My Heart's on Fire for Elvira

[whitelop]

I wanted to show everyone my "new" mirrors! They're not new, I've had them all for years and I've never put them up because I didn't like the way they looked. The two big ones were painted gold, I went through a difficult time and thought that my whole house should be "french country" and I was wrong. We were living at my in-laws house and their house is difficult to put a "theme" on, because its too new to be rustic, its to nice to be shabby chic, its not new enough to be modern and its to big to be comfortably french country. haha. So it was hard to decorate and we only stayed there for 6 months before finding this house and its a good thing I didn't do anything to their house. So the mirrors were metallic gold and terrible, my brain was in another place when I did it and there was even a gold chair to match, dear god. haha. Then the other little mirror was a goodwill or yard sale find, its cute but I never found the right place for it.
So I've been sitting on the couch staring at this small wall for 2 years. There's nothing on the wall and finally it clicked for me, those mirrors! So today, I decided since its nice out, I'll paint the mirrors. Then I was thinking about color and how we're getting a new oriental rug soon and I didn't want the colors to clash since the rug is burgundy. So antique white it was for them.
I think they all turned out great! I took AJ out with me and he played until I took him in to take a nap. It took me like 2 hours to do all three of them.
I wasn't originally sure of the paint color, so I primed them with kilz. Then I decided to do just white and left the kilz on there. They weren't painted the best anyway, but it added to the "shabby chic" of it...because thats what my house is, shabby chic. hahaha.

Oh and my phone decided to take some great pictures today! haha.

 

[Chrisdoc]

Wow, I´ve missed a lot in just one day. I´m gonna try some of those recipes, zucchini is aubergine isn´t it ??? I only know that cos of the Italian lol. They sound really yummy. I love avocado and tomatoes with mozzarella cheese, same colours as the Italian flag and they call it an insalata tricolore. I use an olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper and lemon juice dressing, mmmmmmmm.

Those chicks aren´t chicks any more....they have grown so big and all look great.

Ellie is a real head case but she does make me laugh so much, you must be crawling up the walls sometimes. How can such a small bun make so much noise.

Those mirrors are lovely and the pics you´ve taken are so artistic with the sky and trees reflected, I just love them.

Ten pounds in a week...that is amazing, bet you´re really pleased and feeling much better...keep up the good work but have a treat every now and again.

 

[whitelop]

Chris, zucchini is calabacín. Aubergine is eggplant, which is in the squash family, but its purple.
Zucchini -- calabacin

Eggplant -- aubergine

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words, especially when the words are in a different language! haha.

Ellie is crazy! She's done well today though, she hasn't been overly crazy. She's started flopping more which I think is great! She's so cute. I left her pen up today so she could be out of the cage, but still limited since I can't trust her. She's done really well. I need to wash the blanket that is under her pen, then I'll take some pictures of her highness. LOL

I like the mirrors a lot too! I've been crafty as hell lately and they turned out just like I wanted and pretty good! haha. And the pictures of them turned out pretty cool too! lol

I'm getting ready to start on the decorations for my best friends bridal shower. I originally was going to do simple things to keep with the trend of her simple wedding, but she informed me tonight that she was bold and snazzy stuff at the shower. So I have a lot more options with what I can do and I'm super excited about it! Its about to get hella glittery in my house! LMAO. I'm crafty as hell.

 

[Ilovemyrabbit]

I'm glad Ellie is acting less crazy, lol. That's cute that she flops more. I can't wait to see the new pictures of her.

Those mirrors look so pretty. I bet they will look great on your wall. I love how you painted them. I'm definitely liking the color of the frames. You are crafty!!!

Aww, that's great that you get to make all kinds of decorations for your friends bridal shower. How exciting! I'm sure you'll get super crafty making all that stuff!!! And I'm sure it willl be pretty fun.

 

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I think it will be pretty fun to make all the decorations for the shower! I'm going to use lots of blues and teals, with a pop of yellow here and there and some dark purple. So the bottles and stuff for the flowers will be those colors, with glitter and stuff like that.
I'm also going to make the cake for her. Its going to be like an ombre cake, I'm going to make the icing white and when we cut into it, its going to surprise everyone that its dark to light purple. I'm also going to put some flowers on it, maybe my lavender will be in full bloom and pretty so I can use the lavender on it.
Its going to be lovely, I'm really excited!

Thanks Elise for liking my mirrors! They're really easy to do. I love the rustic antique look, a lot of the stuff in my house is antiqued. Some of it is by my hand and some is natural antiquing.

We got the oriental rug last night, its red and huge! haha. Its really nice though, it makes our living room look bigger and much better! Now I can go pick fabric for my ottoman to go with the rug. The rug has lots of cream and navy blue in it, so maybe I'll do a navy fabric with very little or no pattern at all. I think that would look really nice.
I also know what my next project will be after my ottoman! I think that one is going to be the bees knees and make my living room look great! LOL

Oh and I have to tell you guys about last night. We were laying in bed, it was like midnight, trying to go to sleep. Then we hear a cat fight from somewhere within the house. I had to get up and go find the cats, haha. I went into the kitchen because I thought that maybe Ellie got out and one of the cats attacked her for pulling their fur out! But Ellie was in her box and the two cats that were inside were sleeping on the couch. I opened the door and the barn cat came and tried to come in, then Smokey ran in the house. They were fighting UNDER the house! haha. So I got a cup of cat food for the barn cat and went walking through my dark living room...and tripped over a game chair in the middle of the living room floor. I stubbed my toe and spilled cat food everywhere! haha. I cussed really loud and my husband laughed from upstairs, then I was laughing. My toe really hurts though! haha. It was pretty funny, stupid cats and my stupid husband who left the chair in the middle of the floor!

Happy Wednesday!

 

[Chrisdoc]

Morgan, it´s a courgette, I was thinking about it today when I was in the supermarket and looking at the aubergines.....would have been funny doing aubergine brownies instead of zucchini brownies. Come to think of it, we had zucchini chips at my friends bbq the other week, they were really nice.

Flopping Ellie...I love seeing my buns flop, Houdini was doing it quite a lot this afternoon when Snowy was by the cage and he sort of flopped in front of Bandy so he could groom him. I just love it.

I can imagine you in the dark, tripping up and cursing loudly...not always funny, I remember one Saturday morning, I walked into the door and broke my toe so be careful.

Take some pics of your decorations for the bridal shower...you are one crafty chica so I´m sure they will be absolutely fab.

 

[TuckerandGusGus]

Happy Wednesday, Morgan!
I agree with Chris, please take pictures of the decorations you make for the bridal shower, sounds like you have some great ideas already!!

You sound like me.. wandering around in the dark because you hear an animal noise. Usually I walk into walls, like straight up, haha. But I work at an orthopedic office, and I have seen some crazy breaks from just a stubbed toe, so again like Chris said, be careful, haha. d: I'm glad your cats ended up being okay, though!

I hope that you got some good pictures of Ellie flopping, because I'd LOVE to see that!! <3

 

[Ilovemyrabbit]

I can't wait to see your decorations! I bet they will be fabulous! Yes, I agree with Chris and Danielle, definitely post pictures! I'm sure they will look great!

Haha, stupid cats fighting in the dark. Sorry you hurt your toe. Walking in the dark can be dangerous. I'm constantly bumping into walls in the dark, lol. Yes, be careful.

I agree with Danielle, I'd love to see pictures of Ellie flopping, I bet it looks so cute!

 

[Katielovesleo3]

Wow those babies got big! oh and I LOVE your mirrors! Very nice! I don't like having mirrors in the house, I have no idea why, but I don't have a desire for one. BUt they always look great in other people's house! lol!!!
YES! You gotta be verrrry careful walking around in the dark, I ran into the doorway once and fractured my pinky toe and now its fatter than the other one. And I have ran into closed doors multiple times, I ALWAYS hit the wall with my hipbones (OUCH!) and basically....I am so clumsy....lol!
I wish I was more crafty! I like to do crafts but I have to have steps, I cannot come up with my own ideas...I guess I have no vision haha

 

[whitelop]

Bahha. Katie, I totally broke my pinky toe on a door frame! I was like 16 or so and I was at my step moms house with my friend and my dad. The house had this long hall way that all the rooms were on and my room was at the very end of the hallway. So I decided to do a Jete leap down the hallway, because I'm a total ballerina...not. Well, I got my pinky toe on the door frame and rolled into my room. I started laughing and screaming and crying and laughing, my dad came running in as my friend was hysterically laughing. He looked down at my foot and was like "OMG ITS F-ING BROKEN!" it was straight out to the side! Instant black toe. It was ruined from then on.
Then when I was 17 I got that same pinky toe and the one before it stepped on and broken by a horse. RUINED! haha.

So right now, there is a very large, very wily fly in my house. I can't get it! AHH!

Here is one of the bottles I did today for the shower. It looks pretty good. There are a few things on it that are a little awkward, but I can fix those. I think I'm going to do blues and some pinks and reds and corals and still maybe a yellow pop here and there and still some purples too. So basically a rainbow, but not quite. Like a tasteful rainbow. hahaha. It'll look good because the flowers are going to be white. I'll take pictures as I do the things, I have a few months to finish everything before the shower.
Oh please ignore my dishes behind the bottle. I don't have a dishwasher, so my clean ones go on the counter to dry!

I'm going to take some pictures of Ellie tomorrow. Its still pretty wet outside, so I don't want to put her outside yet. I have put her pen up full time now and I think she's liking it. It gives her a little extra room, its not super huge but its A LOT bigger than her cage! haha. Just until she gets spayed and starts to act right, then she can be in the kitchen like she was before. Until then...pen for her! haha

 

[whitelop]

I got my fabric for my ottoman last night. I went to JoAnn and got it from there. I did not have a pleasant experience there though. Everyone was a little rude and its not like I remember it. The old store was ONLY fabric stuffs with the stuff you need to sew the fabric. Now its like a full on craft store! I didn't even look around, but I should have because I need some modge podge to do some stuff.
The fabric is pretty though, its navy blue with thin cream stripes. Its pretty durable feeling and should be good for the ottoman. I can't wait to get it all done! I'll probably do it this weekend, my husband is working out of town, so I'll be able to get it done.

Today I'm finishing rearranging me backyard. I started yesterday but AJ woke up from his nap and it started to rain. I'm making a new seating area under my magnolia tree and it should look pretty good when I'm done.
I feel like I'm really getting stuff done in my house. All the projects here and there. I still have several things that I want to do, but I'm just doing them all one at a time. I'm trying to make my house a better place and its getting there! haha.

So I've reverted back to bad eating habits. Not soda or fast food or junk food, but not eating enough. I'm still eating healthy but I still only eat like twice a day. I've been monitoring my calories and I eat anywhere from 700-1100 in a day. That can't be enough! haha. Then like a gallon of water a day. So I think when I drink several glasses of water I think I'm full and don't eat anything. But the snacks that I do eat are good, like grapes and cheese and yogurt or half an avocado. So I guess its good that I'm eating healthy, but I should probably work on eating more. Maybe? LOL

Happy Thursday everyone!

 

[Ilovemyrabbit]

I've never broken my toe before, but a few years ago I cracked my leg. I was jumping on a trampoline and I don't know how but my leg somehow twisted and cracked the bone. Ow that hurted! I had to wear a cast for like two months.

We have a lot of flies here, so we just put up fly tape. That catches them.

The bottle is so pretty! I think it will look great with all the flowers. I love it! I'm sure your friend will love it. Great job!

I can't wait to see the pictures of Ellie. She is such a funny bunny.

The craft shop sounds cool, we have a craft shop near us too. I'll have to check it out someday. I'm sure your ottoman will look very nice with all those colors.

Wow, that's cool that you are making a seat under your mangolia tree. We have a weeping bamboo I'd like to put a bench under it when it grows to full hight.

At least your not eating junk foods, I was reading about a healthy food eater and he says eating only a little is good for you he eats only like two meals a day. So I don't know.

 

[whitelop]

Here are some pictures of Ellie. I have to fix the other ones, I'm not 100% sure how to do it in google drive. Google drive is stupid and difficult to use.

 

[whitelop]

This is her new enclosure! She likes it. Please excuse my gross floor. Its old left over pieces of linoleum that won't come up. Its just ugly. Thats on the project list!

 

[JBun]

All of your craft projects are looking so good! I bet it's fun to see all the changes you are making in your home. I always like when I've finished some project, and I can stand back and admire how it looks.

Ellie looks so happy and comfy in her pen. That's perfect for you and her. It gives her more space and you don't have to worry about little destructo bunny You will love it so much after you get her spayed. Toby is already sooo much calmer, even just after a week. He's not as hyper, isn't trying to chew on his cage as much, and likes being petted more. I'm really glad I got it done. It's just the stress of the procedure and post recovery that is the hard part to get through.

 

[whitelop]

Here is my first coral rose! Its so pretty. The bush is like 7 feet tall and it didn't bloom last year, this year is the first! It smells lovely and I think its beautiful. I have a yellow, red and pink blooming now and the other yellow has buds on it. I can't wait until they're all in full bloom. They're such a lovely sight in the yard.

Thanks Jenny, I think Ellie does look happier too. She's flopped out much more now and she just seems all over more happy! I can not wait to have her spayed. I just told my husband that I would wait until I got a little bit of money to help him pay for it, out of my chicken sale money. I don't think he really cares, but it makes me feel better.
I hope that after her spay she calms down and gets more lovey. AND STOPS CHEWING ON STUFF! haha

Right now, AJ is using my resistance band to slap the floor and he's laughing so hard! He's totally chuckling and its SO funny!

I got my mirrors hung up, they look great. I like them a lot. I also got my new seating area set up in the backyard, I think it looks pretty good. I made a hanging jar lantern to hang on the tree. I hung up my old old oil lantern and I think I'll make that into a bird feeder since the birds are already hanging out on it. I need to get more mason jars out of the woods to make some more lanterns.
Its been a good day! haha.

 

[PaGal]

You have to show me your mason jar lantern...I have dozens of them. Of course we use ours for canning but I could always pilfer a few for lanterns.

I like your mirrors. The hubby and I both do not like modern furniture. We both love natural looking wood, mostly in lighter colors like light golden brown. As we have been renovating we have torn up the floor boards and door trim and have made our own. We spend a lot of time in the lumber looking for just the right pieces, ones with pretty knots or grain. Your mirrors are something we would like. Your home reminds me of the one we did live in. My hubby was raised in that home and it was supposed to be his. He renovated a lot of it before we started dating but we did more after. The outside of the house was sided but it was that pastel kind of green from the 50's. Some of the interior walls were painted the same color. The bathroom was all blue and not a pretty blue, even the tub. The master bedroom was dark paneling. It was horrible and looked so much better with the renovations.

I love the rose. I did plant several at the other house. I will plant quite a few here. My grandfather planted roses and liked to relax while taking care of them. He worked two jobs so needed and deserved the relaxation. So roses always make me think of him which makes me like them even more.

Ellie is so pretty and tiny. I can't believe how shiny her fur is!

 

[whitelop]

Ellie is really small and shiny! I was looking at her today after I took the pictures of her, she's really shiny without the flash too. haha. I don't know why she's so small. She definitely at the really low end of her breed standard.
I had to put another litter box in her pen yesterday, its the one thats next to her in the picture of her flopping. She was trying to use that spot underneath it as her pee spot, so a litter box went in. No more accidents, other than the maybe one stray poop! She's doing really well in her little area.

Thanks for the compliments on my mirrors Denise! I like them too. Most of the stuff in my house is old, I think we only have one piece of modern furniture and thats the Ikea tv stand. But that thing is solid! haha.
Everything else is natural wood color, including our wood paneling. The whole house is wood panel and its so dark! haha. I will leave the wood in the living room but I think I'll paint our front room white or something light so it helps to brighten up the house a little bit, since thats one of the brighter rooms in the house. There are also two hand built book cages in there, that are dark and need to be spruced up a bit.
I'm also going to paint our end table to match our newly painted coffee table. My house is moving up in the world! haha

I love my rose bushes and my flower beds. Actually I'm not a fan of cut roses, I worked in a grocery store in the produce/florist and cut roses are picky little brats. But I love the bushes that I have. I have one transplant that as it turns out is a special kind of rose, at least I think. The backs of the rose petals are silverish and the tops are like this really deep red and some of the outer petals have a black tinge at the top. Its really pretty.
Gardening makes me feel calm and gives me a sense of self. I like to see the things that I pick out bloom and prosper and it makes me feel good to have a pretty yard and pretty beds. They still need some work, but I'm getting to it. There aren't enough hours in the day for the things I need to do! haha.

 

[lyndym]

I love the mirrors too! And your phone did take great pics that day, hahaha. It looked so nice out, can't believe how blue the sky is! I feel like the sky is never that blue here, and we definitely don't have lovely green trees like that. Try palm trees that are sometimes scraggly and browning against a smoggy skyline. Okay, not all of them are disgusting, but I'm going city-stir-crazy, I can't wait to go camping this summer and get into some nature.

Ellie has the same flop position as Rory! With her back legs sticking out like that. Doc usually rights himself after a flop and goes into a loaf, or stretches himself way out flat with his back feet pointing straight back, hahaha.

What exactly is Ellie's cabinet? It makes a perfect rabbit house/rabbit supply holder, but what was it before?

 

[PaGal]

Our den had a paneling from the floor up about four feet and we thought of doing something similar but with a certain wood and I think it would look nice but we changed our minds as the den is our brightest room. Some of our rooms are somewhat dim because of the huge oaks at the front of the house but not dark like the other house was and we are just so enjoying the light in this house so we don't want to change that.

I prefer roses that are somewhat unusual like the ones that are more than one color. It's so hard for me to know what to do. We eventually want to build a large porch on the front and a patio at the back so do I plant now and have to deal with transplanting or do I wait. The wait could be years. There is never enough time in the day and too often not enough money in the bank. Ha. I keep myself on a budget so will only spend so much extra and I prefer if I have an idea to purchase all I need to finish the project at once. Once I start I get excited and impatient to see the outcome.

I don't do cut flowers at all. I think it's a waste, why cut a flower and enjoy for a week when you can get or be given one in a pot and it last for years and years, whether you keep it in a pot or plant it outside. They say to plant rose bushes near your windows to make it less likely someone will break in or for peeping toms because of the thorns.