Raindrops Keep Falling.....

Please!!

We need you to....

like the rest of the nation we have not had rain

in so long.  Our grass is brown, our trees are drooping,

so when I heard it start, ever so softly about

2:00 a.m.

I smiled....

 I laid there awake planning my quiet morning

enjoying my new magazine that arrived in the 

mail yesterday with a cup of coffee on my porch.

I had to turn on the light....

 I sat so I could watch the rain drop on the steps.

Funny when you take such pleasure in 

the simplest things!

 This is what we have to look forward to.

 My daughter and her friends don't mind.

If you can believe it they are tired of

Swimming!

Yep, the only way to get cool, has been in the pool.

You can only swim so much....

Thank you rain!

Yep, the perfect spot to 

take a few quiet Cool moments

to myself!

Are you getting the weather you want today?

Thanks for stopping by!

Ahhh....

Finally some relief from the heat!

I don't know about where your at, but here

and for most of us, it has been miserable!

 But, this morning it is cool and refreshing outside

so I decided to sit out on our porch and do a little post

about what we've been up to around here.

My hubby took from the 4th until today off from work.

I think he had plans to spend alot of time working on our shed.

But, because of the heat that didn't happen....

except for a few small things when it was somewhat cool enough.

I did get one project completed after months of  nagging patiently waiting.

I'll tell you about that in just a second. But, first I want to share 

something with you that I finally found!

 I mentioned in an earlier post when sprucing up our porch

that I wanted to hang this sign, but hubby won't let me put a nail 

in our vinyl siding....

Well, I had heard of hangers in the past, but in asking 

around at different home improvement stores,

none seemed to "know" what I was talking about.

Which surprised me with all the homes that are

sided with vinyl these days!

Anyway, as determined as I can be sometimes....

I Googled and lo and behold I found them!

 Why it took me so long is beside me, but

I ordered them off ebay and within 2-3 days

they were here and I got my sign

~and a few other things~

hung!

~ NO hammer or nails required~

easy peasy!

 Here is a close up of one....

sorry it's blurry!

You just slip that top hookie end up under the siding

and Wa La....

ready to hang something!

Now for the project I've been excited to get done!

 I had mentioned in the past about wanting to have

a trellis put up behind my swing.  You can see the 

pieces waiting on the floor directly behind it.

The hubby wasn't real excited with my  plan

and in fact said it wouldn't hold the Wisteria

gone wild all over my porch column....

 But I begged and yes, Nagged enough!

So I painted them a very dark hunter green

and waited a few days and finally he surprised me

and hung them!

 I. Am. In. LOVE!!!!

 No matter the angle it just makes the whole porch....

 In my opinion!

(hubby admits he likes it too)

That Wisteria really has gone crazy trying to

wind itself around everything.  It wound up 

and around my porch swing chain and up to the ceiling....

But, it hasn't produced a bloom yet

and we've had it about 8 years!

If you have any advice please let me know!

 This is the last I posted on our shed.

As I said hubby took those days off to work on it.

He has done alot since you've seen this picture and I 

will do a post about that in the next few days.

I think you'll be impressed!

Today I have to go run some errands

and have my mammogram....

I had my physical last week and complained to

my doctor that I hate having them done

because I always get called back a few weeks out

to come in for an ultrasound because they have a "concern"!

I have fibrocystic disease....of course they are going to find something!

So, the doctor said she could request they do both today

because she has the same problem and it does cause concern

when you get that call.  Wish me luck as you never know!

Can't wait to get back Home and enjoy

my porch in this cooler weather 

we are thankful to have right now!

Enjoy your day and Thanks for stopping by!

Dinner On The Porch....

can be very Romantic....

A little candle light....
some soft music....

Dinner for two....

on the porch....

Wild mushroom ravioli, homemade with basil cream sauce

and parmesan reggiano cheese...

The salad was a balsamic vinagrette reduction....
on a bed of Spring greens....

with blackberries, raspberries, strawberries....

and pecans....

So good I forgot to take a picture!

Oops...

all made by my loving husband....

So now you know....

he's the one....

he does most all the cooking in this house....

and why not, when he makes fabulous food like this!

Love You Honey!

Old Wicker, New Life....

I say old, not meaning antique, but probably 8 yrs...old. And not expensive wicker either, but a decent set for my needs. Last year I had it on our back deck, which gets the hot sun for most of the day. So it is weathered and not the cool chippy kind of weathered, but the chipped and flaked kind of weathered!

Although, that is kind of a shabby chic kind of look, I guess. I just grew tired of the white color!

So I purchased some spray paint, great for wicker, twice the coverage (so the can said). I chose the color Nutmeg, not too dark and not too light! The plant stand is in fact, old....antique kind of old....older then 8 yrs for sure! It was the cool kind of chipped, but....I still painted it and I like it better! Now I need to find some cool plants to put in it!

I like how these "whirligiggy" things fell on the seat of my settee! The pillows are new this year
from Kohl's and are a tad darker then the one on the left. I think they give my wicker a pop of color!

I got the lamp shade, which is wicker, from the thirft store the other day for $1.99. It is very sturdy! The lantern on the coffee table is from WalMart last year $10 and the shabby flower carrier is from an arrangement from my Mom's funeral flowers! The rug I bought years ago from Kmart and just tired of it in the house. Good enough for the porch!

This is just a view from my porch I thought I would share. My rhododendron is doing nicely this year and the little pink flowers in the lower corner are on a weigelia bush!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

It's Finally Done....

This is how my husband spent most of his vacation last week.

In the 90 degree weather we were having.

~Before~

~After~
Much Better!

~During~

~Completed~

And just in time for my Beautiful Daylily's to bloom!

Thank you Honey!!

Enjoy Your Weekend....

I hope to be spending some good book time on my porch!

How about you?

The Last BIG Thing....

to do on our HOME is this porch! I love this porch! It is closed off, so to speak, from being able to directly access it from the street which makes it feel private, almost. It holds my porch swing and my wicker furniture. I have a lamp on there that I turn on at night, which makes it feel like another room. It's nice to sit out there and read a book or just "people watch".


My husband had to rebuild all of the little slats surrounding the bottom of the porch. They had sunk into the ground thru the years and had rotted. This porch when we bought our HOME, was being supported by 3 cinder blocks. So of course new footings were poured and now it is sturdy again. My husband also had to rebuild the railings and now will be concentrating on the ceiling, which right now there basically is none. I would love to have this porch screened in, but Mr. Fix-it does not agree at this time. So for now I will still enjoy my porch and work on getting her all painted and refreshed....she deserves it for all the enjoyment she brings to me!