Moving Beds

A week or so ago, Benny came into the store where I was shopping to tell me about a beautiful bed that had been discarded. It had been out in the rain for awhile, was really a heavy piece of furniture, it was all there, so I decided I would go ask if they had really thrown out that lovely piece of furniture. The lady assured me she had, I have known her for several years, stated it had come apart and she was not able to fix it, had another one instead, to take it if I wanted it. So Benny and I loaded up the pieces on his truck, really was heavy, too, and brought it home. He checked it out And decided he could repair it. He worked all week on the rails, took them off the wood, then reattached them all the way down with bolts to secure them in place. He decided today wAs the day to put it up and it would be HIS new bed. Okay....since he hAd pulled the other bed all apart, what did he want me to say ?..It took awhile to put it together, washed it all off with Clorox before I let him bring it in.....his bed was A full size, this one was QUEEN size, so he decided to pull my queen size guest bed apart and use the mattresses on his new bed..Oh what fun we had, trying to drag mattresses from room to room...do we put down slats or not....will it fit or not....we finally got his new bed together, got it made, then began to move out the queen frame and headboard...we moved his old bed in the guest bedroom...got it set up...then started on my old bed. Now my bed had pulled apart from the frame, and he had wired it together with bAling wire..are you getting this picture ? LOL....guess who really needed a new bed ? ME ! Luckily, years ago I had bartered for an old iron bedstead, they don't make them like this one Anymore...and since my renter had moved out, I went and got it As I had let her borrow it for her son to use. It is really a distressed old bed, but it is all put together now ANd I have my own newer bed to sleep in tonight. The old one fell Apart just trying to take it outside. So now we have finished playing move the beds, and hopefully we can enjoy A good night's sleep tonight....

December 2011 at Itsy Bitsy Farm

It is hard to belive this year is almost gone. I find time going by so fast, and my time is getting shorter. I really do not know where all the years went, but I loved all of them.
We had our sorrows this year as we buried my favorite goat, Cocoa Bunny. And then we lost old Suzi Pig. You tend to lose chickens, roosters and quail, doves, but they don't get as close to you as those who lick your shoes, untie your shoelaces, Baa every time they see you, and love you with all your warts and bumps unconditionally.
We have new puppies this year, hopefully we can find homes for them...very upset that the local vet could never call and make us an appointment, we called three months in a row trying to set up an appointment to have Button spayed. We were told he would not work on small animals, but we tend to try to keep our funds here in our own community....live and learn. Still have to get her spayed, which means driving to another town as soon as the puppies are weaned.
I am looking forward to a new garden this year. The drought really took a toll on us. No fruit except for some dehydrated grapes, but they tried, no pecans, the grasshoppers ate my tomatoes and peppers, but we don't give up....




The native pecans are few this year, but they have such a wonderful flavor....




We spent Thanksgiving at Marty's, and I picked up beautiful Burr Acorns. These just fascinate me, they are soooooooo big. I love them for decorating for the Holidays, putting them in a big bowl with tinsel and shiny bulbs...




The new puppies are so cute, every color, part weiner dog, part small shepherd, too cute for words..




The fire is cozy and the house is warm.....blessings...

And I love gargage sales, look at these beauties...how many hours were spent crocheting these ?




And the spider plant is thriving...may make it to be put out on the patio again this summer...