Thankful Thursday May 30, 2019, Pictures of Springs past....

Declare his glory among
 the nations, his marvelous deeds 
among all peoples.

Psalm 96:3 NIV


Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you cool
and out of the heat, if it is
as hot at your house as it
is here.........lol

Been a bit of a busy week
here, but a good week....

Pictures today are of
 Springs past. So will get
on with since I am late
as usual these days...lol

#1 and 2

Thankful for a lovely 

Celebration of Life service

we went to on Sat. evening

for member of our church.

His family did an amazing

job of honoring him. 
and
Thankful that They are all
 such a testimony and legacy 
of God's grace.

#3
Thankful that we finally
got to have a meeting with
someone about a bartering
deal we decided on, so nice
we are all on the same page
now, for sure....

#4

Thankful that my friend's
fiancee' is doing okay. They
 wound up in the ER on Sunday 
evening as his Blood Pressure
 was sky high, and he has had 
2 heart attacks in the past, so
they were very worried as you
 can imagine. They think he 
needs his blood pressure meds
 changed as they don't seem
 to be working all that well.


#5
Thankful that I got 4 more
 cards done this week.


#6 and 7
Thankful for a long chat
with my girl on Thursday.
Starting to miss her a lot
since it has been 21/2 weeks
since I've seen her.
and very 
Thankful that they are
gonna try to come visit
sometime in July or 
August hopefully.

#8
Thankful they finally got
the approval to do our drain
field and it was completed
on Thursday and working
great!  So happy to have
that monkey off our back
after dealing with piles
of dirt all over our front
yard for the whole month
of May.  


#9
Thankful we did the finally
paperwork on hubbies car,
 he used to drive to work. 
We kept it a year but it was 
only driven to keep it run-
ning, so it was time to let
 her go, and to help some-
one out, in the process.

#10
Thankful that hubby and
I are really enjoying his
retirement, it has been 
one year today, Friday,
May 31st.


#11
Thankful for all of you
who faithfully read my
blog every time I post.
You are a blessing, and
keep me going.

#12
Thankful for all of you
out their in blogland
whose blogs I read, that
are an inspiration to me.
You are all such talented
ladies......

That's all folks, 
as Porky Pig would say!!


Thanks for your visit
and
come again soon!


Love Hugs, and 
End of May Blessings,

Nellie

Wow, June 1st tomorrow.
May seemed to Zoom by
in some ways....but not for
the drainfield.  lol


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Happy Sunday 

Sweet Friends,

Hope you have had a very

good week.

Here is the scripture for today!

The Lord declares,

You will seek me and find me when

 you seek me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:13 NIV

Have a seeking good time!

Hugs and Blessings,

Nellie


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Thankful Thursday May 23, 2019, Spring trays from the past

  Rejoice with those who rejoice; 

mourn with those who mourn.

Romans 12:15 NIV

Evening Sweet Friends,

Just remembered I never

 finished this.....

Am very tired so just gonna add

a few pics from a few Springs ago,

then crash on the sofa.  lol

Hope you have had a good

week.  Ours has been good

and crazy..........lol

#1

Thankful that they came and

worked on our shed again

on Saturday and made more

progress.  Next time they

come they will probably

put the doors on.

#2 and 3

Thankful for a fun night

out to dinner with Scott,

Megan and lil darling,

then back to their house

for dessert.  A fun time

celebrating Mother's 

Day again.......and

thankful for their lovely

card and gifts as well.

#4

Thankful for a good long

much needed nap on Sunday

 as I was bushed from the 

busy week.

#5

Thankful that I have made

4 cards already since last

week.

#6 and 7

Thankful they are coming

to do our drain field to-

morrow finally..........
They came but it has been
on crazy thing after another,
now we have to wait for
the city to come an inspect
as the rules have changed
since ours was done 38
years ago.  Thankful that
everything is working tho.
It could be way worse,
but you should see our
yard........oh my....

#8

Thankful that I got new

handles and knobs for

my kitchen cabinets for

Mother's day and with

Money I got for my 

birthday.  

#9

Thankful that hubby put

them all on, and that they

look really nice and is a

very nice change as well.

#10
Thankful that my daughter
introduced us to a new 
dairy free ice cream. It is
called "So Delicious". 
 She had some coconut and 
we got some"salted caramel",
and both really are
 so delicious.


#11
Thankful for a family that
owned a grocery store when
I was a kid, who kindly gave
my single parent Mom a break
(single parents were rare 60+
Years ago).  They sold and
made my Mom a personal 
loan so she could by the home
where we lived for many yrs.
Back then it probably would-
not have even been possible
for her to by a home. Funny
how things you have known
for years somehow come back
to you with a realization you
never saw before.


#12
Thankful that I just remem-
bered I hadn't posted this
yet!  I have been a bit dis-
tracted these last weeks
since our nest is all torn
up outside............lol

Well, that's it for Cozy
place this week.

Thanks for coming by

and

Hope you have a really
restful, relaxing weekend
while we all remember
those that died in service
for us, our country and
our freedom!!  We owe
them a huge debt of
gratitude.


Love, Hugs, and
 Memorial Day Blessings,
Nellie

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Think you can't have open shelving in your kitchen?? Maybe you can!!

Hello Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you enjoying
Spring still...

We are enjoying it from inside
as it is pretty hot here in Florida
already.....think it is gonna be a
very long hot Summer....

I had been seeing all these

white kitchens and kitchens

with open shelving here in
blogland for years and just

loved the look. As much as

I love the white kitchens,
with white cabinets, it was 
not likely to happen for

 us, and actually not very

 practical for us as it would

means more upkeep to keep

them clean, and at 67 and 71

yrs. old, we are looking for

less upkeep not more!  lol
So I sorta felt stuck in a
rut and like there was just
nothing new I could do.

Then while I was visiting my
daughter in February we were
looking online for something
 else and we accidentally came

on an idea that might give me
some open shelving for my
 kitchen.

Click Here to see it.

and when I saw it I thought that

would look great in this one sort

of nook area where I then had an

ironing board chair.

Then the more I thought about it

the more I thought do I really

want to add anymore Oak to

our kitchen, as I had just gotten

new stools for our breakfast bar

and Chairs for my kitchen and

replaced the Oak with White

last year.  So decided I think

a white ladder shelf would be

better, so I started looking at

Wally World again, and found

a solid white one and it was

like $200 less. So I asked for

it for my birthday back in

March, and we love it and

are so pleased with the how it

looks and the quality of the

shelf as well. It looks like it

was made for the space too.
So that quickly got me out
of that stuck feeling, and
was so refreshing, cause
when you have lived in the
same home for 38 yrs. you
gotta have some changes
at times.

So here it is.....

 The Shelf is not crooked,
it was the picture taker.  lol

 Sorry........

Here is the side view,
thought I would show it
to you unstyled so you
could see what it really
looks like.  It is a very
quality piece of furniture
for the price....went to-
gether easily and had
all the parts it was sup-
posed to as well.


If you would like to check
it out for yourself here is
a link.  Click here to 
read details.



The picture below shows what
 sat in that space beforehand.
  Didn't think to take a before
 picture when it was actually
sitting in the kitchen.

This piece has served us
well for years and years,
It is an ironing board chair
and it was very handy hav-
ing it sit right there in the
kitchen, but since the kiddles
are all gone and they now
have steamers that work so
well,  it never gets used but
to hold my purse. So it was
time for it to go bye bye, 
and 
we really love it's successor. 

So here it is..... 
once it was styled.

Here is the sideview, and it
doesn't stick out as far as
the ironing board chair did,
and you can see it goes
 nicely with my kitchen
table and chairs, and the
stools at the bar that you
can't see in this picture.

We only bought 2 new
things to go on the shelves.
The lil bunny on the bottom
shelf, and this adorable lil
fish teapot that hubby and I 
both got a laugh over.....
hubby liked her more than I
 did, mainly cause I thought
she was 2 dark a blue, so
 really got her for him but
 she has grown on me now, 
and I love her now,
She is so cute.

Every Home needs a
 touch of whimsy....lol

Love her eyelashes, blush and
 her kisser...........lol


We did this about 2 months ago,
so we are still loving it, and it
made me happy to have a nice
change in my kitchen with the
open shelving.....

Maybe if you are like me and
wanted the look of open shelving
this would work for you too.


Thanks for stopping in.....

Have a great week ahead,

Love, Hugs, and
end of May Blessings,

Nellie

Wow, only 9 more days
and we will be in June.
Shew this month really
went by fast.............


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Scripture Sunday

Sunday Morning Greetings

Sweet Friends,

Here is the scripture for today.

remove wicked officials from

 the king’s presence, 

and his throne will be established

 through righteousness.

Proverbs 15:5 NIV


Hoping and Praying for that!!


Have a very Blessed day.


Hugs,
Nellie


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Thankful Thursday May 16, 2019, The demise of our tree

 Now, our God, 
we give you thanks, and
 praise your glorious name.

1 Chronicles 29:13 NIV

Greetings and Happy Friday 

to you, Sweet Friends,

Hope this finds you well
and happy and that you
were sufficiently spoiled
on Mother's day.

We were visiting with our
daughter and son-in-love
since last Thursday before
Mother's day, and got home
 home on Tuesday evening.

Seems like ages since I have
done a post.  lol

Pics today are from the
demise of our big tree in the
front yard that I told you 
about some week back.
In my header pic I didn't
think to take a picture till
they had already cut off
some limbs.  Actually the
tree is half the size it was
last Fall, cause remember
we had 3 big limbs break
off and had to have them
trim it up back then.  It
had just gotten it's leaves
back and was looking
pretty again,  but oh 
well,  it had to go!!

Running late as usual so will 
just get on with it.

#1 

Thankful for a safe and uneventful

trip to and from Charleston to see 
our daughter, son-in-love and new
furry grandson dog, Bentley.

#2 and 3

Thankful for a great and restful
 time, as always, while we were 
there..... and

Thankful for a very nice Mothers
day and appreciated the lovely
cards and gifts I received.

#4

Thankful for a fun time for Dee, and

I, getting pedicures, doing face masks

 making bath bombs, and some light
 cooking together and 2  golfcart rides.

#5

Thankful for a good time for all of us

 hanging out and talking, eating, playing 

cards, playing with Bentley, going in the 
pool, shopping, and getting Starbucks. 

#6

Thankful for the new discovery of
a Caramel Ribbon Crunch creme
Frappuccino at Starbuck's.  This
on is made with no coffee, only
creme.  Delicious. 


#7

Thankful that Dee did not get sick,

 as she got a really bad headache
 while we were out shopping, and
 felt weak, nauseous and chilled, so
 had to come home rather than going
 out to dinner as we had planned and
thinking she probably had caught
the flu, but once she took her con-
tacts out the headache went away,
so think it was just the awful head-
ache she had that caused the other
symptoms.  Thank Goodness

#8
Thankful that Bentley is settling
in and calming down more.  If
you have ever had a puppy you
know what I mean,  they are all
quite playful and like to bite on
you or just about anything when
they are teething.  He is 7 mos.
old now, so his teeth are not so
sharp, so if he does bite it just
doesn't really hurt as much, but
he really doesn't do it much any
more, they are working on him
jumping now,  he just gets so
excited when he sees people,
as he really loves people. He
is a very sweet lil dog, course,
not as small as Rosie, as he is
20 pds. now, but he was only
suppose to be less than 10 pds.
He was suppose to be a micro
golden doodle but something
didn't go quite right.  lol

#9
Thankful for my daughter and
what a great young lady she is.
She is always very thoughtful,
loving and sweet to her parents.
she is our best cheerleader.

#10

Thankful for 2 really precious
flashbacks I had this week, one
was about my paternal Grand-
mother, and the other one was
about something a christian
family did for my Mother and
our family because my Mom
 was a single parent. Both came
 about due to (I think) 2 situations
 we are involved with right now.
So definitely divine recalls.

#11
Thankful for the joy of 
watching my hubby with lil
darling. They built a lil foam
green house yesterday. It was
 a kit we found at Michaels a
few weeks back, and it is so
adorable and she did most of
the work this time and did
 a great job, course Grampy
helped her with instructions
and getting the right pcs. in
 the right place. They had a
lot of fun doing it...and it
 was just so sweet!

#12
Thankful lil darlings Mommy
really liked the Mother's day 
gifts she and I worked on.

and now she is gone!  It hasn't

been quite as bad as I thought

it would be, but what we have 

noticed most is our garage is 

a lot hotter than normal, for 

this time of year, guess cause

she used to provide so much

shade.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well, that's it for us at 

Cozy Place.

Thanks for dropping by 

and 

Have a Wonderful Weekend,

Love, Hugs and

Mid May Blessings,

Nellie

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