Sharing Shadymont, My Mountain Cottage

I've gotten so lazy about blogging.  I just don't have a lot going on.  Since I live on one income now, I don't do as much shopping, because I don't need a single thing, and I have more than enough of everything.  I sit in my chair quite a bit and watch a bit of YouTube.  I read some and have been thinking for days I would start making some drapes for the bonus room, garage, and the mud/laundry room.  I found some beautiful toile in navy and white and could use it in either of the rooms and there is a large quantity.  I'll end up making them in a few days, I hope, if I can get off my butt!  I have moved small items around in the living area and sunroom and breakfast room.  I removed the easter items today, and rearranged the mantel. I kept the crosses on the mantel, added the trifold as a backdrop, added an angel.  I like the lightness of this look. I found this vase of sunflowers at Good Will, and knew they would be f...

Last week we went to Savannah to a shower for my grandson and his fiancé.  We went on Wednesday, with all these plans of what we were going to do, but we didn't do a whole lot.  I did manage to get to one Good Will by promising my husband a breakfast at Cracker Barrel! :) I didn't spend much at all , and these are the things that came home with me. This tray, originally priced at 14.99, for $1.99.  I'm using it on the screened porch table. Sweet candle holder in my favorite color. This flawless sugar bowl in milk glass was the subject of discussion at the cash register between 2 cashiers.  I was asked if I found the top, no I didn't. They looked at the price (2.99). That is ridiculous  they said.   So I don't really know what the piece would have been worth, more than 2.99 or less?  No idea!  Don't know if it was too little, or too much in their opinion.  Okay, I just found it on ebay priced at 10.99 + over $...

A dash into Good Will and I found this picture featuring birds. Not that I needed another picture of birds, but I just like them. Please excuse the glare coming from the dining room.  It's double matted, and was only $4.94. I also found two large pieces of fabric.  One was 2 yards at 48" wide.  I used it to make curtains for the dining room, but haven't hung them yet.  Haven't felt like climbing.  The fabric is the same as the background in the frame below.  This fabric was $2.92. I stapled a scrap of it onto this aqua frame and hung the new artwork I found at GW in the center of it.  I had enough still to make a runner.  I just need to hem the remnant. The second roll of fabric  had about 5 yards.  I used it to cover over the love-seat sleeper in the office/library.  It is a very pale blue with a pattern.  The photo doesn't do it justice. I simply cut it into 2 pieces and it made a good sofa cover in the office...