~Timeworn Primitives~

Yellow Ware Bowls and Son...

2012-01-24T08:50:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone..
I hope all is well and your all settling into a new year...
I can't believe this month is almost over..but Spring is on its
way so that gives us all something to look forward to..
Warm temperatures..White puffy clouds and gorgeous blue sky...

This Winter has been the mildest on record here in Pa..
We had 4 inches of snow last Saturday..only the second snowfall this Winter..
I'm not complaining I'll just be glad when Spring and Summer is here..

I apologize for not being on here allot..I check in every so often to see how
everyone is doing but we've been working on the remodeling of the Sun room non stop..
The wood flooring is the last thing to be done...The walls are finished along with the wainscoting..The beams are stained along with the crown molding..The fireplace mantel that I had gotten out of my
Grandparents farmhouse was given a new look and installed ...I am so
ready for this room to be done..It seems like we have been working
on it forever..I'll have to take some pictures and show you all the progress we have
made but I'll save that for another post...

I did want to share something my son had bought me when we were out antiquing this
past month...I have looked for these every time we would be out but never could
find any...It just happened by accident that we had stopped at this Antique shop while on
our way to another shop ...I couldn't believe my eyes when I seen these on a shelf..
Around this area of the country everyone hangs on to there collectibles and they are
very hard to find..
The gentleman that owns the Antique Shop confirmed that these bowls are rarely at
any of the Estate sales that he attends and he very seldom sees any up for sale...
So when I seen these babies you better believe they were coming home with me..lol

I'm going to give credit where credits due my son very generously bought me all four of
these bowls.....He knew I've been looking for these for along time and he very graciously
bought them for me..One of my pet peeves is when someone doesn't tell the truth and takes
credit for something they have...Give Credit Where Credits Due...Don't lie..don't act like
you bought it..just tell the truth..its very simple.
No ones going to judge you for telling the truth...Just be honest...

With that said I set all four of the bowls on top of my Hoosier Cabinet for now...
With the rearranging of the Summer Kitchen and the finishing up of the Sun Room which
flow into one another they will set proudly on my Hoosier Cabinet for the time being..

Overlook the yellow stains on the cabinet..I've tried everything
I could think of to clean them off but they won't budge..
I want to leave the cabinet as is because the chipped paint and stains give it so much character...
You can tell it was a well used cabinet and that's what I liked about it.

Thank you all for stopping by for a visit..
Come back when you get a few minutes out of your busy schedules...
Have a great day...take care and stay safe...

Prim hugs,
Trena

Our two girls...

2012-01-01T09:42:00.000-08:00

I thought I would share a few pictures of our two new girls while they were
taking alittle nap...They don't lay like this to often...going 90 miles an hour
all day long until they can't play anymore..

Bella Grace is in the front while Rylee Jane is laying behind her....
Both have middle names of grandmothers in our family...

Bella.....

Rylee...she has a chewy stuck out of the right side of her mouth..

.Thank for stopping in to see our two little girls..

There a handful at times but I can't imagine life without them..

Have a wonderful New Years...take care and stay safe..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Happy New Year...

2011-12-31T15:06:00.000-08:00

We spend January 1 walking through our lives,room by room,
drawing up a list of work to be done,cracks to be patched. Maybe
this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives..not
looking for flaws, but for potential..... Ellen Goodman..

Have a Happy And Blessed New Year...

Prim hugs,
Trena

Been Doing Some Stitching....

2011-12-29T17:40:00.000-08:00

Happy Thursday everyone..
I hope you all had a Blessed Christmas like we did here on
Covered Bridge Road..
The count down to New Years is upon us..
It's going to be pretty quiet in our home..no parties..
no celebrations..just the two puppies to keep us company..

The kids are off doing there own thing so DH and I are just

content to stay at home and watch TV with the puppies..

Wearing my comfy PJ's..a cup of hot chocolate and a needle and
thread in my hand is my idea of a wonderful evening..

I've done allot of stitching over this past year and just never finished
up on some of the them..So a New Year's resolution is to finish the
one's I have started before I start a new one...We'll see how that goes..
I can't promise anything but I am going to try...

With that said I'll leave you with pictures of the ones that need
to be done...These designs are my own..

These ones are going on ditty bags..

The two on the right are primitivebetty's design..

Country Rustic Primitives...

A few more of mine...

These three I'm not sure about..so if these design belongs to any of you ladies just let me know. For the life of me I can't remember..

This one I done over last summer...

Thanks for stopping in for a visit..

Come back when you get time out of your busy schedules..

Happy New Year ...stay safe and take care..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Merry Christmas

2011-12-24T10:35:00.000-08:00

With tidings of peace and joy, I wish you and yours all the blessings
of this holy season..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Christmas pics...

2011-12-12T16:06:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday everyone..
I hope all is well and your staying warm..
It's bitterly cold here today..low in the teens last night..
I am so ready for summer to come, enough of this cold weather..

I am so far behind in my Christmas decorating this year due to remodeling our
Sun room..I just don't have the time to do as much decorating as I usually do.
Our 12ft tree didn't go up either ...with two new puppies I wasn't taking

the chance of it coming down on top of them..

I wanted to post a few pictures of my cook stove that I have
decorated for Christmas this year.
Normally I don't decorate it but I was rearranging in my Summer
Kitchen and decided to take the wooden box off the kitchen counter and put them on the cook stove.

I then placed my 3ft.tree in my goat cart and set it alongside
the stove.....

Thanks for stopping in for a visit.

Hopefully I can get time to post some more

Christmas pictures .

In the mean time stay save..stay warm and take care..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Christmas Exterior Shots...

2011-12-04T15:52:00.000-08:00

Happy Sunday everyone..
It was a beautiful day here today and a perfect
day to take some exterior shots of our home
decorated for Christmas...

Enjoy..

Thanks for stopping in to look at my home decorated

for Christmas..

Have a great afternoon and come back

when you get time..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Christmas Mantel

2011-12-01T15:49:00.000-08:00

Happy December everyone.
I finished up on my Mantel today after going out and
harvesting some Winterberries ..
I started by placing three of my Old World Santa's that are different heights in the
center of the mantel..Draped my garland with two set of white lights across the full
length...I then placed my harvest of Winterberries in the garland.
I had bought six bags of Ocean Spray Cranberries while shopping for Thanksgiving and
strung four of those bags on heavy black quilting thread..Draped them at different lengths across
the front of the mantel and my Christmas Mantel was done.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit to look at my

Christmas Mantel.

Come back when time permits to see more Christmas pictures from

the Olde Homestead...

Prim hugs,

Trena

Santa..Cranberries and Orange Slices...

2011-11-29T17:46:00.000-08:00

Happy Tuesday everyone..
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving..I hosted the Thanksgiving meal which was
enjoyed by all including our two new additions..Black Lab puppies Bella and Rylee.
They have been recking havoc to our home, with two of them it's something to
get used to....Never a dull moment with them two..I've been trying to
get some good pictures of them but they won't set still long enough..
But I'll keep trying..

Its been gorgeous weather here since last Friday and that
gave me the opportunity to get outside in between potty time for the girls and get my Christmas
Decorating done..
I gathered my greens from the Pine Trees and picked up Pine
Cones with sap on them which resulted in sticky fingers..
There's nothing like trying to turn the door knob when your
fingers are all sticky and stuck together...Not good .

I haven't cut my Winter berries yet to add to the decor, hopefully I can get that done within
the next day or so...These our a few pictures of the Summer Kitchen without
the berries..Just something simple...

Thanks for stopping for a visit..

I'll be posting more Christmas pictures in

the up coming days so come back when

you get time..

Have a wonderful evening..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-21T15:38:00.000-08:00

I hope your Thanksgiving Day
is a gathering of love and joy
a special time of feeling
richly blessed, abundantly happy and
deeply thankful.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

Prim hugs,

Trena

Not even half of it..

2011-11-16T13:39:00.000-08:00

I know I'm not the only one that gets out there Christmas decor and can't believe just how
much of it I've accumulated over the years...
I thought I done good last year by giving away allot of things that I didn't use but by the
looks of things I still need to sort through and give away..This isn't even all of it..That's not good.
I did buy a few more Old World Santa's over the Summer but other
than that I didn't add to much to my Christmas decor.

Old World Santa's..Christmas trees and garland out ready to be
placed for the holiday season..

I'm running behind this year..this stuff should have been already in its place and
ready for the holiday season...I've had to many things going on and just didn't
have the time to get an early start on my Christmas decorating..
So hopefully within the next couple of days this table will be bare.

Thank you all for stopping in for a visit..
Come back when time permits..

Prim hugs,
Trena

Starting of the Christmas decorating..

2011-11-14T09:07:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone.
I hope all is well and your all getting into the holiday spirit.
Thanksgiving is 10 days away and Christmas will be here before we know it.
The weather has been warm here the past week so I thought I would get a
jump on some of the outside decorating.
I gathered greens from the pine and cedar trees on our property and filled my
door boxes along with ornamental grasses.
All I need know is my Winter berries and the door boxes will be done.

This is the Sunroom Door...

This is the Front Door..

Thanks for stopping in for a visit.

I hope you enjoyed the starting of my Christmas decorating.

Have a great day and take care.

Prim hugs,

Trena

Autumn Thyme at the Olde Homestead..

2011-10-17T16:53:00.000-07:00

I hope all is well with everyone and you all had a wonderful weekend.
Since we had another beautiful day here today I took
some shots of my fall decor while outside enjoying the beautiful sunshine..
Things have been hectic here on Coveredbridge Road but I did get time to decorate
the outside of our home for Fall..
I took quite a few pictures so I hope you all enjoy my little piece of heaven that
I call home..
.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit...

and come back when you get time.

Prim hugs,

Trena

Autumn,the year's last,loveliest smile

2011-10-13T17:01:00.000-07:00

Autumn arrives in early morning,

but spring at the close of a winter day.

Autumn..Wooden Door Boxes..

2011-09-18T15:03:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunday to you all..It's a beautiful fall day here today.
The weather is perfect to get outside and do some fall decorating..
I finished up my wooden boxes that I have on my front door
and the sun room door for the Autumn Season..
I added corn stocks with corn along with my fall flowers..

This is the Front Door...

This is the Sun room Door..The sun is peaking Thru the Pine Trees

behind me so that's the light spots on the door..At first I thought

I missed painting some areas on the door after I took this shot and

had to get a closer look..Thank goodness it is just the sun shinning Thru.

Well I'm off to get back outside and enjoy this beautiful fall day..

Thanks for stopping by for a visit..

Come back when you get a chance..

Prim hugs,

Trena

2011-09-11T06:50:00.000-07:00

It's all in the Season...

2011-09-03T07:24:00.000-07:00

Autumn is arriving in our neck of the woods with the trees
turning there gorgeous colors..The evenings are a bit cooler with
just a hint of what's to come...

Pumpkins, gourds,Indian corn, corn stalks,and mums are all
making there appearance at the little shops around town..
Autumn is on its way..
.

Wishing everyone a Safe and Happy Labor Day Weekend..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Autumn Thyme in the past.

2011-08-28T09:04:00.000-07:00

I thought I would share a few photos
of Autumn Thyme over the years at the Olde Homestead..

For all of those that are in the path of Irene,please stay

safe and take care..We were fortunate here in Central Pa..only

heavy rain at times and some wind..

Thanks for stopping in for a visit..Come back when

time allows.

Prim hugs,

Trena

Early Birthday Present

2011-08-13T06:57:00.000-07:00

I wanted to share a special gift that my son has bought me
for my birthday...Its a couple weeks away but he surprised me
with this last weekend...He knew I have been wanting one and it
was a good price so my loving son gave me the money and we
went and picked it up....

I chose a unfinished one which saved $100.00 and refinished it
myself...It came with or without the tin panels and I chose with..
I already had a gallon of Valspar..flat black so I took out the tin inserts
and gave it two coats of flat black leaving it dry overnight in between coats..
I then sanded down the edges and applied two coats of Minwax, Dark Walnut
Stain..

Here's what it looked like when we brought it home..

I'm pleased with the outcome and saved my son a $100.00 in the process by
refinishing it myself..

I leave you with a few photo's of the prim display I placed on top and on the shelf that came from
my grandparents farmhouse..

Thank for stopping in for a visit..

Have a great weekend and

Take care and be safe...

Prim hugs,

Trena

A New Addition....

2011-08-05T11:32:00.000-07:00

To the family that is...

Meet Maddy...

She's an Austrian Shepard/Cattle dog.
A very loving little girl that needed a good home..She was rescued from off the streets two months
ago after not having anyone to take care of her for over a year..
Another sad story from what this little girl had to go Thur to survive..

After Kristin and Travis lost there beloved Layla they decided to go
back to the shelter where they adopted Layla and pick out a new little
girl that needed a good home where she would be loved unconditionally ...

Travis is deployed oversees so Maddy hasn't gotten so see
her new daddy yet but she listens to his voice everyday when he calls
home...She settling in and getting adjusted to her new home and loves to
play with the Frisbee...She'll give you her paw everytime she sits down..As
you can see in the picture she was impressing her new mom when the ladies from
the shelter brought her...

It's been a week today that Maddy came to live with her new
mom and dad and she's adjusting really well...
Life goes on even though were throwed a curve every now and then...
These precious animals needs to be cared
for and loved as much
as human beings do...

Take the time to out of your busy life to appreciate just what you have..
Live for today because tomorrow is not a guarantee...

Have a great weekend everyone..
Thanks for stopping by for a visit and come back when you get time out of your busy schedules..

Prim hugs,
Trena

New Paint Color....

2011-07-29T06:47:00.000-07:00

I've been keeping busy with some paint projects and the
most recent one I finished was painting my Front Door and
the Sun room Door....
After seeing the color that Dan..http://www.yesterdayoncemore.blogspot.com... chose for his front door, I contacted him back on March 23 and inquired about the paint color and where he purchased it...
He has white columns and beige siding on his house and mine is sort of similar
with white columns and mountain stone...I needed a color that would really
stand out and make the colors of the stone pop...Martha Stewart Living in the color of Kiln..purchased at Home Depot...
We don't have a Home Depot near us and Lowes doesn't carry that brand of paint
so I put that project on hold...
While spending the weekend with my Daughter we decided to do some shopping ..
she had a Home Depot near her so I ran in and bought the paint that I have been wanting since Spring....
Yesterday bright and early I put the first coat of paint on the doors...left them dry for an
hour or so then gave them a second coat....
I can't believe the difference in the way the house looks with the Front Door and
Sun room Door painted....Everybody says how much the colors in the mountain stone stand out
now...Its amazing just what a coat of paint can do...Total transformation..

This is the Front door...

This is a full view of our front porch...

And this is the Sun room Door...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit..

Everyone have a wonderful weekend..

Take care..

Prim hugs,

Trena

A Big Thank You

2011-07-21T05:57:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to say thank you to all those that
left me such heartwarming comments about losing Layla..

Kristin is doing much better...she's handling it the best way she can..
She's looking at adopting a new little girl that desperately needs a good
home and a mom and dad..

Thank you so much again..
All of you that took the time out of your busy schedules to leave a
comment was very much appreciated.....

Prim hugs,
Trena

````My Sweet Layla```

2011-07-19T13:27:00.000-07:00

How's everyone enjoying this hot humid weather were having?
I said before I wasn't going to one of those that complain about the hot weather after
that long cold miserable winter we had but holy cow this is ridiculous...
You can't even go outside for very long the heat takes your breath away..
I love summer and all that, but enough is enough.....

In between taking short breaks inside with the AC I have been getting
allot of painting projects done...
Within minutes of painting outside the things are dry..Nothing like the hot
sun hurrying up my to do list...

I've been trying to keep busy and keep my mind off losing another loving
pet in our family....You see my daughter and son-in-law had adopted an
English Shepard dog last February from a shelter..Her name was Layla and she was
neglected and abused her entire life...Kristin and Travis fell in love with her
as soon as they layed eyes on her...She was a special needs dog that required allot of loving and patience...
She has had seizures since the Shelter had gotten her and no one really wanted a dog
that needed that much care...
I am so proud of these two kids that stepped up to the plate and took her
in when no one else would give her a second glance.....
All she wanted was someone to love her and take care of her.....
Even though she had some issues to work out she was a very loving and kind sweet girl...

Her seizures would happen about every six weeks and with medicine she seemed to
be getting along fairly well...She loved being with her new mom and dad and they worshiped the ground this
sweet girl walked on....
With Travis being in the Air Force he was deployed on July 5th for 90 days overseas but Layla was adjusting
not having dad there fairly well...
Kristin would go home at lunch time to check on her and take her out for a walk...
This past Thursday Kristin went home at lunch time as always and Layla was happy to
see Mom..They had there time together and Kristin went on back to work ...
When she arrived home that evening Layla wasn't at the top of the steps like she usually
is waiting to greet her and she found her in the bathroom having a seizure...

Over the course of that night and into Friday Layla was having back to back seizures and
Kristin took her to the animal hospital where she had been treated several times before...
This time was different thought Layla wasn't coming out of the seizure like she should...
It didn't look good and Kristin had to make the painful decision on having her put to sleep...

She called me from the animal hospital just devastated and crying...
It just broke my heart when I heard her on the phone...
All you mothers know what its like hearing you child on the other end of the phone
so hearth broken beyond words that all you want to do is take the pain away that they are suffering..
Were a hour and a half dry away from each other so I packed my bags and
went to be with her...
We spent the weekend together and we took long walks and talked about Layla non stop...
I told her how proud of her and Travis for taking Layla in when no one else would ..
They gave her 5 good months of living the good life...Lots and lots of toys and a big bed she called her own..
A mom and dad that loved her more than anything ...
Even though Travis couldn't be there at the end Kristin was with her and Layla knew mom was there..

This is a tribute to a sweet girl that we only had in our lives for 5 months and a very special girl that we
all will never forget..

Thanks for letting me cry again for this loving little girl that became apart of our lives..
She will be greatly missed and we are so very grateful for having her the short time we did...

Prim hugs,
Trena

Happy 4th of July

2011-07-02T06:39:00.000-07:00

Wishing everyone a Safe and Happy 4th of July Weekend...

Colonial Lights

2011-06-21T08:58:00.000-07:00

I hope all is well with everyone on this First Day of Summer...
It started out a little gloomy this morning but fast cleared off and the sun is shinning brightly with no clouds in the sky...Another beautiful day to be living in God's Country...

With all that said I thought I would show you all a recent
purchase that I made for The Olde Homestead...
Four Colonial Lamps with fabric shades included...
Two of the shades were dented in quite a few places but I'm going to purchase
tin shades for all four anyway...not a big deal..
The original price was $59.99 and I bought them on sale of $39.79..
I couldn't pass up a bargain..

Here is a side view...

Now the fun part is changing prim displays around

and finding new homes for my new lamps...

Everyone have a wonderful day..

Take time in your day to appreciate all the simple things..

Thanks for stopping in for a visit..

Comeback when you get a few minutes ...

Prim hugs,

Trena

Happy Flag Day....

2011-06-14T08:27:00.000-07:00

A few Flags displayed around the Olde Homestread...

Prim hugs,

Trena

Makeover Madness......

2011-06-11T08:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday everyone..
Its another gorgeous day her in Central Pa...
The temperature was close to 100 on Thursday but I'm not
going to be one of those that complain about the heat after the long cold
miserable Winter we had..
Thankful for the beautiful sunshine and cool nights....

As my title states I've been working overtime on allot of makeovers that had been put
on the back burner over the Winter...
The largest piece that I finished up was my Entertainment Center that
is in the Family room in the lower level of my home...
I had already painted it in Peppercorn from Caromal Colours then just recently
I added two doors to hide the TV and sewed black and cream homespun material
skirts for the shelves...

I changed out the display on the top by adding my old bread riser with geraniums..bee skep and a old wooden house with my Colonial lantern...
Here's a close up of the top...

And a full view of the Entertainment Center...

I'm really pleased on how the makeover turned out...it gave the Entertainment Center a whole
new look without spending allot of money...

So that will be just about it for today....
I needed a break from cleaning windows and Ironing curtains ....
and thought I would pop in and say hello to all and wish you a warm beautiful sun shinny Saturday..
Thanks for stopping in for a quick visit...
Come back when you get some time out of your busy schedules....

Have a Safe and Wonderful Weekend...

Prim hugs,
Trena

~Happy Memorial Day~

2011-05-28T09:14:00.000-07:00

Remembering...On Memorial Day we remember those who died while serving in our Armed Forces.They fought for the future of our country and experienced overwhelming and difficult circumstances.For many of us it is impossible to conceive of the price they paid for us. This Memorial Day, as you visit the gravesides of those who gave their lives in service,give thanks to God for their great gift..

Wishing everyone a Safe and Happy Memorial Day..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Colonial Wall Shelf Makeover

2011-05-10T09:25:00.000-07:00

I decided to change the color of my Colonial Wall Shelf from the color Pumpkin which I had originally painted it to Flat Black..

The color black shows up more on my walls then any light color so that's why I usually go back to painting things black..

I added one of my long benches underneath the shelf which is also black and then accessorized it with some things I had around the house...

Thanks for stopping in for a visit..

Come back when get time..

Have a great day..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Colonial Plate Rack

2011-05-09T07:25:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday everyone..
I hope all you ladies had a wonderful Mother's Day...
I spent my day with the family...just a quiet day enjoyed by all..

Since the weather is finally cooperating I've been spending alot of my time outside
getting yard work done and working in my flower gardens...
Working in the garage cutting out boards for different projects that I wanted to get done..
Then having the luxury of painting them on the picnic table in the warm sunshine..

I received the Summer issue of A Primitive Place a day last week and for those that
haven't seen it or haven't subscribed to it yet...its a must see to believe...Its well worth your time to
buy this magazine...
I always look forward to seeing what the wonderful staff has in store for all of us and they never let you down...
I tryed my hand at making the Colonial Plate Rack and a Faux Pewter Plate that was submitted by Kris Thomas...
I don't think it turned out to bad for the first one I have ever made...
Even the two Faux Pewter Plates came out better that I expected...You see I'm always my worse critic when I make things for our home...
I hung it in our Family room on the opposite side of the Black hutch and the window...

Here's a close up ...

I am so pleased in how it turned out I think there's going to be a few more made for the Olde Homestead..

Thanks for stopping by for a visit..Come back when you get some time from your busy schedules...

Have a wonderful day ..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Happy Mother's Day

2011-05-07T12:55:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to take the time to wish all of you loving Mother's a Safe and
Happy Mother's Day..

Prim hugs,

Trena

A sight to see......

2011-04-24T16:13:00.000-07:00

Some of God's creations...

Prim hugs,

Trena

HAPPY EASTER

2011-04-23T05:05:00.000-07:00

Wishing everyone a Blessed and Happy Easter..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Signs of Spring

2011-04-13T12:00:00.000-07:00

With the temperature hitting 82 on Monday it brought the forsythia bushes out in all of there glory..

This is the greeting you receive when you pull into our driveway...

Now your pulling up to the house....
I also gave my two old bicycles a new coat of white paint while the weather was nice and
set them in my flower bed for summer..

See the Covered bridge and the Church peeking Thur the bush.....

This is in the back yard of the Olde Homestead.

Along side of the Olde Homestead...

I hope you enjoyed seeing some Spring Thyme pictures from the Olde Homestead..

Thanks for stopping in for a visit and come back when you get time out of your busy schedules..

Have a wonderful day...

Prim hugs,

Trena

Thank You....

2011-04-10T16:42:00.000-07:00

A big thank you to all of you that left me such heartwarming comments after
we lost our Beloved Dog...Duke...
You'll never know just how much reading those comments meant to me and helped
us get thru the day....
Thank you all for taking the time to leave a response and keeping us in your prayers...

Prim hugs,
Rena

Rough day today.....

2011-04-09T15:55:00.000-07:00

Our beloved Beagle..Duke...passed away today..
He was a stray that came to our home 9 years ago this summer...
He's been having health problems over the past winter and we knew his time with us
was coming to an end..
We loved him like one of our children and he is going to be
greatly missed..

Thanks for letting me cry for this little man that was a big part of our lives..
He was and still is my little boy...

Prim hugs,
Trena

Pinkeeps

2011-04-08T15:55:00.000-07:00

Hello all prim friends..
It's finally Friday and I am so ready for the weekend..
The weekend is supposed to be beautiful here so I am planning on working
out in the yard both days...I worked 7 hours yesterday cleaning up sticks and leaves that gathered over
the winter....
I gathered more mountain stone and started another flower bed that I would like to get done within the
next couple of days..Today was a rainy day so nothing was accomplished outside..
I am so grateful that we have allot of acreage here but when the Spring rolls around ..
cleaning it all up is another story..
My muscles felt it this morning when I got out of bed..

Sore where I've never been sore before..

With the warmer temperatures this week are forsythia bushes finally opened up...Cluster of yellow everywhere..Such a beautiful sight for Spring..

I also got my Front door and Sun room door painted...
I'll post pictures of them at another time...
I've been wanting to paint them for this good while but just couldn't find the right color..
It had to be a darker color nothing light because of it blending into much with the stone
on the house..
So that's another project that was crossed off my to do list this week.

In the evenings I did get to finish up on some pin keeps that I've been working on for Spring and Easter..

The first two patterns are free from Betty over at
http://www.primitivebettys.blogspot.com/

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I want to close with a quote that I thought was very fitting for my life..

Happiness

It's not how much we have,but how much we enjoy,that makes happiness..

Charles Spurgeon...

Thanks for stopping by and all the ones that left such wonderful comments..

Have a great weekend..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Mantel..Spring Thyme

2011-04-05T11:40:00.000-07:00

Happy Tuesday everyone..
It's alittle chilly here today..only in the 40's..
yesterday it was up in the 70's...30 degree temperature difference...

I'll be so glad like the rest of you when Spring arrives for good...
This up and down temperatures are ridiculous..
Summer can't get here soon enough for me..

I was visiting Linda's blog..
http://www.behindmyreddoor.blogspot.com/
a couple of days ago and seen how she took cuttings from her forsythia bushes and placed them in a vase of warm water to force the buds to bloom...
That gave me an idea for my mantel for Spring...
So out in the yard I go with my handy clippers and cut a large basket full of forsythia stems..
Took out some of my blue mason jars and filled them with warm water and
filled all the jars with forsythia stems and within a couple of days all the buds were open ...
Thanks Linda for the wonderful tip....

With all that said here's my Mantel all ready for Spring Thyme to get here...

Even thought it looks like Spring Thyme here in the Olde Homestead I'm still longing for the warm temperatures..blue sunny skies..birds chirping and my gardens blooming with bright seasonal flowers..I guess we all just need to practice patience...With due time the seasons will come..

Thanks for stopping by for a visit..

Come back when you get time..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Congratulations to...

2011-04-04T09:43:00.000-07:00

Linda form http://parkersparadise.blogspot.com/
for winning my First Spring Thyme Giveaway..

Thank you all for entering...and all the new followers...
Come back when you get time...
Have a great day...

Prim hugs,
Trena

~The Winner~

2011-04-03T16:04:00.000-07:00

of my First Spring Thyme Giveaway will be announced Monday morning April 4...

A big thank you and good luck to all you special ladies...

Prim hugs,
Trena

~Kitchen Tweaking

2011-04-01T08:28:00.000-07:00

Happy April 1 and April Fools Day everyone...

Its another cold and rainy day here today..A good day to do some changing and rearranging..

I've been working on the top of my Kitchen cupboards this week..cleaning the dust bunnies that always seem to appear out of no where up there...

I wanted something different for the Spring and Summer Season so I gathered a few of my Longaberger Baskets.

Some of my Blue Canning Jars w/zinc lids..
a few of my wooden totes and some kitchen wares..

and a couple of my wooden signs I made..

Put them all together and this is what I came up with...

This is starting on the left side of the kitchen going around to the right side..

Well now that is finished I need to get onto my next job and get the wooden beams cleaned of all there dust bunnies..

Have a great weekend everyone..

Thanks for stopping in for a visit..

Come back when you get time.

Prim hugs,
Trena

First Spring Thyme Giveaway

2011-03-28T07:40:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday to you all..I hope all is well with everyone...Its been cold these past few days here in Central Pa...Spring arrived then it disappeared again..I'll be so glad when the warm weather comes and stays for awhile...I'm not going to complain when the temperatures hit 90 and stay there..I'd rather be warm then cold...You don't have to shovel sunshine...

I decided since I haven't had one before I would have a Spring Thyme Giveaway...

Just away to thank all of you that has visited my blog and have left me such heartwarming comments...

The items are made from my homestead..in a smoke free environment..

and are Spring and Easter Thyme related..

You must be a follower of my blog..

Leave a comment on "This Post Only" stating you want to be entered in my giveaway.

If you have a blog post this giveaway on your blog and leave your blog address in the comment..

If you don't have a blog just leave me your email address so I can get in touch with you if you are the lucky winner..

The Spring Thyme Giveway starts today Monday, March 28 and runs thru Sunday, April 3..

Good luck to those who entered...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit..Come back when you can.

Be safe and Take care..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Spring Thyme giveaway..

2011-03-26T14:22:00.000-07:00

In honor of the arrival of Spring A Primitive Place Magazine blog is having a giveaway..
You can enter to win this beautiful Tobacco Basket made by Pam over at BasketNPrims..
http://aprimitiveplacemagazine.blogspot.com/

Prim hugs,
Trena

~First Day Of Spring~

2011-03-20T10:30:00.000-07:00

It's finally here...The first day of Spring...
I am so looking forward to warmer weather..working out in my flower gardens
mowing grass and pulling weeds..
I have most of my Spring cleaning done so I can enjoy the warm temperatures when they do arrive.
We had a beautiful day here Friday...it was up in the mid 70's...just a gorgeous day to be outside..

I decorated my Wooden boxes on the Front door and the Sun room door for Spring...
Put my goat cart out on the front porch and set one of my Spring bunnies in it with a basket of eggs..
Hung my Easter flag and put my forsythia wreath on the old barn door..
Set out one of my Windsor chairs that I painted black and added grapevine with a Spring Thyme sign I made..

I also set one of my wooden doors out and hung a window box on it and added spring greenery with a few bunches of spring flowers..
Enjoy some pictures of my Spring Thyme decor around the Olde Homestead.

Thank you all for stopping in for a visit at the Olde Homestead..all decked out for Spring..

Come back when you get time...

Have a wonderful First Day of Spring.

Prim hugs,

Trena

Primitive "Tin" Candle Lamp...A Primitive Place..

2011-03-16T13:46:00.000-07:00

After seeing how Kris Thomas made her Primitive Candle Lamp's in the Spring issue of A Primitive Place Magazine I decided to try my hand at making one...
Following Kris instruction's to a tea it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be..
Here's my version of a Primitive "Tin" Candle Lamp...

A Primitive Place magazine is such a wonderful magazine..

Never before seen Primitive Homes...lots and lots of eye candy..

Great ideas for decorating your own home..

I highly recommend this magazine to anyone that hasn't seen one yet...You don't know what your missing..

Prim hugs,

Trena

~Pfaltzgraff Dishes~

2011-03-15T10:18:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone...I hope your all enjoying this Spring Thyme weather we are having..
It's been fairly warm here...not warm enough for me yet but its getting there..
The sunshine and the warm weather has given me an extra boost to get my cleaning done..
I decided to tackle painting one of our guest bedrooms and already started cleaning it out..
It's very seldom used but I still keep it set up for company..

I also forget to share some pictures of my Pfaltzgraff dishes that I purchased at the Goodwill a couple of weeks ago..
This is the set that I have and use daily..

And these are the ones I recently purchased..

Six saucers and six cups..all for &1.00 a piece..

I couldn't pass up this bargain..for only $12.00 they came home with me..

So I need to get my butt off this computer and get downstairs and get started on my guest bedroom...

Everyone have a wonderful day..Thanks for stopping by for a visit and come back when you all get time..

Prim hugs,

Trena

~Colonial prints...Master Bedroom~

2011-03-12T12:02:00.000-08:00

Happy Saturday everyone...
I hope all is well and your outside enjoying this beautiful sunshine...
Its a gorgeous day here today..alittle cool but the sun is shinning bright so that's all that matters..

Before I go any further we all need to keep Japan in our thoughts and prayers after that horrendous earthquake hit...When I see the pictures that's all over the news channels...its just takes my breath away..its so devastating...
We can be so thank full that this kind of disaster hasn't happened in the United States ..I went to bed last night thanking the good lord for sparing our country and keeping my loved ones safe..

I've been working on allot of my projects in the garage since the weather is alittle warmer..
We don't have heat in there so not allot gets done over the winter months..
My shelf with all my projects on is dwindling down so I guess that's a good sign that things are getting accomplished..

I wanted to share a couple of pictures of my Colonial prints that I hung in my Master Bedroom ..
I had to frame the both of them which meant doing a couple of frames over..
So with that said enjoy the pictures of my Colonial prints...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit..

Come back when you can...

Have a great weekend everybody..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Colonial shelf and more

2011-03-09T11:21:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone...
I hope all is well and your all thinking Spring Thyme like I am..
It can't get here soon enough for me...We woke up to 4 inches of snow Monday morning...
Enough is Enough..Thankfully it is all melted already...
That's one good thing about this time of year..If it does snow it doesn't last very long....
I did see my first flock of Robin's this morning in the yard so thats a good sign...Spring is on its way...

Its been warm enough these past couple of weeks to get out in the garage and make some wooden shelves and get some makeover's done that has been on my to do list all winter..
I've been looking at magazine's all winter long to try and find something I could make for on my wall's in my hallway...
Nothing really caught my eye until I went shopping and seen a shelf that I thought might work ...
When I looked at the price I knew I wasn't going to pay the price they were asking..
So I decided to build one myself with wood I already had in the garage..
Hubby always tells me not to through out any scraps of wood ...you can always use them for something else..
and that's exactly what I did..

With tools and paint brushes in hand I got to work...
I drew a design free hand on the top and bottom piece of plywood ...
Cut it out with my jig saw...sanded all the rough edges and wiped it clean with a tack cloth....
I then painted it using Caromal Colours...Peppercorn Textured as the base coat....left it dry then I gave it two coats of Caromal Colours...using Pumpkin Textured Base coat....leaving it dry for a couple of hours in between coats..
I then sanded it with my palm sander all around the edges and stained it with Minwax, Walnut Stain..

..This is a new color for me to be using...Just about all the things I made or makeover are either black or barn red...I can't use mustard because the color blends in to much with the tongue and groove wood...I use darker colors for it to stand out..so I am really pleased how this shelf turned out..

Its exactly what I envisioned and I have the satisfaction that I made it myself.....
With all that said here's a few pictures of my new Colonial shelf...

I'm having trouble posting pictures so I'll try again tomorrow posting somemore things I've been working on..

Thanks for stopping in for a visit and all the wonderful comments...

Have a great day..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Goodwill finds

2011-03-01T09:30:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone...
Its a gorgeous day here in Pa..today...expected to get up in the mid 60's..
Spring is on its way...Beautiful sunshine and warm breezes...

While out shopping this morning I stopped at Goodwill to see if they had anything worth making over and I found a few good buyes..

A few candlesticks.

Christmas molds..these will be good for pantry cakes...Santa..Snowmen and Christmas Trees..

And more molds to be used for pantry cakes...

I'm going to take advantage of this nice weather and get out in the garage and do some makeovers...
So everyone have a wonderful day...
Thanks for stopping in for a visit..
Come back whenever you can...

Prim hugs,
Trena

Prim display

2011-02-28T07:31:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday to you all...
I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing weekend..
I spent the weekend doing fun things...Saturday we went Antiquing..I didn't find anything I wanted..Allot of things I seen but wouldn't use in my home...
The prices were outrageous on small items...things that weren't worth half the price they were asking..

I did put together a prim display for on top of my new cupboard that my son bought me..

Just something simple..not to overpowering..
I set it back in the corner beside the big screen TV for now..that way I can set and look at it while I'm watching TV in the evenings..
That does sound ridiculous doesn't it...But I believe in enjoying the simple things in life...

So I thought I would share of few pictures of my new prim display...

Thanks for stopping in for a visit...Come back when you get time...Have a great day..

Prim hugs,

Trena

New cupboard...early Mother's Day present...

2011-02-25T15:58:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone..
I hope this post finds everyone in good spirits..The weekend is almost here...time to get some down time..at this Olde Homestead.anyway..

I've had a busy week trying to get things crossed off my to do list...
It just seems the more I get accomplished ...the more I seem to add to the end of my to do list....
Never done...Never ending....

That brings me to this post...A brand new cupboard arrived at the Olde Homestead today earlier than expected...Making more work...
You see I've been eyeing up this nice Barn Red Cupboard at a shop that I frequently visit..
It sat along side a really nice six panel Pie Safe that caught my eye right after Christmas..
I thought I would wait until warmer weather to pick it up but low and behold
my son bought me the Barn Red Cupboard for a early Mother's Day present...
He always surprises me this way...just out of the blue he'll go and buy me something that I really don't need but really really want...you all know how that is...
When he went to get the Pie Safe it was already sold so he brought home the Cupboard instead...

Believe me I was not disappointed at all..I was just thrilled to have either one of them...
So here's a few pictures of my new cupboard setting in the Family room...ready to be decorated...

It's done with a Black paint for an undercoat then Barn Red as the overcoat...

The Amish man that built this beauty done an magnificent job..Great craftsmanship..

Now the fun begins trying to decide how to decorate it..

Keeping the doors shut and use it for storage or open one or both doors

and decorate all four shelves with some of my treasures...

Decisions..Decisions...Decisions...

But great Decisions...

So thanks for stopping in to look at my new Cupboard...

Come back when you can stay longer...

Everyone have a safe and wonderful weekend..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Presidents' Day

2011-02-20T13:11:00.000-08:00

Be courteous to all,but intimate with few,and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence..
.....George Washington....

Stepback cupboard...Jugs/Crocks

2011-02-19T13:40:00.000-08:00

Happy Saturday everyone..
So much for the spring like weather we had practically all week..
Back to the 40's and wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour..

So I done some changing and rearranging today on my step back cupboard that I have in our Family room..
Grouped all my brown crocks together with the large and small matching jugs..
Other that setting two bobbins on the top shelf I didn't add anything else ..
Simple but pleasing to the eye..

Thanks for stopping in for a visit..

Come back when you can stay longer...

Have a great weekend everyone..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Easter decor

2011-02-18T11:50:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone...

I hope all is well with all you prim friends this beautiful spring like day..
Its been in the mid 60's practically all week here..
Beautiful sunshine..a cool breeze...I couldn't ask for a more glorious day..

I've been slowly getting some of my Easter decor out and about at the Olde Homestead...
I found homes for the Easter pillows that I made and thought I would share some
pictures...
This is my tabletop display...I made the wax bunny and took plastic eggs and tore strips of homespun material and decoupaged them on...

Easter pillow on my make do chair...

On my deacons bench...

On my Windsor Rocker...

That will be just about it for today..

I want to get outside to enjoy this beautiful weather while we have it...

I'm setting here with the windows open listening to the birds chirping..

Such beautiful music to my ears...

Thanks for stopping in for a visit....

Come back when you get time..

Have a wonderful day ..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Happy Valentines Day

2011-02-13T14:59:00.000-08:00

Wishing everyone a Happy and safe Valentines Day..

I thought I would save this little omen that I had pulled out of a Middeswarth Potato Chip bag last week one evening when I was hungry for potato chips...
I just had to keep it and post it for Valentine's Day...

Very appropriate for Valentines Day don't you think...

Thanks for stopping in for a visit..
Everyone have a wonderful Valentine's Day with you Sweetheart..
Take care and be safe..

Prim hugs,
Trena

Easters on its way at the Olde Homestead

2011-02-06T12:22:00.000-08:00

Happy Sunday everyone...
I hope all is well and the weather in your neck of the woods is improving...
Were finally thawing out here in Central Pa...
The sun is shinning brightly today...melting all the ice that we accumulated over the past
couple of days...

I've been busy working on pillows for customers and for around the homestead for Easter...
Making bunnies and Easter eggs is on my list of projects to work on next...
There doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to get as much done as I would like but I guess there's always tomorrow...
A few more Easter pillows finished up..
Two done with beige on cream and one done with beige on black...

Well that will be just about it..

I want to get all my sewing together so I can

set and watch the Superbowl this evening...I get allot of my sewing projects done while I'm setting in front of the TV.

A nice time to just sit and relax for a couple of hours...

So thank you to everyone that stopped in for a visit...

Be safe and take care...

Prim hugs,

Trena

Bathroom...Part 2

2011-02-05T09:39:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone..Happy Saturday to you all.
Its a cold day here today...freezing rain...ice..ice and more ice..
Our driveway is like a skating rink...I walked down to the end of our driveway to get the newspaper and just about went on my butt acouple of times.....Not good at all to be outside in this mess...
A good day to set by the coal stove and do some more stitching..I think that's just what I am going to do today..

As promised in yesterday's post I said I would post the remaining pictures of my Changing and Rearranging Bathroom that's in the lower level of our home...
I bought the cupboard at Michael's last fall and painted it black..It's good to store all the necessities need in a bathroom..

Shower curtain and valance in mustard with black stars...

Well that's going it be it for today...I'm going to go grab some of my sewing and sit in my comfy chair and stitch some more Easter pillows for around the homestead..

Thanks for stopping in for a visit...

Thank you to those that has left such wonderful comments...I really appreciate you all taking the time to let me know you stopped in for a visit..

Take care and be safe..

Prim hugs,

Trena

A little of this...A little of that~

2011-02-04T10:08:00.000-08:00

Changing this and painting that..That's all I seem to be doing the past couple of weeks.
I seem to be on roll this week for getting my spring cleaning done..
I think my vitamins finally kicked in...lol
I've been working on my downstairs bathroom the past couple of days

and finally have it the way I want it...for now anyway..

I painted the wood around the mirror and the vanity black..
Made the wooden sock and painted it black then stained it..

The Antique sign painted mustard over black..

The wooden scoop painted mustard over black..added black homespun tea towel with pip berry stems..

Changed the pip berries in the basket from burgundy and cream to mustard and black.
Hung two of my grandparents enamel wash pans.
and added a peg board with mustard and black homespun tea towels...

So I thought I would share some pictures of the changes I made...

I took one of my window frames and painted it black then hung six mustard colored tea towels off the wooden inserts that held in the glass panels...

Basket with mustard and black pip berries...

And two old wash boards...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit...Come back tomorrow for part 2 of my Changing and Rearranging Bathroom...

Take care and be safe...

Prim hugs,

Trena

Wall of blues

2011-02-02T08:06:00.000-08:00

Another room done and on to the next..
Well not really a room just our hallway..
I finished painting our hallway in the lower level of our home using a neutral paint..
I then add a 1x2 board...painted black(of course) the length of the wall using rusty masonry nails..
And another 1x2..painted black with masonry nails and hung it level where the ceiling and wall meets..
More or less where you would hang your wall paper border...

I then hung blue ticking tea towels on some of the nails...

And blue homespun tea towels on the rest.

Hung baskets off the top masonry nails and the walls finished.

Thanks of popping in for a visit....Come back whenever you can..

Be safe and take care..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Sheep-n-more....

2011-02-01T09:05:00.000-08:00

I finished up the backing on my pillows yesterday and also took the time to
put the finish touches on my sheep....
I already had the body done just didn't get to finish him the way I wanted so I had him stored away in my Easter decor..
I've been trying to decide away to make a blanket for him that wasn't time consuming so this is
what I came up with..
Simple..Simple..Simple..

My pillows.. I finished with using homespun on all the backs...Now the fun of setting them around the homestead..

Bless all things Primitive...

The lord is my Shepard..I shall not want...

Hip pity Hop pity...Easters on its way...

Thanks for taking the time out of your busy schedules and stopping in for a visit...

Be safe and take care...

Prim hugs,

Trena

Doing some stitching

2011-01-31T10:13:00.000-08:00

I've been taking breaks in my house cleaning by taking the time to do some sewing..
I've been wanting to make some pillows for on my chairs and bed so in the evenings I dig out my
stitching while watching TV. I stitched them on ornsburg then tea dyed them for a aged look.

These aren't completely finished..I have to add some sort of backing to them..I don't know if I want to do just ornsburg or homespun..

These are stitching patterns from Create and Decorate magazine...

Primitive...done in black thread.

Bless all things primitive..done in burgundy thread.

Hip pity Hop pity...Easters on its way..done in brown thread...

Hip pity Hop pity..Easters on its way done with brown thread for the bunny and burgundy for the verse.

and The Lord is my Shepard..I shall not want..Psalms:23

done by Emma in 1784

done in black thread for the verse and white for the sheep...I think I am going to go over the sheep with black thread so it stands out more..Its blending in to much with the dyed ornsburg.

Thanks everyone for stopping by...and for the wonderful comments...

Take care and be safe where ever you are...

Prim hugs,

Trena

Changing and Rearranging

2011-01-29T19:05:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone,
I hope all is well and your all trying to stay warm..
Its been extremely cold and blustery here in Central Pa. this whole month of January...
We've had snow storms going thru is seems just about every week ....Fortunately not as much as other parts of the country that seems to get hammered every other day......
All we can do is just try to stay positive and keep thinking Spring is just around the corner....Warm weather..bright blue sky's and white puffy clouds...

I've been keeping myself busy house cleaning...To cold to be outside so I figured I'd get my Spring cleaning done ..
I started downstairs on my Summer Kitchen..finished it up then moved on to my Family room..
Here' a few pictures of my Family room...cleaned and rearranged...with a touch of Spring...

These two chairs belonged to my Grandparents..

That will just about do it for this post..

Thank you all for stopping by for a visit..

Take care..stay warm and be safe..

Prim hugs,

Trena

A SITE TO SEE

2011-01-28T07:46:00.000-08:00

I thought I would share some pictures of this beautiful landmark that is right outside my home...I am very fortunate to be able to look at this beauty everyday and enjoy the simplicity of days gone by...
Enjoy......

Thanks for stopping in for a visit..

Have a safe and wonderful weekend..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Summer Kitchen...new look

2011-01-14T10:31:00.000-08:00

Hello all prim peeps...

I hope all is well with everyone...

Its been bitterly cold and snowing here in Central Pa..nothing to amount to anything until this past

Tuesday into Wednesday...there's about 3 to 4 inches on the ground...We got off pretty easy compared to other folks...

I've been nesting on these cold days and I figured why not get started on my Spring cleaning...

I started right after putting my Christmas decor away...wanting to change things around and simplifying..

As I had said in other posts, I did a makeover on my Summer kitchen over the fall months...

I painted my walls buttery yellow and added pineapple stencil as a boarder...

The barn boards that were on the lower half of the wall I painted them a satin white...

I installed bead board as the back splash...painted them white then sanded and aged them with Minwax, walnut stain..

Bought Caromel Colors paint in peppercorn and painted my counter tops....

I then took leftover bead board and cut it to size and added it in the back of my open shelves..Sewed homespun black and cream curtains and hung them draped back on both sides...

We had bought an oak table acouple of years ago at an estate sale..I couldn't believe someone had painted it a bright red...DH stripped it down to the bare wood and restainted it back to its original form..
I was looking for a smaller round table to replace the drop leaf table that I had in the Summer kitchen.So when the Oak table was finished you all know where it went...right in my newly remolded Summer Kitchen..
It fit perfect along with the old wooden chairs that he refinished...I have a whole new kitchen set without even going to the furniture store..
and the best part of it is that DH did not help me one little bit on remodelling my new Summer Kitchen...I did it all on my own..using power tools and all...
With all that being said here's a few pictures of my new and improved Summer Kitchen...

Thank you all for stopping by for a visit..

Wishing everyone a safe and wonderful weekend..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Happy 2011 and drysink redo...

2011-01-03T15:10:00.000-08:00

Happy 2011 everyone...I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and celebrated ringing in the New Year with family and friends...
We had a very nice Christmas Eve with our Daughter, Kristin and Travis ( our new son-in-law) and our son Joe...Since this was the first Christmas for Kristin and Travis as a newly married couple.. they wanted to spend the day at there home so we all got together on Christmas Eve and exchanged gifts..I backed a ham and made homemade macaroni and cheese....along with a meat and cheese tray...chips and dip...and lots and lots of Christmas cookies and punch...
Christmas day was spent just relaxing and enjoying a meal of Turkey and all the trimmings..

By mid week I started taking down all the Christmas decorations and by Friday the 12ft. tree was down and put away..It was allot easier coming down then it was putting up...Now the fun begins....Cleaning and rearranging the furniture and accessories...
I done over my Dry sink today....tried different displays and not totally satisfied with the look..
So I went outside and cut two bundles of greens from my Azalea bushes and put them in one of my wooden drawers for the top shelf and used a Blue Enamelware Coffeepot for the second grouping...

Thing's are pretty much back to normal here at the Olde Homestead...The days spent just enjoying the slowed down pace of everyday life...
Santa was good to us and the New Year came in pretty quiet...so with that said I need to start on my brand new To Do List and get some projects underway...
I hope the New Year ahead brings good health...happiness and well being for all you ladies that stop in for a visit...Thank you for all the wonderful comments...Take care and God Bless...

Prim hugs,
Trena

Happy New Year

2010-12-31T11:33:00.000-08:00

Wishing each of you a New Year full of joy and unexpected blessings.
Remember, when one door closes,another always opens leading us to greater things..
Just take a deep breath and move forward...you might just be surprised where you end up..
Have a Happy...Healthy and Blessed New Year..

Prim hugs,
Trena

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2010-12-23T17:12:00.000-08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EACH AND EVERYONE...

PRIM HUGS,

TRENA

Beautiful gifts from an amazing friend...

2010-12-16T16:07:00.000-08:00

As you all probably now if you follow Karen's blog...www.mycolonialhome.blogspot.com....her and I had done a swap...I was so excited to receive the package and when I had opened it up... the gifts and card she sent was amazing...If any of you have ever been a recipient of one of Karen's creations you all know what I mean...This women is a very sweet and talented lady..
I've already placed the gifts thruout my home and I thought I would share some pictures of just what Karen had sent me...
A Santa suit that hangs proudly on my Christmas tree...

A cute little stocking that also is hanging on my Christmas tree...

A cache that holds tiny little sewing scissors..

A bundle of cinnamon sticks with a rusty bell and candy canes...

And last but not least...one of her gorgeous Christmas pillows...I knew exactly where I was going to put the pillow as soon as I took it out of the wrapping...I recently bought new bedding and curtains for our Master bedroom and Karen's pillow fit perfectly with the decor....
Front and center on my new bedding....Here is a close up...

Thank you all for stopping by....I hope you all enjoy seeing the wonderful gifts I received from a very special lady....Everyone take care....stay safe and a very Merry Christmas to you all...

Prim hugs,

Trena

SEASON TO BELIEVEPart 2..

2010-12-15T09:01:00.000-08:00

A few more pictures of my Christmas decor...Enjoy..

Merry Christmas everyone...

Prim hugs,

Trena

All in her glory...12ft. Christmas treePart 1~~

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This is her standing proudly in the only spot in the house that she would fit...

The top hitting the cathedral ceiling.

Close up of the ornaments....90% of the tree is handmade ornaments that I have made over the years..I draped burlap from top to bottom using it as the garland...

This is hubby's Christmas Carol book when he was just a little fellow.

There's to many pictures to post so your all welcome to come back tomorrow or Wednesday for part 2...Hubby and I have a Christmas party to attend tomorrow evening so I'm not sure if I'll have a chance to post part 2 or not....

Thanks for stopping in for a visit...Thank you all for the wonderful comments left for me....Be safe where ever you are in this nasty weather that's gripping the Nation......Take care and Happy Holidays...

Prim hugs,

Trena

CHRISTMAS 2010..THE OLDE HOMESTEAD

2010-12-10T19:02:00.000-08:00

Since we had are first snowfall today I went outside and took some photos of our home all ready for Christmas...Just a few pictures of Home Sweet Home...

I added burlap sacks with greens and winterberries on all the windows for something different this year..

I have electric candles in all the windows...flood lights on different areas of the front of the house and hung burlap sacks filled with greens and winterberries on all the windows instead of swags this year..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Summer Kitchen...Christmas 2010

2010-12-08T16:34:00.000-08:00

I thought I would share a few pictures of my Summer kitchen all decked out for the holidays...Now remember this is the kitchen that I done a major overhaul on a few months ago...I added bead board for the back splash...then painted my counter tops..using Peppercorn paint from Caromal Colors... I'm proud to say hubby didn't help me one bit..I'm really excited in how it turned out...it looks like a whole different kitchen..I actually got the idea of painting my kitchen counter tops from seeing how Karen ..catskillmtnprims had done hers..She's a member on http://www.aprimitiveplace.org/ and they published her makeover in the first issue of A Primitive Place magazine......So I'm giving all the credit of my kitchen makeover to Karen for giving me the inspiration to tackle such a job...

I'll post some more pictures of the entire counter top area tomorrow or Friday...Thanks for stopping by...Have a great day and stay warm where ever you are...

Prim hugs,

Trena

~Christmas is here~

2010-11-27T14:49:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with friends and family..Our day was spent with the family and we all enjoyed some quiet time after all the food was put away and the dishes was done....We all enjoyed just watching football games and movies the rest of the afternoon..I've been working on Christmas decorating for the past couple of weeks and thought I would share a few displays around our olde homestead...

Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend...Stay safe...take care and try to stay warm if your out side putting up Christmas decorations..

Prim hug,

Trena

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

2010-11-24T10:44:00.000-08:00

Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving....

Winterberry

2010-11-20T14:05:00.000-08:00

Happy Saturday everyone....I hope all is well and everyone is anticipating Thanksgiving fast approaching...I can't believe how fast this year has gone by..It just seems like summer was just here now Thanksgiving and Christmas is upon us...I guess its just a hectic time of year for everyone....I thought I would share some pictures of my first harvest of Winterberrie's that I went and picked this afternoon...There seems to be an abundant amount of berries this year compared to previous years...
The weather is fairly nice here today so I did get my two Colonial boxes done up with greens and winter berries..

These two pictures are of the front door...

These two pictures are of the sun room door...I don't use either door to go in and out of the house so I done a large arrangement in both boxes...

It's been awhile since I have posted anything and I do apologize for that...I've just been doing allot of cleaning and baking for the holidays...I did get my 12 ft. Christmas tree up and decorated..That was a task in itself..

I didn't realize just how large that tree was...I had to move my dry sink to another area and put the tree where my dry sink always set...Its the only place in the olde homestead that the tree would fit...So with all that said I want to thank everyone for stopping by and wish you all a safe and Happy Thanksgiving...

Prim hugs to all,

Trena

CHRISTMAS PILLOWS

2010-11-10T09:18:00.000-08:00

that I have been working on the past couple of weeks...Christmas is fast approaching and I thought I better get on the ball and get these pillows done for my Christmas decor..The first two pillows was a free pattern from http://www.libertystar.typepad.com/.

I added a year on the second one to give it alittle different look.This one is a cross stitch patterns from out of one of my holiday books..I apologize for the last four patterns...I can't seem to remember where I printed these off of..If they belong to anyone out there let me know and I will gladly give you credit for the pattern..My mind is just going blank right now...

Thanks to all of you for stopping in for a visit...May god bless and take care..

Prim hugs,

Trena

Blowing in the wind

2010-11-08T12:07:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday everyone...It's alittle windy here today so I decided I would hang some of my Christmas stitchery out on the clothes line to dry..As you can see in the pictures the wind is blowing so much I doubled up on the clothes pins so I didn't have to chase my stitchery all over the yard......

Living out in the country as we do no one really slams on there brakes while there driving by thinking to themselves.. look how dirty that ladies laundry is...Believe me I've hung some really grungy looking things out on my line at one time or another....Thankfully no one has wrecked yet....

Everyone have a wonderful Monday...

Prim hugs,

Trena

A sneak peek....

2010-11-06T14:12:00.000-07:00

of the Summer kitchen remodeling...

I added bead board to the inserts of the shelves..painted them white then sanded them and stained them with minwax..walnut stain...

Sewed two sets of homespun curtains...black and cream checked...then pinned them up with black safety pins...

Finished it by adding my glass jars...and black colonial plates...

This shelf I done the same way...added bead board...painted it white then sanded and stained it with walnut stain..I set some of my collection of old jars with zinc lids on these shelves..

Thanks for stopping by for a visit..I appreciate all the nice comments that you wonderful women leave for me...I need to get back to work with the remodel...trying to get it all done this week..

Hubby left this job up to me so I am running the power tools...painting...and cleaning ..He just shakes his head and gives me those looks when I mention changing something...But he lets me do it and usually don't say to much...So thanks again for popping in...have a great Saturday..whats left of it and don't forget to change your clocks back tonight...we gain an hour of sleep...

Prim hugs,

Trena

Primitive/Colonial Christmas

2010-11-05T17:58:00.000-07:00

A few outside shots of my doors all decked out for the holiday season....This is the garage door for Christmas 2008...greens..winterberries and pinecones...

I done one of these tar buckets up for on each side of the garage doors..

Basket on garage door...

This is the front door ...Christmas 2009...greens..winterberries and white lights..

Redwood fence in our driveway...

Thanks for stopping in for a visit...

Wishing everyone a safe and wonderful weekend..

Prim hugs,

Trena

From Christmas pasts

2010-10-30T17:54:00.000-07:00

A few pictures from Christmas pasts...

Just a few hints...

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of what I have been up to....

It consists of buttery yellow paint...a pineapple stencil...bead board...caromal color paint...peppercorn to be exact..and two oriental rungs...

Can you all guess what I have been working on....

Its almost all done...so the big reveal is coming very soon...

Prim hugs,
Trena

Winter greens and berries

2010-10-23T10:39:00.000-07:00

How is everyone doing this beautiful fall Saturday...Its gorgeous out today...not a cloud in the sky...cool breeze and just the touch of whats yet to come in the air....

I've been busy doing makeovers...getting a head start on making Christmas cookies and had done an old door over that I had gotten from my grandparents farmhouse..well not really a makeover, just gave it a good coat of black paint.... I stood it up in one of the corner's of the Family room behind my school desk...I hung one of my larger Long John baskets on it and couldn't decide what to put in it...After trying one thing then another I decided on putting some pine cuttings and winter berries in it...getting a head start on the Christmas decorating...

So outside I went with my handy little clippers and cut me some pine from some of our many pine trees we have on our property..I also cut a few clipping of red berries from one of my bushes...

Thanks for stopping by for a visit...I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend...get outside and enjoy this beautiful weather...Indian summer is headed our way this coming week so its time to get some greens cut down for Christmas decorating that's just around the corner...

Prim hugs,

Trena

~~~Timeworn Primitives~~~

Yellow Ware Bowls and Son...

Our two girls...

Happy New Year...

Been Doing Some Stitching....

Merry Christmas

Christmas pics...

Christmas Exterior Shots...

Christmas Mantel

Santa..Cranberries and Orange Slices...

Happy Thanksgiving

Not even half of it..

Starting of the Christmas decorating..

Autumn Thyme at the Olde Homestead..

Autumn,the year's last,loveliest smile

Autumn..Wooden Door Boxes..

It's all in the Season...

Autumn Thyme in the past.

Early Birthday Present

A New Addition....

New Paint Color....

A Big Thank You

````My Sweet Layla```

Happy 4th of July

~~Colonial Lights~~

Happy Flag Day....

Makeover Madness......

~Happy Memorial Day~

Colonial Wall Shelf Makeover

~~Colonial Plate Rack~~

~~Happy Mother's Day~~

A sight to see......

~~HAPPY EASTER~~

~~Signs of Spring~~

Thank You....

Rough day today.....

~~Pinkeeps~~

~~Mantel..Spring Thyme~~

Congratulations to...

~~~The Winner~~~

~~~Kitchen Tweaking~~

First Spring Thyme Giveaway

Spring Thyme giveaway..

~First Day Of Spring~

Primitive "Tin" Candle Lamp...A Primitive Place..

~Pfaltzgraff Dishes~

~Colonial prints...Master Bedroom~

~~Colonial shelf and more~~

~~Goodwill finds~~

~~Prim display~~

New cupboard...early Mother's Day present...

Presidents' Day

Stepback cupboard...Jugs/Crocks

~~Easter decor~~

~~Happy Valentines Day~~

~~Easters on its way at the Olde Homestead~~

~~Bathroom...Part 2~~

~~A little of this...A little of that~~~

~~Wall of blues~~

Sheep-n-more....

~~Doing some stitching~~

~~Changing and Rearranging~~

~~A SITE TO SEE~~

~~Summer Kitchen...new look~~

Happy 2011 and drysink redo...

Happy New Year

*****MERRY CHRISTMAS*****

Beautiful gifts from an amazing friend...

~~SEASON TO BELIEVE~~Part 2..

~~All in her glory...12ft. Christmas tree~~Part 1~~

~~CHRISTMAS 2010..THE OLDE HOMESTEAD~~

Summer Kitchen...Christmas 2010

~Christmas is here~

~~HAPPY THANKSGIVING~~

~~**Winterberry**~~

*****CHRISTMAS PILLOWS*****

~~Blowing in the wind~~

A sneak peek....

Primitive/Colonial Christmas

~~From Christmas pasts~~

~Timeworn Primitives~

Colonial Lights

Colonial Plate Rack

Happy Mother's Day

HAPPY EASTER

Signs of Spring

Pinkeeps

Mantel..Spring Thyme

~The Winner~

~Kitchen Tweaking

Colonial shelf and more

Goodwill finds

Prim display

Easter decor

Happy Valentines Day

Easters on its way at the Olde Homestead

Bathroom...Part 2

A little of this...A little of that~

Wall of blues

Doing some stitching

Changing and Rearranging

A SITE TO SEE

Summer Kitchen...new look

MERRY CHRISTMAS

SEASON TO BELIEVEPart 2..

All in her glory...12ft. Christmas treePart 1~~

CHRISTMAS 2010..THE OLDE HOMESTEAD

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Winterberry

CHRISTMAS PILLOWS

Blowing in the wind

From Christmas pasts

Winter greens and berries