Kitchen Morphing

Kitchen before we moved in

 Downsizing and moving into our Cottage

 has been so much fun.

Tom and I don't plan on remodeling.

 It's darling just as it is.

But painting...yes!

Kitchen right after we moved in

The kitchen was cute but I didn't love it.

I knew I had to do something.

So off came the cupboard doors.

Still wasn't in love with the kitchen.

So I painted the back of the cupboards a gray-blue

and added some lace to the edges of the cupboards.

Still working on morphing this kitchen.

Stay tuned.

Next,we are working on the stove area.

I'm beginning to love my kitchen.

Construction Mania

When we first moved into our cottage

 the neighborhood was quiet.

But we knew it wasn't going to last long.

Little by little the apartment complex has grown.

It has been so interesting for us to watch.

The workers arrive at the break of dawn and head home when it starts getting dark.

Rain or shine, wind and sun.

They have no set hours.

We were told that they could work from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM, seven days a week.

(So far they have taken Sundays off.)

The noise and busyness isn't a problem.

I've even gotten to know the flaggers, who stop the cars at the end of the road.

Now they just flag me through.

February 2, 2012

This is a picture from our deck looking down the driveway.

February 20, 2012

 

March 2, 2012

This picture was taken in the front yard.




 

So far it's four stories high.

They will be adding one more level.

Who needs entertainment when we have so much going on all around us.

A Day of Balloons

Last Friday was a day of celebrations,

 done with balloons.

We said Good-by to Arthur (our dog) with balloons.

We wrote love notes on these balloons and let them go.

The children were told that the balloons will be in heaven

waiting for Arthur when he arrives.

 Up, up and away...

Later... Friday Evening

 We went over to Todd & Stephanie's home to

 celebrate Tom's 60th birthday.

We started the evening off with a balloon game. 

They had blown up balloons and inside each balloon was a question.

Each of us had to pop the balloon to get our question.

 Here is Stephanie tiring hard to pop her balloon.

By the way, she's pregnant and due in Aug.

We laughed and laughed,

as we tried to come up with creative ways to pop each balloon.

Next they served us a delicious crab dinner.

After dinner we got out the board games.

Fruit and whipped cream with a candle was the birthday dessert. 

Thank you Todd & Stephanie for making a sad day,

fun and memorable.