Curtains ...

As I've said, we have a few finishing touches for the kitchen

one being the curtains

As much as I loved the bare windows letting in all of the natural light

the sun was blinding us

We get the morning sun in the back window

and the afternoon sun in the front windows so we def needed something

to help with that

I had been thinking all along that I wanted something floral with a lot

of red and then some yellow and black

So off shopping I go

Went to the first fabric store and found nothing

On to the next one......didn't see anything

Which meant that I then needed to go to the 3rd store...the expensive one!

haha.....

but as I was leaving the 2nd store I looked over at this rack that

said "50% off" and you know that caught my eye

and there it was....the fabric that just screamed my new kitchen

with no red! haha.....but it works

All I wanted was a topper to shield the sun

see my sewing machine above, I have had that machine for 31 years!

I may end up shortening the length on this one but I wanted to leave it up for awhile first and then decide.

I had enough fabric to make a table runner.

Jake said I was overdoing it on the "coordination" and being

all matchey matchey but I like it

and notice how I still have my Christmas chargers out

well I have found that I love using those instead of

place mats. People just sit their plates down on that

I need to find some spring or summer colors or black

later.....



Bread ...

have you tried this bread mix?

if not, you should

it's easy, easy and oh so good



And once Johnny and Jake came home from work, it was all gone!!

I also bought the Italian herb flavor but have not tried it yet

later......

Where's the snow ...

We have had a very mild winter so far

if we do get some artic air, it only last 2 or 3 days

then we get right back into the upper 50's, low 60's

that's all good for our heating bills and all that stuff

BUT......

I WANT SOME SNOW

please......just one good snow

this past weekend was so cold

2 days didn't even make it out of the upper 30's

and all we got was some sleet and a little freezing rain



So c'mon old man winter...bring the Old Dominion some snow

please

later.....

Clock tower ...

the clock tower at Richmond's old Main Street station

is one of my most favorite buildings in Richmond

We went to a party downtown and the parking lot we were turning

into was across the street from the clock tower

the lot was filled with photographers......probably 20 or so

all with their equipment all set up like they were waiting

for something

I asked them what was going on and they said they were

just photographing Richmond at night.....

cool huh?



and here's a pic of some cool metal art hanging from

the train tracks that go over the parking lot we were in

later....