~ Eight Questions ~

Good morning, bloggerettes!

My sister-in-Christ, Debbie at House at the Lake, passed this fun little interview 

on to me the other day.  

What a great way to get to know each other just a little better!

Eight questions to answer.

Eight blogger friends to pick.

Eight of my own questions to ask.

Ok.  Here are the questions that Debbie asked me.

1.  What made you start blogging?

My bestie, Debbie!  After surfing and lurking about many design blogs for a while and forwarding them all on to her, she said, "Why in the world don't you start your own, silly girl?"  So, I did. 

(Thanks for my new addiction, Debbie. lol!)

2.  What is your favorite vacation destination, and why?

  

Sanibel Island, Florida. It was love at first sight when this barefoot beach chic drove through the quaint town, sunk her toes in the warm sand, and heard the rolling waves on the shoreline.  

Sweet Sanibel had me hook, line, and sinker.

3.  While working outside, what do you think about?

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"I wonder if my butt looks big to the people driving by.....?

4. Sunset or sunrise, and why?

Sunset. I'm not a morning girl at all.  I need my 'prep time' before I show my mug to the world. Besides that, I love the thought of walking in the wet, cool sand on the beach after spending the entire day toasting my buns in the sun...

5.  What was the wildest thing you've ever done?

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Hmmmm....this one took some real digging around in my head....

Sorry, but I must be a real bore, because I just can't think of anything "wild".
Well.....I guess the wildest thing I almost did was to go topless on a secluded beach. Ack! Hubby and I were on a Windjammer cruise and one of the ports was St. Barths.  Now, if you know anything about that beautiful French island, you know that topless beaches abound.  Well, we were with six other friends having a wonderful afternoon lounging in the sun (with our tops on, I'll have you know.)  My girlfriend and I looked at all the other French gals in the sand who were laying there in all their bronzed glory, and we looked at each other and said, "Wanna be daring and try it?"  We were just about to unclip our tops when some of the other spouses walked up to us from a swim. I think the exact same thought went through both of our noggins at the same time.
"I won't be able to look these guys in the face tomorrow....!"
So, needless to say, the tops stayed on the entire vacation.

6.  The biggest surprise in my life was.....?

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 When my hubby slipped a a huge deep blue topaz ring on my finger on our 5th anniversary while standing on the beach at the exact same spot we were married - in front of Point Iroquois lighthouse in Bay Mills, Michigan on Lake Superior.

7.  Where do you go to be alone?

Hubby spending some God-time on the Prayer Swing.

I would love to say "on the beach"....but alas, I have no ocean close by.  So, I'll have to answer - a swing hung from a huge oak tree out behind the barn.  We call it our "Prayer Swing".  Many prayers for you all have been sent up from this special place.

8. Favorite season, and why?

That's easy.  SUMMER!  I'm a beach-baby through and through, and mourn the day I must put away my flip flops for the season.

Eight Blogger Friends:

1.  Lara at Air Kiss

2.  Debbie at Love of the Sea

3.  Anne at Fiona and Twig

4.  Carole at Maynard Greenhouse

5.  Terrell at Frou Frou Decor

6.  Andrea at Faded Plains

7. Rebecca at A Gathering of Thoughts

8.  Jen at Piney Flats Style

Eight Questions:

1.  Where do you get your inspiration from?

2.  The smartest advice you ever received was....?

3.  What is your favorite vacation destination and why?

4.  When you were a kid, you wanted to be.....?  Why?

5. What is your favorite food?

6. What is the motto you live by?

7. What is your passion in life?

8.  What is your favorite re-purposed item in your home?

Thanks for playing along, sweet friends!  Have fun passing it on!

{ Hugs }

~ laurie

(Oh~ and if you love French ticking like I love French ticking, be sure to enter Maria's giveaway sponsored by sweet Dani and Eric at Patine for an awesome pillow!) 

A Partial Reveal at Heaven's Walk...

 

Good day, everyone!

Ok, ready for a pop quiz?

Remember the post I did on the family reunion that hubby and I showed up an hour late for because of that fabulous barn sale 

(that conveniently had a parking sign out front just for me)?  

Remember that awesome vintage dismantled fireplace mantel and side pieces I nabbed for a few bucks and painted my favorite creamy white?

Yup. That's the one.

Remember how I wanted it to be a part of our bedroom in one way or another?

Well.....that was....ummmmm....over a month ago.

Yeah. A month.

And the pieces were still laying prone and dormant in all of their beauty
on the wood floor of my study,

protected from the heat, humidity, and usual garage squalor.

I will admit, there was more than one occasion that I would sit at my desk and look longingly at them laying there,

and I would stroke the smooth, creamy whiteness of that wood.

For one.....long.....month.

Yeah. A month.

Do you know the plumber's leak that never gets fixed?

Yeah?

Well, this leak FINALLY got fixed.

Sort of.

I think Hubby got tired of the Barn Goddess' subtle hints, snarky suggestions, and relentless whining. (*wink)

So, on a recent Sunday afternoon you would have heard this in our bedroom:

"Honey, hold that piece straight."

"Which piece?"

"The piece you're holding!" 

"I'm holding three!!"

"Just hold it straight."  (cue famous rolling of eyes)

"Oh, no...."

"Oh no what?"

"I didn't bring enough screws with me.  Gotta go get more, so don't move the pieces you're holding."

"The THREE pieces I'm holding?!"

"Yup."

(growl) "You better hurry, maestro....." (cue feminine rolling of eyes)

"You're gonna owe me, you know..." (he throws casually over his shoulder)

Well, anyway, after an afternoon of grunts, groans, numerous eye rolls, traipsing up and down the stairs a multitude of times, a handful of screws, some scrap pieces of wood from our barn, primer, and paint ~

this, my dear friends...........

(No, those aren't painted stripes on my wall.  Just some weird ghostly thing going on....)

morphed into this!

(Sorry about the lousy picture quality on these photos.  The light was not cooperating with me.)

(Of course, my little man, Toby, decided it was a great photo op.)

The Goddess is giddy and beside herself that at least HALF of the bed project is now completed! 
And she feels like a queen sleeping in that wonderful repurposed bed.

"Hey, honey...? 

When do you think we could start on the foot board.....?"

(Ginormous groan from the maestro...)

Just wait til you see what I have planned for that!  

{Hugs}

and here's hoping your leak gets fixed today!

(Oh, and don't forget to pop over to Faded Charm today for
White Wednesday!  Meet you there!)

~ laurie