Happy For Some Rain

 We are getting just a small bit of that storm that is blowing across the country. Others are having horrible wind and tornados but we are really just getting a small amount of wind and a much needed rain. I love rainy days for so many reasons! It definitely gives me "permission" to stay inside and not worry about garden chores and it means that I probably won't be leaving the house unless I really have to because I'm not a fan of driving in rain and, it also usually means that I won't be cleaning because, to me, nothing really looks or feels clean on dreary, rainy days. So that pretty much means I am free to do anything I want without feeling guilty that I'm not crossing things off of lists. Lol And so today I thought I'd take you into the sunroom and then give you a glimpse of a few other things that my over worked mind has come up with. Lol

These shamrocks need a few more days of TLC after just being dug out of the garden and they will be beautiful. I thought about repainting the pot but decided I liked its "rustic" look. Lol

I honestly can't believe I'm still hanging this "subway art". This stuff was so popular a number of years ago and I think I made one for almost every holiday-wonder why this is the only one that seems to have survived the cut. Lol Maybe it's because there just aren't that many St. Pat's crafts out there.

So that is the sunroom-simple as always. But, yesterday my mind somehow got going on "gold". I don't actually use a lot of gold in my decor but it is all the rage this year and I have to admit that I like some of it. To me, it's a natural for St. Patrick's Day because of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow so I guess I use more of it this month than most. And so, I spied this pretty tray that I bought so many years ago in a boutique decor shop here in town. It was made in Italy and one of those things that spoke to me. I have used it in various places but most recently it has just been in my bedroom on a chest.

I happened to see the rim of gold and decided to bring it out into the family room because there was already a number of gold accents there from the St. Pat's decor.

This is one of those cute chargeable lamps. My daughter had one and after using it so much during our power outage in the last hurricane that went through I decided to pick up a few for myself. This one actually came from Walmart and has a number of different settings and light intensities. I think they said it will "burn" for 6 hours when on.

These are just a few of the things in this room that have gold accents and I'm sure I could have found more. I think the things most of them have in common is that they are a burnished or antique gold. I think that must be why I like them. I'm going to be running some errands tomorrow and I think I am going to be on the lookout for some gold bunnies for my Easter decor-just enough to make a pop. 

And then as everyone was leaving this weekend, we noticed this. It has taken many years for this to happen. They are finally meeting in the middle and they are BOTH blooming. The one that gets the most sun is doing better but I am just so excited because this was exactly what I had in mind when my brother and sister-in-law helped us rig this up. The leaves took a bit of a hit in our frosts because I only covered the roots this year. They're taking longer to come back but the blooms are gorgeous!

And then just a couple of random pictures from the lacrosse games the other night. Both the girls' and boys' teams played a team from Gainesville who are always very good. Our girls took a loss but not as large as we thought and, considering that they are just starting out, they played well. The boys were actually ahead at one point but then things got "real" and they too lost but were actually very happy with the way they played. It was freezing as we sat there for four plus hours so we didn't hang around to see the kids after so, no pictures with them but a couple of them on the field. The TCHS Celtic mascots showed up for this game and the bagpiper accompanied the boys' team on to the field. That is always exciting because you don't hear too many bagpipes in person these days. 

So that catches you up on me-if you were at all interested. Lol Tomorrow will be busy and then my hopes for the whole weekend are to hit the outside running. I think it might be safe to finally cut back everything hit by our cold weather and I am chomping at the bit to get to it. Not sure when I'll be back-maybe if I find some treasures tomorrow I will share-so until then, stay safe and stay tuned.