The "I'm a terrible photographer but I'm gonna share some pics anyway" Post

My name is Kelli and I take bad pictures.

I really am a terrible photographer. Somehow I think it is genetically impossible for me to snap a good pic. After trying everything known to man to overcome this limitation, including reading Pioneer Woman's tutorials which are written in plain and simple English but were still too much for me to handle, I've now entered a 12 step program to help me accept this dreadful fate.

You'll just have to bear with me through this process and continue to look at my (far) less than perfect shots. Hope they don't blind you.

I'm still not done with my fall decorating,
but thought I'd go ahead and post a few shots.
At the rate I'm moving these days,
it may be time to hunt Easter eggs before I finish up.

This is on the front door. It's an old cabinet door that was painted by a friend who used to do craft shows all over the country. She paints gorgeous slates, too.

Ain't he cute?


The fireplace in the family room.

And the foyer.
This is a fern stand that belonged to the Hubster's grandmother.
He refinished it several years ago and it's a really pretty piece.
It's a shame to cover it up, but I don't always have the large doily on it.

This is a deacon's bench we bought in the Amish Country shortly after moving into the house. The oil lamp belonged to the Hubster's grandfather. One of the books is The Collected Verse of Edgar Guest. (One of my faves!) Though you can't see it in this pic (see, what did I tell you? BAD photographer!) there is a pair of wire spectacles on the stack of books, too. Much like the little vignette on the family room mantle. (I really love books! Can you tell?)

The grandfather clock.
He's a majestic gent who chimes away the hours
and I really enjoy having him in the house. :)

And that's all you're gonna get for now. Whenever I get some mums I will finish up outside, too.
Tomorrow I may share some pics of the many gorgeous fall slates I have. It's always a challenge to decide which to hang and I swap them out often during the autumn months.

For now, I'm outta here!
Have a happy Tuesday!

Rambling on Monday ...Just Odds and Ends

I can't believe it is Monday again already! Time sure is flying by and I'm just hanging on for dear life and trying to keep up.

Today was the last day of school for our county, and it was only a 1/2 day so school is now officially out for summer! : )

This is a good thing. A very good thing, as a matter of fact. I was ready for it and I know the kids were, too. It's been a long school year.

This is a shot of my Tucker Man (in the red shirt) receiving a couple of awards this morning.



He won a BEARS award (for student responsibility) and a medal for 'staying on green' (a card system they use for behavior) all year. WTG, Tucker Man! I'm very proud of you, buddy! :)


Over the weekend our 4H club had a huge yard sale. I don't go to lots of yard sales but since I was there to work concessions anyway I decided to have a look around. I ended up buying some books...a handful of paperbacks for me and three hardcover Shel Silverstein books for Tucker. The Silverstein books were in great condition and I got them for $1 apiece!

Can't beat that! :)

I also found these beauties:

Aren't they pretty? They're very heavy iron pieces and I'm still undecided as to how I'll be using them. I just saw them for $2 each and knew I HAD to have them! Great deal, huh? Any super ideas for something neat to do with them? I don't even care if I use them together or separately.

There is another thing I'd like to find at a yard sale. Earlier in the spring I saw this:

And decided I'd go pick up a cheap pair of rain boots for the front porch.

Guess what...THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A CHEAP PAIR OF RAIN BOOTS!!!

Talk about sticker shock. At WalMart they are more than $20/pair!

I was stunned!

So I think I'll hit a few local yard sales and see what I can find. Wish me luck!

I knew this was going to be a rambling post. Hope you were able to keep up! The Hubster says I jump from one thing to another and he has no idea most of the time how my mind works. But that's okay.

I'm perfectly happy here in my own little world.