A very French Chair !

Just dropped in at the local Goodwill on my way home Sunday. My luck! I have seen this elegant style of chair for years and loved it. The second I saw it , I knew it was going home with me. Love the soft gold floral. Seems that a dog loved chewing on the arms , but I was not discouraged! no not I! As soon as a spot was picked for this beauty , I applied dark furniture wax which was immediately soaked in and drank up by the dry wood. The rest of the chair was just perfect. A good vacuuming and voile !

Entertaining the thought of paring down......

The sisal rug made a huge difference in the appearance of the room.

                

As you can see I have a full house. 

I love the green paint on this chair.

Now that we are grandparents, with another announcement just recently. This last week our daughter shared her good news. She and her husband were just beaming.I suddenly realized how many treasures I have all around . Not exactly child proof.  Where do I begin paring down? I changed a rug in my living room and I was amazed at how much a sisal rug calms a room.  I found these 3 chairs this last year and I am really not ready to part with them yet. Decisions, decisions...Maybe I'll start with my closet ..... Ha!

Something magical happened this week . I became a Farmor (grandmother)

On May 31,2012 Little Ella Mae came into our world. She arrived 4 weeks early and weighed in at 6.3 lbs and 18 inches tall. I actually felt a warm loving light come into me as I held her for the first time. What a delight to meet her, my granddaughter! She is the daughter of our son David and his wife Alyssa.
That's what my week went like.
It was my "Thrill of the Week"

Introducing Miss Ella

Granny and Ella

Great find at the Goodwill!

Last Saturday was a lucky day for me at the Goodwill. I came upon a wonderful white wicker dresser  that was in great shape.Ah-ha! guess what I am using it for. It now stands in my kitchen with a chopping block at  one end and a granite tile at the other end for hot pots and pans. So for a frugal $20.00 I changed the whole look of my kitchen. Love all the basket drawers for various shaped trays, those rolling rolling pins, napkins and even those extra large cooking pots and pans. Amazing what a dresser can do for a room! Thanks for coming back and come again. Comments are most welcome.  What do you think?

Our Baby Shower for Alyssa Sunday May 6,2012

Yes indeed, it took a village to put this party on. We did it! Our son David and his wife Alyssa are expecting their first child in June. From the moment  and I told family and friends that I was planning a baby shower, I had volunteers for every job it would require.  My sister-in-law Dorraine volunteered to do the flowers. She made corsages for  the  two Grandmothers  and her Great Grandmother. I have a home filled with  treasures from The Thrill of the Hunt. So sis-in-law came over and helped move furniture, clean up the front and back patios after our long cold ,wet winter. Together we cleaned the chandelier  and painted patio furniture!Whew! my friend Priscilla loves to bake, when she said she would bake the cupcakes and  thank you for coming cookies. I knew we were in for a treat. She used some ideas from Pinterest and executed them beautifully.Here are some pictures from our shower for Alyssa. Hope you enjoy them! Feel free to leave a comment  (I'd love to hear what you think) and thanks for stopping by......

I've stayed away too long

 I have stayed away too long! My hubby is now semi-retired and I find myself going

somewhere all the time!  Its just us and our two poodle mix pooches, Irma and Louie. They have our middle names. When our now adult children say"You treat them better than you treated us" I say "Yes,and they behave better than you did! Lol.  I hope to get back on a regular once a week basis to share"The Thrill of the Hunt" with you. Thanks for coming to my blog today.