Lemon Cake~ Yum~!

 I love Lemon and I love pistashios so this would be a cake I'd adore.  Talk about Saying Spring~! 
 Can you just imagine the  oooooo's and ahhhhhhhhhhh's you'd get when family and friends saw it.

 I'm not the best baker but I'm going to make it and take it to our neighborhood Spring party in late april.
  I might print this photo and put it in a frame to sit on the table , just in case mine does'nt come out looking quite this good lol...

Lemon Cake Recipe~ Compliments of Real Simple magazine


 Thanks for stopping by to visit me.  Love having you here..

xoxo
Sonny

Project for March

 I know its already the 12th but this is still my march project:)
   I'm a little slower than normal this month as I took on a few outside jobs and they are taking more time - day and night- than I had anticipated.. 


  I bought this secretary off craigslist way over a year ago- showed it to ya'll then- and just never got around to doing anything with it..   The oak went well with my guest room bed , so thats where its been sitting waiting for the  "oh so lovely" redo I promised it when it first arrived..  Thats the good thing about inanimate objects- they have Paitience and are willing to wait without complaining.. 

Should I paint the bed too???   I heard that gasp- yes I did.. lol

 well if I do- that'll have to wait and be my April project..

 

  Here is a photo of her in her present state.  As you see I made some notes of what I am considering right beside her picture..  NOW, if any of ya have any scathingly brilliant ideas about how I should refinish her- please let me know in your comment.

  I plan to go looking for samples of secretaries that have been painted later this evening.   Surely they have some on Houzz or Pinterest  for me to look at.

  I can make my own caulk type paint so no problem there..   I like the look of distressed as long as its done with a Light Touch:)   I see so much that goes from distressed to destroyed in a Nano second and thats definatly NOT the look I'm going for.. 

  I just wanted to let ya'll know what I was up to as well as get any advice you'd be willing to share .

 Thanks for stopping by.. You are always welcome here and much appreciated.
xoxo
Sonny

Storage ~So Pretty and Useful

  Happy Sunday Morning.

 The sun is shining brightly here in NC but my mind is on all those who suffered through the storms this weekend.
 My thoughts and prayers are with them, just as I'm sure ya'lls are.     Life can change in the blink of an eye as we have seen the last couple of years as portions of different states have been devastated.    LIVE, like this was your last day , is what keeps going through my mind.. 

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 On to these beautiful storage ideas.. all compliments of Better Homes and Gardens .

 I love so many of them and because there are so many different styles, I'm sure you'll find one or many a few that would work for you and your home.
 
 I hope you enjoy these samples.. I sure did..

  Thanks so much for coming to visit me..   You are always welcome and much appreciated..

love and hugs and all good things to You and Yours.
Sonny