Getting Stuff Done!

Since our return home from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, I've been super busy and although I've kept up with all your posts I haven't had time to do one! Not much exciting happening but a lot of things getting done.    Working in the garden and keeping up on the weeds! I've  been picking some great peppers (sweet, jalapeno, and hot) and cherry tomatoes, parsley and basil. My eggplants are growing. I have three! Not ready to pick just yet-- and large tomatoes that are still green....they are are taking their time! I feel like they've been green forever!

Carol and Frankie love to walk through the vegetable garden looking for insects and I have to say I have been very lucky in that I haven't had any issues with bugs on my plants this year. I'm sure it isn't due to Carol and Frankie cause they lose interest in just pecking around the vegetable garden and like to move all over the yard. Nosey little chickens! When they hear anything they are front and center to see what's happening.

I spent some time rearranging a big closet I have on the second floor that really needed straightening. I keep all my Halloween in the shed but I have my Fall decor  (most of it) in this upstairs closet. Since I start decorating for Fall by Labor Day, I pulled all those boxes forward in anticipation! Halloween will go up September 30th. After the closet was done, I had fun decorating with the items I got in Pennsylvania and adding them to my home.When I look around at all that I have I have to say I love all my stuff so much. I can tell you where I got each and every item in my house or who gave it to me and when. I truly treasure what I have. Do you do the same?

I added a new lamp to my parlor! My wonderful friend was in Florida for several months taking care of her elderly Dad and saw this lamp in a store called Belles. She said it's such a fun store and when she saw the lamp she had to buy it for me. It's kind of a shabby chic lamp all off white and chippy. It's a bird feeding her babies in the nest.  I received it by mail today. I have a bird/wildlife theme in that room and this lamp was just perfect! How sweet of her to gift me with it and I'm also happy to say she arrived  safely in New York  from Florida and is sure glad to be home! I can't wait till she sees it.

I have a couple more items to show you that I got in PA. I did a lot of shopping and as I unpack, I discover more of what I bought! We got this rack of hooks for our master bathroom. Love the birds on top of the faucets. My husband found this.

I found this cute WELCOME too. I was buying it for the chicken coop but the weather will surely ruin it so I've moved it to one of my rear porches ( a covered one) so it doesn't get ruined.

Another favorite item is this over the door candle holder. LOVE this!

If anyone has gone to Michaels lately, they are already loading up with Fall decor (HURRAY!) and have been having some great sales clearing out Spring and Summer. When I saw all the Fall greens and flowers I had all to do to stop myself from buying a bunch but I am trying to behave and eenjoy the season I am in and not rush to my favorite FALL!!! There is still the whole month of August for Summer activities and beach. On a sale shelf I noticed and couldn't resist these cute chickens. I think I paid $2.00 each for them.

Where am I putting them? I have no idea but they'll be somewhere! Happy little chickens!

Caitlin has been super busy. She went kayaking and paddle boarding and also did a library program and made this sweet lantern with tissue paper and mod podge. It looks like stained glass in person. She was pleased. It really glows with a tea light.

Here's my baby next to her kayak with her buddy Ashley
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Tomorrow I'm going to a thrift store I've never been to. I'm hoping to find some goodies! I'll let you know!