Wow, it's November 13, 2021

It's been a long time since I posted anything here.  If anyone receives this update and wants to visit me again, I'd love to have you stop by.  shortly I'll be showing some of my cards again.  I've still been making them, and introducing my granddaughters to the craft as well.  But my life has taken a huge turn since I last posted.  I can' really show off that  lovely kitchen because I had to sell that house and move.  In August and November of that year I was hospitalized and for a while on life support before the days of Covid.  And upon being released told I could not live in my house by myself any longer.  Luckily my youngest son Steve had just got a place beside his house that he could rent out, so I moved there for him to assist me when needed. then, due to some life/family changes he had to move away in 2020 and that wasn't a good situation for him or me.  So now, this fall we purchased a house together and we are going to give this a try.  We'll also have my two granddaughters with us every other week.  I love that. All that literally happened just a short while ago, so we're still living mostly in boxes.  My computer is set up, but no much else in my craft room.  So bear with me as I get settled.

Please leave a comment and let me know you are checking in  - that might motivate me to get more  unpacked and set up. and keep posting.

Merry Christmas everyone!

  Well, I know I haven't been around in a very long time, and I hope to improve that soon.  very busy summer and fall around here with working on the house and things  Didn't even make Christmas cards this  year.  But I kept up, mostly, with all the birthday cards I send.

I intend to try and send out New Years wishes to most of my list.  Then I also intend to start learning more techniques and I hope you'll get the chance to see what I learn!!  I hope to blog much more in the coming year.  AND, I intend to start using that Silhouette Portrait machine that's been just sitting for 2 years.  Shame on me.  Wanted it so bad, and  had hoped to find someone in the area that I could convince to help me learn it.  No such luck so far. 

So, please do come back and visit  me and I'll even have a few blog candies planned for the year.  Seems like not many people do that any more, and it was such fun.

So, wishing all my crafty friends a wonderful holiday season, and a very crafty new  year!!

Wow! Been a long time since posting....

And so much has changed.

First, my kitchen is done, and  has been for a while, nearly a month now.  Sorry for such a delay in letting everyone know.  I had two great friends (Laura and Chris) who came and helped me reload everything (well, nearly everything) back into and arrange things pretty good.  That's still a work in progress as I have been trying to sort through and discard a little bit as I go!  Yea, image that?!!  Necessary evil that I hardly ever do.

I LOVE MY NEW KITCHEN!  It was a lot of money spent, but so worth it to me.  So now I'll include a few of the pictures.  The messy table is where I'm still sorting through boxes, not that it's perfect otherwise, but truly usually better than this!


I promise to try and be back more often to update.  For now I'm making some other changes as well.  Trying to get back on track with the Lifestyle Change to converting to Ketogenic diet and getting healthier.  And a few other things as well.

Stay tuned.

Progress on Kitchen....

Here is some of the progress on the kitchen.  Still has a couple weeks or so to completion.  The cabinets shoiuld go in early next week, followed by the flooring and the counter top fittings.  Then it is supposed to move pretty quick to the end and lighting and pulls and knobs and trim paint and finalized!!  Can hardly wait.

I can't believe a month has gone by....

since my last post.  Wow, time flies.   But it's all good.

I've been busy working on things to get my kitchen ready for remodeling.  It is now supposed to happen on Tuesday, and I can't wait.  There have been a couple delays including missing the start date last week because my contractor had a death in the family, which I fully understand takes precedence but I am more than ready to begin.

It's a lot of work clearing everything out of the kitchen!  In fact, my granddaughter Dahlia asked me if I was moving!  I teased and told her yes, but then clarified that's what is sometimes feels like!  But I've also had someone come in and paint out my kitchen chairs and table legs and also the bottom of my hutch and those projects look great.  I still have a couple of choices to make to get my part done, but I'm almost there.  It's tough choosing the correct color of yellow I want for the walls.  The lower cabinets will be Espresso (nearly black) and the uppers are going to be Stone (gray).  The flooring is changing to a kind of gray driftwood look and the lights are all stainless or brushed nickel.  I'm excited, can you tell?

I also bought a new clock that's easier to read!! (yea, I'm aging and admitting!)
I'll share more as things happen.  Wish us luck on completing this before my birthday on July 3