LAVERN and SHIRLEY

 Meet the latest additions to our animal family.

Lavern and Shirley.

I can't tell them apart so I just say

Hey Girls.

They are Himalayan rabbits.

They were given to us by a nice man 

at my daughters church.

The girls are about 1 year old.

They're pretty big.

We put the dogs up and let them out in our fenced in yard.

They had a good time running around and looking in the chicken run.

Just laying out with the other girls.

And a few roosters.

When it came time to put them back up that was a funny site.

How many people do you think it takes to catch a rabbit?

Well in our case, Six.

Four adults and two kids.

When we finally wore them down

they were put back in their house.

Which the nice man gave us as well.

They seem happy.

We put the house in an area where they could come and go from

their house as they pleased.

I added a ramp hoping they would learn to go up and down.

And being the beautiful and smart rabbits that they are,

 They began using it right away.

I showed them how to use it once.

As you can see

they like to go down

And come back up as they please.

Which was a relief to me.

During the day,

they'll dig a hole

and find some shade.

Happy rabbits!

 You know me and a paint brush,

I had to add some color.

I think they like it.

So that's the introduction of Lavern and Shirley.

Stay tuned for more adventures.

Let me experience Your faithful love in the morning,

for I trust in You.

Reveal to me the way I should go, 

because I long for You.

Psalm 143:8

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Re-doing a popcorn ceiling

We built our house over 30 yrs. ago on some adjoining land that my parents gave us.

We've made a lot of improvements over the years.

One thing we haven't done was the popcorn ceiling in the dining room.

Which was originally the living room.

We've scraped some of the other rooms and repainted the ceilings,

but in this room I wanted to do something a little different

that would not require scraping. What a mess it makes.

Isn't this attractive?

 Another great view.

Minus the light in the center that had already been removed.

A nice close up for you.

Lovely isn't it!

Here are the building materials.
Beadboard which I painted before hand.
Decorative lattice molding and layered on top of that more decorative molding.
And some edge molding to be used at the stairs.

Here it is in the process of changing.

Already looking better.

Here it is in the process of the nail holes being patched

and the trim being caulked.

It also had to have one more coat of paint.

That made 4 coats of paint on this ceiling.

But I think it was well worth it.

Here it is all finished.

Plus the addition of the new chandelier I bought.

I think it looks FANTASTIC!

Reminds me of an upscale farmhouse look.

And it only took 32 years.

I had some extra molding left over so I decided to
do something with it on the stair wall.
I spaced it the same distance as the wall studs.

Here's a close up of the molding.

I think it adds some interest to a plain wall.

Plus I used up the rest of my molding.

I know my Redeemer lives,

and that in the end He will stand

upon the earth.

Job 19:25

Little Tilly

It was a year ago today that my little Tilly died.

I thought I'd honor her memory with this post

and a few sweet pictures of her.

She was always such a queen.

Here she is at 8 weeks.

She was such a sweet little puppy.

She was always a trusted companion

and such a sweet, sweet dog.

She was a real beauty.

I still miss her so.

To read more about Tilly's life click here.

Rest in Peace my sweetie.

For God, who said,

"Let light shine out of darkness,"

made his light shine in our hearts...

2 Corinthians 4:6