Short thankful post for Oct. 29, 2015, White living room - Etagere part 1,

Praise be to God,

 who has not rejected my prayer 

or withheld his love from me!

Psalm 66:20

Happy Thursday Sweet Friends,

So...........How are ya?? 

 Doing well, I hope!

We are still having fun, so this will not be my

typical Thankful Thursday post,  since I am

limited on time, and all but this opening part

 was already prepared ahead of time,  but can

think of 2 thanksfuls right off the top of my

head.....

#1

I am thankful 

for a movie we saw this

week called "Woodlawn".  It is based

on a true story, and is truly such an

 inspirational movie, bring your tissues

as I wept thru most of the movie  as 

this movie shows a remarkable moving

of God.  Good weeping, for sure!

#2

I am thankful

for a book we have been reading by

Dr. Ben Carson called "A more per-

fect Union",  it is really a good book

and I think every American needs to

read it..............we would highly

recommend it...............

Had to come back and add this one.

#3

I am thankful

that the Lord protected my SIL Susan

from a possible accident when the 

brakes just totally went out on her 

truck.  Also that she was able to 

have it towed, and that she knew 

where to send it since she gets it

 serviced on a regular basis. They 

replaced her master cylinder and

 gave the truck a thorough going over

 to make sure everything else is fine.

So she is up and running again.

Gonna stop there for today................

So hope you enjoy the pics of our Fall

Livingroom.

This adorable lil plaster of paris pumpkin

and leaf were a gift from Becky,

 "The pumpkin Queen" over at Time Washed.  

She gave it to me some years back, and

 have to say it is definitely one of my favs!

Course, I love all my pumpkins........lol

In case you have never visited her blog,

but would like to.........

Just click here

with poster edges affect

Decided to change it up just a lil,  thought

 the white punkin showed up much better

 on the grapevine, and put the leaf where

 it shows up more too!

With paint daubs and equalized affect.

I am thankful for you Sweet Friends, 

always enjoy knowing you came by

 and thanks for your encouragement, 

prayers, and lovely comments and

 just taking the time to visit.

Have a really Delightful Friday

and Weekend!

Love, Hugs and

Fun Autumn Blessings,

Nellie

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Stone Gable with Yvonne and Friends


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Ivey and Elephants with Patti and Paula


StarFish Cottage with Kristy and Friends

Fall Foyer and Livingroom coffee table

Helloooooo Sweet Friends,

Can you believe we are in the last week

 of October already?  My, my, my where

 does the time go?

We are still having fun over here, so here
 is one of the posts I prepared in advance.

These are some pictures from our
foyer and living room coffee table.

Wasn't totally thrilled with the 
foyer, but just never got back to it,
so it is what it is.............lol

This pumpkin is on the wall above

 this plant stand above.....

Side table in living room

our coffee table in this room is my 

cedar hope chest I got as a graduation

 present from my Dad and Step-Mom

 many moons ago!  lol

I had it painted white about 13 yrs.

ago, and have enjoyed it so much

more this way.................

Just took a tray and put all the white pcs.

 on there then sprinkled it with leaves from

 Asheville that I preserved several years ago.

  I could have sworn I did a tutorial post on

 that,  but have not been able to find it,

 if I did........ lol

Then added a fall pick, candle and 

some fall potpourri to the hen.

Drug out the cake plate and added the

 lil pumpkin then sprinkled potpourri 

all around it.  Makes for a quick and

easy presentation.

with posterized affect

With Cut out affect

Blew the candle out and just

 happened

to catch the smoke....

Thought I would get this posted 

before hubby gets up......we have 

been staying up late,  so he is

 sleeping in.....if you have been

reading my blog long you know

we equate staying up late with

Fun and Vacation............lol

You have a really delightful day!

Love, Hugs, and

End of October Blessings,

Nellie

Sharing with :

Cindy at Dwellings

Patti and Paula at Ivey and Elephants

Kristy and Friends at StarFish Cottage

Kerryanne at Shabby Art Boutique

Lorelai and Friends with Life with Lorelai

Thankful Thursday October 22, 2015, and Fall scenes from Cozy Place Past.......

For everything God created is good,
 and nothing is to be rejected
 if it is received with thanksgiving,
1 Timothy 4:4

Greeting Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you enjoying life.

We sure are.....hubby has been on
vacation so we are enjoying the
time together and having a fun
time, and just doing whatever
we want for the most part.

So you probably want hear a lot
from me for awhile, but I did 
prepare a few posts with pics,
so will post those...........when
or if I have the time.

Hubby started coming down
with a cold and has felt pretty
good until around noonish today
so he decided a nap might be a
good idea, so that gave me some
time to finish this post which
was almost done, just late for
the aforementioned reasons.  lol

So hope you enjoy it.

I Am Thankful

#1

that I got my french doors painted

and they look so nice,  also that we

were finally able to get the lock back

in the door,  it really gave us a run

for our money and took over an

hour to get it done..........lol

Ridiculous Really........

#2

that a friend who is a single parent and

and has some mega financial needs w/
lots of things going wrong with her
house and car was able to get some
help from some friends and our/her
 church. Course, those are just drops
 in the bucket to what she really needs,
 but did get a few things off the list
 anyway, and of course, she is so
grateful for that..........

#3

for a good time with Scott, Megan and

 the baby Sunday evening. Lil darling 

just cracked us up because Megan had

 bought her a Minnie Mouse nite gown

 and brought it to put on her later for bed

time, but once she saw it, she wanted to

 put it on right away........and once she

 had it on,  she was one tickled pink 

lil gal.........she is just so adorable...

#4

that I successful made some nice scented
 spray to use in the bathroom. I typically
just use bath and body spray, since you can
 find a color to match and they smell great.
So last time I went to Target I decided to
buy some since we were almost out, but
they didn't have a color that would go....
 so the thought came to me that I have a
 number of scented oils so maybe I should
 just try and make my own.  So had one
 called Enchanted Orchid that was nice.

So here is how I did it.............
So rinsed out the bottle good, of the I had
 used up, then put about 6 drops of oil in,
 and then added filtered water almost to
 the top. Shook it up and sprayed it, and
it still needed a lil more scent,  so added
 4 more drops of oil.  (You might have to
adjust that base on the scented oil you
use).................
and wella.......... a non aerosol bathroom
 spray,  and saved us over $8..........smells
 great and it is clear, with no color for now, 
but I can always add a lil food coloring if 
I want....and it took less than
 5 mins. to make.

#5
that I was able to take our kitty in to
the vet last Friday for her yearly phy-
sical, and her shots. Guess this is the
season for getting us all to the Dr...lol
I really am not crazy about going to
the Vets office either.....just some
 thing about the smell in there that
I can't stand........you know what ??
As I am writing this it just occurred
to me,  I don't remember smelling it
this time! Think that smell is some
thing that they disinfect with, and
maybe they changed that........Oh,.
That would sure work for me!!  lol

#6
that Avantage pet pest control does 
not have an expiration date, as we had
2 doses left and as you pet lovers know
it is fairly expensive, so nice to be able
to still use it..........as I don't put it on
her all the time, cause it is a pesticide
and you gotta wonder how that affects
them physically..........

#7
that a crazy dream I had on Tuesday
morning was just that... a dream..........
One of those dreams that wake you up
 with a sense of panic, and then you are
so so happy it was a dream.

#8
for a new to me snack discovery......
that is quite delicious....
I used Keebler Club House reduced
fat crackers, sharp shredded cheese
and Honey Crisp Apples.
Just put the crackers on a plate and
sprinkle them with cheese and then
melt in the microwave for 30 secs.
then add a thin slice of apple on
top.........Yum!

#9
for Honey Crisp Apples............
Now I am not a huge apple person
unless they are in a salad, but I can
really eat these honey crisp apples,
they are the best apple out there
as far as I am concerned, if you have
never tried one, you should definitely
try them.

#10

for a really cute and pretty fabric 
shower curtain that will go perfect 
in our master bathroom and it was
 only $10. Got it at the Christmas tree
store week before last, but had for-
gotten about it, cause something
got laid on top of it.........lol
Does that happen at your house??

#11
the Lord reminded me this was Pastor
appreciation month, as I had forgotten
since it has been rather busy lately, so 
was glad to be able to send a note of 
appreciation to our 3 Pastors and their
 wives ......... cause we so appreciate
and love all them............they are
all great folks.

#12
that hubby has this time off, cause we
always enjoy it so much, and just
hope he doesn't get to feeling any
worse, than now.....or me, as I am
starting to feel a bit achy and sore
throatish myself.  So if you feel led
to send up a few prayers in our behalf, 
 we would not mind a bit!! lol

Thanks for coming by...............
always love knowing you have been
by to visit.

Have a great Weekend!

Love,  Hugs and
Last Week of October Blessings,
Nellie


Sharing with:

My Flagstaff Home with Jennifer


Shabby Art Boutique with Kerryanne


Life with Lorelai with Lorelai and Friends


A Tray of Bliss with Mimi


Dwellings with Cindy


Ivey and Elephants with Patti and Paula


StarFish Cottage with Kristy and Friends

More Fall table tops #2

Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends,

Hope you weekend was a good one, and

hope you had some fun with family and/

or friends and maybe did a lil work too!

That was our weekend... a lil bit of it all.

Was so happy I got my french doors
painted, since that was another thing 
that has been bugging me, but was too
hot to get out and do.........and happy
 we that we got to have some time 
with the family as well.

We are very excited as we have

 something really fun coming up,

 just can't tell you about it quite yet!!

Just thought I would show you a
few more table tops in our family
and dining room area.

This is the top of my serving cart 

that sits in between the family and 

dining room.  This is also where

I used the last pc. of the burlap

runner that I cut up................

Another cutie patootie pumpkin 

my SIL Susan gave m years back.

They each have their own look

and personality just like people

and animals.........lol

With photocopy affect

My one and only hummel that 

hubby got me for my birthday

 44 years ago when we lived

 in Germany. I bring him out

every Fall to go with the pic

below..........

Here's a better look at the picture since there

was a glare on the others. This pic so reminds

me of Germany, so it and the hummel are

a nostalgic treat for us since our Anniversary

 is also in the Fall.  It will be 45 yrs in Nov.

 with posterized affect

I also like pears.......this one is

wooden with a metal leaf. 

Found it at Target some years back.

With Poster edges affect

Bet you can't tell this is our dining room?

  lol

See the Rooster on top of my china cabinet,

His name is fondly Big Red,  and our lil

darling just loves him...........and goes

er, er, er when she sees him now,  cause

we used to make a rooster noise any time

she looked at him or touched him.......lol

Unfortunately you can't see his tail........

This heart wreath was quickly

 and easily made by bending a floral

swag in half and anchoring it with a

 pipe cleaner then just adding a bow.

Really like the black lantern with
the window pane look and the
 faux candle with the big Fall
 Sunflower on top. Lanterns 
are just neat.........my other 2
are white, so this one is nice
for the Fall/Winter months.

With posterized affect

Thanks for dropping by to visit,
You are always welcome here
and I always appreciate your
comments............

If you would like to see more
Fall Table Tops part one
Just click here

Keep your light shining brightly!

Love, Hugs, and

Autumn Blessings,

Nellie


Sharing with:

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Kim @ Southern Saavy Life


Kerryanne @ Shabby Art Boutique


Jennifer @ My Flagstaff Home


Lorelai and Friends at Life with Lorelai


Mimi at A Tray of Bliss