And the Fun Begins!

Now for the fun stuff,,, the stripping of wall paper, the removal of that old fashioned 'popcorn' ceiling,,, new paint, new carpet as well as new light fixtures, faucets and ceiling fan... and if that were not enough... removing trees, shrubs and weeds from the property... oh what fun!

 it almost looks like something out of a Sci-fi flick!

 maybe we should rent the house out for Halloween.. as a Mystery House! lol!

As much as we hated to, we had to have the oak tree cut down,,, it was a safety issue... it was 10feet from the house, very overgrown and was getting ready to split which could do major damage to our house if we had a bad storm. But we do have plenty of Oak trees on our property....
I will be glad when all the renovation is done and we can settle in for the Winter....
Do feel free to roll up your sleeves and come play....  :>)

Where Did September Go!?

Where did September go? Come to think of it, where did July and August go as well?
Well, here is a bit of the past months....

 We sold our home in Washington and hit the road for California.

 My dearest friend, and I haven't seen each other in over 8 years... long over due!

 Did a lot of house hunting to find the perfect one...

 Went to a Rodeo and the County Fair..

 Moved into our new home...

And now the fun begins.... transforming the house into our home.... stay tuned... we'll be ripping, stripping, painting, planting and lots more fun things...
Another beginning..... back in California.....

Oh Autumn....

 Wowzers! we got a great down pour of much needed rain,,,  The weather is cooling down and Autumn sunsets are here....

In the mean time,,, Gary & I are busy cleaning up the house we just bought... this is the view from my kitchen window....
Tomorrow the fridge and lawn tractor arrive.....
The new carpet gets installed in 10 day and hopefully our personal stuff that has been sitting in storage up in Washington will arrive around the same time.
I can hardly wait to get nesting into our new home..... and ready for the Holidays...

Old Sewing Basket.....

 I carry sewing projects in my blue floral tote when traveleing.... and while up in Oakhurst, junktiquing I found this lovely mid-century JC Pennys  sewing basket....

 Oh be still my heart.... it was full of goodies, lots of unfinished hand stitchery projects but best of all,,, the little "Sun Bonnet Sue" felt needle holder.

 'Sew' cute....

lift her skirt and there are the sewing needles... how cute is this and easy to make!

Laurie Lewis Bluegrass Music

To keep ourselves busy while we wait for Escrow to close... we have been shopping, sightseeing and attending events in the community... like this one,,, it was a bluegrass concert featuring Laurie Lewis and her band... Awesome music, fun evening and I look forward to more of her concerts.