I found this cute little gem at Hobby Lobby – $10!  A couple of wood screws and voila! Love it 😉

I was inspired today by a blog I follow – “Hunt and Host”.  She is a Christian women who shares our Lord and some great DIY ideas on her blog.  She also lives in Texas where all the BEST thrift stores and vintage fairs are – one day I’ll make it to “Round Top”!  Anywho . . . She reminded today of how important we ALL are and the roles we play in others lives, small roles and big roles.  Our roles are all important no matter how insignificant it may feel sometimes.  Whether it’s with our kids, our grandkids, our co-workers, our neighbors or the “check out” chick at Walmart – a kind word or just a smile can impact someone else’s life.

In all the “Noise” out there on the internet and in the news, Kim at Hunt & Host reminded me that I can be a part of the “Good Noise”.  You can be part of the “Good Noise”.  I am always encouraged by the comments you all leave me here on my blog or the ones you tell me in person.  Thanks for sharing some “Good Noise” with me.  Remember to share it with others.  Be kind, encourage someone, smile, open a door, say thank you, send someone a note – a real note – a handwritten note (lol).  Go make some “Good Noise” today!  If you’re interested, stop by Kim’s blog – here is a link:

http://www.huntandhost.net/the-good-noise/

Hallelujah!!!!  My permit is finally FINISHED!!!! NO MORE INSPECTIONS!!!! This is better than a box of chocolates!!  Wellllll kinda!

Wood chips are in! Check

I’ve been working on my last pocket door I put in the addition (2 – one here and one in my bathroom).  It’s between my dinning room and mudroom.  I’d already painted the green (Behr – Frog) on the mudroom side, now I’m painting the yellow on the dinning room side.  I forgot to take a pic of the very cute doorknob I have, next time.  The yellow is called “Melted Butter”, love it.

So the tiling is done, caulked and sealed.  It is perfect and so nice to finally have that completed.  Now I just to do deal with a door – I’m using a curtain for now.  I’ll have to build a new threshold to put the door on – more on that later, but here are some pretty pics, I just love it!  😉

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Woohoo!  I’ve been hoping to do this for about a year.  My friend/co-worker Maurene has been making her own wine for a couple of years now.  I think she’s on her 5th batch.  She starts from a wine juice kit, does the whole fermentation thing and then bottles it herself.  I’ve been the recipient of a few bottles and it is very yummy!  I bought my kit online through “Maker Vintner” and I chose a Cabernet Sauvignon.  She’s helping/teaching me how to do it and last night we started my batch.  This is sooooo fun and not difficult – a little stressful because you don’t want to mess it up but Maurene’s a pro at it.  I’m making this batch for my 2nd Annual Harvest Party in the fall.  The batch will produce about 30 bottles of wine, so I’ll even be able to use some for Christmas gifts.  I’m considering buying the equipment to do it myself – we’ll see how this goes, lol.  The good news is IF I do purchase the equipment and start doing it on my own I have a cellar in my barn that I can store it in.  The cellar is under the floor where I park my car and it’s all concrete so it would really be conducive to storing wine.  I need to investigate this a bit further though – in the meantime – here we go with my FIRST batch – City Girl Farms Harvest Cab 2017!!  Here’s the link to “Maker Vintner”:

http://tinyurl.com/jbfz7mr

My shower is almost done!!  I love my 4×8 subway tiles and my mosaic.  I bought the tiles from Lowes  and the mosaic tile trim from Home Depot.  The grout color I used is Delorean Gray also from Home Depot and it dries a little lighter than the pic.  The pic is the grout BEFORE it’s cleaned.  I’m hoping to get my shower fixture on Friday after work, then I’ll have some finished pics.  Besides the obvious fact of the shower being completed – I’ll finally be able to make an appointment for my final, final inspection!!  I haven’t been able to get my permit cleared until the shower was functioning.  Sooooo close!

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Yes! Finally, my shower is getting tiled – yahoo!!  This is Bob – Bob is a coworker and friend who knows how to do pretty much anything.  He said he’d help me for a nominal fee as look as I helped – so I’m the tile assistant, cutting, cleaning, handing him tools.  I went with simple subway tile but chose to use 4″x8″ instead of the classic 3″x6″ and added a row of mosaic.  I love how clean and simple it looks.  I didn’t want to do anything to fancy because my house was built in 1958.  The grout color I chose is a medium gray – can’t wait for it to be done!