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I attempted my very first tile job and even though I DID conquer it, it was not fun!!  I’ll try most anything once – tiling is just not my thing.  I was never the kid that liked to play in the mud, I preferred looking for the rocks with the glitter in them and then taking them home and washing the dirt off!  Tiling is a very messy job.  I don’t mind getting dirty but this was a bit much and it was totally back breaking!  Jason came by on his way home from work and cut the last 2 tiles for me 😉  It looks great and I’m proud that I got it done but seriously, give me a paint roller any day!!  I still have the bathroom floor tile to do soooooo we’ll seeeeee. 😉

My string lights are here!  It’s a bit of a distance between the back of the house and the barn, so I’ll need to get some wire cable to string across for extra support. Cannnnnoooottt wait to get these hung.  Heyyyy my daughter and new son-in-law are coming up this weekend . . . maybe they can help? What do you think Amie & Matthew?  😉 xoxo

I spent the day last week with Jason and his truck.  We went to Harbor Freight, then to Home Depot.  He helped me with 14 sheets of bead board, 9 sheets of cement board, mortar, grout, spacers, and paint.  When we got home and got it all unloaded, we unwrapped “her” and Jason put the feet on for me!  She’s just gorgeous!!! The pics just don’t do her justice.  If you’re interested, the color on the walls is Behr “Seaglass”, it’s really lovely – very calm and soothing. Thanks for all your help Jasoni! xoxo

P.S. I need to take pictures straight on – the room is NOT crooked, the roof does slant but it’s not crooked.  😉

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I took last week off to work on some house stuff.  Here are the pics I took from the concrete pour.  The guys did a great job!

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The guys came over last weekend and worked on the forms for concrete.  I needed to have the section that had been dug out for the stem wall filled back in to keep water away from the house.  The back side faces North so in the winter the snow/water just freezes back there because it doesn’t see the sun.  So since the concrete truck was coming I wanted to get a few more things poured.  I actually lovvveee concrete! Concrete means no weeds! Concrete means nice, clean walkways!  Well concrete doesn’t come cheap!!  I’m having the front poured with a new sidewalk because the old one will be covered by a porch (hopefully next Spring).  I’m also having a pad poured on the west side of the backyard for a little serving/kitchen area, then a small pad poured on the side of my barn where the garden will be (hopefully next Spring).  Things are changing at City Girl Farms! 😉

I was in Joann’s back in July (one of many wedding project trips) and I bought a “Sunflower” canvas of Susan Winget’s.  Joann’s had a huge display of a new line they’re carrying from Susan Winget which includes canvas paintings, candles, notebooks, seriously you name it.  Anywho, when I was checking out with my “Sunflower” canvas I was telling the clerk how much I loved it and she mentioned that I should fill out a form for a drawing they were doing for this huge canvas (24×36) they had on display, sweeettt!  So before I left the store I filled it out.  On the day of Amie’s wedding I was driving out early to the house for “mom & daughter” pics when my cell phone rang.  It was Joann’s telling me that I’d won the drawing – get out! No way! Soooo cool and I love it!  The colors are so bright and the canvas is wrapped in burlap trim with but metal studs.  I’m going to hang it in my new mudroom, it’s the inspiration for the yellow and green I’m going to do.  Can’t wait to hang it up!  😉

Here’s a link: http://www.joann.com/home-and-floral-decor/home-decor/?prefn1=brand&prefv1=Susan%20Winget

I found this adorable soap dish on Chip & JoJo’s website, magnoliahomes.net and I loveeeee it!! The dish is porcelain/creamware and the base looks like galvanized metal.  It’s large in size and the ceramic part is removable for easy cleaning.  I just can’t decide if I should use it in my future mudroom or with my clawfoot tub??? Bummer, I should have just gotten 2, sooooo stinkin’ cute!

https://shop.magnoliahomes.net/collections/new-products/products/soap-dish

Love the new paint color and shutters!! I’m getting there . . . but seriously “there” is still a long way to go! 😉