We stopped at the Visitor's Center

on the Mississippi River on the

way to grandma's house.

(What happened to Mississippi

the Magnolia State?)

It was a beautiful if somewhat

breezy spring day.

We got to play with this sweet boy all weekend

who........................

 is going to have a baby brother later this year!

What a cute way to announce!

Hope your weekend was a good one too.



Red sky at morning,

sailors take warning,

Red sky at night,

sailors delight.

Remember this little nursery rhyme?

My daddy used to say this and it always

comes to mind each time I see a red sky

 at daybreak or at eventide.

These pictures were taken

in the evening as I drove home.

Tomorrow looks to be a lovely day.

My daughter and I will be traveling

to Mississippi to visit family.

So glad to have great weather for our trip.

 He answered and said unto them,

When it is evening, ye say,

It will be fair weather:

 for the sky is red.
And in the morning,

It will be foul weather to day:

for the sky is red and lowering.  

Matthew 16:2-3

Have a blessed weekend!

Till next time............

                       Carolyn

Best Seat in the House!

A few weeks ago, I shared some pictures

from our little get-away to Bayou Corne.

 

Here is a picture of the cabin where we stayed.

Rustic and cute, huh?

We spent time on this front porch

rocking and drinking our coffee,

reading and just enjoying ourselves.

The rocking was done in handmade

cypress rockers that had been allowed

to age naturally, developing that

beautiful gray patina.

They were the most comfortable rockers

ever! We found out a gentleman by the

name of Wilson Waguespack was the maker.

He just happened to have a couple of

rockers finished and we made arrangements

to go by his house to pick them up.

Fast forward to this week.......

Here is that cypress rocker on my

back porch. I wanted to let my rockers

age naturally as well.....but in the mean

time....it just looked so raw. And being

under the porch meant it would take longer

to turn that wonderful gray color, sooooo

I decided to help it along with a little

light stain. It is called Sunbleached by

Rustoleum and it is perfect.

I brushed it on and wiped it off immediately,

not letting it soak in but a minute.

  

I wanted it to look aged, not painted and

I couldn't be more pleased with the results.

(It is not as white in person as in the pictures).

 

Before

After



Mr. Wilson even "signed" his work.

You can still see the wood grain and

a bit of the raw color......love it!

By the way, Mr. Wilson and his sweet wife

were a pleasure to meet. We had such a lovely

visit with them and found out he is in his 80's and

still working in his wood shop regularly.

I stained the first one on Monday and the

second one today....

I find I am not as young as I used to be!

 When did that happen?

Oh well, at least one of those rockers

is dry and ready use...think I'll do that now.

Till next time...........

                          Carolyn

Early spring azaleas.

After the storms of last night,

including loss of  power for about 7 hours

and cable (gasp) for 12 hours....

I couldn't resist picking a

little bouquet for the kitchen.

I understand we have at least 3 more days

of clouds and rain before the sun shines.

I may need these little blooms to

brighten my day.

Till next time......

                              Carolyn