Showing posts with label antiques. Show all posts
Showing posts with label antiques. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

MONTEREY

Hello everyone,

How are you all today? I'm doing fine.

Monterey is a beautiful city.  There's this one building that I drive by quite often when I'm downtown.  It is heavily decorated.  I'm not sure how old the building is. My first thought is that it was built in the 1920s or 1930s based on some of the design features.

There is a flower shop on the ground floor that has been there since the building opened. Hmm...that's a thought. I should walk into the flower shop and ask the owner. 

Here's a photo of the building from the outside. It has some amazing detail and I LOVE the fact that the main entrance to the building is on the corner. You don't see that kind of detail much anymore:
































The flower shop is called "Flor Monterey".  In any case, I'll make sure and get some more photos of this building sometime this week or next week.  It has so many interesting details.


There was a controlled burn out at Fort Ord yesterday and then again this morning. Here are a couple of pictures that I took with my mobile phone camera.  It looked a lot scarier than it really was, but I figure that as long as that smoke is not shaped like a mushroom, we're doing fairly well :)

The first pic was taken around 9:47 a.m. this morning from the Whole Foods parking lot. The controlled burn had just started at 9:30 a.m.
































This next photo was just over an hour later. It was taken from my front yard. By this time the smoke was quite thick and it even covered up the sun. However, it didn't last long. It's 1:20 p.m. now and most of it is clearing away thanks to the wind.
































I actually have today off from work. So I stopped by my hairstylist's salon to get my bangs trimmed. They were getting kind of long and I just can't make up my mind about whether to keep them short or grow them out long.  In any case,  I had my mobile phone with me and snapped a couple photos.  There is beauty all around if we can only learn to keep our eyes open for it.

I really like bougainvillea. It's a beautiful plant that grows very well here in the Monterey Bay peninsula area. I just loved how this particular bougainvillea was growing up around the slats on this balcony railing.

































I also love vintage antiques, including trucks. I usually see this beautiful Ford truck at a local carwash. Today it was parked downtown.  This is my dream car, for real :) :) I so would love to drive something like this.
































I also went to Trader Joe's to buy some cheddar cheese. I have a leftover bag of gluten-free tortilla chips that I purchased at TJ's yesterday. Then the idea came to me to make easy peasy nachos. So on the way to the store, I stopped to get a photo of this beautiful iris. This is another flower that I see a lot around this area.
































Oh, and in my backyard, we have quite a few different varieties of trees from Spanish oak to a very tall Redwood tree.  Well, a few weeks ago, one of the trunks on the Spanish oak just fell over. It just missed the house by a few inches. Thankfully there was no damage. One of our neighbor's was really kind and helped us chop up the trunk. Most of the wood has gone to the yard waste recycle bin. This is what it looks like now. Thankfully the rest of the tree is solid :)
































That's about it for now.  I hope you all are enjoying your Tuesday.  That's the news  from the ocean shores of California today. Love and hugs, Heather :)


Wednesday, March 7, 2012

TEACUP TUESDAY

Hi everyone,
I'm a day late with my "Teacup Tuesday" post.  Okay, so I posted this photo earlier this week.  This is a vintage reproduction napkin holder from the Homer Laughlin China Co. It was made in 1996. Doesn't it have a vintage feel? I purchased it at a yard sale for about $1:

































That's one funny looking "teacup". Well, when I went to check who made this napkin holder, I saw that it was made by the same folks who made one of my china teacups.  This teacup is made by the Homer Laughlin China Co in the early half of the 20th century. I haven't been able to figure out the exact date of production, but it is a Craftsman style china pattern. So my guess is that it was made sometime in the 1910s or 1920s. If you have any information, please let me know:































I received this teacup from a friend back in 2004.  It's funny how I acquire some of my china pieces. However, she asked me if I wanted this. I said "YES", even though I thought this piece was rather ugly at the time. It grew on me, and now it's one of my favorite patterns.  Did you notice the secret flower detail on the inside rim of the cup? I just LOVE this kind of detail.  Here's a photo of my teacup again, so you can admire the lovely flowers:































There is a slight crack running through this teacup. So it's no longer something I would drink out of. However, it is a lovely cup to put on display.  This is the backstamp. Oh what a backstamp this is. It's one of the fanciest backstamps that I have ever seen on any piece of china. I'm sorry about the dirt around the bottom of the cup. It was like that when the teacup was gifted to me. I've not been successful in getting rid of the dirt marks. Inspite of that, this backstamp is it's own work of art:





























This pattern is called "Chartreuse".  I did find other pieces in this china set at Replacements Ltd. However, I've been unsuccesful in finding out more about the history of this particular china pattern.  When you turn the cup around slightly, look at the lovely detail you can find here:































I really love vintage items because of their attention to detail. This teacup is no exception.  It's what makes this particular teacup very special and unique. 

Most of the items in my china collection are mismatched pieces.  When I was taking photos of my teacup, I realized that it would look lovely with this saucer which was purchased for $1 at The Goodwill thrift shop:







































The floral detal on my Homer Laughlin China Co. "chartreuse" teacup seems to match the floral detail in the center of this china saucer.  Now this saucer is a Grosvenor China pattern.  The green and gold detail around the edge of the saucer is what first attracted me to it.  Here is a look at the backstamp:



This saucer was made in England by Bristol Festcon. 

I really enjoy tea very much: drinking it, collecting china, eating food during tea time, everything about it. There is something very lovely about a nice cup of tea. Maybe it's the people that I get to spend time with. I'm not sure. However, tea always brings joy to my heart.  Thank you for joining me today. Please come back again to visit anytime. You are always welcome here.

That is the news from the ocean shores of California today.  Love and hugs, Heather :)

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

MY TEA THINGS FOR JANUARY 4th, 2012

Hi everyone, 
Let me share my latest teacup and saucer with you today. Before I do that, let me give you a short update on our "plumbing" problem here at the house.  YOu can click here to read the original post. We finally had the plumber out for a third time in a week. They ran a camera down the pipe and discovered that the pipe was an old "Orangeburg" (sp?) pipe that was installed when the house was originally built back in the 1940s/50s.  The pipe runs 24 inches below ground, underneath the garage. When my aunt had the house remodeled, they never found that pipe, because they never looked.  When they installed new water pipe, it was installed only 18 inches below ground..so they never discovered the old pipe. Basically, the old pipe is very small and is collapsing in on itself. It will need to be replaced, eventually...but for now, my dad and I can use the upstairs bathrooms just fine with no problem. So, we're okay for now :) :) That's is a total answer to prayer.

Okay, now for the fun stuff.  This teacup with matching saucer was given to me as a gift by my aunt's friend.  She had purchased it at an auction. My aunt's friend said that it was in a box full of junk. It was like finding a diamond in the rough.
HERE IS A VIEW OF MY LOVELY PINK ROSE TEACUP WITH MATCHING SAUCER, AS SEEN FROM THE TOP. IT IS A LOVELY SHADE OF PALE PINK, WITH BEAUTIFUL CHUBBY, RED ROSES AND OUTLINED IN DELICATE GOLD

WHEN YOU SEE THE NEXT PHOTOS, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY I TOOK THIS PHOTO FROM THE TOP VIEW.

THIS IS MY TEACUP AND SAUCER AS SEEN FROM THE SIDE VIEW.  YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THE TEACUP ITSELF IS A SIMPLE, PLAIN WHITE WITH A DELICATE GOLD STRIPE RUNNING AROUND THE CENTER OF THE CUP. ALL OF THE DETAIL IS ON THE INSIDE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL TEACUP.

THIS IS THE BACKSTAMP ON THE TEACUP. IT SAYS "BY APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN - CHINA POTTERS - PARAGON - FINE BONE CHINA - ENGLAND REGD"  THERE IS ALSO THE LETTER "P" ON THE CUP.  I'M NOT SURE IF THAT IS SIGNIFICANT OR NOT. IT DOES ADD A BIT OF MYSTERY TO MY TEACUP.

HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SAUCER. IT IS REALLY LOVELY.  I THINK PINK IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL, ROMANTIC AND VERY FEMININE COLOR. IT ADDS A TOUCH OF BEAUTY TO THE EVERY DAY THINGS OF OUR LIVES.

THIS IS THE BACKSTAMP ON THE SAUCER. IT IS THE SAME AS THE ONE ON THE TEACUP. THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL MARKINGS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THEM OR THEIR MEANING. IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IT COULD BE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.


Thank you for joining me for tea today. I love having visitors. Your comments also make me smile :) :) 

Oh, as most of you know, I live by the ocean. This is what the waves looked liked yesterday (Tuesday). Isn't it just dreamy?

I NEVER GET TIRED OF LOOKING AT THE OCEAN OR TAKING PHOTOS.

AT ONE POINT, THE WAVES WERE GETTING SO BIG AND SO FAST, THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE WAVES CRASHING AT THE SAME TIME. 


That is the news from California today. Love and hugs from the ocean shores, Heather 

Thursday, December 1, 2011

MY TEA TIME TUESDAY AND TEACUP & TEA THINGS TUESDAY FOR DECEMBER 1st.

Hi everyone,

Okay, here is my tea post for this week.  I tried to get it up yesterday and totally forget.  Here is the last of my tea things that I purchased at auction a few weeks ago.  The cup and the saucer are from the same designer. The plate is from a different designer.  However,  the patterns are so similar, they fit together nicely :)

THIS IS THE TEACUP, SAUCER AND PLATE THAT I PURCHASED AT THAT AUCTION A FEW WEEKS AGO.

HERE IS THE PLATE.  IT IS REALLY INTERESTING WITH THE BEAUTIFUL SCALLOPED DETAIL ALL THE WAY AROUND THE EDGE OF THE PLATE. NOTICE THE PRECIOUS LITTLE ROSEBUD IN THE CENTER OF THE PLATE.
THIS IS THE BACKSTAMP ON THE SCALLOPED ROSES PLATE.

NEXT, I PLACED THE SAUCER ON TOP OF THE PLATE. DO YOU NOTICE HOW WELL THE ROSES ON BOTH ITEMS FIT TOGETHER? IT IS REALLY AMAZING.

THIS IS THE BACKSTAMP ON THE SAUCER.

THIS IS THE FLORAL MOTIF ON ONE SIDE OF THE TEACUP. IT HAS A VERY SIMPLE GOLD DETAIL ON THE HANDLE.

THIS IS THE SMALLER FLORAL MOTIF ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TEACUP.

THIS IS THE BACKSTAMP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TEACUP.


I really enjoyed sharing some more of my tea things with you.  Now the trick is to find a way to display them beautifull in my home. Right now, it's just random placement wherever there is space in my room :) :) :)

Oh,  Friday I'll be sharing some vintage finds that I found this week. You'll have to tune in Friday for that.  I've really committed to buying things at thrift shops and antique shops, when I can afford it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog to visit. I LOVE visitors and comments :) :) That's the news from the ocean shores of California today. Love and hugs, Heather :)

Monday, November 7, 2011

MY TEACUPS AND TEA THINGS & TEA TIME TUESDAY POST FOR NOVEMBER 8th.

Hi everyone, 

So I totally forgot about last Tuesday. Something in the California air has really done something to my sense of timing. Ever since I moved to California, the days just seem to run together so fast.  So TWO weeks ago, I showed you the Royal Albert sugar bowl and creamer that I won (as part of a mixed collection) at an auction. Today, I'm going to show you a little bit more.

THESE ARE ALL THE TEA THINGS THAT I WON AT THE SILENT AUCTION BACK IN SEPTEMBER. IT IS A REAL MIX OF DIFFERENT PIECES. ALL OF THEM ARE SO LOVELY.

The items that really caught my eye were the Royal Albert "Old Country Roses" creamer and matching sugar bowl.  The other items that caught my eye were the violet teacups, saucers and teapot.

These are the violet china tea things that I wanted to share with you all today.  If you look really closely, you'll notice that one of the teacup's, with matching saucer, is slightly different than the others. Oh, and to my surprise, the teapot was made in Japan, while everything else was made in England. Here are some close-up pictures of my lovely china:


THIS IS A CLOSE-UP VIEW OF THE LOVELY VIOLET DETAIL ON THE TEAPOT.


EVEN THE LID ON THE TEAPOT HAS LOVELY DETAIL. ISN'T IT JUST BEAUTIFUL? YES, IT REALLY IS. THERE IS JUST SOMETHING ABOUT VIOLETS.

THIS IS THE BACKSTAMP ON THE VIOLET TEAPOT. THIS CAME AS A TOTAL SURPRISE, BECAUSE I KNEW THE OTHER PIECES HAD BEEN MADE IN ENGLAND.  THE DESIGNS MATCH ALMOST PERFECTLY.


HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL VIOLET TEACUP AND MATCHING SAUCER. THEY BOTH HAVE A LOVELY SCALLOPED EDGE WITH GOLD DETAIL AROUND THE RIM.


WHEN YOU TURN THE TEACUP AROUND, THERE IS A SOFTER VIOLET DETAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE. THIS IS SO DELICATE AND BEAUTIFUL.


I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THOSE "SECRET" FLOWER DETAILS ON THE INSIDE OF THE TEACUPS. IT REALLY ADDS A TOUCH OF SOMETHING LOVELY.


THIS IS THE BACKSTAMP ON THE VIOLET TEACUP WITH THE SCALLOPED EDGING.  I THINK SOME OF THE MARKINGS ARE VERY INTERESTING. HOWEVER, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY SIGNIFY. IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS, LET ME KNOW.

A LOVELY AND DELICATE VIOLET SAUCER WITH SCALLOPED EDGING.


THIS IS THE BACKSTAMP ON THE VIOLET SAUCER WITH THE SCALLOPED EDGING.


THIS WAS THE OTHER VIOLET TEACUP WITH MATCHING SAUCER. HMM...ON CLOSER INSPECTION, THEY MIGHT NOT BE VIOLETS AT ALL. IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ME. IT HAS A VERY GENTLE SCALLOPED EDGING WITH GOLD TRIM.


HERE IS A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LARGER VIOLET DETAIL ON THE TEACUP AND SAUCER.

HERE'S THE VIEW OF THE SOFTER FLOWER DETAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TEACUP AND MATCHING SAUCER.


FINALLY, HERE IS THE BACKSTAMP ON THIS TEACUP...


...AND THE BACKSTAMP ON THE MATCHING SAUCER.

That completes my tea collection for today.  I'm really curious about the person who owned all these tea things before they came into my possesion. Whoever that person was, she must have had excellent taste and a love for flowers.

Oh, exciting times coming up on Wednesday. I will be hosting my very first give-away. So you'll have to come back Wednesday to have a look-see.  I'll post it as soon as I wake up on Wednesday morning.

Thanks for visiting me today. I love visitors and messages, too...so feel free to leave me a comment. That's the news from the ocean shores of California today. Love and hugs, Heather :) :) :)

Thursday, June 30, 2011

MY FIFTH "BUILDINGS OUT HOMES TOGETHER" FOR WEDNESDAY - JUNE 29TH
























I'M PARTICIPATING IN THE WEDNESDAY "BUILDING OUR HOMES TOGETHER...WITH JESUS" OVER AT THE PRAIRIE FLOWER FARM BLOG. FEEL FREE TO PAY LINDA A VISIT.  SHE LOVE VISITORS. TELL HER I SAID HELLO :) :) :)

Hi everyone,

How are you this week? I know it's Thursday, but I still wanted to reflect Wednesday in my blog post today. No particular reason, other than to try and keep my self on task. Each new "Building Our Homes Together" series starts on Wednesday :) :) I am so LOVING this series. Every week, ladies are posting really cool things from Scripture, from their homes, DIY-projects, recipes etc :) :) It's a lot of fun.  Do you remember that curio cabinet that I wrote about awhile back. Well, it is now repainted. Here's the journey it went on or "Heather the Weather's Adventures in Painting".























IT STARTED WITH THIS SMALL WALL CURIO CABINET. I PURCHASED IT AT A YARD SALE A FEW WEEKS AGO.  THAT'S SOME OF MY CRAFT STUFF JUST STREWN EVERYWHERE. THAT'S TYPICAL TO FIND CRAFT STASHES LIKE THAT ALL OVER THE APARTMENT ;) :) 

            I saw this curio cabinet at a yard sale a few weeks ago. The lady selling it wanted $5 for it. However, I was able to talk her down to $3.50 since that was literally all I had in my wallet. Truth be told, I didn't do a lot of "talking down" in the bargain sense of the phrase.  All I said was literally "Would you take $3.50 for the cabinet. It's all I have in my wallet" It was the truth, too :) :) :) The lady said yes and home I went with a "new" treasure :) :) 
            When I first saw this, I knew it would look really cute repainted in softer colors that are romantic, shabby chic, cottage, country, Victorian, rustic etc..you get the idea... :) :) :) So that was my first step. Also since I'm working on becoming totally debt free I had to wait until more money was available to buy paint supplies.























IN THE FOREGROUND ARE THE PAINT SUPPLIES THAT I PURCHASED FOR THE PROJECT. I WENT TO MY LOCAL HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE. NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, I PROBABLY GOT SUCKERED INTO BUYING SOME THINGS I DIDN'T REALLY NEED. HOWEVER, I WAS REALLY GLAD TO HAVE IT ALL.  THE SEWING BOX, THE STUFF ON THE SEWING BOX AND THE ROSE PITCHER AND BOWL WERE NOT PART OF THE PAINT SUPPLIES :) :) I ALREADY HAD THOSE ITEMS.

I had to wait until more money came in to buy paint supplies. Remember, I'm trying to redecorate and work my way out of debt all at the same time. Random, I know,  but it's a conviction and a commitment that I intend to keep. So when I got my new smartphone back in April, I filled out paperwork to get the rebate card. Once the rebate card arrived in the mail, it made my  smartphone totally FREE. The rebate card arrived earlier this month and off I went to the store.  Here's a list of what I bought:
- 400 SandWet sandpaper
- plastic dropcloth (don't want paint flying everywhere)
- roller brush/paint pan thingy
- paint brush with angle bristles
- primer (tried Zinser since it was the least expensive option)
- Behr interior semi-gloss paint in "Paris White" (more like pale pink)
- paint can opener (not necessary, but fits under the lid way better than just using a screwdriver. trust me on this one. It was absolute heaven to open)
- face masks

The  paint chip card and the paint stick were freebies. 
Originally, my plan was to go with a nice antique white paint. However, once I arrived at the store, the pale pink was calling my name. Well, not literally, but that is what I was automatically drawn towards. So I went with my gut and picked out a very pale, pale shade of pink called "Parish White". It's that very top  strip on the paint card. It's a  nice soft shade. 
            I LOVE vintage, shabby chic, cottage, romantic, Victorian, prim, country, feminine fru-fru, lots of frills and furbelows and simplicity or any combination of all of those. Does that make any sense? Oh, add farmgirl style to that too :) :) In any case, I had this vision in my head of what I wanted to do to this curio cabinet. The  cabinet was probably made in the 1970s.  Did I mention, that I have absolutely NO  EXPERIENCE with refinishing furniture of anykind? None. I just went ahead and did it anyway.
 My dad pointed out that the  door frame was seperate at the joint on the upper  left-hand corner along with a small crack in the frame in the lower right-hand corner. We used some wood glue, a clamp, and some tape. Now the tape is unconventional, but I'll get to that in a minute. It's all about using what you have to ge the job done.  
             I don't know much about "tools" as such. My dad had this clamp that can be fitted with different lengths of galvanized pipe, depending on what size clamp you need for the project.  This seems to me like it could be a real money saver, since you don't have to buy multiple clamps. Don't quote me on that, though. So we went to our local Ace Hubbard's hardware store to look for a 24-inch length of galvanized pipe.  Oh, I think the pipe diameter was about 3/4 inch? In any case, they didn't have the size we needed in the pre-cut pipes. The associate custom-cut some pipe for us. That was really cool. It only cost us $1.99 a foot and she threaded the pipe, too. That was nice :) :) 
           So we applied some wood glue in the joint at the upper left-hand corner of the frame and clamped it tight. Perfect. Only, there was that other crack in the lower right-hand corner to fix. No problem. It was a small crack.  We applied more wood glue. we tried to use a pile of really heavy books to weight it down/hold it together. Okay, we tried using my dad's John MacArthur Bible commentary and three Jon Courson commentaries. That didn't work really well, because the books just fell off. So we used package tape instead. That was totally unconventional, but PERFECT. It did the job perfectly and we didn't have to spend extra money.
MY DADDY'S HANDS HELPING TO SAND THE CURIO CABINET.  HE STARTED THE SANDING. I FINISHED IT.

I bought a 400-grit SandWet sand paper. Again, it was what the store associate recommended. I did NOT wet the sandpaper, preferring to leave it dry . Why? No reason. I just didn't want to bother with that. The sand paper was so smooth. All I needed to do was take just enough varnish off  in order for the primer and paint to stick to the surface.  This was hard to do because there were so many nooks and crannies that were hard to reach. Not to mention those spindle thingies. Those were really persnickety to sand. As my 6th grade teacher once said "American ends with "I can"...and I did get the job done :) :) Now for the fun stuff :) :)




THIS IS THE CURIO CABINET AFTER I APPLIED THE PRIMER.

I got a little happy with the primer and applied TWO coats. The transformation was so amazing that I literally forgot what I was doing for awhile. I just kept applying more and more primer. However, I'm glad that I did, because I wanted the color to go on as smoothly as possible. 






















THESE ARE THE PAINT BRUSHES THAT I USED ON THIS PROJECT. THE ANGLED-BRUSH AT THE BOTTOM HERE WAS THE ONE I PURCHASED MYSELF. THE OTHER TWO WERE BORROWED. NEXT TIME, I'M BUYING SMALLER BRUSHES.

 I was able to use the larger brush to get the larger surfaces painted. I also borrowed an angled foam brush to reach into the corners. Those were really hard to reach with the bigger brush.  It took patience and some agility with my arms. However, it was worth the effort.
HERE IS MY BEAUTIFUL CURIO CABINET ALL TRANSFORMED. DOESN'T IT LOOK REALLY DIFFERENT WITH A NEW COAT OF PAINT? IT HAS NEW LIFE BREATHED INTO IT.

Depending on your tastes, one coat of final paint may be enough. I decided to use two coats of paint. Remember, how enthralled I was with the primer? It was more so with the actual paint. When I saw the color go on so smooth and shiny, I was hooked. I applied one coat of "Paris White", let it dry over night, and then applied a  second  coat. This was right after I had applied the second coat of paint. Such a beautiful pale shade of pink :) :)
HERE IS THE FINISHED CURIO CABINET IN MY ROOM. THE BLUE MASON JAR IS  A YARD SALE FIND AS IS THE MASON GLASS DRINKING JAR.

This is the finished curio cabinet. It's sitting on top of my dresser drawer. Oh, the dresser drawer is narrow with five vertical drawers. It was also a yard sale find for $5.  OK, let me get back on track here.  I don't know what I'll put on it yet. It couldn't wait until it was all decorated to show you. I had to show it off today :) :)  I'm going to be really thoughtful about what I place here. It should be useful, but also cute at the same time.  For me, the everyday stuff of life needs to have an element of beauty attached to it. So it's worth it to wait a little bit and see what strikes my fancy. Once the shelves are full, I'll do another post. Let me know what you think :) :)  I might add painted roses at a later date. For now, it's going to look like this :) :)
             There are probably some mistakes that need to be fixed. In fact, I know there are...but I'm not going to tell :) :)  They're on the other side of the cabinet...where no one can see :) :) Oh, and "What happened to the glass door" you ask? Well, when I purchased it at the yardsale it was completely detached from the hinges on the door frame. So I removed it.  I decided NOT to reattach it to the cabinet, optioning to repurpose it as a display tray for my teacups, instead. See the photo below:
            This what I ended up doing to the door from the curio cabinet. I temporarily used it as a display tray for some teacups. Yes, also yardsale finds along with the doilies they're sitting on. I loved i t so much, I decided to leave it that way. Now I am tempted to repaint the frame. Although, it does have some vintage charm the way it is, too.

            I got a little behind in my daily Bible readings. So I've been spending some of today getting caught up on that. If you are looking for a  neat on-line Bible to read OR you want a cool  Bible app for your smart phone, I highly recommend the app from Lifechurch.tv.  You can click here to visit the site.  They have all versions of the Bible in English, plus multiple other languages. It's a handy tool if you want to read the Bible on-line or on your cell-phone. I'm currently reading through the Bible in a whole year.   It really helps keep me focused.  I'm also much less grouchy when I spend regular time reading.  What's really cool about doing my devotions online is that after each day's reading is done, I can check mark the box to say that it's finished. It keeps track of what I've read. It even tells me, in percentages, how close I am to finishing my goal.

Well, if you have any questions about repainting my curio cabinet or about the on-line Bible devotions, just leave me a comment :) :) This post would have been a lot LONGER if I had told you the backstory with my painting adventure :) :) Thanks for visiting me today. Oh, welcome to the new followers, too :) :) Please come to visit again and again and maybe leave some comments, too. I love to hear from you.

Oh, just on a random note, I'll have to reorganize the  "tags" for my posts. I have way too many and need to condense them. If you have any helpful ideas, leave them here, too :) :) That's the news from Oregon today. Love and hugs, Heather :)