Moving/ internet???

We are packing now---just for a move across town. ...downsizing to a condo. I am not sure if we will have internet later this week. So have a Merry Christmas. I am hoping I can borrow someones signal for a bit!

Painting old bathtub and baby it is cold outside!

Have you ever had an old tub refinished. We did this in one of our other homes and just had it done at Spindle Cottage. Man, what a difference it makes.



It is all taped off in the above pictures and that will need removing today. The odor the day of the painting is very strong!! Gave me a headache!! Had to have the bathroom window open and it was very very cold outside. We have been having teen temps in the mornings here in SC.



Thankfully I have the above gas fire and another fireplace with gas---makes all the difference!!

A few touches of Christmas while waiting on the MOVE

Above is a few of a front room---I thought it was kind of cool looking through the lace divider.




A sprinkling of berries above and below. We have a popcorn (Chinese Talo spelling?) tree--it has these white popcorn like things this time of the year. I have placed some in the wreath.











And lastly lots of nice warm fires in front of my new old coffee table. It was 18 degrees here in SC---which translates to cold in our old homes made for the warm weather!!

I have a question---I am trying to decide on wall colors for the condo that we may be moving to later this month. I am having a very hard deciding. First of all it has to go with my furniture, and secondly I need to feel warm and cozy, but I am kindof getting sick of yellows. I was thinking of airy blues and greens, but I don't know if I could live without the warmth of yellows. How do you all make up your minds???????? Should I paint large areas and see? It seems like a waste of time and money, but then perhaps not! If I should paint and not like it then that would be more time and money.

House on Fire

I know this may look a little weird , but I ordered this DVD from Amazon called
Fireplaces, Fishtank & Lava . It does 3 types of fires---one classical , one modern, and the one you see here on my TV is Campfire (you hear the fire burning and the peepers in the backgroud).





I find this so soothing and comforting!! It replays itself too. (It also has a lava thing and an aquarium---my cat loves the aquarium). But it was only 8 dollars and change with free shipping!!! Very nice---I even like it when I have a real fire going. The thing that is strange is I feel soothed and warmed just looking and listening to it!

PS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WITH A TV IN YOUR BEDROOM this would be really cozy!