Entries from December 2007 ↓

There are a lot of steps in restoring our lovely vintage lawn furniture. The first step, of course, is finding it. Our search takes us to all kinds of places and various types of sales. Wherever we go, I continue to notice one thing. People work really hard every day to improve the quality of their lives and their families’ lives. They have goals and dreams and often, few resources to make them happen. The people we meet are strong and resilient. They don’t quit. Continue reading →

Today is my parents’ wedding anniversary. They were married for 39 years when my mother died. They married in Ringgold, Georgia 13 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. I seriously doubt that their wedding was planned before December 7. I have a wooden bead from my mother’s wedding dress. That is all. Continue reading →

We like back yards. We like finding old furniture to restore in back yards. We like seeing our restored furniture in back yards and hanging out there. One thing we don’t like to see in back yards, however, is a lonely, unsheltered dog. Continue reading →