Visiting Blogs and Answering Questions and Touching Mom

 Wednesday while blogging

I visited Pam over at

Closed Doors, Open Windows (pamelasopenwindow.blogspot.com)

First time visitor to 

her blog. 

The day I visited she had a blog

full of questions.

I replied and answered some

of those on her blog but

decided it might be

a good topic for mine.

Here is that post.

Closed Doors, Open Windows: Tuesday 4...Home Sweet Home (pamelasopenwindow.blogspot.com)

Pam's first question was

what sort of house do you

live in?

I live in a brick split level

home with stairs/steps 

all around.

My home.

My Haven on the Hill

Stairs from the basement, steps

up to the deck and steps

up to the front porch. 

I have three bedrooms and 

two baths, a dining room,

kitchen (of course), living

room and den. Under all 

that I have a garage and 

full basement. 

I also went from living on 

a nice level lot to

sitting on a hill~

My Haven on the Hill.

Most of you know that I

bought my childhood home.

The home my parents purchased

in 1967 when I was seven yrs

old. 

Next question was~

2. How do you accessorize your home inside and 

out? Plants, art, books, wall hangings, maybe

music in the background?

I am the type that feels like NO WALL
SHOULD BE BLANK. 

I have

pics and painting on my walls.

I have books on the shelve in

the hall and the TV is usually

going.

This pic was taken when 

I moved in but since I have

moved some of those

pics around.

This is on the wall

in the BR.

In the living room.

And I just took this

one for this post.

Might be time to pack

up the Snow Folks.

Outside, yes, I love to decorate

my outside. When I moved in 2020

I got rid of stuff I had in the yard

and I need to work on that however,

I am still trying to make my

inside to my liking. You that follow

also know that my days are a challenge

with my chronic illness.

I made this bed to hold

plants from the other house

BUT

Before the summer was

out, it grew to 

this.

Outdoor decor.

I have removed the curtains,

they stay way to wet with

this open deck.

3 What objects do you have on your

coffee table, side tables, night stands

and dining table?

I do not have a coffee table.

I find that it catches my clutter.

My end tables have reading glasses,

coasters and lamps. Same for 

night stands. 

No pics to show...

But I did take this

beautiful pic of Misty

this past Christmas of

her on the dining table.

Dining table has

a tray I made with wooden

candle holders that I also made.

4. Do you like your kitchen organized and 

counters cleared? Or do you prefer to 

have things you use on the counters? Do you 

mind people seeing your clutter? Do you like

having to do tools and appliances out 

when you need them?

I would love my kitchen to be organized,

do you know someone who can

come do that and keep it

that way? LOL...I prefer to have

things where I can grab them 

without having to dig for them.

However, in this pic the

coffee pot is pulled away from the

wall and that basket of

stuff don't go there.

Things like Instant Pot,

Crock Pot and things like that

I dig out. I hate for folks to 

see my clutter, however, as much

as my life (body) has changed, 

it usually happens. I need to

learn to not care.

Please do not judge!

Due to my Fibro, I have

learned to embrace being 

lazy! Have a friend that used

to call me Wonder Woman.

I was raising two kids,

working full time and sometimes

doing extra like cleaning houses, 

I was always cleaning and 

organizing at my home.

She used to tell me I needed

to learn to relax. Wishing I could

do that without pain...

but it is what it is. 

I think that takes care of the 

questions Pam asked on her

blog. 

Thanks for stopping in,

Pam

HI!

If you followed the furbabes

blog at all you know that

I was always playing with

mom's winter gloves.

I found her stash a long time

ago and I took using them

as gifts I took to mom

when she slept.

BUT

a few months ago mom made

the bedroom into a closet and 

she stored those gloves in

there some where.....

So, there went that fun. 

Mom is always amazed at

how she thinks she has

us figured out, haha, then

we change things up.

Something new I just started

that surprised mom.

The other night mom was

sitting on the couch and I 

crawled up behind her.

After a few minutes, I had

to reach out and touch 

her hair. I just lay there

and "touch" her.

I did it again yesterday!

I think mom loves it cause

I want to touch her

and be close to her.

I love mom,

Misty