Thrift shop find...

I have wanted to recycle, reuse, and renew furnisher for a long while and now I have the time to indulge  myself.  I found this table/desk at a local thrift store.  It was in pretty bad shape, with deep scratches and lots of kids glue and stickers attached.  The glue came off with a little elbow grease and baking soda and I filled the scratches. 

I have also been wanting to try painting a union jack.  I somehow lost the pictures of the process.  I primed first and then did an undercoat with ASCP antique white.  After much trial and error I taped out the union jack (I used frog painting tape because it is not supposed to bleed etc.  It bled just like the inexpensive masking tape and also when I peeled it off, it also peeled off a lot of paint fyi).

This is the result...

...it's painted in shades of green then topped with a latex finish.

I'm now working on my next project.....

I hope the neighbours weren't watching...

...today I put up the Christmas lights....

 

 

...I'm not a Christmasholic who has the Christmas tree up before December, but every year I find myself outside in the cold putting up the lights.  Today was a beautiful day so I took advantage of it and put the Christmas lights up. But then....

 

 

...I got to the high bit and looked up...

...heights make me a wee bit uncomfortable so I went to the barn and got my riding helmet and jumping vest...I finished the job; I hope the neighbours weren't watching...

 

 



On a rainy day...

 

...a cold and rainy day....

 

...the apples needed to be picked...

 

 

...a lot of apples..

 

 

 

...a little energy boost and...

 

 

... now, what to do with all those apples.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Putting summer to bed....

I have been so busy lately that my garden has become neglected.  The last of the harvest bravely clinging to dying plants...

...and one lonely strawberry a little out of season...

 

...time to pick and weed...

 

 

...and spread the manure that's been composting all summer....

...and summer has been put to bed. 

My First Post....

...a year ago I created this blog site to chronicle our life on our hobby farm and after reading and following numerous wonderful blogs I finally feel brave enough to start posting.  After leaving a fantastic career outside of the home, I am now able to pursue my passions for foraging for vintage collectables, renewing and redoing old furnisher, DYI projects, growing our own veg and generally enjoying life on the farm.

A great find...

 

 

...my hubby and I picked up these two great old chairs.

The horse hair and straw stuffing is hanging out of the leather backs; as with starting the blog

I am having a wee bit of difficulty deciding what to do with them - I'm thinking maybe ASP antique white with black upholstry?