Limelights

Today I'm loving my limelights.

They are a garden favorite of mine because they

are so easy to grow and have such tall blooms.

I also love flowers that have a hint of green in them,

and these have just enough mint.

I also finished another cane back chair.

I recovered the seat with a grain sack...

working on a set of four of these for myself,

and the process is slow going because of life.

Currently, I have 3/4 done.

Limelight hydrangeas are perfect for a cottage garden bouquet...



...an armload of these signifies some of the last of

summer's glorious treasures.

-enjoy the day-

Sharing with:

Savvy Southern Style's Wow Us Wednesday

Garden Party at Fishtail Cottage

Garden Party at Delightsome Life

Green Day at Raindrops and Daisies

Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Sunday Best at My 1929 Charmer

Elaine's Sunny Simple Sunday


Debbie Doo's NEW PARTY!!



Dan's Redemption and Big Baby

With the Olympics this week, there is a lot of 'talk'

about 'redemption.'

A few weeks ago, Dan broke a 1930s full moon mirror

we had just found with a vanity.

I was extremely upset about the mirror, to put it bluntly.

Call me a big baby.

I'd wanted one of those mirrors for awhile.

So he went out later that week and found this big baby on the street...

...and totally redeemed himself!

As you can see in the photo, Big Baby needed a LOT of work.

After some new sides were glued on,

some puttying and sanding in critical areas,

some wooden dowels hammered out and glued in to fill in the missing trims, 

priming, painting, distressing, and waxing,

here is Big Baby today...

This vintage white color is becoming a favorite...

White Chocolate, by Ben Moore.

Lots of antique drawers for storage!

The original hardware was scrubbed with some

baking soda, vinegar, hot water, and a brush.

Big Baby's back in town!

No more street walkin' allowed, now she'll party with high class ladies...

Come and see Big Baby at...

Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground

French Country Cottage's Feathered Nest Friday

What Have You Redone?  Every Friday at Redoux

Potpourri Friday at 2805

Miss Mustard Seed's Furniture Feature Friday

Funky Junk Interiors- Saturday Night Special

Sunday Best at My 1929 Charmer


Elaine's Sunny Simple Sunday

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Savvy Southern Style's Wow Us Wednesday

PoWW at Primitive and Proper

White Wednesday at Faded Charm

Summer Harvest

The tomatoes are starting to ripen all at once now.

You know when that happens?

It's too many to make salads...

Time to get ready to make some sauce.

We really need to get a food dehydrator.

Anyone have one?

Aldi's has a little one for $30

and I'm thinking I'm gonna get it

and try it out.

I could make some

(pseudo!)- sun-dried- tomatoes.

So how do you like your dehydrators?

Sharing with:

Savvy Southern Style's Wow Us Wednesdays

Garden Party at Delightsome Life

Garden Party at Fishtail Cottage

Friday Fences at Life According to Jan and Jer

Sun- Kissed

It's summer, so it's still hot,

but not so stinkin' hot that you can't stand it.

At least not today.

And today is good.

The sunflower heads are getting big,

and I love to take these heads to school

-when they are dried-  for my students to paint.

They make the perfect specimen

with their radial design and texture.

And they remind me of a favorite quote-

"Keep your face to the sun,

so you cannot see the shadow."

And we'll be having a county land use meeting soon,

in early August,

with restructuring the chicken permit fee

as a hot topic.

So I need to keep my face to the sun and remember

that St Joe still has my back.

Sharing with:

Sunday Best at My 1929 Charmer

Friday Fences at Life According to Jan and Jer

Green Day with Fiona at Raindrops and Daisies