SNEEK PEEK OF WHAT'S TO COME

THE Wash Stand, lamp, pitcher with bowl, antique mirror and Victorian Parlor Chair are in our 1900 Folk Victorian COTTAGE Bedroom.  The lace curtains will stay for now.  The wood paneling will be painted white later in the year.  For now, we will live with it the way it is.  This small bedroom is slowly being filled with furniture to become once again a place to sleep.  Very slowly.  Through the years, it has been used as a bedroom then a storage unit full of boxes and lots of misc.  Now she is being returned to a Victorian Bedroom.  The sooner the better. Waiting for the Victorian Sofa, BED and Gentlemen's Dresser to be moved over one piece at a time.

After the room is set up to use, perhaps it will be like stepping back in time.  I would like that as I am downsizing and detoxing from the world.  Too much noise out there making it very easy to get confused and overstimulated using one's time in ways not productive causing mental exhaustion.  

A quiet place to rest my head and stay calm.
Peace.  Be still.

  

This photograph sitting on the Vintage Chest of Drawers was taken about 1983 in Omaha, Nebraska back in the day that we visited a Photography Studio waiting several hours to get our turn for a photo.  Olan Mills at the Mall. 

I'm so glad we took the care to have this done as it has frozen us in time for just a moment as a young family of 5 united in LOVE and on the go. Now days, you can still have studio photographs made, but the ease of a phone camera makes a family pic just a click away and ever so economical.  This is an improvement for the pocket book.  We have a printer that I can use photo paper in and get quality photos.  I will be taking advantage of this after we get settled in the lil COTTAGE.  Many family pics will be printed out to either place in an album or frame.     

The other Bedroom is small as well.  Waiting for the bed.  

The Vintage Chest of Drawers belonged to my HUSBAND's Grandparents and Parents is sitting in this pink Bedroom.

  

The door to the left of the chest opens into a very small closet.  This will remain.  The door to the right of the chest will eventually be closed off.  On the other side of this door is the front Bedroom with Victorian furniture.

This Parlor chair with gray velour upholstery will stay in pink Bedroom to be used with Vanity.

This door has been removed and the wall will be covered soon.  This use to lead into the Bathroom, but we needed to close it so the Bathroom Vanity had a place to go.

WE'RE SO PROUD OF OUR NEW TOILET.
Bathroom is under construction.  A ways to go as the room was completely gutted.  New floor tile was laid and new tile will be added on the wall around where the claw foot tub will go.  Some beaded board has gone up.  AND THE TOILET FLUSHES LIKE A CHAMP.

RECALLING YESTERDAY.  

BY EVENING, I WAS BESIDE MYSELF TIRED.  Very full and long day that was prosperous and satisfying.  The vintage VANITY made her way over to the COTTAGE.  We loaded her up in the morning and hauled her over.  I am so pleased that she is in our little bedroom.  That's two pieces of the set to make it over there.  

The bed's headboard will probably have to be hauled over in a truck.  The mattress and box springs for sure.  If I can talk my Husband into placing a quilt on the top of the car and tying down the headboard super securely with rope, then we might HillBilly it over.  

Not sure we can do this.  Great satisfaction will come when we have the bedroom set all together making an actual useable BEDROOM!  Shall wait this out for a few days and see what my HUSBAND thinks about all of this.

He has to work on our larger car's headlights.  Not sure how long that will take.  He got the yard completely raked and the grass seed in.  Watering it so we can watch it grow.  What a relief.  He's so busy and spread too thin on what needs done around here.  I need about 12 of him and then we'd see quick results.    

I will try to load the car with clothes on hangers.  I'll have to take it slow as it is hard work for an old woman to carry the clothing from the upstairs to the Kitchen then carry across the yard to the car.  THURSDAY may be a good day for clothing.  I have thinned my wardrobe out, but believe I need to go another round.  

I sat down and jotted a list of what I could remember that we have taken over to the COTTAGE already a little at a time.  The list fills the page.  More to go though.

I woke early, blogged, worked on bills, hauled the vanity to the car, drove it over to the COTTAGE to unload, went to Manhattan to pick up some supplies, dropped off the clothing donations, did some banking, fueled the car, snacked on some chicken McNuggets, drank green tea.  Went by the KSU GARDENS for a quick look at what flowers had bloomed. 

Drove back to COTTAGE to attach the mirror to the vanity, ate supper and sat in the Living room about to fall asleep.  Drove back to the main house and am resting now as I can hardly move.  My mind wonders all over the place thinking about what are some of the things that can be hauled over this week.  

THE COTTAGE is a fixer upper and we plan to be moved into her before she is completed.  This week-end I should start hauling boxes to the garage to get them out of the main house.  When the boxes are over there, it will be relief, but a huge work-out for us.  Heave ho.  Being in our late 60s makes it even more of a challenge.  We're doing it, but we're slow.  This daily grind is the best pace for us as I cannot do a full day of moving anything.  Each day, I try to move something over.  

Making a HOME is work.  I feel almost like we are starting over handling each piece that we do. Each dish, cup, cooking stuff, food, clothing, each book, picture, mirror, lamp, rug, hangers, bedding, towels, each piece of furniture heavy or light, each knick knack.  Not complaining. Makes me more appreciative of what we do have.  

THE REALITY OF MESSES.  Yes, I've seen a few.  Uggggg.  Looking for the day that the messes do not exist and we are settled in.

Exhausting, but cleaning up is doable.  This is the front room that is becoming the VICTORIAN BEDROOM.  Thankfully this MESS is gone now.

 

In spite of all the messes, I get some relief when I look at our Irises bloomed in the backyard.

MAY YOU HAVE A BLESSED LIFE.

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.

HOME sweet HOME,

~d

Hanging on the Living room wall for now.