ Chy

Lobster Dinner.

Dear grandson has a great imagination

and he loves to make us all "dinner" that

we have to order. Menu and all. This is

my most recent lobster dinner! Yummy!!

~ Chy

More to Share.

More pictures of our Centre. We love the soft colors.

And the open feeling, the places to hide and play.

The books, the toys, the art materials, the discussions.

The laughter, the tears at times and the amazing staff.

Solitaire.

Last year was really difficult and I had to

find ways to keep myself calm and focused.

I ended up finding an online version of Solitaire

that became my "go to" tool when I needed a

break from all the thinking and anxiety. I began

to challenge myself with a goal to score under 100.

And I finally did it! Just like getting through a

really crappy year, this felt like a lovely little

achievement for someone who is goal oriented.

And it was and continues to be a great way to

distract myself at times as well as give me a bit

of break when things get tough. Along the way,

a sweet memory or two has popped up of being

at my grandparents house and learning to play

Solitaire with real cards, by hand. I love this

version much better! Fun fact: did you know that

 the game of Solitaire has been around for many

centuries and that it used to be called Patience?

Breathe September #3: Fun.

A late afternoon sun shower kept our 

little Mr. B. intrigued and in giggles. 

Boot Sale #2.

A trip to the Antique Mall Boot Sale in June

netted quite a hall. The value of all these items

was over $220 ~ the value the vendors had

listed them for, not the true worth of course.

I had saved and saved as this was the largest

boot sale of the year, so I knew we'd find some

amazing treasures. We left home early and I

had a tidy $200 tucked away in my wallet.

But after careful and fun negotiations, our

final total was a very lovely $160. Success!

A pretty petite point, two tiny English tins,

sweet rose votives, a pretty pair of frames

with attached planters and finally, a colorful 

print for our bright and color filled guest room.

A tiny ballerina dress, a yellow floral patched

pillow for one of the window seats and a frame.

Sweet smocked dress, a pair of Irish salt and

pepper shakers, two vintage books for our

growing collection (pink and purple), a

tiny box from Russia (I have matching ones

from my trip there at 16), a vintage planter,

a unique round biscuit tin and a painting.

Love this painting for our master

bathroom. It has all our colors in it!

On my wish list forever, a Boston Fern

plant stand and here it is! It was listed for

$45. I'm sure this is the same one at the

last Boot Sale that was listed then for

$85. I offered $25 to start and it was

accepted! I had many comments and a

number of gasps as we walked it out to

our car. So happy with this purchase.

A shot to show how big the frame

is. And a steal at just $8.

It's actually a chalk board and what caught

my eye and made it endearing was the

vintage glass knob on the end. When I saw

the price tag, I was sure it said $100, which in 

my head I was justifying because of the work

that would have gone in to it to turn it from

an old frame in to a working piece for our

kitchen. And the know is well worth that

amount. Then the lady who made it and

approached me and said I was welcome

to make an offer as she could see I was very

interested. I took the tag in my hand and it

was then that I realized it said $10, not $100.

I was going to just pay that and she said

she would let me have it for $8. Sold!!

She was happy it was going to be loved.

Close ups of the smaller items that

rounded out the larger pieces we chose.

The black iron pieces are a hanging plant

stand that we are going to put on the porch.

Such soft colors in these matching frames.

Trying to decide where to put them now.

A tiny teddy for my tiny collection.

And a depression era green jar with lid.

Finally, the first piece we picked up ~

another wish list item to cross off!

Have you attended any Boot Sales lately?

Is it something you have in your community?

Capture December: Day Thirty-One.

Hi everyone!

I am so proud that I was able to finish the Capture December Photo Challenge. I honestly thought I would not get through the entire thirty-one days. In the past, I've tried a few times to participate in an activity that had a deadline but unfortunately, I get so distracted so easily that finishing isn't always possible. This time, I did it! Very proud of myself and I'm actually now looking forward to another opportunity in the future to participate in a photo activity. 

For the final day of the challenge, I chose these photos from Christmas Day to depict the prompt "Fun." Our little guy received a large gift from Mr. Claus and he was so excited to open it. Grampa had fun helping him out too!

What's inside?

Ooooh, the excitement builds!

The tongue is out ....

.... and still there when all is revealed!

Time to read the instructions.

And later in the day, when it was all set up.

What was a fun moment on Christmas Day for you?