Fuzzy Multicolored Plants

I don’t know if any of your mothers taught you what mine taught me so in case you don’t know this yet I will share. Did you know that you can grow multicolored fuzzy plants in the refrigerator? All you have to do is leave your leftovers in the frig for a long time, with the lid on them and voila, there you have it! The only problem is that these particular plants don’t smell very good! I have even heard that you might be able to make penicillin out of them. Surely there is a way to market this! Sorry, Mom hope I didn’t share a secret. All jokes aside, my refrigerator has never been as messy as it was this week. I typically have a bit of confidence when it comes to being an organized homemaker but my confidence was shattered over the past few weeks as busyness propelled my home into disarray. I would say apart from the pile of laundry that I am currently working at, my refrigerator was the biggest mess. Every day that went by I would say to myself “I must get the refrigerator cleaned out” but it just didn’t happen! Finally, this Saturday, after spending the morning writing articles for Grace-Works, I decided it was time to let the decontamination begin! With trash can at hand and clothes pin on my nose, I commenced to cleaning the refrigerator! Below you will find a before and after picture. Don’t you judge me; you know yours has been this bad at least once in your lifetime! I spent the entire afternoon in my kitchen and by the time I was finished all I wanted to do was take a shower! Spring cleaning has officially begun at Maime’s! I hope you are inspired to get in that kitchen and throw away those stinky, fuzzy multicolored plants! Making memories, Maime

Rescued Bird

My daughter Rachel went to a Women’s retreat over the weekend. One of her friends won a mosaic bird as a door prize! Rachel said they all thought it was ugly so she decided to rescue it from its certain death, by chiming in that “her mom would love it.” That girl knows her mama! When she arrived home with a happy (what we call little unexpected gifts) for me, I was elated! As I pulled the bird out of the gift bag, I went on and on about how cute it was and how thoughtful it was for her to think of me in this way! Overcome with guilt for all the accolades, she fesses up and tells me all about the bird rescue. It really didn’t matter to me that she hadn’t shopped and picked out the bird especially for me. I thought it took more out of her to admit to her friend that her mom would absolutely love something she was willing to discard. Besides, the little critter is helping out with my spring décor! Thanks to who ever gave the gift as a door prize, gave up the gift so I could have it and to Rachel for thinking about her mama!

Garage Sale Finds

It’s time for me to show you what I’ve done with my garage sale finds from last week. As I told you I have an on going project in my backyard. I am gathering things to decorate the courtyard. It is a work in progress and is a long way from where it is headed. I will try to post whenever I make changes. The red chair went into the courtyard and will eventually loose its seat for a pot with flowers in it. As many of you already know, container plants are easier for us to keep watered here in the dry climate of the west. I also added the mosaic art work to the courtyard. I will eventually hang it up on the wall. The old frame will also remain outside and is in its temporary home. As soon as I get some time off I will be deciding where these pretties will abide permanently. Always open to suggestions from anyone who might be reading.

 
 

The dried flower wreath got to come and live in the house. I parked it on my fireplace for now, just to bring a pop of spring into the room. The flowers really stepped it up a notch when I placed them on the creamy background. The wreath appeared to have changed colors. It’s amazing what a difference a background can make.

Dried Flower Wreath

 

The candle holders will probably move around often. At the present time I have placed them on an old dresser in the living room and put green pillar candles on them. It’s amazing how much a few accessories can warm up a room. It’s been fun to finally have a bit of time to begin to make our new house more like a home. I’ll tell you my new house story in a later post.

Pillar candle holders

 

Saturday Morning Fun!

Not all but most Saturday mornings, my husband and I wake up early; throw on some clothes; drive to our local conveniences store; get a cup of coffee and a biscuit; put on the “real oldies” station; then hit the streets of our city headed for garage sales. By this time we have typically already added the addresses to our GPS which makes it way easy! As we cruise the streets we sing what few words we remember to some of our favorite oldies. Some call this endeavor “Junking” or “Thrifting” we just call it “Fun!” For most of our married life we have been able to get many of the things we have needed second hand, especially if we were willing to wait for it. I have always decorated my home with the cast offs (or as I like to call them, timeless treasures) of others. It is energizing to me to be able to find something that no one else wants, take it home, clean it up and make something useful out of it. It can really do wonders for me, particularly if I got it for a real bargain! You would be surprised at how excited I can get about an old window, gate, or door! Anyway, when I set out this weekend I had a few particular things in mind. I was looking for some old things to decorate a newly planted courtyard area in my backyard. We ran into a sale where the lady who lived there had my same taste in decorating. She was casting off some old things in order to bring in some new ones. You know how we ladies like to change things up? Well, I got quite a few deals from her! Not sure if this sounds appealing to any of you but I am a big fan and hopefully, after I show you some of my treasures, you might reconsider how you spend your Saturday mornings.

Garage Sale Treasures

Red Chair $4.00
Picture Frame $.50
Framed Mosaic $2.00
Dried Flower Wreath $2.00
Candle Sticks $2.00