February 2012 | Vintage, Paint and more...

Saturday, February 25, 2012



Hi there... grab a cup of coffee and a seat and let's have a chat.......


I have been so busy packing and getting ready to move
that I have ignored these little chats
we have....
Please accept my apology.

Today I have a few pictures for you to see...
Our house we will be living in...
Ready???


Of course, this is the front.
It's located in a gated golf-course community.
But then, a lot of houses around here are
because this is a large community
of golf courses...
The house backs up on a wooded area that
used to be another golf course but,
due to the economy has closed.
The house belonged to an elderly lady and her daughter owns it.
The pictures were taken the day we looked at it so
a lot of her mother's stuff is still in them.
She gave us a lot of stuff and sold us some
because she didn't want to move it.
Can't blame her - it would be undaunting
to try to find homes for all her stuff.

Now, for the house tour
beware some of these pics are not for the faint of heart...


This is the living room - very long and large.
The fireplace is gas.
That's Papa and Ms. Z with me.
Those two chairs, table and lamp are now ours.


The opposite end of the living room.
The archway door is the access to the loft area above the garage.
The door to the right is the hallway to the bedrooms.


This is the dining room with
sliding glass doors out to the patio.
The back yard is small-
three swipes with the lawn mower and it's done
but, the HOA mows the front and side yards and
our landlord pays for the back to be mowed
and the weeds to pulled in the flower beds.
Wallah - no yard maintenance,
yeah us.....

The kitchen - don't look too closely at the wall paper...
but, it's the mildest wallpaper in the house, lol....


T and Z room


Miss A's room
the TV stand is now ours....


The main bathroom - are
you diggin' the wallpaper??


The master bedroom with a pepto bismal pink paint that
now looks like this


a beautiful grey blue
it's called Seashore Fog
Looove it....


Master bedroom closet
Can I say HUGE....
I mean really huge....

OK now prepare your self for the next room


Master bedroom bathroom.
I took a double take the first time I saw this
All I could think of was
staring at this first thing in the mornings....
before coffee, even...


This is the loft above the garage....
It is a huge room also...
(Sorry about the fuzzy pic)

Anyway we are excited about being in a house again.
I have so many projects planned.
We have been picking stuff up at thrift shops and
I am going to be redoing and repurposing over
the next few weeks.
Then I have lots of sewing projects planned also.
So stay tuned to see
what we turn out.
I will post the before and afters for ya
I always love to look at those.

Well, the big day is this coming Wednesday
and we will be out of this ole condo.
And in 10 days big Mr. C. is coming to visit.
Can hardly wait to see him
He's got a big birthday coming up in a couple of months
20
Hard to believe he will be that old....
Can't wait for him to get here.

Gotta go - hope you enjoyed the tour. 
What do you think of our wall paper-

I may get bogged down with the move but will try to
definitely post sooner than
the last time....

Have a great afternoon....

                                                                       Lovin life in Carolina
                                                                               Cathy









Friday, February 17, 2012

Happy Birthday, Papa

                                                                    Hi there everyone...
                                   Grab your coffee, pull up a seat and let's chat a while.....


Today is a very special day at our house....
Today is


Papa's birthday....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAPA...

This is  a tribute to my dear husband....


What a cutie he was at the ripe old age of
THREE....
Look at that sweet little face -
and was that hair blond ??


How handsome in his suit....
And look -
Freckles...


Meet  pistol packin' Pete.....
To heck with Gene Autry or
Hop - a - long Cassidy
This is my hero.....


With his best friend......
Look at that smile...


When I met him - High School....
1966

What a smile he had...
Those blue eyes -
Still gorgeous today......


Still today those pretty blue eyes are
as bright as the day I met him....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PAPA

WE ALL LOVE YOU ..........


                                                                   Lovin' life in Carolina
                                                            Cathy









Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Packing

                                                 Hi there, grab a seat and let's have a
                                                           cup of coffee together
                                                               while we chat....

As you probably noticed -
we seem to be getting quite a
collection of boxes here......


We are moving on March 3 -
Yeah!!!!
We are out of this condo, baby and
into a house.
Complete with a yard.....
(but that is a whole different post)


So I packed some boxes today.
The above picture was just the beginning..
And after several hours
of packing
I was tired of packing.


It was a beautiful, sunny, 60ish day today



A perfect day to be at the park.
Beautiful blue skies
some fluffy blue clouds.....


Papa read the USA Today in the car...


Miss A played with her friends...
And I read my studies to renew
my nursing license.
Boring, but mandatory
and
where better to read than the park?

Thanks for stoppin' by come back tomorrow and we'll chat.....

                                              Lovin' life in Carolina
                                                   Cathy




Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Typical Afternoon

Hi there......
Grab your cup of coffee, have a seat and let's chat a while...

Today was a typical day for us even though it is
Valentines's Day.....

We don't do anything special on this day-
Restaurants too crowded and ....
We don't really enjoy being in crowds so,
We generally stay at home.

Therefore, as I was thinking about what I would blog about on
this noted day of love....
Sitting before the computer,
staring into space, 
listening to soft rock, and wondering,
what???
Then my concentration was interrupted by
the sweet sound of
GIGGLING...

Coming from two six-year-olds.....


        Laughing and giggling over something that seems so silly to us - but, oh so funny to them.....
                                            Enjoying the afternoon.... playing


                                 Eating their favorite snack - corndogs and grape juice ( not mine)
                                                 

Baking cookies with Papa

Mmmmmm....aren't they cute
Yummy heart smile faces
Perfect for two little girls.....


And Grandma, too....

So, grab yourself a cookie
Sit back and
Let your mind wander...
Enjoy the sillier moments of life
Just like a six year old with not a care in the world.....


           Have a wonderful Valentine's day........
                                                       See ya tomorrow ......


                                                                                                Lovin' life in Carolina,
                                                                                                          Cathy


   

Monday, February 13, 2012

The Big Brown Monster is Gone

              Hi there!  Grab a cup of coffee and let's chat a while......


Have you ever gone shopping for furniture and wound up with
 something you can't believe you bought?

Well, we did just that about a year ago -
went looking for a new dining room set and
found this on the show room floor for less than half price...



So large it takes two pics to get a shot of it......

This baby is huge!

But, in its defense it is sooooo comfy, I'm talking man, you can
doze right off on it.

When I worked nights I even slept on it a few times....
That's just how comfy it is.

But, there is only one way it can go and if your room is not
oriented the right way - it ain't gonna fit
no matter how hard you try...
Almost like it has a mind of its own.

Now mind you we all loved it-

(Miss A)

For napping.........

(Miss K)
For reading......

(young Mr.C)

and for playing computer games...
It was the bomb for doing all those things and watching movies....
We all fit on it at once.

But, we are moving and the time had come for this monster to move on to a
loving home.



         And so she got a vacuuming, a bath, and a febreezing and was listed on Craigslist.....

                                               She went to her new home yesterday
                                             Her new owners were ecstatic to get her.

                                                          And now ......


                                                         This is what we are using -
                                                  our patio furniture - thank goodness it's comfy also.....

                                                        

                                    Not too purdy but it will do until
                                               we can find what we want for the new house.......

                   Have you ever fell in love with something in the furniture store and
                        when you got it home it just wasn't what you had expected
                                                     it to be or look like?
                                         Or it just doesn't fit your space but,
                                           you can't return it because it was
                                                              "On Sale"?

                     Things always look different in the store, lol....
                                                        hopefully, I do a better job this time around......

                        It was nice chatting - gotta go finish the laundry - have a great evening
                                               See ya tomorrow......

                                                                                  Lovin' life in Carolina
                                                                                             Cathy


                        

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Welcome to South Carolina

Hi Everyone - this is my very first post of my very first blog - yeah me.....
I am writting this blog so I can keep in touch with my family and friends that live so many miles away.
                   It's hard to believe it's been a year come March since we moved here......
But, that it has.  Retiring, moving, becoming full time stay at home grandparents and learning to cook
has been quite a transition for Papa and me.  But, I have to admit it has been a lot of fun and I am completely enjoying life as should be enjoyed.
Spending afternoons with Papa and Miss A - doing homework....