No.2 A Cup of Tea Time

It was really a cup, but, instead of having a tea for breakfast in the kitchen, I brought the tea to my room and sat in the chair that I had put a new slip cover yesterday and had a cup while listening to a Michael Jackson’s “Hold My Hand” from a CD, Michael.
It was so comforting. It was just several minutes, but, Michael Jackson’s voice was so soft and warm, and it was like shimmering in the music for several minutes.
Starting a day with just listening to a beautiful singing for several minutes was a rich experience.
And, I am going to make it a daily habit.

Today, I made an easy and quick picture frame utilizing a February sheet from a 2011 calendar that I have been using.
The paper says, “Live the Life You’ve Imagined.”
That’s a perfect motto for me to read every day.

Starting 365 Small Steps No.1 Spil Cover

Re-organizing and de-cluttering my rooms have been always in my mind. Probably over two years, I had enjoy checking in books and magazines regarding re-organizing, interior designs, garden designs and such but couldn’t start to do anything. And, it was my fault.
“O My God,” just recently I have noticed, “Another spring cleaning season has been passing.”
It’s really time for me to start to clean up my mess with 3Rs in mind and will transform my rooms into comfortable and lovely ones.
“Let’s make it a project and start to make a detailed plan.” This will not work for me.
“Every day, just do something small that I usually don’t do.” This is what I am going to do.
And, starting TODAY. (I told myself in an assertive voice to let me start.)
So, today is the day.

Today’s small thing: Putting a slip cover over a chair in poor condition.
My cat used to own this chair and scratched all over the surface.
I had checked several stores in order to buy a slip cover but I found only few selections were available and they were too pricy. Actually, I couldn’t find any designs I liked.
I have several curtains (43”w x 46”h) that I don't use at home.
I covered the chair with 4 pieces of them and put a vintage dresser liner. No sewing was necessary.
It was easy.
I like to keep the 4 pieces unsown so that it would be easier to wash.
And, I will keep the edges loose so that my cats can enjoy hiding behind the fabrics.

Replacing Broken Glass Frame

I purchased a vintage framed print for $4.00 at a thrift store. The original glass was broken. I wanted to keep the original frame so I took the artwork to a local glass store instead of a frame store. The glass store could take out the broken glass without damaging anything and replaced a new glass(41"W x 17"H) for $20.00. It was much better deal than reframing at a frame store. I am very happy with the result.

Foothills Animal Shelter

I have been visiting the Foothills Animal Shelter for several months.
The new building is a very nice shelter for cats and dogs and other small animals who are waiting for a new home.
Especially, I love spending a time at the cats adoption corner. All cats are so daring, and actually, I can get a chance to socialize with some cats in person. Every time when I visit the cats, I feel so recharged with happy feeling.
And also, it's a great place to know there are so dedicated volunteers who work for saving animals and sharing their love.

Foothills Animal Shelter
http://www.foothillsanimalshelter.org
Hours and LocationFoothills Animal Shelter is open to the public:
Monday – Friday: 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Address: 580 McIntyre Street, Golden, CO, 80228
Phone: 303.278.7575

Pine Trees, Great Drough Resistant Trees

I have noticed that pine trees in my garden has been thriving very well for these dry days.

Waiting for Rain

Since I live near to the mountains, the weather here is very dynamic.
Suddenly, it gets so windy like storm is coming, and dark clouds appear in the sky.
I think it is a sign that the season will change from summer to fall soon.

What disappointed us when we had the dark clouds shown above 2 or 3 days before was the clouds didn't drop rain in our area.
The dark clouds disappeard very soon and we had sunny blue sky again.

We haven't had rain for a long time and my garden has been way too dry.

Hope, we will have rain soon!

New Bird Bath

A new bird bath for my back yard.

It was a surprise that I had a very hard time to find a new bird bath available near to my house.
Before, Home Depot, Lowe's, and other garden stores had many selections of garden statues, but not any more.
I was lucky that I could purchase the new bird bath shown above at Garden Country in Broomfield, Colorado.
Garden Country was a very nice store with wide selections of flowers, trees, and other garden items.
Besides, the store people were very friendly and helpful.

Garden Country:
4181 West 120th
Broomfield, CO 80020
(303) 466-6761.