in my half inch scale kitchen roombox, that is. I had made a little list of things to do today in order to be as ready as possible for the coming week (mainly go wander around Lowe's and Home Depot one more time). But after my tea, newspaper, and crossword puzzle at Starbucks (and discovering that it was an hour earlier than I thought - oops!), I decided to heck with that, I'm just not going to have anything to do with the vanity today.
Instead I decided I would be brave and try and get the light fixed in that roombox. It's been hanging on the wall in my kitchen with all the accessories stuffed inside, all the tweezers, etc., on the counter below, and me looking at it every day and thinking "if I couldn't do it before, I won't be able to do it now". But today I thought "well, okay, what have I got to lose?"
So, I rigged up my big magnifying lamp to see where it was I was supposed to put insert the lightbulb wires and just slid it right in there like I was a pro or something and it lit up! Hooray! Then I went ahead and set up all the things I have for it so far, using that blu-tak type stuff except mine is white. I had more trouble with that than with the light cause it is all so tiny and my hands have gotten so shaky. But it's back in place now and to celebrate, I took the protective film off the acrylic front. I still need to add stuff to it. I want probably an upper and a lower cabinet on the bare wall in the kitchen - maybe I'll order that tomorrow in the midst of getting my real-life vanity cabinet. Bet it will be a whole lot easier. :) And I want to make little placemats and maybe seat cushions for the chairs, but who knows when that will happen. I should stitch some kind of tiny sampler too...
Then I went to the opening of the annual miniature art exhibit in the Renaissance Art Gallery here in Huntington. It's my favorite exhibit of the year and each year just seems to get better and better. Enjoyed that, and came home and ironed 4 shirts - I've ended up doing a bunch of laundry cause I just felt like all my clothes had spackle dust in them even though I had covered them all.
Didn't take any pictures of the shirts (tee hee) but here is a picture of the lit-up kitchen roombox back where it belongs and waiting for a little more decorating.
And, Wilbur, I am content. :)
About Me
- Mary Lynne
- West Virginia
- When I started my retirement travels in 2009, I wanted a way to share it with family and friends as it was happening. Hence, "My Travel Journal". However I realized I wouldn't always be on a trip and wondered what to do with the blog in between times. My daughter pointed out, wisely, that travels can also include trips to the kitchen to try a new recipe, trips to visit family, trips to my neighborhood Starbucks, or a fun day trip with a friend. You're welcome to join me on any of these journeys! I've set up individual pages for each of my major trips (see tabs above).
Also, I have an Etsy shop where my current needlework resides. The last pieces I posted here were in 2013! So if you'd like to see what I have accomplished recently, go to (and I apologize for having to copy and paste):
www.etsy.com/shop/thedollhouseneedle
I recently added an "Italian Word a Day" thingie which shows up at the bottom of every page. You see the word and can click to hear it pronounced. I've been enjoying it and I think my accent is improving as time goes by.
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November 06, 2011
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