This crate I bought in the summer is one of my favorite new things to decorate with !
We used it for a picnic basket originally but it can so easily be filled with anything for any season.
Flowers in the summer...............Christmas greenery in the winter.
For Fall it makes the perfect backdrops for gold and red and orange.
I originally stained it ...............but painted would be just as good
I filled it up with some Dollar Store foliage - spending 10.00
The crate cost 7.99 from Home Depot ( but they sell these all over ) and looks like this - a blank canvas
I meant to put castors on the bottom of it - but haven't gotten around to it yet
And there you have it - a seasonal interchangeable decor item for under 20.00 !
Hope today is a wonderful one for all of you !
Much love,
Me
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Good morning !
Come in - don't just stand there - I have to close the door immediately !
This week someone asked me if the raccoon problem had been solved.............
Suzan says - Raccoon problem?
Neighbor says - Well there was a huge problem with them in your house a couple of years ago - they were crawling along the roof and coming in and out of the attic.
I screamed.
I literally let out a blood curdling scream...............and terrified the neighbor.
It would appear we're living in Grey Freaking Gardens ! ( if you don't know what I'm talking about google GREY GARDENS - my all time favorite documentary )
THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME !!!!!!!!!!!! AND BY LAW IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ! Beware of kind little grey haired old ladies who are selling their homes...................seriously - beware!
The stuff ( hidden ) that we've unearthed since moving into this place is beyond a nightmare..................
Between rodents ( all eliminated ) and faulty fire hazardous electrical wiring ( since updated ) and plumbing
( updated ) and floods in the dining room ..............and...................and.
It hasn't stopped.
Not a month goes by that a new horrible surprise doesn't make itself known.
Do you remember the movie THE MONEY PIT? ( my all time favorite comedy )
Do you remember this scene?
When the raccoon jumps out at Shelly Long?
That's now my newest fear.
And don't you find it a little ironic that 2 of my favorite movies involve raccoons ( of which I hate? )
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Anyway - despite all of it - we're plugging along here.
John's been busy making shutters
I've been busy painting them
John's been busy installing them
I've been busy dreaming of decorating the window boxes for Christmas
( I want to make it homey for the raccoons - God love them )
This photo is on the side of the house - we have 2 leaded glass windows on either side of the fireplace - the outer windows are out because I need to paint them but here it is done - I'm over the moon thrilled with how cute they look ! Those leaded glass windows are the only redeeming factor of this place.
Can you just picture greenery and some colorful ornaments ( and lights - oh my gosh - lights ) in that window box?
Here's how it looked before ( and the window frame's been painted black already in this photo )
Doesn't it resemble a jail house window?
See that bleeding paint under each corner?
The wood frames have been clad in metal and it's obviously rusting inside - nothing a little silicone won't take care of but isn't that awful? WHY DIDN'T THEY SEAL IT WITH SILICONE IN THE FIRST PLACE?
( that's me screaming - I'm prone to do that every now and then with this fixer upper )
We won't be painting the building until next year so I just quickly ran a roller of white paint over it - just enough to cover that up.
Here's a close up of how it looked prior to painting it
These window shutters have probably made the biggest impact of all on this house - and it's by far the cheapest fix we've done ( I feel like it's putting lipstick on a pig )
Let's see now - we've got a 58 year old man marrying a 19 year old from the Phillipines.
His first wife was also from the Phillipines - but she left him ( and their 4 children ) because she wanted more
" things "
Sooooooooooo - his solution ?
If at first you don't succeed - try try again.
They showed a clip of her touching the window of his car - and him reprimanding her and telling her to NEVER touch the window on his car - to which she promptly touched it again ! She's a rebel !
This is going to be riveting - I can tell already.
Next up we have a Mormon boy marrying a Russian girl ( whom he had converted while overseas on a mission trip ) and couldn't tell her he was falling in love because - well you know - you can't mix business with pleasure ) she happens to be a former vodka drinking go-go dancer - this story should be more than fascinating to watch ! ( although I have a suspicion this may turn out to be one of the success stories )
Oh ! And then we have the young girl who went to Israel and fell in love.
I'm not sure why but her and her parents flew to Canada - while he flew in from Israel to meet them
It was very important that they meet him because they'll all be living under one roof - a 3 bedroom condo.
The best line of the night?
Her father asks her why - with all the available men in the States - that she has to " import " one - I laughed out loud !
And then there's the nurse that went to Jamaica - met a lifeguard - spent 10 days with him and is on her way back to Jamaica to bring him back and marry him ( not quite sure why he can't just fly over on his own )
She showed him the bikini she's bringing with her and he LOVES it and can't wait to see her in it !
Ooh la la !
So already we have controlling behavior - drama - a connection that's covering 3 countries - a steamy beach romance - and supposedly a couple of women plagued with jealousy ( I haven't " met " them yet.)
What more could you ask for from a t.v. show ?
Between that and the new books I have ready on my end table I should be thoroughly entertained for the next few months.
John says - What are you watching?
Suzan says - 90 day fiance !
John says - Oh not that crap again - how can you stand watching such nonsense ?
Suzan says - Shhhhh - I'm already invested.
Sad.................it's just plain sad.
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Sunday's forecast -
DEAR GOD !
NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I DREAD FALL ?
I wore a sundress last week working outside - got a burn on my shoulders and now THIS is in the forecast.?
I doubt it'll happen - but just seeing those words is terrifying !
SunOct 18
Snow-rain showers Last year we didn't get snow until the week before Christmas - which was perfect - I'm certainly not ready for it now - the first year ( in a few of them ) where I've actually done a little Fall decorating and now snow? ______________________________________________________
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend - we'll probably spend much of it glued to the tv watching the weather station - with scowls on our faces ................or this - maybe we'll watch this again
I can relate to Walter - sometimes you just gotta laugh!!!
