Now that fall has arrived, I'm already mooning over the end of summer and dreading the coming winter. One morning late this summer, I took this photo of the rising sun and a fresh pedicure (something that goes lacking in the fall and winter) and will come here to look at it in the dreads of winter to remind myself that it REALLY will end.
This cute boot bench was meant for a very specific nook in my entryway. But when measuring said nook for said bench, I failed to take into account that the bench would have to slip past the door frame to get into the nook. So, for now, it's on the porch and is Peaches' favorite perch!
Recent goings-on at the ranch have included recovering from the sticker shock of the estimate to diagnose the problem with the driveway gate security light (almost $400 just to find out what's wrong, let alone fix it!), and re-arranging everything in the garage to accomodate both a humongo lawn tractor, a humongo snow blower, a Blazer, and 20 totes full of Christmas decorations (and that's after giving away a lot to Goodwill this summer!).
A friend, upon leaving the ranch the other night after dinner, looked in the window of the garage and said, "yup, you've lived here awhile." I knew exactly what she meant (you've accumulated too much stuff!), and wasn't at all offended because she's right. Only 4 years later and the garage keeps getting more full everyday.
Of course it doesn't help that I've started, in a manner of speaking, doing building projects so right now there are boards of all manner, a 4x8 sheet of plywood, and a [HEAVY] 4x8 sheet MDF. There's nothing you can do with sheets goods but lean them against something. They'll always be in the way. But here's what I've built so far.
I built this bench with no idea what I was going to do with it, I was practicing my measuring and cutting "skills" (I use that term very loosely!). For now, it's in the entryway (but not in the nook) and works great for dropping purse and keys onto, or pulling on my rain boots.
And I built a storage center in my office but that's for another post.
