Oh, goodness! Friends of blogland... Are you out there?
I sure hope you all are well and warmed with the love and light of the holidays... Golly, GOSH! I have missed you! My life has been less rich from not having been able to get around to enjoy all of your talents and wonderful CRAFTILICIOUS output...
Forgive me! I'm hoping to get back up into the big old blog "saddle"... as it were. I've been a bit distracted... Aside from the MANY blessings I enjoy with family, health and fantastic friendships, I've been reeling, creatively...
After some hardship, emotional, financial and spiritual, my husband and I have decided to move his 95 year old grandmother, Nona, back in with us... BACK into the place, I affectionately call, Scrapland.
This is the place where the magic happens. I borrowed this photo from my friend, Centsational Girl... {If you've never perused her luscious, idea provoking, FANTASTIC blog, TREAT yourself!} She took this picture of part of my lil' Scrapland, late last winter, posted it on her blog and catapulted me into participation in BLOGLAND... Seeing my creative space through CENTSATIONAL eyes, really made me proud. It's been a fantastic couple of years, modifying "Nona's lair" into my art studio.... Unfortunately, I have to bid this wonderful creative space adieu...
Since mid October, I've ALSO been pretty busy with these guys...
These sweet little puppy-muffins were born to my wonderful friend and German Shepherd dog, Scout. She pretty much took care of EVERYTHING until the babies hit about 6 weeks of age, when she handed the work load over to ME and my people. We've been chasing after their needs since. The biggest job, of course, was placing them. A full time position, SOMEHOW!?!, for me! Here's a shot of them, only a few weeks old, in the black "yard" of what will soon be "New Scrapland!"
My "hubs" and daughter with the plywood-covered "door" of what we were calling "puppyland". Next is a shot from the inside....
Pups are all matched with loving homes, I'm happy to say... Little did I know that recommending this unused corner of our garage for "Puppyland", would lead to "New Scrapland," just a week after the last pup was placed... Here's the outside as it is unfolding NOW!
Husband sweetened the blow of this gargantuan change and move from "Scrapland" as it exists now, complete with a kitchen and full bathroom, to this smaller space, with the french doors {but no BATHROOM - *gasp!*} I've always dreamed of...
{Shhhhhh! There's husband's bum, hard at work!} Nice light source, to be sure! {Not his bum, the doors, SILLY!} In this next shot, proof of quality insulation, a luxury we do NOT have in our 100 year old house! AND my very WIDE {can-wheel-your-MOTHER TOTES-right-through! ... don't even have to go sideways! Wheeew!} door from the garage side, compliments of my darling brother-in-law! Can ya see, can ya see? It's begging for some faux finishing, but its SOLID, gorgeous and sure to keep out the draft!
THERE'S darling B-I-L workin' away! It was as if the planets aligned perfectly, since he and his lovely wife and our niece and nephew came through for the holidays.... "Hey, Dave - wanna build my wife a new craft room!" was husband's refrain.... MERRY {*bleeeeeep!*} CHRISTMAS!
And so THAT'S how it rolls around here, at Rancho Durenberger! There's a lot of work ahead, but now that I can finally SEE the new space, and plan my layout... COLORS, etc. I'm starting to get my happy on! I can't bare facing blogland with out it! I hope you understand!
It WAS a Merry Christmas! It REALLY was!
My kids are PROOF positive !~ The SHOW MUST GO ON! I've missed you guys like crazy and I'm looking so forward to catching up with the wonderful stars of blogland! I adore you folks! Yee HAW!
