Painted Rug/ Cardinal and Friends

I had several not so productive

days....haha okay I admit

it there are always a lot

of those. 

When I feel decent I have

to weigh my TO DO LIST

and MY WANT TO 

DO LIST to see what

I can get done in a day.

Yesterday morning I made 

coffee and washed some dishes

then I was ready for a nap...

and it was not even

9:30 in the morn.

I laid down for a bit then I 

ran to a friends to let

their dogs in. 

Back home.

I was up, and I was 

moving so I decided 

gaging my pain that I needed

to push and do something.

I picked something off

the WANT TO DO
LIST!

Last yr I painted a worn 

faded looking rug on 

my deck. 

I managed that but

never got around 

to sealing it.

With the winter, walking

on it, it wore more

even though the deck

is covered. I decided although

I love the worn look

I needed to go with bright

and fun.

So I pulled out my paints...

been months, and 

started on the new rug.

It still has a little

worn look to it cause

I am painting on 

weathered board. Matter of

fact, this house was built

in the mid 80s and these

boards are the original.

BRIGHT!

COLORFUL!

Still not done. It took

the better part of the day.

The red was put on thick

and in places it took

awhile to dry so that was

the time of 

"watching paint dry"!

Then I stenciled on 

paisley design, just the 

outer edge. It was a mess 

trying to stencil in the center,

the wood is so worn that it 

just was not working.

So I painted to inside of them

a soild color and I am 

going to go back and 

paint in some sort of 

design.

Before I started the

rug project I did my

morn coffee on the deck.

I had lost interest with so

much lately and I am working

to try and correct that.

Morning on the deck 

with coffee and furbabes

was one of the lost

interest. 

Yesterday though while

laying in the hammock 

I had a visitor to the feeder.

It even presented me

with a lovely song

before proceeding to 

eat. 

Still feeling half way

decent I went to the dock

to here the 

Old Hickory Boys

play.

Being there was an event

on the lake yesterday the

place at Fishtails and 

Cedar Creek was packed.

They added a Pontoon Saloon.

Wow...

Several classmates there since

the OH Boys went to 

school with us all.

This is Me and Bubba.

Me and Regina.

Regina lost her hubby

about 3 yrs ago and here 

and some of her neighbor

friends came.

  

This is one of Reginas 

neighbors. Such a fun 

woman. We hit it off 

Through the music we talked

and it came out that 

I was a photographer

so she now has my card

since she has a son

graduating in 2020! 

Also talked with the drummer of

the group. He knows James and 

Julie from the post office where

James works. He is retired and 

does video's on the side.

So funny that came out cause

Julie and I had just been

discussing that they

needed a short commerical 

type video of 

Tn Tiny Weddings!

Okay, so I working the 

crowd and drumming up 

business for the two of

us!

 Got in really late, slept

in this morn. Forgot to wear

my CPAP machine

last night so I woke

with a horrible headache.

Coffee right now.

Heading to let

James and Julies furbabes

in when coffee is done.

Then.....I will be taking

it easy the rest of the day.

Have a great 

Sunday.