Moving Along

 I'm finding a few minutes today to take you through one more room on our St. Pat's 2025 tour because the next week is looking to be pretty full. It is filling up with more of the Southeastern Livestock Show events, more lacrosse games, family arriving in town, my grand dog sitting and then my birthday weekend. I suspect by the time all of that is over I will be feeling every bit of my newly advanced age!! Lol

Let's head into the kitchen.

I don't think I made too many changes in here this year. I did get some new shamrocks and, of course, the "real touch" tulips. I am really loving those things...fingers crossed HL gets some in in colors other than just the white and pink I already have so I can make some pretty Easter arrangements.

You can REALLY see the candle warmer that grand daughter #2 gave me for Christmas. I love that thing so much...especially that it is on a timer and that I can have the scents of my real candles without a real flame. 

I have had that little mouse forever! It's hard to tell but she is holding a small "quilled" paper shamrock. I got her from a friend many, many years ago but I haven't put her out for awhile. When I saw her sitting in the bottom of the Rubbermaid, I decided her time had come and here she is again.

Again, I have no idea why this shamrock print spoke so loudly to me, but it did and I absolutely love it! I smile every time I walk past this area.

And, something else making its first appearance is that pretty green Wedgewood teapot. That was given to me so many years ago by an older lady in our church who my husband used to help out a lot. She was so appreciative but he would never take any compensation from her so she would give me things that she thought I would like. I actually forgot all about this since I don't display all of my teapots any more but happened upon it when I was searching for some things to use in a new vignette in the dining room...you'll see that soon. In any case, I'm happy I found it and you might even see it back for Easter or spring. Lol

 And, once again, I have used this area for the dummy board wreath. I think you will probably see one here for every holiday that I have made one. As much as I like them hanging in front of a mirror in the living room, I just don't like the way the back is reflected. Even when I finished the back, it just doesn't look right so, until I come up with something better, you can look for one here.

 

That is the kitchen for this year but I thought I would share a little of what else has been happening around here the last few days.

FFA is quite the thing around here and my grandchildren's' school has a very active chapter. Last year grandson #2 tried his hand at raising a steer-as he did again this year-and it was such a positive experience for him that grand daughter #5 decided to give it a try this year with a lamb. It is quite a commitment as there is much care and tending needed and, the showing and sale is a bit bittersweet but we made it through.

My grandson has his showing tomorrow and then sale on Tuesday. This is still all pretty new to me but it truly teaches the kids so much responsibility-not even just in the care of the animals but in the finances involved and the tracking of growth and the presentation of the animal and just so much more. They really love it and so I have had to learn to love it too because I love them. Of course, I would be one happy Nana if I could purchase them all and keep them in my yard but that kind of goes against the rules so I have had to open my mind to new things.

Stay safe and stay tuned and I'll be back the next chance I get.