Entry Rock Gets Numbers

At the bottom of the driveway of our little farmhouse

we have needed our house numbers

I always thought this rock would be a

great place for it

~yikes the grass~

 

The Hubs or maybe Brother Bill

put together some numbers
a few years back

they just don't quite cut it

since our beautiful sign went up

out driving around looking at beautiful homes one night with

Brother Bill & Linda

 we saw some really pretty house numbers on stone

Brother Bill found out who made them

A local guy Josh at

http://www.glacierjet.com/

look what he did for moi..

see those pegs on the back

those go into the rock

I wanted a dark hunter green to

match the sign & the roof

First Brother Bill made a template

Then he figured out where to put them

then he pulled out the big guns

put some epoxy concrete glue in the holes

~viola~

Did you notice

while he was drilling

I was weeding

~Before~

~after~

now I just need to get some

marigolds

~not a deer favorite~

and really dress this up

the lavender that Bill & Linda planted

have done so nicely but we need some more color

and he also put up a spot light with a sensor

so at night it's

~all lit up~

Thanks again for everything

Brother Bill

~I LOVE IT~

I'm having a very hard time

trying to figure out what I can

possibly do to return all the favors

my in-laws have

bestowed upon us this summer

I will let you know what I come up with!

Joining Kim's party

Wow Us Wednesdays

What a week..burglary, surgery

~whew~

It all started with a call that our little farmhouse

had been broken into...

It was a week before we could get here

and what a mess to come home to

not by the burglars

but by the police fingerprinting

that black graphite stuff was everywhere

they didn't put down newspaper to catch it

as it fell to the carpeting

light carpeting

~tracked all through the house~

on the white cabinets

on the pine cabinets

the burglars were after

~cars~

not stuff

and since I hid the keys they didn't get them

and they didn't take too much of anything else

they didn't disturb much either

all cabinets and drawers were opened

but since we don't live here full time

there is nothing much to take

unless your an interior decorator

and love roosters

~however~

glass from the broken window was everywhere

and between that and the graphite

there was much clean up

before we could even get in the house

after a 10 hour drive

It is yucky having known that people were in

~your space~

people that don't belong here...

a feeling hard to describe

it was scary being here all by myself

those 2 nights the Hubs was in the hospital...

~the hospital~ 

was a worse experience

than it should have been..

a routine knee replacement surgery

but complications with

fever, high blood pressure and high heart rate

turned it into 3 days of scary things to deal with

and just seeing him in such pain

~was hard to take~

I found I forgot all about the burglary...

that was the small stuff in life we have to deal with

the big stuff was my

~big guy~

 thank goodness he is well and recovering

this was a way bigger deal than we had expected

and we are so grateful everything is ok

~and~

that we were reminded to make each day count

oh he's gonna hate me for this..

P.S.

thanks to the Hubs

~Brother Bill & Linda~

for taking care of

~  well everything~

Annie Sloan in Gig Harbor

I hit the Jackpot

googling

Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

Last week looking for locations of stockists

I couldn't believe my eyes

GIG HARBOR...REALLY!!!!

There are only 3 in Washington

and my

GIG HARBOR

was one of them...

I jumped in my car and rushed down

to a little store that I had never seen before
she's new in town

nested between a couple of other small shops

there is the cutest little furniture
~boutique~

that sells Chalk Paint

and has classes on how to use it

a whole wall of the stuff

I just knew I was going to like this place
anyone carrying Annie Sloan just had to be
~cool~
meet the owner
~Diane~

she is so sweet
and she's soooo talented...

 she made this doll house

 fully furnished

and so many beautiful pieces of
furniture that she has re-created into something
~special~

along with her friend Jan they have created some

 incredible transfomations

of furniture

Diane likes to start out with really

well made furniture
like this Ethan Allen table

she loves this chalk paint

and her store is full of

~fun~

and I love what she can do with it

she gets the most interesting furniture in

from friends and clients

look at this one...

too cute for words

this guy is set to get a makeover

this gal is good...
painting everything she gets her hands on

she loves these broom sticks from a
company out of Gatlinburg, TN

every nook and crannie is filled
with excitement

this store is so full of eye candy

look what she did to the kitchen

she loves bunnies

her trademark

I believe I've found my new best friend!

This beautiful piece is coming home with me

can you guess which one?

You just have to visit her website
 her blog is in the works
The design Cottage Gig Harbor .com

She is the sweetest and most talented new gal in town!

Welcome Diane

and of course
don't forget .....
a stockist for Annie Sloan

http://www.thedesigncottagegigharbor.com/