Shelves and Seeds

You might remember a couple of weeks ago I bought a shelf for the garage to get things off the floor.  Another reason I bought it is to be able to park my car in the garage during hurricanes and hail storms.  Like most people in the South, my car is normally parked in the driveway.  People use their garages down here for -among other things - a man cave.  It's not uncommon to see big screen TVs and a kegger sit in a garage when you pass by.  The door is wide open and the men are hooting it up while watching sports on the TV.

No man here, so I craved organization.

This pile of plastic became...

This organized unit.

I placed it on the back wall so there would be room to get out of the car.  All it took to put it together was a picture for instructions and a hammer to pound the stilts in.  Yes, I do use bug spray.  I live in the South where there are spiders that could kill a person.  The spray is used as a first line of defense.

When I finished this project (and cleaning the garage) I relaxed and turned....

This....

 

 

 

 

 

into this.  A handful of radish seeds were harvested from a few of the pods on the radish plant I let bolt and go to seed.  I have more that I harvested earlier.
I surprise myself every day with the things I'm willing to learn.  Lots of yootoob on a subject, and I have gained confidence with projects I never imagined doing.

Stay safe.
Angie

Look what I Did- All By Myself! And Other Things I Did This Weekend

I am stoked.  I put up pendant lights over the counter in the kitchen.  I read the directions, checked that I had all of the parts, got out my flat head screw driver and tape measure, and started.  When I was having a difficult time figuring things out I sat back and relaxed and looked at the pictures and figured out what items were.  I now sit back and look at my finished project with wonder.  It's hard to believe I did it all by myself!

Since the outlets were already there, it was a matter of exchanging a light bulb for the light kit.  I didn't get into heavy electrical stuff.  I have a kitchen light too, which I will ask my son in law to install.  Still, it's more than I thought I was capable of.

I felt like this when I bought a bed side table from Wal Mart that I had to put together.  That project took me two days of reading and trying this screw with that part.  Sometimes the pictures can be confusing with the dotted lines and arrows.  What happened to using words in the instructions?   So I walked away from that project too.  I went back when I had a light bulb form over my head, seeing exactly what I had to do.

Here they are.  The weekend project.  My new pendant lights.


 

I also figured out what to do with my bill corner.  A while back I decided I didn't want to get a desk for the office.  That room is empty.  My daughter suggested I put my printer in my bedroom closet instead of going up the stairs just to print something.  That made sense to me, so I put the printer in the large walk in closet in my first floor bedroom.  It's on the floor, but I only need to bring the cord around the corner to plug it in and use the printer.  On one shelf I also had file boxes with paperwork in them. 

 

It hit me this weekend (two and a half years after I moved in here.) to put all of the mail on that same shelf.  It was one of those 'Could have had a V8' moments.  The picture below is the result of my decision.  No more paper work in the kitchen.

 

 

My 'bill corner' after I made the move into the closet.  I'd be too embarrassed to show you what it looked like before the move.  It was just plain ugly.

 

 

 

Basil I dried and pulverized today.  My jar is filling up quickly.

Mother's Day Arrangement



photo by jay.tong











It's easy to make your own edible arrangements.  Things you'll need are:

1. Container
2. foam to shape inside the container
3. a flower shaped cookie cutter
4. wooden skewers
5. melon baller
6. fruit of your choice (this is fresh pineapple and strawberries)




Arrange and shape to your liking.