The unexpected Happiness of a photo

Once in a while my little ones will wander in, see the camera sitting on the desk and ask me if they can "play" with it.  It's not a very spendy one so I am not overly worried when I say yes. Usually my oldest takes pictures first and then supervises the little one with it.

Well .. once in a great while a pretty photo will show up on the disc after they've had their fun with the camera. I am guessing my oldest took this one since she had it outside in the backyard last.  It sure made me smile and really catches just how pretty Mishka is.  :)



Happy Monday world! :)

PAINT!

There is NOTHING .. and I do mean NOTHING like opening the can of paint and dipping a brand new brush into it's lovely creamy texture.  I felt bad for the poor paint brush, all pristine and new. It had no clue what hard labor it was in for.  Neither did my arm.  :) 

Today I spent the afternoon putting on the first coat of paint on my McDougall Cabinet.  There is something thrilling about putting on that first coat of paint.  Who knows, maybe it was the fumes but when I was done I really did do a happy painting dance.  The process is just that one step closer to being finished and being in my kitchen as a useful and amazing vintage piece.  I am excited! 

One bit down, the rest to go ...


Those slats.... one at a time... ugh!   :)


The "view" of a finished first coat.  I am happy!


Thanks for peeking and have an amazing weekend everyone! :)

Vintage Thingy Thursday ...

A Native American made Pin Cushion from the early 1900's. I picked it up today looked at it and put it back down ... then I walked back to it and told it that it was coming home with me. I had NO clue what it was just that I really liked it and it would look neat in my living room.  I paid a whopping $5 for it.  When I did a little researching on it, it's possible that it's made by the Iroquois nation and sold as a souvenir at Niagra Falls.  I about fell over and was rather pleased that I second guessed myself and picked it back up.  :) 

Enjoy!



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