Sunday, January 30, 2011

TIME OUT...

A photo of my Love and I a few months before we were married...over 40 years ago.
Thought I would share it with you as It still amazes me how young we were then and yet It feels as though it was just yesterday.
Many of you have asked how I'm doing since Dave's death almost three months ago now.
I really have nothing to compare it too to give you an honest answer...I've never lost someone I've loved so much.
There are days I think I'm doing well and then there are days when sadness becomes my closest friend.
Missing him is suffocating at times, we were so close...probably too close.
There is no place I can go...or anything I can do that doesn't remind me of him...we were too close.
My M/O is to keep busy when my heart is breaking and I've been doing that, maybe to a fault.
I think I need some time to just take some time out and climb up on the Lords lap and grieve.

I keep coming across things like this card that came with flowers years ago and find myself constantly fighting to not be sad and cry....
I've decided to give into it all and hopefully speed up the grieving process...(so typical of me).
Saddness is basically foreign to my personality...I'm always up...happy...smiling, that's just me.
I don't care for this new "Best Friend"...Sadness.
So...I'm going to take some time and see if I can't just dump it, with some help from the Lord.
I knew this retreating thing would happen...we all have our ways of dealing with grief,
this is mine.


Taking some time out to always be thinking of him now...and working things out.
Blessing to you all...be back soon,
xoxo~Kathy

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Friendship...Food...Fabulous!

Friends are angels in disquise sometimes...don't you think?

Tilapia in orange with Herbs de Provence,
Green Beans and fried potatoes with garlic and H.de Provence also...
with a little Mango Peach Salsa...
AND...Memosa's compliments of my friend...
Heavenly.... like summertime.


I know it's not Christmas but!....this is part of the cookie spread that my Memosa friend Shug was responsible for! Yeowzer!!!!!

A little encouragement from a special friend...




Girlfriends are Angels...
Hope your weekend is Rockin.
xoxo~Kathy


Thursday, January 27, 2011

The End....yes, finally!

Well...Here we go...The end...the Grand ending...the buck stops here...just ain't no more after this... the last of the Dining Room redo.

Think even my camera is tired...hope you enjoyed and maybe even a little inspired if your a pastel, pinky, dreamy kind of girl...
still need to make two more covers...maybe the next two out of a different textured fabric, we'll see.

































Chandy love...probably the most photographed chandy ever!










going a little crazy....























Well...Hope you weathered that okay.

Thanks for staying with me through the plethera of dining love.

xoxo~Kathy




Wednesday, January 26, 2011

FOR THE LOVE OF DINING...

Hello....Been gone for a couple days painting and papering at my sons house...

still in the dining room mode of sharing photos...here are a few more.
You'll be drooling over this little "Seaside Nest"...

Vicki Boster a fellow blogger sends her creations all over the world to those feeling they "Must Have" a little nest of their own to live in their home.

Perfect in the new Dining area...click on... Vicki @ http://vicki-2bagsfull.blogspot.com you'll be amazed at her knitting skills ...besides that , she's the sweetest person .


My grands are intrigued with all the little treasures Vicki incorporates into her work...


Perfect on a little cake stand...




so much talent out there in blogland...








Be sure to visit my friend Vicki and her wonderful blog..


a little frame decor...with the organdy rose project.


The antique teapot and the Ikea cups go well in here.




textures...



should be able to wrap this up tomorrow...

do I hear applauding? ha!

Been busy redoing my sons basement the last couple days, talk about a transformation.

Will share just a couple shots soon, as we're not quite done yet.

til tomorrow, Kathy.






Saturday, January 22, 2011

Dining Details...

Thank you all for your wonderful comments about the dining room...

Wish we all lived close enough to get together for a little girlfriend time in there...

would be fun.



Silverware...another obsession.



oops!...that would be monogramed...Well actually I am the mom...so maybe it works!






Details are always the most fun...










I pick up books at the thrift shops just for the colors of the jackets...mostly white.

I know some of you do too...


Quite a few more to go... Have a glorious Sunday.

Hugs, Kathy




Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Yes...even more!

More Chandy shots...

Still in the process if making two more chair back covers...








The hallways are in the process of being painted too...notice the drop cloth on the floor...



By now your probably hoping I'm winding down on the shots...

Sorry...

Have a few/many...details to share...

Til tomorrow...Kathy.