A day in the life.....

 Dear People...
I published this post at the beginning of the week,
not realizing I had already scheduled a post automatically
for the same day....just different times...

I'm SORRY....bwaaaaa

SOOO,
if you saw it, commented on it and thought that was the end of it....
I'm SORRY....bwaaaa

but here it comes around again and I hope you still love me, knowing I am an IDIOT....!
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ran·dom

adjective

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made, done, happening, or chosen without method or conscious decision.

  It seems, lately, that EVERYthing I do is done randomly ....

I am forever doing things that I haven't CHOSEN to do...

haven't even really THOUGHT about doing...

.....could it be SUMMER....?? where the livin' is EASY.....

MAYBE !!!

Whatever the case may be,
this is a LONG post with waaay too much in it,....
but.....OH, WELL...
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This morning, without any planning on my part,
 I decided to straighten my pantry...
                                     or.....should I say PANTRIES
because we have more than one......

I love love love those tall skinny doors..

Pull-out metal shelves and they are AWESOME....

this pantry is very easy to keep nice and straight.

it sure  holds a lot of cans....

This is a larger pantry that I love to the moon and back..
(not a very good photo....this room is really dark)

I need some more cute baskets to line up side by side to hold "stuff".

I nearly always have
DRIED APRICOTS....




BECAUSE, when you can't get FRESH APRICOTS, using these wonderful bits of fruit,
you can have ...

 a wonderful bowl full of SWEET SUNSHINE....

 and nothing goes better with POPOVERS and chewy BACON
than a big bowl of sweetened apricots.

O....HONEY..!!

The only thing better is when you are lucky enuf to have a MR. that can make you a beautiful
BLACK and WHITE
tile table
to serve your treats on....

After I got the pantries to suit me,
I started on
ANOTHER SUMMER MANTEL.

I had NO intentions of doing that today....
until I saw my blogging buddy, GINA's
SUMMER MANTEL....

Doesn't this just take your breath away...
mine, too....

I don't have the pretty things and colors she is using here...
but,
I'M A GONNA GET ME SOME !

My mantel, back in the spring, is close in colors to Gina's...
this vintage mantel was in the master bedroom back then...

The walls are a lighter color and this worked very well for that room.

When I moved the mantel into  the living room, it seemed to call for a whole different look.

The walls in this area are a golden color...

we still intend to paint but.....

have more fun things to do thru the summer. :)

I brought out one of my favorite little black and white ROOSTERS..
Even in a new house, ya gotta have a touch of BLACK and WHITE...:)




I have a 3rd little oval wicker mirror but since the move,
I've  not been able to find it...

I will, tho.....












Tiny little nightlamp
resting on two little tiny leather books...

I spied this black and white Mackenzie*Childs pitcher the minute I walked thru the door
of our local GOODWILL,
a few years ago....

I couldn't believe it !!!

 Thanks so much for coming by..
have a wonderful weekend.

I've got most of my wifely chores done so I plan to
CHILL OUT....
by that pretty pool right outside my doors...