Potting Bench, the Back Porch and New Landscape

I got a late start on the back porch and container planters this year. My cervical spine surgery really put the kibosh on my fun this Spring. We had a cold and rainy May this year which didn't help getting things put together on top of everything else. My husband and I finally got around to doing some outside clean up and then for Mother's Day he helped me pot some sun-loving plants to get the back yard up to speed.

(cast iron rabbit on the back porch retaining wall)

Summer Inspiration at All About Home #44

Hi Friends and Welcome.

Thanks so much for coming by to visit and join in 
on the party. I'm always so happy 
to see what you're doing each week. 

Late Spring Into Summer on the Baker's Rack

I shared a couple of pics of the Baker's Rack the week I got home from the hospital last month, but I just realized I hadn't done a post with the rest of it. Actually, I was tinkering around with Patriotic pieces when I stopped and thought about the fact late Spring/early Summer had totally missed out.

Early Summer Light and Bright Entry

Hi Everyone, time for an Early Summer update here on the console in the Entry. The last time I shared this spot was before Easter, so I thought it was time to bring it into Summer before it started sprouting the flags and Patriotic red/white/blue.

Summer Inspiration at All About Home #43

Hi Friends and Welcome.

Thanks so much for coming by to visit and join in 
on the party. I'm always so happy 
to see what you're doing each week. 
This has been a difficult few weeks and months
 for all of us, so thankyou for taking your time to come by.

Painted Breadboard

Have you ever done a little project and then at the end

 realize it needs a little more oomph? 

That's what happened with this bread/cutting board paint update 

Back in late January on a quick trip south of here to Branson for a doctor's appointment we stopped at a great new vintage market called 417 Market and Supply. I picked up a few fun pieces and one of them was this cutting/bread board. It was locally made and I searched through several of them to find  just "the right one". When I got it home and stacked with my other vintage and current cutting boards it just didn't blend in. The unpainted "before" board had a lot of variation in wood grain, so I realized I would probably need to paint it. I thought I'd taken a "before" picture of it, but after searching through all my photos I couldn't find one.

Welcoming June at All About Home #42

Hi Friends and Welcome.

Thanks so much for coming by to visit and join in 
on the party this week. Wow. it's June!
Let's find a little inspiration for Summer!