Nellie's Cozy Place: June 2016

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Thankful Thursday June 30th, 2016, nature scenes

Give praise to the LORD,

proclaim his name;

make known among the

nations what he has done.

1 Chronicles 16:8

Happy Thursday Sweet Friends,

Bet you are all getting prepared for

the 4th of July since it is just a few

days away.

We still haven't made any plans,

am thinking about calling some

old and dear friends that we

haven't seen for awhile, so will
see if that works out, as Scott,
Megan and lil darling have had
plans for a while now...........
it may just wind up just me and
the Mister... which is fine too!!
We have been invited over to
our neighbors house for a 4th
of July celebration but it is
on Sunday, not Monday!

Just decided to add some nature
pics today!! Make sure to click
on one of the pics to enlarge
them all for better viewing
pleasure.

Sunrise at the Beach

I am thankful

that we were able to get a quick
estimate for rescreening our porch
and it was less than we expected.

Which is rare, it is typically way
more than we expect since we are
used to doing most things ourselves.

that hubby has gotten to work at
home all week, and will have a 4
day weekend as well, so that is a

nice lil break from driving and
working for him.

Sandhill cranes, we get them
around here ocassionally

#3

that I finally got my permanent
crown put in on Tuesday, so my
dental sage is over for now
at least.......Whoo Hoo....
Very happy about that!!

#4
for a chocolate pudding dessert
I made this week. Just graham
crackers and pudding....
Delectable...........

This was a shot from our
backyard

#5
that the place where we get frozen
yogurt on Sunday's (Yomii) gives
reward points as well, so we found
out recently that we have racked
up $50 worth of free yogurt.......so
we will be getting lots of free yogurt
for awhile. Gotta Love that!!

#6
for Yomii's strawberry and now
their new pineapple yogurt. Both
are so refreshing and so delicious in
this hot weather and best of all......
it cools me right off!!

These lil cuties are Ibis and we get
to see them in our yard ocassionally too.

#7
that our friend came today (Wed.)
and rescreened our porch and it looks
so nice. Now we can clean the floor
and start getting it back together
finally...........
Very excited about that!

#8
that doing the porch is one more
thing off our to do list before
hubby retires...............lol

This was a goat we saw while
driving around.....thought he
was cute.......

#9
that as I am writing this there
is a fellow fixing the next door
neighbors fence.........they are
having a big party for the 4th
so I am thinking he should be
done in the next few days!!
If you have been reading my
blog the passed 2 weeks you
know we have been waiting
quite a while for this to happen!
So we are quite happy about this....

Update: He got all the new boards
on and was hoping he would paint
today, but didn't see him at all
today... so hoping for tomorrow!!

Cardinal in our bird bath, we get them
quite often............

#10
that lil darling is doing much better
today. She seemed to be feeling fine
when she arrived on Wednesday, altho
she had gotten sick once during the night
and was fine all morning, and didn't seem
to be running a fever or anything but when
she woke up from her nap, she came out
and was sitting on my lap trying to wake
up and just started throwing up like
crazy. Bless her sweet heart!!
Just called again to check on her and
Scott said she was doing fine and it has
been over 24 hrs. and she hasn't gotten
sick again. PTL
Talked to her for a few minutes and
she sounded really chipper, amazing
how fast lil ones rebound from stuff
like that, thank heavens, so guess it
was just a 24 hr. bug.
So thrilled to hear she is over it.

Sunset at the beach

#11
that hubby was here yesterday when
lil one got sick. He took care of the
clean up while I took care of lil
darling nd called her Mommy...

#12
for a sweet compliment that I got
from 2 younger women recently,
that really blessed my heart.

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Well, here's to another week at
Cozy Place.

Hope you enjoyed your visit and
hope you will come back soon.

Hope you have a wonderful
4th of July and Weekend,
with those you hold dear.

Love, Hugs,
and First of July Blessings,

Nellie

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Best household tips #8

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Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends,

Hope you had a good weekend

and Monday..........

Wow, here we are in our last week

of June already......amazing....
sure hope you are making the most
of your summer with your kiddos,
as the time always just goes way
to quickly..........

As a Mom of Adult children I

can tell you I really miss those

lazy laid back days of summer

with my kiddos.........but at least

I get to have Weds. with our lil

darling, so get to experience it

a lil bit................

Today is Monday so have been
reading, working on this post for
tomorrow, talking with my daughter
for awhile, started cleaning out my
pantry, just decided to do a shelf at
a time, had a friend from church
come to give us an estimate to
have our porch rescreened, and
hopefully if he can, he will start
on Wed., then I made a chocolate
pudding dessert, and now I am in
the process of making din din, and
took some pics while I was at it for
a future blog post. I almost never
think of that at the time, and later
wish I had!! lol It was also nice
that hubby got to work at home
today as well.......So been a good
and productive day!

Thought of some more House-

hold tips that might be helpful

to someone....I hope!

#43

Is your comforter just too hot
for the temps in which you live??

We live in Florida and I have found

found that using a typical comforter

just does not work for us, as it is just

too hot for Spring, Summer and Fall.

So I discovered years ago quite by

accident, all cotton quilt coverlets,
and what a difference they make....
Make sure to check the label as to
what they are made of because some
have cotton on the outside but use
polyester inside, which will make
them hot..........just like a comforter.

Also, these are not the typical quilts

like your grammy made that have

a country look, altho, if cotton and
thinner than most quilts they could
be used, but these are beautiful

prints. Many have a coastal look

but you can find some that don't,

I had one for our old bed that I

bought at Home Goods years back.

Here is to give you an idea of

what they look like. This one

came with a throw and a sham.

It is like a jacobean print on one

side and

stripe on the other side, I did use
this side when I refreshed our
Master bedroom with a coastal
look..............

Since we got the new bed, I

found a new quilt on sale at

Bed, Bath and Beyond.

This is the side I am presently
using................ This is actually
the side view, the stripes run
across the bed from one side to
the other.....not top to bottom.

This is the flip side

As you can see they don't all look
coastal, but this one could be used
with a coastal theme as well.

#44
Happen to need new outside
lights for your house?

Don't know about you but we
get a lot of bugs and spiders in
our outside lights. Our other lights
were totally enclosed, and you had
to take them apart to clean out all
the bug/spider debri they had in
them, consequently, they looked
like a mess most of the time.
Then we discover outdoor lights
that are open at the bottom, and
they are perfect!!
All we have to do now is stick a
lambs wool duster or any kind of
duster with a handle up inside where
the light bulb is, and clean them out
in less than a minute. Funny thing
is the bugs and spiders don't seem
to like them as well either!! lol
So we..........
highly recommend them!

#45

Concerned about your children's
safety and protection?

Then pray with and for your children
daily..... Pray for their protection, their
teachers and their friends, and for any-
thing and everything they or you have
concerns about. After all, the only true
protection any of us have, comes from
God alone. Of course, as parents we
are to do the very best we can to protect
our children, that is why God gave them
parents, and praying is part of that, but
ultimately it is in the Lord's hands.
It is also a great way to teach your
children the importance of prayer and
how to pray for themselves as well......
and you get the added benefit of seeing
the Lord answer those prayers which is
a great joy and lesson for them and us!
and of course, don't forget

to thank the Lord for his answers.

Came across this verse while reading
this morning and it just seemed to
fit this tip, so thought I would come
back and add it.

"I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for you alone, O Lord,
make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 4:8

#46
Need to clean your wood cutting
Board??

Bleach will do the job especially
if you have stains, and will definitely
disinfect it. If you would like a more
green approach, you can also use salt
and lemon. Wet your board and then
sprinkle with salt, then cut a lemon in
half and scrub using the lemon halves,
gives it a clean fresh scent, and it will
also disinfect it without the harsh
chemical smells...............

#47
For a fresh smelling garbage
disposal.......

Once you clean the cutting board with
lemons throw them in the garbage
disposal to freshen it up a bit. Do that
anytime you are disposing of lemons,
limes or oranges. You can also use
baking soda...........

You can also throw in some ice cubes
with the citrus and it will help sharpen
the disposal blades.

#48
Need to prevent scratches on table
tops or walls??
Keep lil stick on felt pads or rubber
bumpers on hand. You can get
them at any hardware store. They
work great on trays, ceramics that
might not be smooth on the bottom
or pictures and things for the wall,
and they just quickly stick right on!

This is a series I have been doing
for a while so if you missed
Tips #7, and would like to see
it....just click here!

Happy you could visit today, and
hope you find a tip or two that might
work for you!

Have a Great Day!

Love, Hugs, and
Last of June Blessings,
Nellie

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Thursday, June 23, 2016

Thankful Thursday June 23, 2016, Quick and easy 4th of July Table

God is our refuge and strength,

an ever-present help in trouble.

Psalm 149:1

Greetings Sweet Peas.......

Hope you are having a wonderful
first week of Summer.....

It has really been beautiful here the last
few days, albeit, hot as blue blazes,
but the evenings have been a bit cooler
and breezier than the daytime temps
thankfully.

Since the 4th of July is just around
the corner, thought I would share a
previous 4th of July table from years
back. Since it falls in the summer I tend
to be more layed back with my enter-
taining, so I typically use paper goods,
but that doesn't mean you can't still
have a nice table to enjoy. Just threw
this together with paper goods and
things I already had........always fun
to just shop your house.........
you just never know what you might
come up with.....lol

Well, on with Thankful Thursday..........

I am thankful......

#1
that my back was good enough
that I could go to church this
passed Sunday, as I was in too
much pain to go the week before.
Wearing high heels seemed to
make it feel better, so had no
problems at all while I was
at church.

#2

that we had a great time with Dee
(our daughter) last weekend.
It was so good to see her as I had
been missing her and was definitely
ready for a visit.... it was a short

but sweet visit.

that Dee made it home safe and sound,
We thought we might have to go back
and get her from the airport, as they
wouldn't let them board the plane
because of a mechanical problem, and
the plane had already been delayed and
hr. and a half.
Of Course, we would have loved that,
but knew that Jerry and Rosie would
be quite disappointed, so was glad
that didn't happen.

#4 and #5
that my dental appt. went well in
every way.......my back was no
worse for the wear even tho I was in
the dental chair for over 2 hrs.
Then I wound up only needing a
filling rather than a crown on
another tooth, and my root canal
situation has completely healed and
they did the final impressions, so
should have my final crown inserted
next week, so my dental saga will be
over for quite a while I am hoping.

#6
that when the lights went off at
the dental office about 30 mins.
before I left, that all the hard
stuff was done....and that they
did have lights on one side of
the office so they could finish
up impressions and other odds
and ends. Then the lights went
completely off just the moment
we decided on the color for my
crown, which was the last thing
they had to do...........
Talk about perfect timing.....lol
Cause I would have had to go
back just for that............so very
happy about that!!

#7
for a fun time looking around
in Michaels and Joann 's crafts
yesterday. It has been awhile
since I really had time to browse
around in these stores, so I really
enjoyed myself, and picked up
a few fun things for lil darling
and some flowers for my porch,
if my back ever lets me get out
there to clean it and redo it. lol
I am hoping for this weekend.

#8
for dinner out at Red Lobster
with hubby after my afternoon
at the dentist........we haven't
been there in quite a long time
and it was really delish, and a
nice way to celebrate all the
events that happened at the
dentist............lol

#9
that lil darling has been such a
jewel knowing that Grammy's
back has been hurting, she has
been so helpful and was con-
tent to play on our bed, as she
is used to Grammy getting on
the floor with her a lot.

#10
that we recently discovered a new Roku
channel called Feeln. It is a paid chanel,
but pretty inexpensive. They have a bunch
of Hallmark Hall of Fame movies.
Have never seen a Hallmark movie
I didn't like......

#11
and very excited that I may be
able to stay with my present
dentist because a friend that
hubby works with called and
said that Aetna has bought out
our Dental Ins. Company. I
have been praying that hubbies
Co. would switch to and Ins.
my dental office uses...........
So am thinking this might just
be my answer................
Whoo-Hoo if it is.........lol

#12
that my jack of all trades brilliant
hubby may have found a way to
fix our damaged bed. That would
be awesome, and if anyone can
do it he can............
I will let you know what happens!!

Thanks so much for visiting,
would love to hear from you.

And

Have a great Friday and weekend
with your loved ones..........

Keep your light shining brightly!

Love, Hugs, and
End of June Blessings,

Nellie

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Our Father's Day Table for 2016

Happy Tuesday and Happy Summer

Sweet Friends,

It has finally arrived....altho it seems

like it has been here for awhile!! lol

Well, I hope all the Dad's in your life

had a great day on Sunday.......

Our Dad's seemed to enjoy them-

selves pretty well.............and it was

nice for most of the family to be able

to be here, but we did miss

Jerry and Rosie..........

Hopefully next time we get together

they can be here too.

Well, told you our bed came last

Friday and guess what??

It was damaged again, in the exact

same place on the food board, the

spool type foot was torn right off,

and the box looked like it had been

thru a war zone......seriously......

so we decided to just cancell and

get our money back......so guess

we will be on the hunt again soon.

My back is quite a bit better, not

quite there yet, and have to go to

the dentist today for a rather long

appt., so hoping that doesn't

change anything back wise........

For Father's Day I needed to

come up with something that

would fit both our Father's in

the family. So decided to do

a Coffee theme........as they

are both avid coffee drinkers.

Had some burger king crowns

left over from when I did the

King and Princess birthday

table back in March.

You can see it here and here,

if you want.

So I decided to do one with a

coffee theme since I had some

lil stick on embellishments.

Then my daughter and I tied it and

the sign together and she hung it over

the table for me............

Then I got a white tray to match

the white dishes and made a

coffee tray

This is the view from one side

and here is the view from the other.

You will see later that I changed

it up a little.

I used our french coffee maker, a coffee

cup candle I have had for ages, a bag of
coffee, a glass container of Werthers
coffee flavored candies, and these cute
cups I found by accident at Wally
World, and thought they would go
perfectly with our theme.