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July 18, 2022

No.664: Last Week at the Farmhouse // If You Give a Mom a Crooked Rug…

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If you give a mom a crooked rug…
She’ll move all the furniture out to straighten it.  Seeing all of the toys and dust will send her on a cleaning spree.  She’ll tidy and vacuum and mop.  Seeing a virtually empty room will inspire her to move all of the furniture around.  She’ll love the new look and especially love the extra room for seating.  So she’ll start searching for another armchair.  She’ll eventually find one at a reasonable price, but discover at delivery that it is damaged.  She’ll call the store and ask for a replacement.  The fix will be at least 7-10 business days, so while she’s waiting, she’ll start imagining the finished room.  Having two armchairs will have her looking for matching pillows.  She’ll find a beautiful off-white pair on Poshmark.  Seeing the fresh color will make the walls and floorboards look dingy, so she’ll make plans to paint everything.  (Story to be continued….ha!)

Green beans are growing with wild abandon and I’m doing my best to preserve them for later. Mostly flash freezing them at this point, but I’d like to try making some dilly beans.

Other home updates: I have a little nook in the dining room that was a perfect spot for a little piece of artwork.  I browsed etsy and found this beautiful vintage piece called “Flight.”  I love that it has a religious theme, but is also very subtle.  Anyway, I ordered it printed on rolled canvas (so as to look a little more like a “real” painting) and was so pleased with the quality.  The shop is called Heirloom Print Shop and I will definitely be ordering again.

The project that never ends…

I surprised my daughter with this Perler kit and it was a huge hit.  Surprisingly, my boys were just as interested, so I quickly bought a Marvel Avengers kit too.

One afternoon, we were surprised with the most beautiful sun shower!

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Comments

  1. Maria says

    July 18, 2022 at 7:30 am

    Good luck with the room redo! The sun shower picture is amazing!

    • Ashley says

      July 18, 2022 at 6:48 pm

      Thank you!

  2. Laura M says

    July 18, 2022 at 9:59 am

    I love the quilt 🙂

    • Ashley says

      July 18, 2022 at 6:47 pm

      It’s definitely been a labor of love!

  3. Shelly+Cunningham says

    July 31, 2022 at 9:13 pm

    I was laughing so hard as I read through your “if you give…” story. I was doing the same sort of thing today. Cleaning one room, which lead to me organizing something else, which lead to me gathering things to donate in another room… and on and on…
    That picture of the rain is just beautiful!

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