MESSY

My life is messy........

I don't mean emotionally messy

I mean mostly family messy, you know house, car, laundry, kids etc.

If you are a stay at home mom, you might know what I mean

Things sometimes get out of control

I am very OCD type personality so I am constantly doing......

I am one woman but have many jobs

No one in my family does MY jobs, but me

Case in point, I was sick for 3 days, that's it, 3 days

But it might as well been a month because when I finally got the strength up to get out and about, this is what I found.......

clothes everywhere

laundry not done for days

kitchen destroyed and stuff everywhere

 

nothing put where it belongs

All I can say is that I am glad I am not out of commission very often!!!

Bars

Bars, no not monkey bars!  I am talking about home bars or liquor cabinets.

Do you have a bar?  

We don't have a typical bar, one with a counter, stools, sink and ice box.  We have an old cupboard turned into a bar.

I love this old pie safe my father-in-law gave to me.  It is missing its doors, but I don't mind.  The crusty paint is just my style!  I love looking at it.

This "bar" sits in our dinning room just off of the kitchen.  So it is not far from the sink and refrigerator.  I keep our alcohol on it and it is great when we have friends over.

We do not drink a lot, but I do like a cocktail every now and again.

I usually keep a few types of alcohol on hand at all times, wine, vodka, rum and whisky.  This is just in case friends stop over or I am in the mood for something good!

I also keep beverages like, ginger ale, soda water, tonic and coke on hand.

Now if I am having a party I will by other liquors, gin, triple sec, bitters, vermuth and tequila. I will also have juice on hand and lemons and limes then people can then make their own drinks if they want.

You should also have "tools" at the ready for the drinks to be made....
jigger
spoon
cork screw
bottle opener
strainer
etc.

I found these vintage tools at an antique store, they are so cute.

You can turn the handle on them and it brings up recipes for drinks.  They are from the 40's, so some are drinks I have never heard of......

kangaroo

boomerang

blue monday

I also have a shaker with recipes on it that are a little more current.

I have been making fun bottle stoppers for my bar and my etsy store.

Check etsy later this week to see more.

Do you have a "bar" in your home?  or am I just a lush???

St. Patty

I know that I said I would talk about bars today, but I just wanted to post a little something about St. Patrick's Day.

I am not Irish, but the holiday is fun and we have a great parade here in 

Salt Lake City.

Here are a few things I am ❤ing today!

I ❤ this hat and photo!

I ❤ this necklace!

I ❤ this dress!

I ❤ this ring!

I ❤ this pillow!

Polished or Tarnished?

I have been so busy with sick children.
I really do not like this time of year.  It seems this year has been the worst for our family.  Normally we do not get sick, but this year has been horrible, from strep to scarlet fever.
I know I didn't even think that scarlet fever existed any more, but it does.  

Anyway lets move on to something positive, like SILVER!  I love silver, but not the shiny polished silver that most people like..........

Don't get me wrong, it is amazingly beautiful. 

But shiny things are not for me.

I love tarnished silver, the more tarnished the better.  I just think it looks so old and interesting.  Here are some pieces from my collection.......

The patina is so wonderful!!!!  Love it!!!!!

I will be back soon with some info about bars.?.

So much for spring!!??!?!?!?!?!?

This is what we woke up to here in Salt Lake City!

Giveaway

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White Flower Farmhouse

They have adorable stuff, you should check it out.