Serving up a little Molly appetizer

Someone is a naughty ween today ....

I am wordless for how naughty she is. :)

Fall Walkies

Yesterday ( Oct 20th ) was such a lovely day out hubby and I decided that a bit of walkies was in order.  Emma was of course always game as that little girl could live outside in the bushes if I let her I bet :)  Zoe was of course off at my parents Tug playing peek a boo with the fish and her fishing pole.

Checking out a neat spiderweb. 


I sure love these two! :) 


Which way ... choices choices ...


I am going this way!  ( something interesting in the bushes beyond the photo )


And a rather shakey video as I was holding them on one hand and trying to use my phone with the other. NEXT time I will "think" to take the regular camera with me for better photos and video to share. ;)

McDougall Cabinet.. making progress

 I had a very big A'HA moment this afternoon.  From all the research I have done I concluded that my cabinet was in fact a McDougall but NOTHING is better than a little paint removal to see a basic outline of what once was ...  It was the teeny bit of proof that finally concreted my feelings about what make it was. 

If you look carefully you can see the MCDOU portion of McDougall.  Yeah.  I let out a yip of joy when I saw it myself. ;)


A second splash of paint today since the weather was lovely here on the Oregon coast. I feel like it's "getting there" as far as being closer to coming home and being tucked away in my kitchen.  I guess I have a couple more coats to go.  I have no clue, I just go by what my domestic diva Momma tells me. If only I had inherited her skills for sewing and eye for turning the most run down into something amazing.  I still think I got a bit over my head with the hoosier but she's been a fantastic cheerleader the whole process. :)





Only the areas that will actually be view are getting painted.  I see no reason to waste paint if it's literally going to be behind a drawer where it will never see the light of day again.  ;)



Today was also a de-uglyfy day for the hardware.  I've still got a ways to go but the brass is showing now and that makes me happy!

5 befores and 2 afters.  


That thing to the right of the photo .. I thank my darling hubby for allowing me to "play" with his tools. Sadly I now know why he can't hear me very well about an hour or so after he's been out in the garage doodling around at the bench.  I feel rather deaf hours later.


I am still considering putting green milk glass pulls and knobs in place of the originals but while I debate that idea I thought I might tidy the originals up and perhaps use them if I haven't made my mind up before the cabinet is done. 


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