TempusFugit

 I just realized that Easter is only two weeks away and, since I am heading out of town five days before that, I figured I might better finish up the tour for this year before I need to start getting my ducks in a row for my trip. I truly have no idea why or how Easter snuck up on me this year. Perhaps it is because I knew I would be gone and not hosting this year. Daughter #3 and her family-who live here in the same town as me and has my three youngest grands-will also be out of state so the usual pre-Easter things weren't on the front burner either. Or, it's just that I have been so busy getting the yard recovered from what must have been a long, hard winter that I just never got that far. 

In any case, I am now starting to think about packing, baking, etc. so I don't know how many more posts there will be before I am off. And so, with that very lengthy excuse, let's head into the sunroom.

I'm still using the pillow cover I made awhile back. Once I made the cover it was a simple matter to just print the image on to fusible fabric and iron it on.

 

I think it's a good thing that I no longer have any children or grand children making visits to the Easter bunny. This unit is full and I also have some pictures in the living room, family room and my bedroom...no more room at the inn. Lol

So that is how things looked before I went and grabbed some lunch...and this is how things look now. I took away the pillow that I had painted and brought these two in here...and I like this better. The linen pillow was from Target last year and I have had the needle pointed one forever. I think this is truly about the only room in my house where it could go with that aqua color in the corner.

And then a change in the dining room as well. When I showed you the table yesterday, the sap bucket just sat on the runner and I was OK with that. But, I decided that I would like to see what my kitchen would look like without the tiered tray-which I never decorated-or at least hardly ever-and just used as a junk catch-all. Once that was gone, the wood round tray was obvious and I had truly forgotten about it. And so, out it came and here it is. I like it because it mimics the dark brown of the tobacco basket on the shelves and, of course, the table.

And, honestly, that brought to light another board that took over another spot but I will show you that when I show you the family room. And so, for the moment, everything else is staying where it is...and, my kitchen counter looks so much larger-not sure I like it but we shall see.

And, I must say, I am loving my new faucet. I didn't think it would be that different from my old one but having the pull-down sprayer is a game changer...so much easier than dragging out the old one and pulling the hose over everything! And, the "boost" feature that I thought was truly a waste of technology is being used so much I can't believe it! It fills a pot in an instant and really gives a strong flow to the water so that things are so much easier to rinse out-who would have thunk?

So that is it for today except for giving me a chance to brag a bit. Daughter #3, who is an interior designer, was in the Southern Living digital magazine last month and now this month she is highlighted in their newest column on rooms people are designing for their pets. She recently finished a complete new build and the owners are animal lovers so she designed a special area for their dogs at one end of their very large laundry and mud room...and Southern Living picked it up. It was so exciting to grab that magazine off of the shelf and see her name and our hometown. She's famous. Lol

 Sorry for this random, all over the place post. As I said, my mind is jumping around this week...so much to do and, unfortunately, not enough time. I'll be back and maybe some of the things will be off of my list and I can get organized! Stay safe and stay tuned.