Spring has brought the winds of change
I’ve been on a wee bit of a hiatus from routine blogging. Hopefully you’ve enjoyed the photos from spots around my home and musings on the baby birdies. There is just so much going on with StarXLR8 - I don’t even know where I’d begin!
For starters, there is a brand new shed in the backyard.
For comparison, our old shed. I’ve been told this doesn’t pass as “shabby chic”.
Our pond is also clean and running again.
Even though I’ve been out and about, I’ve read every single comment! Thank you to all of you who have stopped by to enter my Cottage Charm Giveaway. I’ll remind everyone that the prize goes to he or she who has the most to say on my other posts. I will, perhaps, be giving an honorable mention to one of the fine ladies who have comments in the giveaway post.
I’ve been negligent in my blog reading. Saturday was a lovely day, so I spent several hours in my freshly painted yellow glider catching up with the Cottage Nest, Daisy Cottage, happythings, Her Able Hands, This Vintage Chica and many many others! It was lovely to live vicariously through the crafty and thrifty adventures of these wonderful ladies.
I’ve not been up to much myself besides tidying the yard and the house. There has been very little of what anyone would consider “cooking” and no crafting to speak of. However, there is not a speck of cat hair to be found! This leads me to my big news. I’m moving! Not too far, just across town… but my time here in this 1950’s cottage is coming to a close. It’s incredibly bittersweet for me. I love this home, but I know there is even greater happiness in my future. I can’t wait to share photos of my new place will you all later this summer. I will need lots of inspiration as I start from scratch on what I’m going to call “Spring Lake Cottage”.
Posted on May 19th, 2007 under Blogs, Cleaning, Cottage, Gardening by StarXLR8.
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