Happy dance! Today it is 20 degrees cooler than it has been in weeks. There’s a brisk breeze from the north and for at least a few days, relief from the horrid heat and humidity that usher in these “dog days” of summer. The haze of the days has made it difficult to tell sunrise,
from sunset.
The goal is to start early, then when it becomes unbearable, wait until evening to wrap up any outside work that needs doing. I tell you friends, I will not complain one jot or tittle about winter’s cold!
The volunteer pumpkin patch has pumpkins already…I had to give it quite a trim - it was taking over the rest of the garden and some of the yard!
Spent hay is being used to mulch the tomato plants - still patiently waiting for the first ones. To me, sun-warmed tomatoes and fresh sweet corn are the best parts of summer!
This sign at the Farmers’ Market made me smile!
We had a visitor the other morning-seeing deer this close to the house is rare.
Lately, I’ve been looking for a new cupboard to hold all of my scrapbooks…for years they’ve been tucked inside an old pie safe, and it was bursting at the seams. Nothing I came across had shelves deep enough (they need to be at least 14 inches.)
A couple of weeks ago I spied one online, so I took a chance, hopped in the car and made the 1-1/2 hour trip to check it out (talk about over the river and through the woods!)
It had a bad paint job (I know it looks like a great prim mustard, trust me it wasn’t) and it needed some TLC, but the price was just too good. It’s bigger than I wanted, but it will hold all my scrapbooks, future scrapbooks, and supplies!
Neither the seller nor I wanted to strip the paint off-it was just too big of a project to tackle right now (I know, I know) so it was coated in chalk paint.
Off came the modern, heavy-duty hinges which will be replaced by these:
original hinges from 1864 which came off of the farmhouse’s front doors.
And I found this keyhole cover in the barn – dated 1887 - it will go on the cupboard door.
I’m thrilled that I could add some pieces of this old house to the cupboard which will make it really special - I can hardly wait until it’s finished!
And yes, I’ll need to rent a U-Haul to get it home and I’ll be looking for some extra muscle to get it up the front steps and in place…I’ll share pictures once that adventure is over!
Hard to believe it’s August – time flies. Halloween items are already showing up in the stores - yikes!
Wherever you are, I hope you enjoy your weekend.
